Rome: Vatican Museums Early Morning Private Guided Tour

About this activity

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  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3.5 hours
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  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup included

    Our driver will be waiting outside your accommodation. Please don't forget to specify your accommodation address.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a private guided tour of the Vatican Museums
  • Explore the Vatican Museums at its first access, with fewer crowds
  • See the highlights of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel
  • Admire the stunning frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
  • Visit the St. Peter's Basilica and be stunned by the world's biggest church

Your experience

Privately guided tour of Vatican Museums with the privilege of skipping lines to these places with immediate first available opportunity at the earliest time of less touristy times of day in Vatican Museums.

Itinerary choices with/without an on-site meeting point or pickup and drop-off by a private driver from your hotel.

Vatican Museums major sites include Cortile della Pigna, Sfera di Pomodoro, Cortile Ottagono, Laocoonte, Galleria degli Arazzi and Galleria delle Mappe which we will visit in this tour.

First access travels with the opener into Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and St.

Peter’s Basilica to see La Pietà Il Baldacchino di Bernini and Piazza San Pietro.

What's Included
  • Private Guided Tour
  • Skip-the-Line Tickets
  • Early Morning First Access
  • Pick-Up and Drop-Off from/to Hotel (if Option is Selected)
What's Excluded
  • Pick-Up and Drop-Off from/to Hotel (if Option is not Selected)

Itinerary

Pickup location:

Rome

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Car

(15 minutes)

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Vatican Museums

Guided tour (2 hours)

4
Courtyard of the Pigna

Guided tour (30 minutes)

5
Laocoön

Guided tour (20 minutes)

6
Gallery of Tapestries

Guided tour (30 minutes)

7
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Guided tour (30 minutes)

8
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (20 minutes)

9
St. Peter's Basilica

Guided tour (1.5 hours)

Arrive back at:

Rome

Meeting Point

To Remember

Know before you go

  • Due to the Papal Conclave taking place from April 28th until approximately May 10th, the Sistine Chapel will not be accessible during this period. Tours booked within these dates will instead enjoy extended visits within the Vatican Museums, including sections not usually covered by standard tours.
  • Please provide full names and dates of birth when booking. Full names are needed in order to purchase tickets.
  • Please remember to bring all your IDs on the day of the tour. If names on tickets and IDs don't match, access will not be granted.
  • If you choose the Pick-up and Drop-off option, please provide the address of your accommodation.