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St Peter's Basilica: Multilingual Guided Tour
4.6
1,660 Ratings
Roma
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.
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:
2 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…
- 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 at the Vatican Obelisk, the centre of the Square and an ancient Egyptian monument made of red granite
- St. Peter’s Basilica - Journey into St Peter’s Basilica, one of the holiest sites in Christianity, with your guide sharing its history and hidden secrets
- Cupola di San Pietro - Take the elevator up to the dome carefully designed by Michelangelo, where you can climb 300 steps to the top and enjoy the scenic view of the surrounding city
- St. Peter’s Basilica - Finish your tour inside the Basilica, with an option to continue enjoying the Basilica at your own pace
What's Included
- Audio guide of the Basilica and Papal Tombs
- Multilingual audio commentary: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish & Spanish
- Complimentary breakfast of a pastry and drink
- Small group tour
- Entry to the Dome by elevator
- Headset
- Live tour guide (choose English or French at checkout)
- Guided tour of St Peter’s Basilica and Dome
- Audio guide of the Basilica and Papal Tombs
- Multilingual audio commentary: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish & Spanish
- Complimentary breakfast of a pastry and drink
- Small group tour
- Entry to the Dome by elevator
- Headset
- Live tour guide (choose English or French at checkout)
- Guided tour of St Peter’s Basilica and Dome
What's Not Included
- Access to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
- Skip-the-line access
- Mobile device
- Access to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
- Skip-the-line access
- Mobile device
Additional Information
Discover the awe-inspiring St Peter’s Basilica by participating in an express guided tour available in English or French. With a multilingual audio guide provided, enjoy listening in your preferred language as you explore Rome’s most renowned church.
Begin your adventure near the center of Vatican City at Borgo Santo Spirito 17 (Al San Michele), where a…
Discover the awe-inspiring St Peter’s Basilica by participating in an express guided tour available in English or French. With a multilingual audio guide provided, enjoy listening in your preferred language as you explore Rome’s most renowned church.
Begin your adventure near the center of Vatican City at Borgo Santo Spirito 17 (Al San Michele), where a welcoming guide will meet you and lead you to the Basilica.
Immerse yourself in 2000 years of history featuring exquisite mosaics, grand architecture, papal tombs, and detailed sculptures before making your way up to Michelangelo’s Cupola – the magnificent dome. Be sure to capture a breathtaking photo from the top of the eternal city.
Conclude your tour inside the Basilica, where you can engage with your guide or continue to explore this iconic site with an audio tour.
- Entry to the Vatican adheres to a strict dress code: shoulders and knees must be covered, low-cut or sleeveless tops and shorts are not permitted for both men and women. Visitors that do not adhere to the dress code could be denied entry to the Vatican
- Entry to the Vatican requires passing through a security check. During high season, queues for security can take up to 150 minutes
- Meet your guide at Borgo Santo Spirito 17 (Al San Michele), where you can enjoy a complimentary pastry and drink
- The visit inside St Peter’s Basilica and the cupola will be led by a tour guide
- The papal tombs can be explored independently via a digital tour
- After the elevator ride towards the Cupola, there will be a 300-step climb to reach the very top
- Please note the guided tour is in English or French. The digital tour is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, and Japanese
Location
Borgo Santo Spirito, 17
Borgo Santo Spirito
Meet your guide at Borgo Santo Spirito 17 (Al San Michele) and enjoy a complimentary breakfast of a pastry and drink 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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(1660 Ratings)
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Teresa_h
Apr 20, 2025
Being Holy Week, I am so... - Being Holy Week, I am so grateful we booked a tour to the Dome climb and St Peter's Basilica. Alessandra knew how to get us ahead of the long lines and kept us moving and receiving a lot of information ending with a stroll through the Holy doors. It was great!!
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Tamimq7934wj
Apr 13, 2025
Best tour in Rome - This is the best tour we did in Rome. Our guide Serena was absolutely amazing. She was so knowledgeable and fun. Her English was very easy to understand.
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Gabriel_v
Mar 16, 2025
Our guide, Serena, was... - Our guide, Serena, was very personable, knowledgeable, and thorough. We learned so much from her during our tour. She made our tour experience both enjoyable and memorable!
