Early Morning Vatican PRIVATE Tour

5.0(3)3 hr 30 minEnglish, ItalianBook 2 days aheadRome, Italy

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$351

Early entry helps you see the Vatican Museums before most crowds arrive, rather than navigating the galleries at their busiest. On this private Vatican tour, a licensed Vatican Museums guide leads you to the Laocoon, Belvedere Torso, Gallery of Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps and to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel amazing frescoes. Take advantage of the exclusive shortcut to reach St. Peter’s Basilica, where you’ll see Michelangelo’s Pietà and the Vatican Grottoes. Admission is included throughout the visit.

- Explore the Vatican Museum early in the morning, before most of the crowds arrive - Visit the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica - Private tour to get personal attention from your licensed guide - Enjoy Pickup from centrally located hotels (only with "Luxury Option")

Included

Professional licensed Official guide of the Vatican Museums
Hotel pickup (only with the "Luxury Option")
St. Peter's Basilica exclusive shortcut entrance fee and headsets
"Skip-the-Line" ticket to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Not included

Gratuities
Hotel drop-off

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2 options

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What you'll do

Vatican Museums
Viale Vaticano, Rome, Italy
Be one of the first to enter the Vatican Museums as soon as they open the doors of one of the most famous museums in the world!
1h 40mAdmission included
Cortile della Pigna
Vatican City, Italy
The courtyard was originally part of the Cortile del Belvedere, designed by Donato Bramante to connect the palace of Pope Innocent VIII with the Sistine Chapel. When Bramante died, architect Pirro Ligorio finished the project and added the wall and niche to close the courtyard.
15 minAdmission included
The Octagonal Court used to be known as the Cortile delle Statue
It was home to the first nucleus of antique classical statues in the pontifical collections when Pope Julius II della Rovere (1503-1513) displayed his own collection of antique sculpture. Among them the world famous Laocoön group.
15 minAdmission included
Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche
Viale Vaticano, Vatican City, Italy
The longest gallery in the Vatican Museums, hosting the frescoed maps of all the regions of Italy, from south to north, commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII in 1580.
30 minAdmission included
St. Peter's Basilica
Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City, Italy
Reach the largest church in the world thanks to the exclusive shortcut, without waiting in line.
20 minAdmission included
La Pieta
Piazza San Pietro, Basilica Di San Pietro, Vatican City, Italy
Michelangelo's masterpiece, made by the great Florentine artist when he was just 21 years old, represents the Virgin Mary holding in her arms the body of Jesus.
10 minAdmission included
The Vatican Grottoes
Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City, Italy
The crypt of the basilica, where Popes are buried since the foundation, including the first Pope, St. Peter, the prince of the Apostles.
15 minAdmission included

Meeting and pickup

7 locations

Pickup details

In the "Luxury Option", with pick-up included, you will find a professional driver on a luxury Mercedes minivan at your accommodation in Rome (within the Aurelian Walls)

A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women