Private Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room

Duration:

3.5 hrs

Offered on:

Daily (except Sun) at 8.30am

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Private Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room

Visit the Vatican Museums 1 hour before opening times!

Tour with LivItaly, an Official Vatican Museums Silver Level Collaborator

Go behind the velvet ropes and into an exclusive Vatican secret room

Admire the beauty of masterpieces by Raphael and Michelangelo

Includes a visit to the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica

LivItaly’s Private Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room is the perfect tour for travelers who want a comprehensive look at the Vatican with a focus on masterpieces from the likes of Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, Bramante, Botticelli, Perugino and other greats! This tour is unlike most Vatican tours as it also includes the unlocking of a Vatican secret room which is closed off to the public, hidden behind velvet ropes.

Why Book a Private Tour? | Customized Sightseeing

The Vatican holds thousands of years of history so finding the right tour that suits your needs is important. Private tours are an excellent way of getting exactly what you want from a tour. LivItaly offers personalized service and expert guides who can suit the tour to your needs and curiosities. Want to know all about Michelangelo’s hidden character traits? Rather focus on 17th century female muses? Teenagers interested in something a bit more fun? Anything is possible on a private tour.

About LivItaly’s Private Morning Vatican Tour

Your Private Morning Vatican Tour is the perfect way to start your day in Rome. This early bird tour will give you direct access into the museums one entire hour before general public opening times. Your privileged early access into the Vatican Museums will give you some time to get to know your guide and see some of Vatican’s treasure, such as the Pinecone Courtyard and Museo Clementino, with a bit more serenity than you will find during normal hours.

Your guide will take you to the Apollo Belvedere, a statue of a young archer known for its aesthetic perfection. Of the 70,000 works of art in the Vatican, you private tour guide will know exactly where to guide you and your next stop is the Lacoon Priest of Troy. Legend has it that Lacoon warned the Trojans against the Greeks to no avail, hence the agony portrayed on his face.

Vatican Secret Room | Behind the Velvet Ropes

Your guide will now accompany you to one of the halls which very few tourists get the privilege to see – the Cabinet of the Masks. First, walk through the gorgeous Bust Room with marble portraits of Roman Emperors, an ancient form of Facebook “photos”! Thanks to LivItaly’s Silver Level Collaboration, you will have the door unlocked to the Cabinet of the Masks and witness the stunning mosaic which was taken from Hadrian’s Villa from Tivoli and transported safely to this hidden room. Your tour guide will tell you about ancient Greek inspiration with statues created in hommage to women! Witness up close the statue of Nymph and Aphrodite. All behind locked doors!

Highlights from Over 70,000 Pieces of Art

There are plenty more gems along the way. You will then be accompanied to the Belvedere Torso, an impeccable depiction of the male torso which not only inspired Michelangelo but was his muse for the figure of Christ in the Last Judgement, which you will later see in the Sistine Chapel.

As you continue your Private Morning Vatican Tour, you will walk through the Gallery of the Maps, an antire hall and 40 panels dedicated to 16th century maps. The Gallery of Tapestries will soon follow with hand woven masterpieces from all over the world, one created under the guidance of the great Raphael.

You will not have to wait long to see Raphael’s own work. The Raphael Rooms are one of the most important attractions of the Vatican Museums, featuring his School of Athens fresco with a cameo appearance by none other than himself. Once you think you have seen everything that is beautiful of High Renaissance art, you will visit the culmination of its artisty – Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. Your private tour guide will have briefed you on what to look for when in the silent chapel, so look up and identify the the painting which has graced art history books for centuries, the Creation of Adam. Catch your breath and look straight ahead to see Michelangelo’s Last Judgement, where Christ separates the damned from the saved. Take a closer look and notice that Christ’s body is that of a statue you saw earlier in your tour. There is endless amounts to admire in the most famous chapel in the world.

Your tour continues into St Peter’s Basilica, no waiting on lines once again. Here you will see the majestic Baldachino by Bernini; the Pietà, one of Michelangelo’s first sculptures and a religious masterpiece; the breathtaking Memorial to Alexander VII and of course Michelangelo’s Dome from below.

Your Private Morning Vatican Tour covers a wealth of history, art and culture. All in just one morning.

Why Book LivItaly’s Private Morning Vatican Tour

LivItaly’s Private Morning Vatican Tour will give you an excellent overview of all the must-see Vatican stops and go behind locked doors into a secret room which very few travelers have access to. This early morning private Vatican tour will allow you to beat the surge of crowds. LivItaly Tours provide top rated guides and access to restricted areas generally not opened to the public. This is a complete private tour which is perfect for anyone interested in seeing the Vatican in depth.

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.

*This private tour is offered in: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Please specify under “Additional notes” if you wish to book the tour in another language than English.

*Saint Peter’s Basilica is closed on most Wednesdays mornings due to the weekly Papal Audience. If you book this tour for a Wednesday the time inside the Vatican Museums will be extended.

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

Enjoy a morning of going behind closed doors into an exclusive Vatican secret room!
Walk through an empty Hall of Busts and see sculptures dating back to the 1400s.
Hear stories about the mosaic's in the Cabinet of Masks that were taken from parts of Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
Get an up close view of The Three Graces statue which represents the mythological three charites.
Be taken through the Vatican Museum's corridors and be amazed by the vast collection of artwork.
Visit the Pinecone Courtyard with your private guide and see the modern structures.
Our guide Francesca, walking our clients through the Vatican Museum's courtyards early in the morning.
Visit one of Michelangelo's masterpieces - The last ludgement painting inside the Sistine Chapel.
Your guide will take you to see the famous Greek & Roman sculptures.
After being amazed by the Vatican Museums, your guide will take you to St. Peter's Basilica.
Your guide will tell you the lesser-known stories behind the significant artwork.

Price Explanation

Base Price

up to 2 adults all inclusive

... 399€ 638.4$ 359.1£ 478.8$

The Base Price is for up to 2 (two) participants. The total tour cost for parties of 3 or more participants varies depending on your group composition as outlined in the Additional Participants table below. Prices include all tour fees as well as administration costs to all sites on your chosen itinerary.

Each Additional Participant

Adults

18
and over

... 69€ 110.4$ 62.1£ 82.8$

Students

18-26
with valid Student ID

... 64€ 102.4$ 57.6£ 76.8$

Teenagers

13-17

... 59€ 94.4$ 53.1£ 70.8$

Children

3-12

... 54€ 86.4$ 48.6£ 64.8$

Additional Options

Add VIP Visit to the Bramante Staircase

... 350€ 560$ 315£ 420$

One way pickup service

up to 3 pax

... 50€ 80$ 45£ 60$

One way pickup service

up to 6 pax

... 70€ 112$ 63£ 84$

One way pickup service

up to 9 pax

... 120€ 192$ 108£ 144$

One way pickup service

up to 15 pax

... 180€ 288$ 162£ 216$

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Duration:

3.5 hrs

Offered on:

Daily (except Sun) at 8.30am

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Private Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room

Price Explanation

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Additional Options

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Duration:

3.5 hrs

Offered on:

Daily (except Sun) at 8.30am

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Private Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Room

Price Explanation

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