Vip Vatican Early Entry with special access to the Sistine Chapel

Rome, Italy

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3 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

Take in Rome’s most spectacular art collection hours before the midday crowds arrive with this VIP tour that includes early access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Meet your guide at the entrance and head straight inside the galleries to take in the highlights in just a few hours. End at the Sistine Chapel, where you have time to marvel at Michelangelo’s frescoes with a few other visitors.

Beat the midday crowds with an early morning Vatican Museums tour
Priority before-hours tickets to avoid the long lines later in the day
Visit with a guide for in-depth commentary about the masterpieces
Enjoy the Sistine Chapel’s frescoed ceiling in peace and quiet

What's Included

Vip Guided Tour with the earliest entry into the Vatican Museums
Headsets to hear your guide clearly
Professional english speaking tour guide

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Pick up or drop off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Piazza del Risorgimento, Roma RM, Italy
Meet your tour coordinator in the middle of Piazza del Risorgimento (400m from Metro A Line, Ottaviano metro stop), in front of the caffe Bar "L’Ottagono". Look for the staff with the 'The Best Of Rome' logo sign. Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to the departure booking time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

Piazza del Risorgimento, Roma RM, Italy

Itinerary

Vatican Museums

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cortile della Pigna

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate

Full names for all the participants as on your documents must be provided on the moment of the booking.
Meeting place: Piazza della Città Leonina 2, 00193 Rome, In front of the Pizzeria, just outside of St.Peter's Square
Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
The Vatican Museums reserve the right to close any section, including the Sistine Chapel, due to unforeseen circumstances. While we regret that refunds cannot be guaranteed in such situations, please rest assured that your tour will proceed with access to other remarkable and historically significant sections of the museum. We remain committed to providing you with a meaningful and enriching experience.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

3.9

based on 18 reviews

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Good experience

Haley_B, Jun 2025

We enjoyed the experience but it was hard to hear our guide. I think it was because of the ear piece that we were using which was given to us by the museum.

Great experience! Loved...

Krysinda_G, Jun 2025

Great experience! Loved our tour guide Mona! We enjoyed the museums we visited. No cameras allowed in Sistine chapel!

Mobility issues beware!!!!

KD_N, Jun 2024

Beware if you are older or have reduced mobility!! Our tour met on the opposite side of the walls where we needed to enter, so we had an extremely long walk! Our tour guide was almost jogging and everyone had trouble keeping up. We were left behind. We caught up at the entrance only to be told that we would have to split off from the group and do it ourselves since we had to take the elevator!! We had to rent our own audio guides to get any kind of a tour!! The only thing that paying for this tour got me was early entry without having to stand in line and a morning run!!! On our way out we met another couple that had been on the tour. They had no mobility issues and were young and healthy. They also complained that the guide was walking so fast that they couldn't keep up and they left the tour!!

Not Early Entry

Leigh_T, May 2024

The experience was good, however; I feel like the title and information on the tour was misleading and inaccurate. We met our tour guide at 7:00, however; did not enter into the Vatican until 8:30. Our tour guide spoke for over an hour outside before we ever entered. We entered at the same time as everyone else. There was a point where a hallway was already roped off because it was too busy. This was definitely not the early morning tour where you get in before 8:00 and before others. This was definitely not early entry. If the tour company could not ascertain the early tickets that should have been communicated.

Highly recommend the...

Janet_H, Jun 2023

Highly recommend the early entry, it was definitely worth getting up early. We were met at the meeting point by a lovely girl who directed us where we could wait for our tour guide. We had time to sit and enjoy a coffee and croissant while we waited. Tour started on time and was very well organized. We made it through St Peter square and the cathedral before the long lines started. If you don’t buy tickets in advance you will be waiting for hours. Frederica then led us to the museum and on to the Sistine Chapel. She is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and has a great personality!

VIP Vatican access

Suzanne_K, Mar 2023

This is very much access only. Don’t think there is a tour component. The guide was really a facilitator. If you just want to get in early and be left alone, this will work for you. Sadly, on our day, the entire tour was cut short due to the Vatican Museum closing for the morning. To the tour company’s credit, they offered the chance to come back the next day or a full refund. Our plans could not change so we needed to take refund.