Papal Audience and Guided Tour for St. Peter's Basilica
Rome, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Tickets to the weekly papal audience each Wednesday are hard to find, but with this tour, you have guaranteed early access to see the pope address the crowd in person. Pick up your admission ticket and join the faithful to hear the Holy Father speak. Afterwards, meet your guide for a visit inside St. Peter’s Basilica to marvel at its Renaissance architecture and artworks.
- Entry to the papal audience in St. Peter’s Square—a Catholic tradition
- Visit St. Peter’s Basilica with a guide to learn about its history and design
- Experience the religious and cultural sides of the Vatican in one morning
- Gain access to this difficult-to-reserve event
What's Included
- Papal audience invitation (no skip the line)
- Guided tour of the St. Peter's Basilica with Reserved Entrance
- Assistance at the meeting point
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
- Food and Drinks
- Guided tour during Papal Audience
- Entrance and guided tour for St Peter's Dome
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazza del Risorgimento, Roma RM, Italy
Please report to the Touristation Kiosk (in front of the Foot Locker store). The staff will be holding an orange umbrella and wearing a red jacket.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.8:00 am
Ticket Redemption Point
Piazza del Risorgimento, Roma RM, Italy
Itinerary
1
Piazza del Risorgimento
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
St. Peter's Basilica
Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- All visitors must pass through airport-style security. Please note that Papal audience is a very busy event and therefore it is possible that the wait at security may be up to 30 minutes.
- Dress code requiered: shoulders and knees has to be covered.
- Please note that the guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica will take place at 12:30 on the same day. During the assistance, the reception staff will provide all the necessary information regarding the guided tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Reviews
4.4
based on 7 reviews
Deborah_C, Oct 2025
This “tour” was the biggest waste of money on my whole two week trip.
The guides were kind. But, we were walked around to be shown meet up points, a long walk by a very fast walking guide, we had a wheelchair lady our group!!!! We were given our free tickets 🤷♀️, and then crushed , crushed against a barrier so tight and never entered the square.
Other than seeing and hearing Pope Leo from a far off screen, it was a completely disappointed.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Dear Debora,
Thank you for sharing your opinion with us. We are truly sorry to learn that your experience did not meet your expectations. At Touristation, customer satisfaction is our top priority, and we deeply value all feedback, as every review represents an opportunity to improve our services.
Unfortunately, based on the information provided in your review, we are unable to identify your booking. We kindly ask you to contact us at info@touristation.it
so that we can look into the matter further and provide you with the necessary assistance.
We sincerely hope to have the opportunity to offer you a better experience in the future.
Best regards,
Touristation Customer Service
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