Rome Skip-the-Line St. Peter's Basilica and Papal Tombs Tour with Dome Access
by Maya Tours
Choose from 10 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€32Overview
The tour begins with immediate entry inside St. Peter's Basilica, where guests view key artworks including Michelangelo's sculpture La Pietà, Bernini's Baldacchino, and the main altar. A licensed guide explains the history, art, and architecture of this central Catholic site. Following the basilica visit, the group proceeds to the Vatican Grottoes to see the papal tombs, chapels, and corridors, where popes and notable figures are buried. The entire visit inside the basilica and tombs takes about 90 minutes. If the Dome option is chosen, after the basilica tour, participants spend at least an additional 30 minutes taking the elevator up to St. Peter’s Dome. From there, they can view panoramic scenes of Rome from high above the city. The tour includes skip-the-line entry to the basilica, access to the tombs, and a professional licensed guide. It does not include transportation, entrance to the Scavi Necropolis, or food and drink. The tour involves walking on uneven surfaces and requires appropriate dress covering knees and shoulders.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square in Vatican City is a large Baroque plaza designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667. It has an elliptical layout with massive colonnades symbolizing the Church's embrace and can hold over 300,000 people. The square features a central Egyptian obelisk.
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica, situated in Vatican City within Rome, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance. It is known as a pilgrimage destination and for its liturgical events, where the pope leads ceremonies attended by audiences ranging from 15,000 to over 80,000 people. The tour inside lasts about 90 minutes and includes viewing artworks, the altar, and papal tombs in the Vatican Grottoes.
90 min
Meeting point
Once you book, we organize everything. Just show up at the office (VIA GERMANICO, 16) at the correct time (Please arrive 15 minutes before your booked departure time) where your guide will meet you with your ticket to skip the line and enter the Basilica.
End point
You will end the tour inside St.Peter's Basilica. You will then exit into St.Peter's Square.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Rome Skip-the-Line St. Peter's Basilica and Papal Tombs Tour with Dome Access
by Maya Tours
Choose from 10 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€32Overview
The tour begins with immediate entry inside St. Peter's Basilica, where guests view key artworks including Michelangelo's sculpture La Pietà, Bernini's Baldacchino, and the main altar. A licensed guide explains the history, art, and architecture of this central Catholic site. Following the basilica visit, the group proceeds to the Vatican Grottoes to see the papal tombs, chapels, and corridors, where popes and notable figures are buried. The entire visit inside the basilica and tombs takes about 90 minutes. If the Dome option is chosen, after the basilica tour, participants spend at least an additional 30 minutes taking the elevator up to St. Peter’s Dome. From there, they can view panoramic scenes of Rome from high above the city. The tour includes skip-the-line entry to the basilica, access to the tombs, and a professional licensed guide. It does not include transportation, entrance to the Scavi Necropolis, or food and drink. The tour involves walking on uneven surfaces and requires appropriate dress covering knees and shoulders.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square in Vatican City is a large Baroque plaza designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667. It has an elliptical layout with massive colonnades symbolizing the Church's embrace and can hold over 300,000 people. The square features a central Egyptian obelisk.
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica, situated in Vatican City within Rome, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance. It is known as a pilgrimage destination and for its liturgical events, where the pope leads ceremonies attended by audiences ranging from 15,000 to over 80,000 people. The tour inside lasts about 90 minutes and includes viewing artworks, the altar, and papal tombs in the Vatican Grottoes.
90 min
Meeting point
Once you book, we organize everything. Just show up at the office (VIA GERMANICO, 16) at the correct time (Please arrive 15 minutes before your booked departure time) where your guide will meet you with your ticket to skip the line and enter the Basilica.
End point
You will end the tour inside St.Peter's Basilica. You will then exit into St.Peter's Square.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.