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Shaina_h
Mar 15, 2025
Great tour! - This was a wonderful tour. We were able to get access to the basilica, climb the dome, and take part in the Jubilee festivities. I’m so happy the tour is offered at an early time. Vatican City was practically empty when we got there!
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Maryanne_c
Mar 1, 2025
Superb tour - Brilliant guide, brilliant tour, avoids the crowds and gives you just the right amount of info. the done climb is tough but worth it
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J6874xudanym
Feb 8, 2025
Exceptional guide - Serena, our guide, explained everything we needed to know about the basilica very well. She was pleasant, kind and attentive. She takes good care of her clients. We recommend it!
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Meg_j
Apr 26, 2025
Disappointed - We were a bit disappointed. We knew that my mother would not be able to do the dome climb, so we were asked to wait in the Baslica. Unfortunately, after the dome climb our tour guide didn't come and get us and went down to the Papal Tombs without us. When we finally managed to hear them through the ear piece and find them we only got a short tour of the Basilica. It was very busy, so I understand it was hard for our tour guide, but he rushed through the Basilica and didn't wait for the group to catch up through the crowd. We thought we'd need this tour to get in, but I wish we would have just stood in line, gone in on our own and downloaded an audio tour.
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Ulrike_g
Mar 7, 2025
Must see St Peter and climb dome. Not so great guide. - Do not miss climbing to the top of the dome, it is a must do! Signed up as this was the only way to get a slot to visit the dome. It is worth it even if you stop at the first level where the elevator ends for getting up close to the walls of the dome which are visible at quite a distance from below. Then don’t be deterred by people saying the staircase to the very top is too challenging. It was about a ten minute climb and there are windows throughout so it never felt claustrophobic. Once you get to the top, the view in all directions is spectacular. Unfortunately the guided tour of St Peter’s that followed the visit was not enjoyable as our guide was very irritable and kept squabbling with other people (tourists, workers) and there were many delays in walking through the church. Of course St Peter’s is a must see even for the non religious for the art alone and more so for the sense of history and meaning.
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David_o
Apr 16, 2025
The tour started pourly... - The tour started pourly as the guide told a group of us to wait for her in the coffee shop and she would get us in a few minutes. Then we saw her leaving through the window and we scambled to run to catch her --- and I mean at least 10 people so it wasn't our misunderstanding. She did not apologize. The Tour was scheduled for 745-945am but did not end until 11:15am. Normally I wouldn't complain about getting an extra 90 minutes but most people could not understand the Tour guide. Next, we take lots of tours around the world (including with Viator which we normally love) and we understand there are always accents so we must be patient, but we couldn't understand more than 20% of what the guide was saying.... most of it criticizing the guests for not keeping up. After 2 hours we kept going in and out of St. Peters many times stopping at what felt like every possible painting which was overkill as several people left the Tour. In addition, the guide was horrible.... she kept running ahead leaving the rest of the group and then verbally criticized the group many times for not keeping up until several passengers got in an argument with her. She kept saying the police wouldn't let her just stop.... first, no one saw any guards telling her to run/doge through the crowds... and it was not a issue of her not stopping, rather her darting ahead through the crowds like a mouse assuming 20+ people could do the same. Almost no one could keep up with her - young or old... and many people were upset. We've probably done 20 Viator trips and we like them --- that's why we keep doing them. But this was by far our worst experience ever. In short, we couldn't understand the guide, the Tour was 90 minutes longer than advertised and 90 minutes longer than the ticket said, and finally no one could keep up with her and instead of just slowing down, she citizen the guests. Definately not the experience we normally get from Viator. David
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244darinb
Nov 13, 2024
Operator took out money but didn’t provide anything! - I would avoid this operator. We were referred to their tour by a third party booking agent. So we tried booking with them in Oct 2024 for a Nov 2024 tour day. After giving them our payment info we were told they didn’t have availability for the day we wanted so we booked elsewhere but they charged us anyway and wouldn’t refund us (we have all the emails confirming their unprofessional actions). Our booking agent stepped in with a partial refund but our experience with Vox City left a whole lot to be desired.
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