Waking Up the Vatican: VIP Small-Group Tour Before Museums Open
2h30
Small Group
VIP
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: City Wonders, 00100 Rome Italy
Meet your small tour group limited to 20 people and your guide in central Rome.
Pass By: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The clavigero (key keeper) carries nearly 3,000 keys to the Vatican Museums, and every morning opens the monumental Vatican doors. He uses a key to get into each section of the museum, turning on the lights to each room for the day.
On this special VIP tour, head inside the rooms and galleries before the museum is even opened to the public with the clavigero as he finds the right key that opens each area. You’ll avoid the crazy chaos of the crowds as you follow your guide through a carefully planned route.
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Next, continue on to the world-famous Sistine Chapel to catch sight of Michelangelo’s masterpiece. Enter the chapel and have the rare chance to admire it with only a few other people. Your guide also goes inside with you for a guided visit—which has never been heard of until now.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy
Visit the most famous galleries and rooms, such as the Raphael Rooms, and see a variety of ancient sculptures, paintings, relics, and medieval maps. Your guide tells you the stories behind them and the Vatican itself.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
End your experience at the Vatican Museums with a delicious breakfast in the beautiful Pinecone Courtyard. Enjoy a huge spread of hot and cold breakfast foods, meats, cheeses, pastries, and pancakes. Your breakfast at the Vatican is relaxed, giving you plenty of time to sit out on the courtyard patio.
Your VIP early-entry Vatican tour ends inside the Pinecone Courtyard, so you can spend additional time exploring further, if you'd like.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: City Wonders, 00100 Rome Italy
Meet your small tour group limited to 20 people and your guide in central Rome.
Pass By: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The clavigero (key keeper) carries nearly 3,000 keys to the Vatican Museums, and every morning opens the monumental Vatican doors. He uses a key to get into each section of the museum, turning on the lights to each room for the day.
On this special VIP tour, head inside the rooms and galleries before the museum is even opened to the public with the clavigero as he finds the right key that opens each area. You’ll avoid the crazy chaos of the crowds as you follow your guide through a carefully planned route.
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Next, continue on to the world-famous Sistine Chapel to catch sight of Michelangelo’s masterpiece. Enter the chapel and have the rare chance to admire it with only a few other people. Your guide also goes inside with you for a guided visit—which has never been heard of until now.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy
Visit the most famous galleries and rooms, such as the Raphael Rooms, and see a variety of ancient sculptures, paintings, relics, and medieval maps. Your guide tells you the stories behind them and the Vatican itself.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
End your experience at the Vatican Museums with a delicious breakfast in the beautiful Pinecone Courtyard. Enjoy a huge spread of hot and cold breakfast foods, meats, cheeses, pastries, and pancakes. Your breakfast at the Vatican is relaxed, giving you plenty of time to sit out on the courtyard patio.
Your VIP early-entry Vatican tour ends inside the Pinecone Courtyard, so you can spend additional time exploring further, if you'd like.
Duration: 2 hours
Included
- Expert, English-speaking tour guide
- Small groups of 20 people or less
- Guided visit in the Sistine Chapel before it has been opened to the public
- Buffet breakfast
- Breakfast
- Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
- Entry/Admission - Stanze di Raffaello
- Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This service ends at around 08:30AM inside the Vatican Museums.
- Due to heightened security measures, you may experience delays in clearing security checks when entering the venue.
- Large purses, bags, and backpacks are not allowed inside the Vatican Museums.
- It is the responsibility of all visitors to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before departure. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated & missed tours or tickets cannot be refunded.
- This tour involves a fair amount of walking and stairs; comfortable shoes are recommended.
- This activity is not wheelchair accessible. We are also unable to accommodate strollers or baby carriages on our group tours.
- Entrance into the Vatican Museums requires a strict dress code. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women.
- Photography is permitted in certain sections of the Vatican Museums. Your guide will inform you of restricted areas.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cultural
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Tourism
85%
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