Early Morning Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel semiprivate tour
Description
This tour allows you to enjoy an infinite number of masterpieces. All this with absolute calm and peace without being stressed out by huge crowds pushing you around during normal visiting hours. Imagine walking through these magnificently adorned halls without the noise of hundreds of bustling tourists. This is an exclusive service that will allow you to visit the Vatican Museums in their full splendor and the Sistine Chapel! The Basilica will be explained from the outside - no internal visit included
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Itinerary
The Vatican Museums are one of the world most visited museum complexes. Your guide will show you masterpieces by many of the world most important Renaissance and Baroque artists, as well as works from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt.
Your guide will accompany you to discover Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel which sits alongside works by Botticelli,Perugino and Bernini.
You will be lead to St. Peter's Square and the Basilica will be explained from the outside - not internal visit is foreseen. After the tour you can decide to enter on your own to visit it.
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What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Dress code required to enter the places of worship and selected museums. Shorts or sleeveless tops are not allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. The entrance might not be permitted for the ones who do not respect these rules.
- The tour operator is not responsible for last minute, unpredictable closures, strikes or union meetings of St Peter's Basilica. Nevertheless, the tour operator will be happy to offer customers an extended tour for the remaining time.
- Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour starting time. The guide will leave from the meeting point 15 minutes after the tour starting time. In case of delay beyond 15 minutes, no refund will be given.
- The Basilica will be explained from the outside - no internal visit included
Reviews(6)
Costanza was an exceptional guide who brought the Vatican to life with her deep knowledge, warm personality, and clear explanations. She skillfully navigated us through the vast Vatican Museums, the stunning Sistine Chapel, and the historic St. Peter's Square, making sense of the overwhelming art, history, and unique status of Vatican City. Despite the crowds, she kept the experience engaging and personal, answering questions with insight and enthusiasm. Her passion and professionalism made this tour truly unforgettable.
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your Vatican tour with Costanza. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with her, and we hope to welcome you on another tour in the future.
Very helpful guide with nice insights. Sistine was a tad busy but it still worked out fine and overall definitely worth the cost. We had 4 people in our group which made it great.
Thank you so much for your kind review! We're really glad to hear that you found the guide helpful and appreciated the insights shared during the tour. The Sistine Chapel can indeed get a bit crowded at times, but we're happy to know everything worked out well in the end and that you felt the experience was worth it. Having a group of four is a great way to enjoy a more personal and engaging tour. We hope to welcome you back for another cultural adventure soon!
This was an amazing experience and would not have been possible without our fantastic tour guide, Chiara! She walked us through the history, locations, most important and interesting sights, explanations to our endless questions, and was just an overall pleasure to be around! Highly recommend this tour since the Vatican is a massive complex and so crowded, there’s no way we could have navigated without her..
A wonderful way to experience such a vast array of art and antiquities. So much to experience and view, our guide was extraordinarily helpful in putting many amazing sights into context. A fantastic experience - strongly recommend the morning viewing, much less crowded.
Dear Holly, thanks so much for this wonderful review! We are glad you enjoyed our experience and we hope to be of service for your next trip to Italy!
Our guide, GIGI was very informative and experienced. There is so much to cover in the Vatican and it is a long tour. He kept it moving while making the tour very informative. There were about 16 in our group.
Thanks for your precious feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your experience and hope to be of service again in the future!
Amazing- booked the early morning tour which meant iy was very quiet and lots of space in St Peters Basillica and fast track through the museum queue. The guide was awesome and very knowledgeable and engaging. Such an emotional experience and worth every penny.
Dear Julie, these are really the feedbacks we always aim to achieve. Thank you so much for your kindness, we hope to serve you again in the future! Best Regards,
