St. Peter’s Basilica Tour: Vatican Wonders and History

Explore St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican grottoes, and climb the dome for a panoramic view of Rome. Discover history, art, and beauty in this guided tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Peter’s Basilica - St. Peter’s Basilica is an ancient book of wonders. Your tour guide will explain to you the history of the church and introduce you to the smallest country in the world that is the Vatican City State Golden plated ceiling, optical illusions, Michelangelo’s Pietà, Bernini’s statues, and incredible mosaics, you will be lost in…
What's Included
  • Radio and headphones to follow the tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Skip the Line
Additional Information

St. Peter’s Basilica is an ancient book of wonders. Your tour guide will explain to you the history of the church and introduce you to the smallest country in the world Vatican City State.
Golden plated ceiling, optical illusions, Michelangelo’s Pietà, Bernini’s statues, and incredible mosaics, you will be lost in a world full of beauty.
After a thorough…

Location
Via di Porta Cavalleggeri, 61
Via di Porta Cavalleggeri
We meet our clients in our main office, in Via di Porta Cavalleggeri 61, Rome.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Q8593tejosepha
Nov 15, 2024
St. Peters Tour - Sam gave us an unforgettable tour on Sunday! His deep knowledge and passion for the history of the Basilica and Papal tombs were truly impressive. Every moment was captivating, and his energy made the experience even more enjoyable. An absolute must for anyone visiting—Sam is exceptional!
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Beverly_f
Nov 11, 2024
Very Knowledgeable Tour Guide - Lydia, our tour guide, was amazing. She knew every aspect of St Peter’s Bsilica and answered many questions in-depth. She made sure everyone’s listening devices were working and was careful not to leave anyone behind. We were glad this tour was offered on a Sunday, our only day available to visit the Vatican City. Though on Sunday the Systine Chapel and the Vatican Museum were closed and due to the upgrade of a security barrier around the Pieta, only a replica was on display. Lydia’s knowledge about the many other features made this tour memorable and worthwhile.
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Mmicap
Oct 30, 2024
100% Recommended St. Peter's Basilica Tour - We went on a family trip to Rome, and took this tour of St. Peter's Basilica. We loved everything we saw, but above all we must highlight the passion with which Sean told us the story at all times, has you hooked on everything that counts until the end of the tour, thanks to his great knowledge of the history. Even the wait in the square until you can enter the Basilica becomes short, as it tells you its story. It is an excellent guide, I definitely recommend Vivaroma tours 100%
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Gloria_m
Oct 27, 2024
Good value for price - Our guide Marina was nice. We waited in the security line about an hour, which considering it's the vatican is considered a short wait. She showed us as much as possible. The vatican is huge so it would take days to see it all. Our guide did well navigating the crowds and keeping our group together. It's worth taking this tour.
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Sandra_c
Oct 26, 2024
Great guide made the tour fantastic! - The guide made the tour fantastic. It constantly rained and we stood in the rain for 1.5 hrs before entering the basilica, Shaun the guide spoke the whole time and was a wealth of information.
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Janice_n
Oct 25, 2024
Great informative tour - Many obscure details wouldn’t have even noticed inside St Peters were provided by tour guide that were most interesting.
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Ann_s
Oct 13, 2024
Excellent Tour Guide - It was such a wonderful tour. There was a line but Lydia was such an informed and passionate speaker. She gave so much information and her love of the subject was apparent. The time flew past quickly despite the line. We stayed beyond the tour to take in more of the basilica, attend Mass which are going pretty much every hour, and then went out the exit to join the line for the walk up the dome—not part of this tour but readily accessible following the tour. It was a memorable day.
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Venture574202
Oct 6, 2024
Inspiring insights - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour on Sunday with Sam. Extremely informative and interesting facts throughout. Such insight into history of the Basilica and Papal tombs. Sam's enthusiasm was contagious! Highly recommend 👌
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Mike_d
Oct 5, 2024
Great Tour and Experience - Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the hour wait in line feel like we were in a history tour giving us great historical context on the site before going in. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Rome.
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Catschuf
Oct 3, 2024
Tour Guide - Perfect! Sights & Security - Under Construction & Long Lines! - Our guide, Lydia, was exceptional! She was very knowledgeable, accommodating, positive and interesting. We were disappointed with two aspects of the tour, however - the security line was very long (almost an hour) and several things to see were under construction (the baldichin, the Pieta, etc.) These were things we were unaware of when we purchased the tour tickets about a month ago.
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