Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is the perfect destination for groups seeking something different in South Florida. General tours of the Main House and gardens are available by appointment any day of the week.  Group tours are conducted by professionally trained Volunteer Guides.  Discounts are offered to pre-reserved groups of twenty (20) or more.  Tours last approximately forty-five (45) minutes.  Because Vizcaya Museum and Gardens features 34 public rooms over several floors, each tour may not include all areas of the Main House.  However, to include visiting the Main House and gardens more extensively on your own, plan to spend at least two hours.

Effective January 1, 2011, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is open daily except Tuesdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

For reservations or information on group tours, please contact the Group Tour Coordinator at group.tours@vizcayamuseum.org call 305-860-8421.

Pricing
Adult Groups
College Groups
Tour Changes & Cancellation Policies
Scheduling
Dining
Map & Driving Directions  
Photography
Self-Guided Activities
Guide Books
Bags & Backpacks

Pricing
To qualify for the discounted group rate for adult and college tours, tours must be reserved within five (5) days of the scheduled tour date.  Guides are guaranteed for groups who reserve and pay a non-refundable deposit at least three (3) weeks in advance of the scheduled visit.  Reservations may not be made more than six (6) months in advance. Rates subject to change.

Adult Groups

• Group admission rates are available for groups of twenty (20) or more at $10/person and include complementary admission for one group leader.
• Admission rates for groups of twenty (20) or less are $200 total and include complementary admission for one group leader. No refund will be provided if fewer than 20 visitors arrive at the Museum. 
• If the group totals more than 20, the group leader must pay for additional visitors upon arrival. Company checks prepared in advance that do not include payment for all members of the group must be supplemented by any necessary additional payment at time of arrival.
• Any children (ages 6 - 12) within an adult group are $5/person. Children ages 13 and up are $10/person.
• To qualify for the group admission rate, visits must be reserved within five (5) days of the scheduled visit date.
• Group Guided Tour rates are available for groups of twenty (20) or more at $5/person (in addition to the admission charge).
• Group Guided Tour rates for groups of twenty (20) or less are $100 total (in addition to the admission charge).
• Reservations for a Group Guided Tour require a minimum of three (3) weeks advance notice and may not be booked more than six (6) months in advance.
• No personal checks are accepted. Payment must be made at the ticket booth, upon arrival to the Museum.
• Guided tours can only be guaranteed if minimum non-refundable pre-payment of $300.00 is received at least three weeks in advance of scheduled visit. Confirmation of a tour will only be issued upon receipt of deposit.

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College Groups

• A minimum of ten (10) students is required to receive the discounted group rate of $5/person.
• All college tours must be paid in full by the group leader (we cannot accept individual payment for college groups).  Groups who cannot pay together will be charged the regular student admission rate of $10/person.
• One (1) group leader is given complimentary admission with the group's payment.
• Cash, school check or credit card (Visa/Mastercard/American Express) are accepted as payment.  No personal checks are accepted.  Credit card information is not kept on file.
• No deposit is necessary.
• Guided tours can only be guaranteed if reservations are confirmed at least three weeks in advance of scheduled visit. 
• Once a tour has been scheduled, a confirmation packet will be sent to the group leader.  The tour is not confirmed until you receive notice from the Museum.

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Tour Changes & Cancellation Policies
All reserved tours must be canceled with the Group Tour Coordinator as soon as possible in the event a group is unable to visit.  Please contact  group.tours@vizcayamuseum.org or 305-860-8421.

Deposits are non-refundable.  Rescheduling a tour (time and/or date) less than 14 days before the original tour date will be considered a cancellation and the deposit is forfeited.

If a group needs to increase the number of people on a reserved tour after the confirmation has been processed, Vizcaya requires a minimum of 3 weeks notice.  If a group needs to decrease the number of people on a reserved tour after the confirmation has been processed, Vizcaya requires a minimum of 24 hours notice. 

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Scheduling
Though the estate and Main House are quite large, individual rooms within the main house are small.  For this reason, the number of adults or students in a visiting tour is limited to one hundred (100) and the number of visitors on a reserved tour of the Main House, at one time, is limited to fifty (50) people. 

• To accommodate groups of fifty (50) or more the group is asked to divide into sections that can alternately tour the Main House, visit the gardens, and have lunch over a period of at least two hours.
• Prompt arrival is important, since tours are led by Volunteer Guides.  Groups arriving later than fifteen (15) minutes of their scheduled time may forfeit their reserved tour.

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Dining

The Vizcaya Café offers a variety of tempting snack or luncheon options. Groups of all sizes can enjoy a customized menu or a prepared box lunch in the café by making arrangements in advance. If you’re on the go, grab a cold prepared meal and drink from our snack counter. Call for menus, pricing and to reserve a place in the café at 305-856-8189 or e-mail Paula Gooden at paulag@ajoywallace.com.  All groups of ten (10) or more wishing to eat at the Vizcaya Café need to make advance reservations. Admission toVizcaya Museum and Gardens must be purchased to enter the Café.

We regret that general visitors and adults on group tours may not bring food to eat at Vizcaya. All food must be purchased at the Vizcaya Café.

K-12 and college groups may, however, eat in the shaded group picnic area.  The outdoor space includes a grassy area and tables which seat approximately eighty (80) people. K-12 and college groups bringing a picnic lunch must package lunches together and label them with their group name.  Lunches may be stored inside the Main House until the group is ready for lunch.  Volunteer Guides can help direct groups to this area upon arrival at the front entrance.

No eating or drinking is permitted in the Main House, gardens, or David A. Klein Orchidarium.

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Map & Driving Directions
Download map and directions (pdf), or click here for directions.

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Photography
Visitors to Vizcaya are welcome to take photographs or videos in the gardens only.  Photographs and videos are not permitted in the Main House for the benefit of other visitors and to protect our collection.  Information on film and photography permits may be obtained here.

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Self-Guided Activities
Self-directed art activities are permitted in the Main House and gardens.  These experiences should be reserved in addition to a guided tour, or instead of a guided tour.  Visitors interested in sketching indoors may only use graphite pencils.  No other materials are permitted inside the Main House.  Visitors may sketch and paint outdoors; no sprayed materials, permanent markers or electrical tools are permitted.  Vizcaya Museum and Gardens reserves the right to prohibit any materials security officers or staff deem unsafe for the public, estate or collection.

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Guide Books
Vizcaya guide books may be purchased in English or Spanish for $3.00 each prior to, or upon arrival. Maps of the estate in English and Spanish are available upon arrival at no charge.

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Bags & Backpacks
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens does not have a bag check.  Vizcaya security officers reserve the right to review bag size upon entry and prohibit any bags large enough to pose a hazard to the collections.

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