Explore St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on a tour with a local guide and visit the Papal Grottoes, revealing centuries of burials. Discover a place where religion, art, history, and beauty come together.
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Explore St. Peter's Basilica on a tour with a local guide and visit the Papal Grottoes, revealing centuries of burials. Discover a place where religion, art, history, and beauty come together.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Rome: St. Peter's Basilica and Vatican Underground Tour lasts about 1h 30min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $23 per person for this Rome experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 6 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 7 departures a day between 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Children aged 4–15 pay from $22, adults from $23. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Meet your guide outside the Our Partner office. Look for the green and pink Best In Rome Tour logo. The meeting point is just a 1-minute walk from St. Peter's Basilica. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in DE, PT, EN, IT, FR, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 30 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 10 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by PREMIUM CITY TOUR.
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It was a very organized tour. Our guide was Anna. She was organized, pleasant and very knowledgeable.
Thank you very much for this great review. An excellent comment is always a good fuel that drives us to improve our services.
This should be your first trip when getting to Rome, we saw all the sites in the four hour E-Bike tour. Now we can determine what we really want to see. Adriana was amazing, her knowledge of all the sights was beyond comprehension. It really helps that she has a masters degree in History. The bikes made this trip effortlessly and the distance travelled was incredible.
Dear John, Thank you for the wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you had an incredible e-bike tour and that Adriana’s impressive knowledge made your introduction to Rome so memorable. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back again soon!
Our tour guide was wonderful, but groups of 30 are a little large for the basilica. It was very in depth, but also had to rush a little to get all 30 people through
Dear Dalton, Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that your guide provided a wonderful and detailed experience. We appreciate your feedback regarding the group size and pacing, and we will keep this in mind as we work to refine our tour options. Thank you for traveling with us!
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. Would definitely recommend doing this tour.
Dear Justine, Thank you for the review! We are glad you enjoyed the tour and had a great experience with your guide. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to see you again in Rome!
Mia was amazing! She was very knowledgeable about our destination. Such a great experience! I would definitely use this company again.
Alexandra made the visit memorable. Her depth of knowledge shows she really cares about the history and wants to provide that save value to her customers
Anna did a fantastic job of sharing the highlights of St. Peter's Basilica in a fun way. She engaged everyone in our group including younger kids. She remembered where we were all from and made connections our different backgrounds! Even advocated for us on our behalf when we were waiting in the hot sun for the dome climb. Loved it!
I love how our tour guide was very passionate about the history of Catholicism. He was very friendly and worked well with accommodations needed across the group.
The tour was amazing. Karen was my guide and her knowledge, time management, and personality (humor, kindness, flexibility) added to the already incredible experience. I originally selected the tour without the dome experience but Karen was able to adjust and assist us in getting the dome experience. I highly recommend this tour and I hope you have the same experience and your guide as me. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and found the admission fee reasonable. Also, this package will allow you to skip the lines which can grow extremely long and crowded. The tour was approximately 2.5 hours, so plenty to see. We also had a smaller group and experienced smaller crowds (possibly because of the off-season: winter), so that made our experience better.
We have had a fantastic experience. Despite large crowds and sometimes some impatient people, our young guide (Karen) remained friendly, funny and very enthusiastic. Besides that, she had a lot of knowledge, spoke several languages and also provided 1st aid. Highly recommended.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome: St. Peter's Basilica and Vatican Underground Tour | 1h 30min | 4.9 (10) | $23 | |
 Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica | 3 hours | 4.6 (15,545) | $23 | View |
 Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour | 3 hours | 4.5 (41,865) | $79 | View |
 St. Peter's Basilica Dome to Underground Grottoes Tour | 2 hours | 4.7 (215) | $63 | View |
 Vatican Scavi: Underground St. Peter’s Tomb & Basilica VIP Tour | 2–4 hours | 4.4 (73) | $78 | View |
 Private Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica Early Bird Tour | 3 hours | 4.9 (1,076) | $246 | View |
 Rome St. Peter's Basilica Tour with exclusive Underground Access | 1h 30min | 4.5 (49) | $30 | View |