Rome: 3-Hour Private Early Morning Vatican Tour

Your experience

Highlights

• Skip-the-line tickets for early entrance can be bought to visit the Vatican Museums. Learn about the history of the Vatican from a private guide who speaks English. Then, after seeing the Vatican highlights, see some of Michelangelo’s work in peace. Access to the Cabinet of Masks is also possible.

Full description

In the course of this amazing journey, you will have a chance to walk through the Vatican Museums even before they open. When you pass through the doors, you are able to skip the line and start discovering the famous Vatican Galleries and their intriguing masterpieces from various times. After that, your guide takes you into the stunning Sistine Chapel; only then can you truly appreciate Michelangelo's works in peace that the early morning hours offer as opposed to the crowded afternoon periods.For a different kind of tour that may well grab your attention, there is the Cabinet of the Masks that few people visit because entrance is permitted only to a select few. By visiting this place with an expert guide, you can get a real feel for one of these hidden gems of Rome and acknowledge the historical and cultural significance behind it.

Includes

• Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel Entry, Cabinet of the Masks Entry, and Private English-speaking guide is a skip-the-line ticket option available to tourists.

Not includes

• Gratuities (recommended).
• Meals
• The transport service to and from the attraction

Not allowed

• On the street, one can commonly witness women dressed in dresses with short skirts and sleeveless tops.

Know before you go

• It is preferable to go through the Vatican galleries after visiting St. Peter’s Basilica, which, during its closure for religious services, is an added advantage in terms of time. The basilica still operates as a church, meaning there are periods when it can be used by the Vatican for worship without prior notification. Sometimes the closures could be sudden due to some religious ceremonies in the basilica, and our local tour operator has no power over such issues.
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