Skip-the-line and enjoy this early morning Vatican tour with Italy With Us! Experience privileged access to the Vatican Museums on this 8am Vatican tour. You will beat the queues by starting your tour one hour before the doors officially open. Tours of the Vatican with Italy With Us - a great chance to see all the attractions without the queues and fuss!

• A guided Vatican tour with small groups of average 20 people
• Enjoy the artworks, architecture and artefacts of the Vatican Museum
• Experience Michelangelo's breathtaking masterpiece - the Sistine Chapel!

"Italy With Us also offers a 'VIP' tour, which gains admission to the museums at 8am, an hour before the normal opening time. This means you can visit the Sistine Chapel first, before the hordes descend"... Nick Trend, The Telegraph.

Great Art, kept all to yourself - The Telegraph

"And don't be just another face in the crowd at the Sistine Chapel, in Vatican City. Italy With Us can get you in for an exclusive morning viewing before the doors officially open or after hoi polloi have been ushered out at night"... Kate Simon, Traveller's Guide: Italy in Style, The Independent.

Traveller's Guide: Italy in Style - The Independent 

Notice: Under 25s Discount only valid for student ID card holders (passports not accepted).

Notice: Only Private and Semi-Private tours include a guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Dress code: Knees and shoulders should be covered at all times during your tour or you will not be allowed entrance.

Vatican Guided Tour with Italy With Us. Enjoy exclusive access to the Vatican Museums with our Daily tours - beat the queues! Enjoy the many artworks, architecture and artefacts before you witness the stunning beauty of the Sistine Chapel at the conclusion of the Vatican Tour. St. Peter's and the Sistine Chapel Guided Tour are not to miss! Whether for historical or religious reasons, the Vatican is undoubtably one of the most important and interesting destinations in Europe, its reach has extended to every corner of the globe.

Notice: Under 25s Discount only valid for student ID card holders (passports not accepted).
Dress code: Knees and shoulders should be covered at all times during your tour or you will not be allowed entrance.

Meeting at our office located only 350m from the entrance of the Vatican Museums, your group will skip-the-line and start your tour of the Vatican Museums at dusk, when the crush of the daytime crowds and blazing sun are long gone. Inside the Vatican Museums, your professional English-speaking guide will show you the most important pieces of this immense and extensive collection, spanning the ages with comprehensive commentary that will leave you captivated and intrigued.

Experience the Vatican Museums without the crowds in this extremely exclusive VIP early morning Vatican tour with limousine service, Italian breakfast and personal guide!

Wander the incredible halls in the early morning and gaze upon Michelangelo’s breathtaking masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel, before the doors open to the general public!

We will pick you up from your hotel at 7AM and take you to our Vatican office, where you will meet our expert guide. You will then be driven straight to the entrance of the museums for skip the line privileged 8AM entry.

ONCE YOU HAVE MADE YOUR BOOKING, A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM WILL BE IN TOUCH TO ORGANIZE YOUR LIMOUSINE PICK-UP.

NEW DATES AVAILABLE

2017: Aug 3, Sep 5 & 19, Oct 9 & 31, Dec 30

2018: Apr 3, Jul 10 & 31, Sep 6, Oct 31, Dec 28

"This is the kind of privilege that previously had been afforded mainly to prominent political leaders and celebrities." ... Adam Nagourney, The New York Times.

Mary Hanson enjoyed our After-Hours tour so much that she posted a photograph taken during our tour in National Geographic!

Our very private "after-hours" exclusive Vatican Tour. Enjoy the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in peace and quiet as they were meant to be experienced. Take your time to savour the detail of the Vatican's most sublime treasures. No crowds. No waiting in line. No distraction. This unique opportunity is an opportunity few will ever experience because of the limited availability, and will provide a unique insight into one of the most important historical and religious destinations on the planet.

Private Vatican Tours are extremely limited so if you cannot find the date you require please click here and let us know when is suitable for you and we'll do our very best to accommodate. 

We can offer you an amazing VIP afternoon Tour of the Vatican which comes a very close to our After Hours experience, with private access to the Sistine Chapel.

This tour is extremely limited. If you can't find your desired date online, please call or email us for availability.

The main highlight of the tour you will have 30 minutes inside the Sistine Chapel just for our group (max 15 people), where our guide will explain in detail this cavernous and vividly coloured painted chapel which to this day is considered one of man's greatest artistic achievements.

Our Holy Pilgrimage Tour of Rome allows you to continue your spiritual journey through Rome and enjoy the other three of the four Patriarchal Basilicas of the holy city - obviously only after you have after visited St. Peters on one of our Vatican tours. The tour starts at our Colosseum office where your guide and driver will take you to the three patriarchal basilicas that remain on the itinerary of most pilgrim tours of the city.

You will start with St. Paul’s outside the Walls before heading to cathedral church of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Pontiff, the Papal Archbasilica of St. John in the Lateran or San Giovanni in Laterano. Finally your minibus and guide will accompany you to the Santa Maria Maggiore or Saint Mary Major in the heart of the Rome for you final basilica on the pilgrimage. This morning tour can also be accompanied by our afternoon Roman Pilgrimage Tour which takes on the other three churches of the classical seven pilgrim churches of Rome.

The Classical 7 Roman Pilgrim Churches were modified slightly in 2000 for the jubilee when the sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love or Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore was included in the list of seven churches of the catholic pilgrimage replacing San Sebastiano. We visit the more traditional itinerary as described in Franzini’s guide written in 1595, San Giovanni Laterano, St Peter's, San Paolo fuori le mura, Santa Maria Maggiore, San Lorenzo fuori le mura, San Sebastiano, and Santa Croce in Gerusalemme - on a full day holy pilgrimage tour.