Early Morning Vatican Private Tour

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3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Start your Vatican Tour with an exclusive ealy access, avoiding the crowds and the heat! Admire all the masterpieces, including the outstanding Roman statues which inspired Michelangelo: the celebrated Laocoon Group and the powerful Belvedere Torso.
Walk through the Gallery of Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps, full of statues, frescoes and mosaics and get inside the spectacular, world famous Sistine Chapel, entirely covered with the most celebrated Michelangelo’s frescoes: the Ceiling and the Last Judgement!
Then take advantage of the exclusive shortcut from the Sistine to St. Peter's, the largest church in the world, to admire the Pietà, by Michelangelo, the Baldaquin by Bernini and much more.

- 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")

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

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
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

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Meeting point
Tmark Hotel Vaticano

You will meet your licensed tour guide at the Vatican Museums

End point
Saint Peter's Square

If you need your guide will point the closer Taxi Stop

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Vatican Museums

    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!

    1 hour 40 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Cortile della Pigna

    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 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Laocoön

    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 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche

    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 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 5
    St. Peter's Basilica

    Reach the largest church in the world thanks to the exclusive shortcut, without waiting in line.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 6
    La Pieta

    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 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 7
    The Vatican Grottoes

    The crypt of the basilica, where Popes are buried since the foundation, including the first Pope, St. Peter, the prince of the Apostles.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • 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
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Half-day Tours
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
Archaeology Tours

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