The early morning tour was great, and our guide was fabulous. There are alot of other early morning tours, but it is ok as everyone stays in their group.. The guide explains about the paintings in the Sistine chapel, however, it would be great to hear those stories, just before entering the chapel. There is alot of pictures and information prior to entering and it was hard to remember what she had previously told is. Definitely recommend.

Overall tour was worth it. Learned a lot about the pieces, history, etc. Our tour guide was easy to understand and wasn’t boring. The tour itself doesn’t start at the meeting point, instead someone walks your group to the museum where you get dropped off to join your actual tour guide. The tour also doesn’t start at the advertised time and i’m not really sure how “early” we got in with “early access”. Granted we did skip the lines outside. Overall a bit pricey but I think it’s standard with other rates I saw. Would recommend as it’s an experience.

I would highly recommend paying the additional amount for the early access. We looped back around after the tour to explore more of the museum and it was more stressful than enjoyable after it opened to the public. Skipping the line and having a less crowded area, with a guide that helps you understand the significance of the works is absolutely worth it!!!