Rome: St. Peter's Basilica & Dome Entry Ticket with Audio Guide
Description
Explore St. Peter's Basilica and Dome like never before, from 136 meters up. Take in Rome's views from high up on a self-guided tour. Situated in Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica stands as a symbol of both long-standing religious importance and exceptional architectural ingenuity. Initially ordered by Pope Julius II during the 16th century, this grandiose basilica was constructed on the presumed location of Saint Peter's burial ground. First, climb the dome, and get a close look at the interior mosaics while your audio guide tells you about the church's history. Be amazed by the panoramic views of St Peter's Square and the Vatican Gardens. After descending from the dome, admire Michelangelo's Pietà, Bernini's Baldacchino, and the final resting places of St Peter and other popes. Using a digital map and 27 designated listening points, the audio tour will lead you on a journey through the basilica's key highlights. Explore the detailed mosaics that grace the interior walls.
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Itinerary
After meeting your tour leader at the bar 'Al San Michele', we'll take you to the Cupola - the dome that dominates the skyline of Rome. As you climb the spiral staircase, you'll be able to admire the intricate details of the Cupola's design up close. Once you reach the top, you'll be rewarded with breathtaking panoramic views of the Vatican City and beyond.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Scan the QR code on your voucher to check in for your trip and to find all your essential travel information.
- Please note the elevator will take you to the first level of the Dome. To reach the top you will need to climb 300 steps (if option is selected).
- The full climb without an elevator ride is 551 steps (if option is selected).
- This experience is not recommended for children under 7 years and adults over 75 years or people with claustrophobia, vertigo or limited mobility.
- Entry to the Vatican is subject to a strict dress code. Please make sure your shoulders and knees are covered. Low-cut or sleeveless tops or shorts are not allowed for men or women.
- Entry to the Vatican requires a security check. During high seasons, queues for security checks may take up to 150 minutes.
- The experience includes two in-app digital audio tours: download these prior to arrival by scanning the QR code on your voucher.
- This is an assisted entry for a self-guided audio tour and security lines are unavoidable
- Meet a VoxCity staff member at Borgo Santo Spirito 17, the Cafe 'Al San Michele'. Please arrive 10 minutes early and have your ticket and audio guide app downloaded in advance.
Reviews(545)
The experience was very challenging especially with kids, no information was provided that the dome viewing will take place after 4 pm when you have been at the meeting point at 7:30 am, as a result we didn't make it to the dome. This is too much and very poorly communicated.
Great visit, amazing experience and what a beautiful space, both at the top of the dome and in the Basilica. Tour operators instructions great and the there at the meeting spot to help. But note to future travellers Speak to the person at the queue for the lifts and tell them you have tickets, instructions at the Basilica really unclear!
Don't make the same mistake I did: pay too much money to a third party (Vox City) when you can get exactly the same offering by just showing up early (before 9 am) and buying regular tickets to enter the Basilica and climb the Dome. Annoyingly, Vox City did not provide a means to download the audioguide before the experience, so I ended up using the last of my travel data to download the Pop Guide app, and Vox City itself did not offer a Wi-fi network. Save your money.
This isn’t a tour. It’s payment for express entry only. Also you need a “maybe” selection in your review options.
This was poorly organised, it turned out to be a download app with some audio on interesting points, the meet location knew nothing about our tickets, just a QR code to scan for the app. We had to pay again to visit the Basilica Dome. We tried to contact the tour operator on the day, no response. Not a great tour operator experience. It’s actual free to enter the church so all I got for my £50 was a bit of audio info that I could get on the day, don’t bother we this operator
Dont book this with these people . The lady at the meeting point is rude and the person that takes you to the gate is just trying to get you tgeee and be done as fast as he can . There was no clear instructions from our guide and we never received our dome tickets so we didn’t even get to go up the dome . The actual tour agency is VOx and they are terrible . St. Peter’s is great but this tour agency is terrible .
Very friendly reception and assistance with installing the app. Despite the elevator, there are still quite a few steps, but it is worth it!! The dome was a great experience.
Horrible !!! The Tour never showed up / never responded to my emails/ messages. I requested a refund and I’ve had no response do not book with this company. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Disappointed, I paid extra for elevator access to get up to the dome at St. Peter's Basilica but my tickets received did not give us access and we had to climb the stairs. Reached out to the tour company but have had radio silence from Vox City since the tour is over. Won't book again.
St Peters is truely amazing and well worth a visit in person. We didn't understand initially that this was a self guided tour with a audio app, so bring your own headphones. Also the Dome QR code didn't seem to work at first, but we persisted, and then got to go up. Again, the Dome just blows you away to well worth it. The other advantage of the self guided audio is that it is self-paced and you can go into a much detail as you like.
