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Vatican: St.Peter's Basilica,Dome Climb & Papal Tombs Tour

By PREMIUM CITY TOUR
8.8 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$52 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Feel the spiritual significance of St. Peter’s Basilica on a guided tour
  • Admire Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini’s Baldachin inside the basilica
  • See the Chair of St. Peter, a relic symbolising the authority of the papacy
  • Visit the Vatican Grottoes and the Tomb of St. Peter, the first Bishop of Rome

Activity location

    • Rome
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Via del Mascherino, 88, 00193 Roma RM, Italy | Our office is located near St. Peter's Basilica, on the famous street Via del Mascherino 88, which is close to Via Porta Angelica
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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English Tour Without Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

This option is the small-group English guided tour, without the dome climb

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$51.56 x 2 AdultsNZ$103.12
Total
Price is NZ$103.12

Italian Tour without Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Italian

This option is the small-group Italian guided tour, without the dome climb.

Language options: Italian
Starting time: 1:00 PM
Price details
NZ$57.29 x 2 AdultsNZ$114.58
Total
Price is NZ$114.58

French Tour without Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • French

This option is the small-group French guided tour, without the dome climb.

Language options: French
Starting time: 1:00 PM
Price details
NZ$62.22 x 2 AdultsNZ$124.44
Total
Price is NZ$124.44

Spanish Tour without Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Spanish

This option is the small-group Spanish guided tour, without the dome climb.

Language options: Spanish
Price details
NZ$62.22 x 2 AdultsNZ$124.44
Total
Price is NZ$124.44

German Tour without Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • German

This option is the small-group German guided tour, without the dome climb.

Language options: German
Price details
NZ$69.14 x 2 AdultsNZ$138.28
Total
Price is NZ$138.28

Portuguese Tour without Dome

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Portuguese

This option is the small-group Portuguese guided tour, without the dome climb.

Language options: Portuguese
Starting time: 1:00 PM
Price details
NZ$88.89 x 2 AdultsNZ$177.78
Total
Price is NZ$177.78

English Tour with Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Choose this option for a small-group guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$98.77 x 2 AdultsNZ$197.54
Total
Price is NZ$197.54

French Tour with Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • French

Choose this option for a small-group guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: French
Starting time: 1:00 PM
Price details
NZ$98.77 x 2 AdultsNZ$197.54
Total
Price is NZ$197.54

Italian Tour with Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Italian

Choose this option for a small-group guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Italian
Starting time: 1:00 PM
Price details
NZ$102.72 x 2 AdultsNZ$205.44
Total
Price is NZ$205.44

Spanish Tour with Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Spanish

Choose this option for a small-group guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Spanish
Price details
NZ$102.72 x 2 AdultsNZ$205.44
Total
Price is NZ$205.44

German Tour with Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • German

Choose this option for a small-group guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: German
Price details
NZ$106.67 x 2 AdultsNZ$213.34
Total
Price is NZ$213.34

Portuguese Tour with Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Portuguese

Choose this option for a small-group guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Portuguese
Starting time: 1:00 PM
Price details
NZ$116.55 x 2 AdultsNZ$233.10
Total
Price is NZ$233.10

English Private guided tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$454.33 x 2 AdultsNZ$908.66
Total
Price is NZ$908.66

French Private Guided tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • French

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: French
Price details
NZ$493.84 x 2 AdultsNZ$987.68
Total
Price is NZ$987.68

Italian Private Guided tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Italian

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Italian
Price details
NZ$493.84 x 2 AdultsNZ$987.68
Total
Price is NZ$987.68

Romanian Private Guided tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Romanian

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Romanian
Price details
NZ$493.84 x 2 AdultsNZ$987.68
Total
Price is NZ$987.68

Spanish Private tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Spanish

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Spanish
Price details
NZ$493.84 x 2 AdultsNZ$987.68
Total
Price is NZ$987.68

Portuguese Private Guided tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Portuguese

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Portuguese
Price details
NZ$533.35 x 2 AdultsNZ$1,066.70
Total
Price is NZ$1,066.70

German Private Guided tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • German

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: German
Price details
NZ$553.10 x 2 AdultsNZ$1,106.20
Total
Price is NZ$1,106.20

Arabic Private Guided tour With Dome Climb

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Arabic

Choose this option for a private guided tour that offers stunning views of the Vatican Gardens and many other attractions from the dome.

Language options: Arabic
Price details
NZ$572.86 x 2 AdultsNZ$1,145.72
Total
Price is NZ$1,145.72

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to St. Peter’s Basilica
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of the Basilica
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Viewing of Michelangelo’s Pietà
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Viewing of Bernini’s Baldachin
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Viewing of the Chair of St. Peter’s
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the Papal Crypt and Tomb of St. Peter
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Dome ticket ( if you choose option with dome tour )
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Vatican museum and Sistine chapel ( if you choose option Vatican museum and Sistine chapel guided tour )
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip the line ( if you choose option Vatican museum and Sistine chapel guided tour )
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    food and drink's
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    tips

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Flash photography, Pets
  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Begin your journey at St. Peter’s Basilica, a profound spiritual and cultural experience. Towering over Vatican City, this sacred site draws millions each year, not only for its grandeur but for its deep significance to generations of believers. This curated experience enhances that journey, offering privileged access and expert guidance through one of the most important churches in the world.
St. Peter’s Basilica stands as a living testament to centuries of faith, devotion, and artistic achievement. Every corner reflects the spiritual legacy of Christianity and the enduring influence of the Church, inviting visitors into a space where history and belief are inseparably intertwined.
Inside, discover masterpieces of art and architecture that speak to centuries of faith, power, and beauty. See Michelangelo’s Pietà, located near the entrance—this iconic sculpture captures the sorrow and tenderness of the Virgin Mary holding the body of Christ. Carved when Michelangelo was just 24, it remains one of the most moving works of Renaissance art.
Admire Bernini’s Baldachin, rising above the papal altar. This immense bronze canopy marks the tomb of St. Peter below. Designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, it stands as a breathtaking focal point of artistic and theological significance.
See the Chair of St. Peter (Cathedra Petri), enshrined in bronze and suspended above the apse. This relic is believed to include the wooden chair used by St. Peter himself and symbolises the enduring authority of the papacy and the continuity of the Church.
Marvel at the Dome, designed by Michelangelo and completed after his death. The basilica’s soaring dome is one of the most iconic elements of Rome’s skyline. Your guide will explain its architectural brilliance and rich symbolism, representing the soul’s ascent towards the divine.
The journey concludes in the Vatican Grottoes, a solemn space beneath the basilica where many popes are laid to rest. At its heart lies the Tomb of St. Peter, the apostle believed to be the first Bishop of Rome. Supported by archaeological and historical evidence, it is one of the most sacred places in Christianity.
Here, in the quiet of the crypt, you stand at the roots of the Church—where history, faith, and tradition converge in reverent silence.

Location

Activity location

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    • Rome
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via del Mascherino, 88, 00193 Roma RM, Italy | Our office is located near St. Peter's Basilica, on the famous street Via del Mascherino 88, which is close to Via Porta Angelica
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via del Mascherino, 88, 00193 Roma RM, Italy | Our office is located near St. Peter's Basilica, on the famous street Via del Mascherino 88, which is close to Via Porta Angelica
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy