We had a wonderful day at St Peter’s. We were running a bit late, so we got in touch with our host, who was absolutely lovely and very helpful. Apparently, there was a special event taking place at the Basilica that day, so it was rather busy, but we still thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The audio guide worked perfectly on our phones, and our host made sure everything was set up properly before we went in. Overall, a really lovely experience
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- St. Peter’s Basilica Visitor Map
- Reserved Entry Tickets to St. Peter’s Basilica
- Multilingual Digital Audio Guide
- Access to the Vatican Grottoes and Papal Tombs
- Optional Reserved Dome Access with Elevator
- Host Assistance at the Meeting Point
Excludes
- Transportation
- Food & Drinks
- Headsets
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Please meet our team in front of the "Roma Info Point", located at Piazza della Città Leonina, 00193 Rome. It is just a short walk from St. Peter’s Square and easily accessible from the Vatican area. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your selected entry time. Our hosts will be waiting for you wearing orange T-shirts with the “Guide Us Tours” logo.
Itinerary
Please meet our team in front of the "Roma Info Point", located at Piazza della Città Leonina, 00193 Rome. It is just a short walk from St. Peter’s Square and easily accessible from the Vatican area. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your selected entry time. Our hosts will be waiting for you wearing orange T-shirts with the “Guide Us Tours” logo.
Discover the spiritual heart of Vatican City with reserved entry to St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the most magnificent churches in the world. Meet your host near St. Peter’s Square and enjoy a smooth check-in before entering the Basilica. You will also receive a complimentary printed visitor map to help you find the main highlights during your visit. Once inside, explore at your own pace with a multilingual digital audio guide available on your smartphone. Admire Michelangelo’s world-famous Pietà, Bernini’s monumental Baldachin, and the breathtaking Renaissance architecture that has inspired visitors for centuries. Learn about the history of the Vatican, the Popes, and the masterpieces that make St. Peter’s Basilica one of Rome’s most iconic landmarks. You may also visit the Vatican Grottoes beneath the Basilica, where many Popes have been laid to rest. Select the optional Dome Climb, enjoy elevator access to the first terrace before continuing to panoramic viewpoints overlooking Rome.
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The church was unbelievable, although our 3:15PM "Skip The Line" Pass put us behind hundreds of other people with reservations---took over an hour to finally get in the church.
you should be told in the instructions that you need to use your phone for the audio guide so be sure each person has a phone and headphones or earbuds. Also ID is required which should also be in the instructions Even with a pre booked time prepare to be in line a long time before actually entering the building- it took us 45 minutes in line.
This is a good option if you neglected to get the public tickets in time before they sold out. You still have to wait in the security line which can take awhile, about 1.5 hrs for us. The audio portion worked fine unless you attempted switching to your camera in the middle of it. So if possible, have someone else take photos on a different phone! The audio included a map on your phone to help direct you where to go.
This tour is self guided and requires your own phone , eaephones with Bluetooth connection, and data or internet connection.
Joseph was a great host. He spoke good english and explained how the enter the St. Pieter and the audio tour very clearly!
Great value to skip the long line waiting in the sun to enter the Basilica. Great communication and easy to find the meeting on t
It was raining quite when we were supposed to enter, but they contacted us beforehand and sent everything digitally, which made things much easier customer service wa helpful and we also liked the visitor map with interesting information about the Basilica and Rome.
It’s convenient to have reserved entry to the Basilica as it saves a lot of time queueing. I had a solemn visit with an audioguide that was easy to follow and very informative.
Guide was a great communicator and easy to find at the meet up point. This is just what we were looking for!
Awful! Wrong directions and no guided tour. They dumped us and left us. This was just a grab for money to skip the line.
Enjoy that we could do the tour of the Basilica on our own with our smartphones. Maybe have a tour for when you’re up in the dome to give information to couples moving forward
Joseph was very helpful and knowledgeable. Easy meeting point and clear instructions
Great to experience the beauty of the basicila. The guide was sick so I ended up doing everything on my own. Company was good in sending over all the necessary information ahead of time though. The view from the dome is incredible
Great stuff and amazing experience. Team provide detailed information about visit beforehand, well organized and well communication, highly reccomend!
St. Peter’s is a must see. Be prepared to still wait in a line even with online ticket purchase. Viator guide, Joseph, was great. He waited at the pick up spot for us and escorted us to “skip the line” entrance. He was very thorough and helpful.
Joseph was very helpful in helping us find the meeting point and directions were very clear. Definitely recommend!
Everything was wonderful, they were very attentive, thank you so much, we're very pleased.
Well organized and best option to book in advance to not wait long lines. Meeting point and explanations was very clear and detailed. Our host Joseph was so helpful and he provided a visual document to us to check around what is in the city. I highly recommend, for sure best value for money
Joseph was lovely and couldn’t recommend more!
The only positive from that experience was that we could skip the line at the entrance. There were no headphones provided for audio tour and the info about Basilica was very basic (could get them online anyway). Felt like I spent them money for nothing really. The entrance to the Basilica is for free and if you are ok with longer line than there is no need to purchase this experience.
Guide us Tour were amazing. We had to change tour time at the last minute. They were so accommodating. Guide met us by St Peter’s square and ensured everything went smoothly even suggesting other Rome highlights we weren’t aware of. Thank you
Loved St Peter’s. Tour company were amazing as we had to change our time at the last minute due to the failures of another agent. Customer service was great. Prompt messaging and phone calls to help us. Also the agent met us by St Peter’s to check everything was okay. Great service.
Phenomenal once in a lifetime experience! The art was overwhelming beautiful and the church service was an unexpected surprise that added to the experience.
Joseph was easy to find and setup the tour with
Great service patiently waited for us
Our guide Joseph was wonderful, he sent me a message in the morning, letting me know where to meet. Was prompt with his responses and great to direct us.
We were with Joseph. He was easy to find and straight to the point while being friendly. He ensured that we got where we needed to go. That is all you could ask for!
It’s not letting you Yoakam was awesome. She was very informative and very friendly.
Such a great experience and tour. Really informative
The experience was simply perfect. The contact person, Joseph, was punctual, charming, and attentive to every detail. Skip-the-line access to the Basilica and the climb to the dome with views of St. Peter's Square and Rome is an incredible experience. Absolutely recommended.
Joseph was super friendly and approachable from the very first moment. He welcomed us very well, he explained everything to us clearly. Everything was very well organized and the service was great. We entered without waiting in line, something that is greatly appreciated in Rome, we totally recommend it!
I booked it a long time in advance since an acquaintance warned me about the lines in Rome and indeed it was very helpful, they were super kind, they even recommended things to do after the basilica. I recommend it 100%, they have one of the best services and attention, I had other reservations in Rome and none treated me like they did.
Excellent, guide was Joseph.
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