VIP Early Access Vatican Tour: Enjoy Exclusivity and Interact with Expert Guides

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Experience VIP early access to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel with expert guides. Interact with small groups of 12 people for an exclusive and intimate tour. Avoid the crowds and enjoy the highlights of the Vatican in peace.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Piazza della Città Leonina, 6 - Meeting point: Piazza della Città Leonina, No. 6, Rome, 00193, in front of “Bar Leonina,” located just outside St. Peter’s Square.
Vatican Museums - Explore three incredible galleries: the Gallery of the Candelabra, featuring Roman copies of Hellenistic originals, the Gallery of the Tapestries (16th and 17th…

What's Included

VIP access to the Sistine Chapel
Expert English or Spanish Speaking Guide
VIP access to the Vatican Museums
Headsets to hear your guide clearly
Taxes and fees

What's Not Included

Breakfast
Private transportation
Gratuities

Additional Information

The VIP Super Early Vatican and Sistine Chapel Tour offers an unparalleled exclusive experience. This distinctive guided tour is designed for a select group of just 20 participants. This setup allows for personal interaction with your knowledgeable English-speaking guide, akin to a private tour.
This exceptional tour provides the opportunity to…

Location

Piazza della Città Leonina

Meeting place: Piazza della Città Leonina, 00193 Rome. In front of " Bar Leonina", in Piazza Città Leonina , just outside of St.Peter's Square

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Ronda_s

Mar 19, 2025

This is the tour you want to go on! - The Vatican can be overwhelming. Having a guide as knowledgeable and funny as Federica made it a wonderful experience. Her knowledge of Michelangelo and what influenced him was exceptional. She would take us to older statues or paintings and show us what to look for when we got to the Sistene Chapel. Fascinating! Overall, Viator was very easy to work with. I had to change the date of our tour and was able to easily do that online, which was a lovely surprise. Our meeting spot was easy to find and the staff who coordinated our group were fun. I would do this exact tour again, and probably will!

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Jacky_k

Jan 1, 2025

Best tour guide ever - The tour guide was very informative not only about the Vatican, but also about European history she was wonderful.

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Kaydeen_t

Dec 8, 2024

Barbara is the best your guide we've ever had - Barbara is a fantastic guide. Great teacher and storyteller. We were so happy with her, we booked another tour with her company, just to have her guide us again at another attraction. Excellent experience

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Dorothym683

Oct 19, 2024

Outstanding tour and guide - Meeting point was clearly indicated. Easy to recognize the flag as several groups meet there. Efficient set up. Checked in, stickers and headsets distributed and guide ready on time. The walk was brisk and the Vatican has more than a few stairs and few elevators. Be prepared to get your steps in. I can’t speak highly enough of our guide Barbara. While keeping us moving, and together, and “ahead of the tsunami” she was engaging, humorous and above all, extremely well-informed. No idea how she kept up her monologue for 3 hours nonstop. Got us to the Sistine Chapel in time for a blessing; at the front (pole position, as Barbara called it) for changing of the guard. Prepped us for the Basilica, even though she was not with us at that point. Highly recommend this tour.

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Diana_s

Oct 13, 2024

Vatican - Giorgio was a wonderful tour guide and was very knowledgeable about the Vatican. The Sistene chapel was awe inspiring and St. Peter's Basilica was incredible.

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Moet_h

Oct 8, 2024

Best Tour - If you’re debating on whether or not you should book this tour, just know it was one of the best decisions I made on our trip to Rome. Our tour guide was THE BEST. I think her name was Barbara but can’t remember. You get in the Vatican early before it opens to public. She made sure we were one of the first groups to enter as the line for other first entry tours gets long very quickly. She was so knowledgeable and moved at a fast pace but you understand why when there are tsunamis of people trying to see the same thing. She got us first access on closed off areas in the Vatican. Overall best experience we had and exceeded our expectations.

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Tay_d

Oct 6, 2024

Amazing! - Truly excellent experience. The company organizer who met us at the caffe to start was so friendly and helpful, and our tour guide, Barbara, was perfection. Friendly, hugely informative, funny all around couldn’t have asked for more. She knew ways around even the other tour guides, which was HUGELY important. We were not first in line to enter, but we somehow ended up among the first in each gallery without feeling rushed. One thing I wish I’d better understood: when you go into the Sistine chapel (wow), she’ll tell you that you can either leave the chapel with her to head to the Basilica OR stay in the Vatican Museum — you can’t re-enter the museum if you go out with her. I wish I’d have understood that our tour was pretty much over at the point and that she’d be pointing us to the Basilica to go solo. I could have stayed in the Museum for the full day, so I wish I’d have known to stay. But, that was only a minor point — can’t be mad about heading to the Basilica (wow). All in all, absolutely highly recommend.

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Lee_j

Nov 11, 2024

Fine tour - nothing special - Skip the line helped. Still a line but not bad. George was very informative but we should have spent more time on some of the viewable items and less on the detailed history leading up to viewing.

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Dean_c

Oct 12, 2024

Too Many People - We were hoping to experience the museum and chapel with some space to view. Even with the ability to skip the lines, we were in a crush of visitors.

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Kyra_m

Nov 13, 2024

Do NOT waste your money on the early tour! - We arrived at the meeting point at 0630, for the 0700 start time. Nobody showed. There was no communication from the operator, and no response to us when we reached out to them. I have an Italian number, so there should have been no problems calling or texting. When someone finally showed up after 0720, we found out that we had been moved to the later tour. Our names were on the check-in list with 0700 noted, and everyone else on the list was there for the 0730 tour. At the time of booking, there was a USD $30+ per person difference in price between the 0700 and 0730 tours. When I requested a partial refund for the difference between what we paid for and what we received, the operator claimed that we were booked for the later tour. I provided screenshots of our booking. Then they said that we got the longer tour (3 hrs vs 2.5 hrs). I provided time stamped photos showing when we hit the end of the tour outside of the Basilica. THEN they said that there was a delay because of security. I provided photos of the entry tickets the guide gave us, with an 0800 entry time. Still, Viator was unable to secure the partial refund. The tour itself was fine. A little crowded, a little rushed - but that’s expected at any location like this in Rome. Given the absolute lack of communication plus the bait-and-switch tactics of the operator, I would never recommend this to friends. I wish I had paid attention to the reviews on Viator that share similar experiences - I just assumed those were people that were being overly picky or critical. Go with the cheaper options, because you’ll get the same tour anyway.

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