St Peter Basilica Guided Tour with Priority Access
Overview
Visit St. Peter's Basilica your way: with a digital audio guide, with a licensed guide, or with the dome added to either.
Every option includes reserved entry. Inside, see Michelangelo's Pietà, Bernini's bronze Baldacchino and the nave of the world's largest church, then visit the Papal Grottoes, where the popes are buried.
Entry ticket: our host meets you at the meeting point and explains how entry works. Then explore at your own pace with a digital audio guide on your smartphone, in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Polish. No live guide is included.
Guided tour: a licensed guide leads a 60 to 90 minute tour of the Basilica and Grottoes in English, Spanish or French, with headsets provided.
Dome options: you visit the dome on your own, without the guide. The ticket includes the elevator to the terrace; from there, 320 steps lead to the top and a view over Rome. Allow one extra hour.
All visitors pass through security checks, which can take time.
What's Included
- Access to the Papal Grottoes
- Dome ticket with elevator to the terrace (dome options only)
- Host at the meeting point (entry ticket options)
- Reserved entry to St. Peter's Basilica
- Licensed guide and headsets (guided tour options)
- Digital audio guide (entry ticket options)
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Meeting Location
Piazza della Città Leonina
00193 Roma RM, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Piazza San Pietro
00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
What To Expect
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St. Peter's Square
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St. Peter's Basilica
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Dome climb options: many steps and narrow passages, not suitable for people with claustrophobia or limited mobility
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Key West Private Charters customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Access to the Papal Grottoes.
- Dome ticket with elevator to the terrace (dome options only).
- Host at the meeting point (entry ticket options).
- Reserved entry to St. Peter's Basilica.
- Licensed guide and headsets (guided tour options).
- Digital audio guide (entry ticket options).
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the St Peter Basilica Guided Tour with Priority Access is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Dome climb options: many steps and narrow passages, not suitable for people with claustrophobia or limited mobility
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for St Peter Basilica Guided Tour with Priority Access will be included in your confirmation email from Key West Private Charters. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Access to the Papal Grottoes
- Dome ticket with elevator to the terrace (dome options only)
- Host at the meeting point (entry ticket options)
- Reserved entry to St. Peter's Basilica
- Licensed guide and headsets (guided tour options)
- Digital audio guide (entry ticket options)
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Dome climb options: many steps and narrow passages, not suitable for people with claustrophobia or limited mobility
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
