Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room | Small Group Tour

Duration:

3.5 hrs

Offered on:

Mon, Thu and Sat at 8.30am

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room | Small Group Tour

Book with LivItaly Tours, an Official Vatican Museum Silver Level Collaborator

Visit the Vatican Museums 1 hour before it opens to the public

See the hidden art behind an unlocked door, reserved exclusively for this tour

Get a semi-private tour with a small group of no more than 6 people

Admire the wonders of the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel

Please note: As of January 2nd, 2019 this tour will begin at 8.30AM and the duration will be 3.5 hours. Please be aware of this change when booking your 2019 tours.

LivItaly’s Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room is an ideal tour for travelers who are seeing the Vatican for the first time or are returning visitors who would like to see even more of the Vatican Museums. LivItaly is an Official Vatican Silver Level Collaborator, which means our guests get direct access to a secret room that is unlocked exclusively for this tour. Your Morning Vatican Tour includes access to the Cabinet of the Masks, Hall of Animals, Hall of Busts, Gallery of Tapestries, Belvedere Torso, Raphael Rooms, Sistine Chapel and plenty more stops to give you an overview of the Vatican unlike any other.

Why Book a Small Group Tour? | 6 People Max. Guaranteed

The Vatican Museums is on everyone’s Rome itinerary so you can imagine it gets quite full, quickly. The best way to get the most of this popular site is to see it in a small group so you can easily navigate through the countless masterpieces with an expert guide. Enjoy the luxury of a small group with no more than 6 people per tour, guaranteed so you get the most out of your Vatican experience.

About Your Early Vatican Tour with Secret Rooms

Your Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room will begin with a meet and greet with an expert guide who will promptly take you into one of the most beautiful museums in the world, skipping the long early morning lines. You will have privileged early entrance into the Vatican Museums one whole hour before it is open to the general public!

Enjoy the Pinecone Courtyard and the Museo Clementino with an early morning silence that is uncommon to this museum which welcomes tourists by the thousands! Get so close to the Apollo Belvedere and understand why this statue is considered a flawless example of ancient art. Admire the artistry of the Lacoon Priest of Troy whose suffering is almost too life-like to be a statue.

Vatican Secret Room | Behind the Velevet Rope Barriers

Your tour guide will next walk you to a roped off room, the Cabinet of the Masks, which will be open exclusively for LivItaly guests. This hall was constructed in the 18th century and derives its name from the stunning mosaic floors which were meticulously brought over from Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli. Your LivItaly Tour Guide will tell you tales of the statues of the Three Graces which include depictions of Aphrodite and Nymph. Your guide will also lead you through the Hall of Animals, Gallery of Statues and Hall of Busts which hold precious masterpieces hidden to the general public.

A Walk Through the Greatest Art in the World

Once you have enjoyed the solace of the Vatican Secret Room, you will leisurely make your way through the rest of the beauty that the Vatican Museums offer which include the breathtaking Belvedere Torso, a torso bust which inspired the likeness of Christ in Michelangelo’s Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel.

Walk along the Gallery of Tapestries where you will see the work of some of Raphael’s students. Continue onto the Gallery of Maps, where you will be surrounded by 120 meters of handcrafted maps which fill an entire hall.

You and your small group tour will also spend some time in the Raphael Rooms, created exclusively by the great master painter. Here you will see one of his most famous works, the School of Athens. Spend a minute trying to find Raphael’s signature move of placing himself in his own paintings!

No trip to Rome or to the Vatican Museums is complete without a visit to this divine chapel. Your tour will then continue on to one of the greatest works of art ever created – Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. The Chapel observes silence so your expert guide will give you all the info you need to truly appreciate your experience before even entering. Once your guide accompanies you into the Chapel, observe some of the paintings you have only dreamed about such as the Creation of Adam.

Your tour guide will then guide you and your small group to St. Peter’s Basilica, which holds a wealth of art including the Pietà by Michelangelo. This religious statue of Mary holding her dying son is known for its pious beauty, something extraordinary for an artist of only 25 years old. Other works of art you will be privvy to are the Baldacchino by Bernini and Michelangelo’s majestic dome from below. This is what Rome’s skyline is made of. Travelers are free to climb to the top after their tour!

Why Book Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room

A visit to the Vatican Museums is a must for any traveler to Rome. LivItaly Tours has designed the Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room specifically for travelers who would like to get a head start on their day with exclusive early morning entrance and access to the Cabinet of the Masks, a secret room seen by few tourists! This is an extensive tour which is sure to give you an excellent foundation into the history of Rome and its papacy.

Please Note:
*St. Peter’s Basilica is an active church and can be closed unexpectedly for liturgical ceremonies. If closed, the time inside the Vatican Museums will be extended.

*Guests with wheelchair accessibility needs will find difficulty with this small group tour. In order to ensure a barrier-free tour with alternative routes, please book the private version of the Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room.

ABOUT OUR 6 PEOPLE SMALL GROUP POLICY
When you book a LivItaly Small Group Tour, you are guaranteed one tour guide per group of 6 people. Please bear in mind though that in order to accommodate traveling families and friends, we do on rare occasion make the exception of adding an additional one to two guests in order not to split groups who are traveling together. On that same note, you may find yourself on tour with less than six people. As we accept bookings in multiples of six, math doesn’t always work in our favor to help accommodate individual travelers and their families when on the same tour, so we hope you understand and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

SAFETY REGULATIONS
LivTours’ group size of max 6 participants is and always has been based on sustainable travel and especially in these new times, we are proud to be at the forefront of the innovation, changes, and challenges that are presented to us during this post-pandemic time. At the moment, due to COVID-19 safety regulations, the museums and sites visited on this tour require wearing a mask while on the site. Please bring one for every participant over 6 years of age.

With LivItaly's exclusive access, you and your small group will get access to see the art work hidden behind an unlocked door.
You will have exclusive access to the Cabinet of the Masks, a secret room seen by few tourists!
LivItaly's special access will allow your guide to explain the intricate details in the secret room.
Walk through the Gallery of Statues and the Hall of Busts full of sculptures dating back to the 1400s.
Our guide, Francesca DC, telling stories behind the art work in the Vatican's secret room.
Be amazed by some of the most colorful and intricate designs on the Vatican Museum's corridors.
Our top rated guide Luca stopping to point out some important details in the Gallery of Maps.
With our early entrance you will be amazed by one of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel without the busy crowds.
Your guide will take you to St Peter's Basilica where you will see the famous bronze canopy by Bernini.
End your time with LivItaly's top tour guide just outside St Peter's Square designed by Bernini.

Price Explanation

Each participant

Adults

18
and over

... 129€ 206.4$ 116.1£ 154.8$

Students

18-26
with valid Student ID

... 124€ 198.4$ 111.6£ 148.8$

Teenagers

13-17

... 119€ 190.4$ 107.1£ 142.8$

Children

3-12

... 114€ 182.4$ 102.6£ 136.8$

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3.5 hrs

Offered on:

Mon, Thu and Sat at 8.30am

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room | Small Group Tour

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Duration:

3.5 hrs

Offered on:

Mon, Thu and Sat at 8.30am

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room | Small Group Tour

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