St Peters Basilica, Underground and Dome Entry with Audio App
Vatican City, Italy
- 2 to 3 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Visiting the St. Peter's Basilica complex on your own can be overwhelming, but not everyone wants to keep pace with a guide and group. Enjoy the insights of a guided tour and the flexibility of an independent visit with this experience, which includes admission to the church, Vatican Grottoes, and dome, plus a self-guided audio tour. Linger as long as you'd like and access areas many tourists skip as you learn more about the basilica's history and architecture.
- Ideal for independent travelers who prefer to explore on their own
- Includes entrance to St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Grottoes, and the dome
- App-based audio guide you can listen to via your own smartphone
- Choose a morning or afternoon entrance time to fit into your schedule
What's Included
- Entry to the St peters Basilica
- Entry to the papal tombs and underground catacombs
- Entry to the Dome (With or Without elevator) Depends on selected tour option.
- Audio guide application in multiple language
- Accompanied by the host until the entrance.
- Live guide and headsets
Meeting and Pickup
Departure Point
- St. Peter's Square, Borgo Santo Spirito Piazza Papa Pio XII, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Ticket Redemption Point
Piazza della Città Leonina, 2, 00193 Roma RM, Italy
What To Expect
1
St. Peter's Square
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
La Pieta
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
St. Peter's Basilica
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
The Vatican Grottoes
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Reviews
3.7
based on 11 reviews
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Totally not worth the money. Inquired how to use audio app day before at 1:00 p.m., no response until 5 minutes after meeting time the next day. They sent a QR code and said since they sent it via Whats App, no one would meet us. App didn't work on iphone on safari, told us to use a different browser, no luck. My app came up on Android with Chrome, but when I got in Basilica, there was no sound.
Worst excursion I've ever booked. Don't waste your money.
Guide was very knowledgeable and very entertaining. He kept everyone engaged all the time. Very clear English.
The elevator option to the dome is VERY deceiving! It only takes you less than half the steps to the top. Also our audio app didn’t work. The whole dome experience was not explained. The basilica was amazing.
This is not any kind of tour, meet outside they take you in then go and get there next group. Top of St Peter’s dome was worthwhile but getting a pretty rubbish app on your phone wasn’t great
Narrow stairwell getting up to the top observation deck on the dome. We went on a hot day and got muggy and stinky going up the stairs. The view and experience was worth it.
We very much enjoyed the self-guided tour. Be sure to bring ear buds for the audio app. Purchasing a skip the line ticket is the only way to go!
Great views from the top of Saint Peter’s Church. You can actually go all the way up by foot. There are places you can catch your breath. The important thing is to get there not to get fast (in my physical condition that is ok, it work out great!)
Worst experience and not worth a penny spent for a guide. The guide just meets you at point of meeting and does not explain anything. Paid for things I had no experience seeing.
Was very interesting to see the dome, but wasn’t prepared for the amount of steps we had to climb to get there - worthwhile in the end though. Really liked the paintings and mosaics. The basilica was spectacular, but think I needed more time to see it all rather than just the afternoon.
It was very educational and so beautiful. The cut the line tickets still involved waiting in a line, but moved fairly fast.
Very nice guide. He accompanied us to the elevator to go up to the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, then he gave us our entrance ticket. Excellent experience
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