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Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel tickets

We are going to visit Rome on 6/24 and want to visit Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel . What is the official website should i book it from? any suggestions? Thanks

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Hello,

We just came back from Rome and did visit the Vatican & Sistine Chapel. We booked through Walks tour. Our guide was fantastic. My advice is to book the earliest entry possible. We felt our “early entry” 7:15 was not early enough due to so manny tours happening. By time we wrapped up our time (11am) Saint Peter’s was getting very crowded. Definitely go, it was a huge highlight for us. There is so much to see so when you book, make sure your ticket covers what you want to see. We especially loved the map room. Enjoy your time.

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These days there are no regular commercial tours with access to the Vatican Museums before the public entry time, which I believe is now 8 AM. There may be some very pricey special arrangements for early or after-hours tours.

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These days there are no regular commercial tours with access to the
Vatican Museums before the public entry time, which I believe is now 8
AM.

I thought same but checked into the Walks of Italy website and it looks like they again offer a tour that enters before 8:00 if you can land it. Reference their advertised 6:45 AM tour slot? That said, they state that the 6:45 tour (and 6:30 PM + 7:30 PM tours) do not include the basilica. That can be sort of a big deal if looking to book specifically for that benefit.

https://www.walksofitaly.com/vatican-tours/pristine-sistine-chapel-tour/

I haven't checked the Roman Guy or any of the other most recommended tour companies yet.