Early Morning Vatican PRIVATE Tour

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Duration3h 30m
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

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")

Options

Luxury Early Bird with pick-up

Pick up at your hotel: At the time of booking please specify the name and address of your hotel
Mercedes Minivan: Luxury air con Mercedes minivan with professional driver
Pickup included

VIP Early Bird Vatican Private tour

What's 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
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel drop-off

What to expect

  1. Vatican Museums
    1h 40m · Admission ticket included
    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!
  2. Cortile della Pigna
    15m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  3. 15m · Admission ticket 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.
  4. Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche
    30m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  5. St. Peter's Basilica
    20m · Admission ticket included
    Reach the largest church in the world thanks to the exclusive shortcut, without waiting in line.
  6. La Pieta
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  7. The Vatican Grottoes
    15m · Admission ticket included
    The crypt of the basilica, where Popes are buried since the foundation, including the first Pope, St. Peter, the prince of the Apostles.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

You will meet your licensed tour guide at the Vatican Museums

End point

If you need your guide will point the closer Taxi Stop

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

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • if you have mobility issues, please let me know to better plan the itinerary

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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