3-hour private tour of the Vatican with Early Entrance
guarantee
3 hours
meet on location or pick up
A once-in-a-lifetime experience to enter the Vatican Museums ahead of the opening to the general public with this 3-hour private tour!
Meet your expert, enthusiastic guide at at the Vatican Museums entrance and immediately enjoy a wonderful explanation of the Sistine Chapel as you prepare to enter the Museums before the daily crowds.
Allow yourself to be immersed in the beauty of the Vatican Collection in a more intimate, privileged setting! Explore the Galleries as well as the breathtaking Raphael Rooms, step into the Borgia Apartments to discover the Vatican's scandalous Borgia Pope. Admire the magnificence of the Sistine Chapel frescoes, renowned worldwide for Michelangelo's ceiling and altar masterpieces! Stand in awe inside the St.Peter's Basilica home of the Bernini Baldacchino and Michelangelo's Pietà, you will also see the spectacular Pope Grottoes where important tombs from the middle age are preserved. In the Papal Grottoes there is also the Tomb of St. Peters' the first Pope of Rome!
This tour includes 3 hours private enthusiastic guide , visit of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and St. Peters' Basilica with the Papal Grottoes.
Included
- Entrance fees (early entrance Vatican tickets)
- Professional guide for 3 hours
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Private tour
- Hotel pickup for private transfer with private vehicle to the Vatican Museums (if option selected)
Excluded
- Gratuities (recommended)
- Hotel drop-off (if the option is not selected)
- Food and drinks
Requirements
Confortable shoes
Refillable bottle of water
Attention
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- 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. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- St. Peter's Basilica is a church and, as such, the Vatican can decide to close it for religious functions without any notice. We are not responsible for unexpected closure of the basilica. When the Basilica of St. Peter is closed for religious functions, you will spend a longer time in the Vatican galleries with your guide.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, not recommended for customers with limited mobility.
- Wheelchair accessible please inform us by email and the tour will be customized
- Personal photography is allowed during this tour, except in the Sistine Chapel
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers
- Please be on time in order to enter the Vatican Museums at the time booked
- Please specify name and address of your hotel that is needed for the option with driver. Pick up is included only for hotels in city center
- In the lobby of your hotel in the city centre if you choose option with driver and pick up the hotel central located in Rome.
7:30 when option without driver is chosen and meeting will be right in front of the Vatican Museums Marble door with Raphel and Michelangelo Staute right above the Marble door with the sign Musei Vaticani - You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.