St Peter’s Basilica Tour: History, Art, and Views

Embark on an unforgettable adventure to Vatican City with a guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica and Cupola. Enjoy a delicious breakfast before climbing the Cupola for breathtaking views and explore the awe-inspiring Basilica with an expert guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Peter’s Square - Start your journey near St Peter’s Square by meeting your tour guide at Borgo Santo Spirito 17 (Al San Michele)
  • Fontane di Piazza San Pietro - Head towards the Square, where you’ll catch a glimpse of the Bernini Fountain, which influenced the design of fountains across Europe
  • Obelisk of St Peter’s Square - Look up…
What's Included
  • Complimentary breakfast
  • Headsets
  • Live tour of St Peter’s Basilica and the cupola
  • Entry to the cupola by elevator
  • Professional guide
  • Complimentary audio guide of the Basilica and Papal Tombs
What's Not Included
  • Access to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
  • Skip-the-line access
Additional Information

Experience the magnificent St Peter’s Basilica on a tour led by a professional and friendly guide.
Start your journey near the heart of Vatican City at Borgo Santo Spirito 17 (Al San Michele), where you’ll meet your friendly guide who will escort you to the Basilica.
Take in 2000 years of history with delicate mosaics, elaborate architecture, papal tombs…

Location
Borgo Santo Spirito, 17
Borgo Santo Spirito
Meet your guide at Borgo Santo Spirito 17 (Al San Michele) and enjoy a complimentary breakfast before you are escorted to the Basilica for your tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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James_b
Sep 26, 2024
Great tour guide - This tour guide was well-informed and spoke excellent English. She was asked several questions by our group and was able to answer everything. We really enjoyed this tour.
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Petra_w
Sep 4, 2024
St. Peter's Basilica - Everything's went very well. The tour guide Serina, she was excellent. She had a lot of knowledge and was very nice.
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Oscar
Aug 3, 2024
Amazing tour and guide. - Serena did an amazing job as our guide. She made it educative and fun at the same time. Queue time was not that bad. The breakfast that was included was also good, you should definitely order a coffee from this place.
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Irma_j
Jul 31, 2024
Absolutely amazing! - The tour guide was very informative and did a great job navigating through the crowds. But be aware that there are very long lines to get through security. It was very crowded and took about an hour. There are no “skip the line “ tickets. Everyone must go through security. The climb to the top of the Dome is extremely steep and very narrow. I am 5’ and 116 lbs and at the top, the walls were about 6 inches from my sides. The view from the top was absolutely stunning. A must see!! Of course, the actual Basilica is amazing. I would definitely recommend this tour!
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L7173nnraya
Jul 19, 2024
Tour of Basilica - Serena was very knowledgeable and distracted us from the long line by giving us more facts about the Basilica. Be prepared for lots of steps, but amazing views!
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Len_c
Jun 19, 2024
Very Knowledgeable and Entertaining! - My wife and I had an amazing experience with John touring the Vatican Museum! He was very knowledgeable and entertaining!! I would highly recommend!
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Jacqui_n
Jul 31, 2024
Change the ticket collection directions NOW! - This experience was let down by sending us to the wrong place to collect the tickets. It was obvious this has been the wrong place for a period of time because the woman was set up to redirect people. And she redirected many ! However, the experience itself was excellent !
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Maggie_r
Jul 8, 2024
Rather disappointing and expensive. - There was a poor level of info given by guide about features seen, especially as we stood for so long in queue and needed distraction. People should have been given option to climb to Dome via stairs earlier as this would have reduced size of queue and therefore waiting time often in full sun. Also time to enjoy the Dome before being ushered up to next level. Guide did well in a very crowded basilica to show us highlights.
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Michael_b
Jul 1, 2024
Over described, under delivered tour - From the desciption, we were to get an audio guide, complementary breakfast, headsets, live tour and professional guide. Received none of these except for a complementary water/juice at the meeting point. Could have easily done the entire "tour" on our own. When asked for a refund, the tour company refused. Viator reimbursed us for 30% of the cost. Appreciate the 30% but expect Viator to vet these tour companies so we don't have to. Only Viator booking we've ever not loved.
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Marybeth_p
Jun 20, 2024
Not a guided tour! - There was no guided tour! The guide got us in and left. There were no headsets provided. We were asked to down load an app to listen to an audio recording, we didn’t bring headsets because we thought they would be provided. This is just a skip the line ticket which I could have done on my own. Complete waste of money!
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1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).