Guided Tours

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Early Morning or After-Hours Skip-the-Line Tour

Name: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Early Morning or After-Hours Skip-the-Line Tour
Start: 2024-06-14T17:30:00
End: 2024-06-14T19:30:00
Location: Rome

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Enjoy a skip-the-line tour of the Vatican Museum and explore Sistine Chapel. Choose between early morning or after-hours for best experience.

Highlights

Make the most of your day by gaining priority access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, renowned for their vast art collections.
Enter the Vatican Museums before it gets crowded and explore 54 stunning galleries that flaunt Renaissance artists' works, accompanied by a multilingual guide.
Witness the iconic masterpiece, "The Creation of Adam," up close at the Sistine Chapel. Upgrade your ticket to enjoy a banquet breakfast in the Pinecone Courtyard.
You can choose between an early morning or after-hours guided tour of the museum by upgrading your ticket.
Fun fact: The Vatican Museums have an impressive collection of ancient artifacts, including mummies, Greek and Roman sculptures, and Egyptian sarcophagi.

Inclusions

Entry to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
After-hours guided tour of Vatican Museums (optional)
Early morning guided tour of Vatican Museums (optional)
30-min breakfast in the Vatican's Courtyard (optional)
Group of 20 people or less
Reservation fees

Cancellation policy

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Guests from United States, United Kingdom, France and over 42 countries have loved this experience

Jennifer

5/5

Jun, 2024

A bit hard to find our group. Better signage would be helpful . Stefania was great! Very informative. I thought we'd see more of the Vatican museum rather than just the Popea rooms. But I would do this again with different areas (to see).

Lisa

5/5

Jun, 2024

Flavia guided us through our tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. She was brilliant! Breakfast in the Pinecone Courtyard was lovely. No issues with finding the meeting place and checking in. Avoided the long line to get tickets, even at 8am the line to get tickets was incredibly long. We just breezed through security and went straight to breakfast. The whole tour was fantastic. We cut through to St Peter's and were then left to look around on our own. Highly recommend this tour and Flavia!

Kira

4/5

May, 2024

The breakfast has a great selection but was rather short with about 30-45 min to enjoy. It took a long time to even receive the dishes they offered for breakfast as well as getting someone to take our coffee order. We honestly felt we didn't have enough time to enjoy our meal The tour itself was interesting and very necessary when visiting the Vatican, without it you would wait basically hours to get in unless you arrive an hour or two before it opens. The tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and kept everyone moving. He answered questions with enthusiasm and threw in a couple jokes to keep us entertained. This was one of our best tours and I would definitely recommend it. The only problem we had was how short the breakfast was, but even so, a very cool experience.

Dawn

3/5

May, 2024

They sell too many tickets, the crowding was overwhelming and completely detracted from the experience. Only greed cause overselling of tickets!

Stuart

4/5

Apr, 2024

The meeting spot was very clearly marked and photographed on the Headout App. The local partner was World Tours, I believe. Their sign didn't mention Headout, but the people were very helpful and we got with a group of ten. This was a shortish guided tour, but the guide told us about the other parts of the Museums which we were able to visit at our leisure after the tour. The tours seem to be designed to trickle guests into the Sistine Chapel at an even pace. We had no wait whatsoever at the door of the Sistine Chapel, which you were allowed to stay in as long as you liked. This was exactly what I was looking for in a tour.

Your experience

Explore Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel

Make your way to the Vatican Museums by skipping the lines and check out some of the most important galleries and highlights of the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums are home to several classical sculptures and paintings by Renaissance greats such as Raphael, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Bernini, and Leonardo da Vinci.

The tour will continue to the Sistine Chapel where a guide will give an introduction. You can then explore the chapel on your own.Gaze in wonder at Michelangelo's stunning ceiling, meticulously painted over four years, and his iconic masterpiece, Last Judgement.

Enjoy at leisure with a ticket upgrade

Choose between early-morning and after-hours guided tour guided tour of the Vatican Museum by upgrading your ticket. The early-morning option provides you with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the museums without the usual crowds. You will be able to explore galleries and the Sistine Chapel. With thousands of visitors flocking to the museums every day, it is one of the most crowded attractions in Rome.

If you choose to visit the museum after hours, you will be able to see the exhibits in their soft evening light, which is when they look their best. Your guide will be on hand to bring the museum to life, weaving tales along the way.

Additionally, you can enjoy a spread of American-style breakfast in the peaceful atmosphere of the Pinecone Courtyard, before your tour with a ticket upgrade.

Know before you go

What's not allowed

Note that tripod and flash photography are not allowed in this experience.

Additional information

It's recommended to wear clothing that covers their knees, arms, and back.
The Sistine Chapel is often subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies.
Photography allowed.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.