Skip the Line St. Peters Basilica and Papal Tombs Entry Ticket
Description
If you have limited time and want to avoid the long lines and explore the sites on your own, the St.Peters Basilica skip the line entry ticket is the perfect option for you. St.Peter's Basilica public entrance is infamous for its incredibly long lines, which can be extremely frustrating especially if you have limited time. Thankfully, we have a solution! Our fast track tickets allow you to bypass the general admissions line and enter much quicker. This priority access ticket increases your time inside by eliminating all the needless waiting around outside. If you choose the option to upgrade for a guided tour the duration is 1.5 hours, with a maximum group size of 20 persons. There are both options with and without the Dome access. If you have selected the Dome Included option, please allow an extra 30 minutes minimum after the tour has finished as you'll take the elevator to St. Peter’s Dome viewpoint.
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St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro), located in Vatican City in front of St. Peter's Basilica, is a massive, iconic Baroque plaza designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667. Featuring an elliptical design with massive colonnades representing the "embrace" of the Church, it holds over 300,000 people and features a central Egyptian obelisk.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply Saint Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
- If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per "No Show" rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
- Knees & Shoulders MUST be covered for both men & women.
- All visitors must pass through the monument/attraction security check please allow at least 20 minutes to clear security.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Some monuments or areas may be under restoration and subject to last minute closures. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
- Please be aware that large bags/backpacks/suitcases are not permitted in the monument/ attraction. Only very small bags are allowed. Please do not bring these items with you on the day of your tour as there are no cloakrooms at the monument.
- Cancellations, changes or issues due to weather, security and events held by the monument are beyond our control and are directly decided by their administration team. These issues will be reviewed by us and dealt with on an individual basis but are the responsibility of the monument.
- The exact timings and reservations can vary, dependent on the monument/attraction’s administration offices availability and decisions on the booking day and can be subject to last minute changes. Departure time can differ up to 20 minutes from your selected time.
- Please be advised capacity regulations and security may delay the tour departure this could also influence the smooth running of the tour especially on national holidays and events.
Reviews(23)
A fun educational experience. Guide Mariana was well understood and funny too. Definitely recommended.
Great tour. She knew so much about the Vatican and all the popes. It was fantastic to learn of the different doors and artifacts. I don’t remember our guide’s name, but she kept us engaged and learning the history of this small city.
Great experience! Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. St Peter's Basilica itself is very beautiful with incredible art and architecture. The view from the top of the dome was amazing. Though be warned there are about 200 steps after the elevator and the steps are narrow and steep. The view is worth the climb though. Would recommend!
Exceptional tour- we learned so much that we wouldn’t have known walking around the Basilica on our own. Well paced, friendly guide. Mariana was wonderful!
Marianna was a great guide! Very knowledgeable and kept the tour moving at a good pace so we could see many sights.
Really good tour, the guide was very well informed and funny. would recommend it to others. we did only tours without a real guide but with a recording which you listen to via an app. The guide is worth the extra money and then some!
Don’t believe the “Viator” meet point. It was totally different from where we needed to be and almost caused us to miss the tour!
It was wonderful, the guide Marianna was very sweet and funny.
An amazing experience. We were so pleased we booked this skip the line tour. Especially when we saw how long the regular line was. Our guide Mariana was knowledgeable and experienced; she shared her love for this wonderful Church. Visiting the tombs of the Popes and the Dome were special as we had never done that before.
First I had to find the queue for skip the queue, then they told me to go get a ticket 15 min walk away, then it was closed for lunch but managed to push in. Then wait for the paper tickets THEN ….go back to the skip the queue queue which was about 30 mins to get in compared with maybe 2 hours in the main queue. This is a strange and rather ridiculous skip the queue and join the shorter queue.
