Vatican Museums Tour: Early Morning Access

Experience exclusive early access to the Vatican Museums and avoid the crowds. Explore the masterpieces with a small group or in a private tour, led by an expert local guide.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - With the luxury of our truly small group size of 6 people max, or in the personalized intimacy of your very own private group, you will be guaranteed to get the very most out of your Vatican experience. This way you can easily navigate through the countless masterpieces with an expert guide, ask all the questions you wish, and…
What's Included
  • Skip the long ticket lines
  • Private Option of this tour is Available!
  • Tour in a Safe and Semi Private Group of 6 people
  • Learn from a Professional Local Expert Guide
  • Enjoy Early Morning Entrance to the Vatican Museums for a quieter experience
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Get early morning access into the Vatican Museums to admire countless works, and beautiful courtyards! Together with a truly small group of only 6 participants max, or in your very own private group, you will be able to avoid the big crowds and quietly enjoy these wonderful masterpieces. The Vatican Museums is on everyone’s Rome itinerary so you can…

Location
Viale Vaticano, 100
Viale Vaticano
In front of Cafè Vaticano, right across the street from the Vatican Museum's Entrance. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Karyn_k
Dec 7, 2024
Wonderful tour! - Our guide Pam was so knowledgeable and friendly. She answered all our questions and we learned so much more than we would have in our own. I would absolutely recommend this your!
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Anne
Dec 6, 2024
The Perfect Tour. - This tour was perfect. Linda was amazing - so knowledgeable and entertaining. Having the most incredible artworks explained by an expert changes the experience entirely. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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Meganandmatt
Dec 3, 2024
Must Do! - This was, by far, the best way to visit St. Peter's and the Sistine Chapel! Linda was fun, knowledgeable and our favorite guide we had in Italy. Great for all ages, too.
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Alvin_m
Dec 2, 2024
Great Tour, Unexpected Experience! - Had an amazing tour with our guide Chiara. We had a total of 6 people, making our way in the Vatican museum. Unfortunately - through no fault of the tour company - we were not able to access St Peter’s due to the Pope being around. Perhaps thats a blessing in disguise as Chiara took us along other parts of the museum. She was patient and through, highlighting some amazing things that I would have missed if not for the tour. Even better - she offered options to the group as to their preference for areas of focus. Certainly top ratings for our guide. One area of improvement for the company is improved organization as to meeting point. The initial process was a mess with a herd of people wandering aimlessly with other guides around. I thought we missed the meetup. While we ultimately made the tour, it would be helpful and less stressful for the tour company to be more organized with the logistics - eg meet on the steps, one of our organizers will hold up a sign at 6:45am, etc. but in the spirit of not throwing the baby out with the bath water - an amazing tour with Chiara
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B4497iesharonp
Dec 2, 2024
Great Private Vatican Tour - Our early morning Vatican tour with Luciana was great. Four of the six of us had been to the Vatican before, two of us even on a private tour, but we would quickly book with her again. She did a great job of catering content to our group, which had a wide diversity of ages and knowledge of the Catholic Church. She did a great job prioritizing the sites so that we could spend more time doing what we found most interesting. And, most importantly, she always kept it light and engaging.
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Tilfywilfy
Dec 2, 2024
Incredible Vatican Tour with Laura P! - This tour was incredible. It was worth every penny. We had a wonderful tour guide in Laura who really cared about our experience. She was extremely knowledgeable, patient, organized, and personable! If you're considering this, do it. It's the only way to see The Vatican.
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Kc_o
Dec 1, 2024
Great with teens! - This was a perfect tour! Starting at 7:30am is the way to go so you have the day ahead of you to enjoy! We had 2 teens (17 &19y) and the 3.5 hrs was just right. We covered the highlights and our guide, Sara N. With Livtours, made all the difference. She covered all of the important details of the Sistine Chapel in the beginning with photos; which made our time viewing (in silence) the chapel so memorable and meaningful.
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Sarahso1761wu
Nov 30, 2024
Fantastic experience - We had an amazing tour, our guide Leonardo was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. He explained the meanings behind the art work and how the artefacts came to be there. Really great day, highly recommend. Would definitely go with LivTours again
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Lee_h
Nov 30, 2024
NOTHING BUT THE BEST - This was an awesome tour. To say Mossimo was great certanily would be an understatement. The knowledge and passion he has is represented in his tour. Thank-you for sharing your knowledge with us. You are the best. Prayers from us to you!
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Megan_h
Nov 30, 2024
Skip the Queue - Absolutely incredible experience and Linda was the best! Don’t stand in the long lines, book this!!!
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