Rome: Complete Early Morning Vatican Tour | Small Group

Rome
Tour Rating 4.9
Overview

Meet at our comfortable offices less than a block from the museum entrance. Join our small group Vatican tour in the early morning with a top-notch tour guide and get early entrance to the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums & Raphael Rooms. In a small group, you will be able to discover with no rush the extraordinary abundance of history and art. Your guide will tour you through these corridors and halls, pointing out the exhibits on display. Once through, the Sistine Chapel awaits you. The finale of our early entry Vatican tours culminates in St. Peter’s Basilica. Majestic and inspired, it is the perfect place to come full circle on the morning’s itinerary. Feast your eyes on Michelangelo’s Pietà and admire the stunning interior of the dome he designed, as well as Bernini’s massive bronze baldachin sitting over the Pope’s private alter directly above St. Peter’s tomb and other little-known details that can only be spotted when inside!

  • Meet your guide at our comfortable offices near the Museums' entrance
  • Skip-the-line access to St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Headsets to hear the guide
  • Small group
  • Expert English-speaking tour guide
  • Early entrance guaranteed
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • While the Vatican Museums are equipped with elevators for wheelchair access, they are not conveniently located on the group tour route and only give access to specific sections of the Museums. As a result, we cannot accommodate wheelchairs on this tour.
  • 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.
  • Please plan on being at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to the start time.
  • We recommend that you bring your own headphones as the ones provided by the Vatican have a single earpiece only, and you may prefer to use both earbuds to hear the guide better.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews for Rome: Complete Early Morning Vatican Tour | Small Group
Rome must-do
hdfixit
The Vatican is a "must do" for any trip to Rome. That said - be prepared for VERY large crowds!! Go as early in the day as you can. The pre-opening tours would be worth the extra money! If you plan to pay "gate price" and tour on your own - be prepared to line up no later than 5AM. If you arrive after that you will wait a minimum of 2 hrs in line. Our early morning tour with Michele was great. He was so knowledgeable about the art, about the history, about the culture. He showed us important works and gave us time to view. That said - even at 8AM and the advertisement to miss the large crowds of the day is somewhat misleading. There are HUGE crowds at 8AM. In 3-4 hours, you will see about 1% of all there is to see; but you can stay and view as long as you like (in the crowds that have accumulated now by noon). So many beautiful works in one space! And St. Peter's is just beyond words amazing in size and beauty.
Good tour
Elaine_R
We liked the church the best. Very beautiful and guide did a good job of explaining things to us. Very crowded so good to have the skip the line tickets
What a Life Tours Vatican
GoPlaces557112
We did a small group VIP tour of the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica with what a life tours and our guide was Elena. She was absolutely fantastic with her knowledge of the area, the history and the details of where we were. There was also clearly a mutual respect between her and the staff there and her energy was absolutely fantastic. Made the tour Deas spite the crowds!
Vatican
sylvial780
Elaine was fabulous! She was so knowledgeable and professional! We would have been lost without a good guide and she really helped us!
Vatican Tour
strikes4eva
Elaine was our group lead and did a great job at keeping us engaged with little known facts as well as directing our attention to unique art pieces with a rich history. Great sense of humor and kept a 3 hour tour moving at a good pace. Highly recommend to all.

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