Vatican: Museums and Sistine Chapel Earliest Access Tour

Highlights

• You can go to the Vatican Museums as early as dawn when there are no queues yet and explore this magical place together with a limited number of people. The trip will finish with a visit to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Papal Basilica. If you do not want to stand in long lines, buy tickets that allow bypassing the turnstiles. Find out about a tour guide who can provide many details about the history of Michelangelo’s Pietà or Bernini’s Baldachin, for example.

Full description

For those of you who are lucky enough to be in Rome, don’t forget about the first-class tickets. They grant you entry into the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica before the general public gets in. Reach there early when there is still no rush of people, join a small group guided tour, and make your trip educational as well. This is because you will also be astonished at the vast collection of Renaissance artworks in the Vatican Museums led by your guide, some of which are said to be great historical treasures expressing significant artistic meanings.Go for a walk through the enormous corridors of the museum that are all filled with artworks and be enchanted by the amazing frescoes in the Gallery of Maps. After that, move on to the Sistine Chapel where you can gaze in awe at Michelangelo’s world-famous creation on its ceiling.But if you ever get the chance to gaze upon their beautiful sight, then also try to look back into the past; find out that these frescoes are not only good-looking but important, historically and culturally as well. While the Sistine Chapel is a must-see attraction, St. Peter’s Basilica too is considered one of the places of pilgrimage where Catholics from all over the world come in search of spirituality. Observe with pleasure how delicate tile mosaics adorn this architectural wonder, be it Michelangelo’s Pieta or Bernini’s Baldachin.

Includes

• This Vatican tour will allow you to skip the line and see the Vatican Museums, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel with an official guide in the morning so that you can enjoy the best wonders of Rome.

Not includes

• As detailed in the previous section, the hotel provides pick-up and drop-off services.
• Tips
• My dear friend, I have something to share with you that is an outstanding experience that no one has ever had before; it’s the dome tour.

What to bring

• Passport and ID card. Comfortable clothes. Weather-appropriate clothing.

Not allowed

• Pets
• Shorts
• Baby strollers, sharp objects, food or drinks, luggage, short skirts, sleeveless shirts.
• Tripods
• Backpacks
• Umbrellas

Know before you go

• In these, as in all sites, some areas are off-limits, and closure might be unpredictable based on the restrictions imposed by the site, such as religious holidays or Wednesday mornings (Papal Audience) when your tour will only include a guided external visit of the Basilica. Proper attire is required with shoulders and knees covered. Your entry can be refused if your outfit does not follow these guidelines.
• High-traffic times can sometimes result in a half-hour line, while all visitors are screened by the same security measures used at airports.
• For those arriving late, no reception is held for them. Additionally, it is not permissible to take photographs within some parts of the chapel, such as the Sistine Chapel. It is their duty to delete files.
• The Vatican Museums do not allow bags that exceed dimensions of 40x35x15 cm, tripods, large umbrellas, and possibly dangerous objects to be taken inside. They are to be checked in at the cloakroom. This is a 20-minute walk from where the tour ends.