Vatican City: St. Peter's Basilica Climb Dome Breakfast Tour

About this activity

  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    2.5 hours
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    Italian English
  • calendar-salary_14227546 Reserve now & pay later

    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a breakfast with a cappuccino and cornetto on the roof of the Basilica
  • Explore the Vatican at the quietest time before the crowds descend
  • Admire the panoramic views of Rome, the Vatican City, and its gardens
  • Visit St. Peter's Square, the most famous square in the world
  • Marvel at Michelangelo's Pietà, Bernini's Baldachin, and the Popes' tombs

Your experience

Enter the Vatican at its quietest moments before the throngs arrive.

Walk with your guide into St.

Peter's Square, known as the most famous square in the world for representing the embrace of universality of the Church.

It is embraced by a monumental colonnade which was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and contains 284 columns arranged radially in four ranks on top of which stand 140 statues over three meters high.

Also, in the middle of this square one can see the Vatican obelisk that comes from the circus of Caligula and Nero.

Have a quiet, close visit with a lift.

Go up to the first floor of the Dome and walk out onto the wide balcony.

Once in the Dome, see the great mosaics inside and look at Bernini's Baldachin and more lovely mosaics.

Keep climbing up the spiral stairs to the top of the Dome which has 320 steps and enjoy beautiful all-around views of Rome, Vatican City, and its gardens.

Come down from the Dome and meet your tour guide at the rooftop of Basilica where you will take breakfast having cappuccino plus Cornetto in an amazing setup.

After that go down from the roof to the Portico of the Basilica then use your audio guide while discovering its inside part.

Religious and architectural wonder, St.

Peter’s Basilica lies on the grave of St.

Peter with many works inside from the top masters, who have ever lived in this field.

Here one may find Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini's Baldachin besides the tombs of Popes and St.

Peter himself.

Go down to the underground grottoes and crypts where people can visit the tomb of St.

Peter as well as the magnificent tombs of many popes through the ages.

Get an audio guide and a map.

A practical tool that will allow fans to get inside the deep history of the Basilica, discover some of its hidden pearls, and admire beautiful monuments.

Audio guides in Italian, English, Spanish, and French will be available from 9:00 a.m.

up to 4:00 p.m.

Listen at your own pace in your preferred language.

What's Included
  • St. Peter's Square Guided tour
  • St. Peter's Dome Guided Tour and Tickets
  • Elevator to the first level of the Dome
  • Breakfast on the roof of St. Peter's Basilica (Cappuccino and Cornetto)
  • St. Peter's Basilica audioguide visit
  • Audio guide in Italian, English, Spanish, and French
  • Paper map
  • Panoramic balcony access
  • Spiral staircase climb to the top of the Dome
What's Excluded
  • Guided tour of the Basilica but only visit with audioguide
  • Gratuities
  • Pick Up and Drop Off

Itinerary

Starting location:

Largo del Colonnato, 5

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Saint Peter's Square

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour, Walk ()

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St Peter's Basilica Dome

Break time, Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour ()

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St Peter's Basilica Dome

Break time, Photo stop, Visit, Breakfast, Guided tour ()

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St. Peter's Basilica

Photo stop, Visit, Walk, Self-guided tour ()

Drop-off location:

St. Peter's Basilica

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Camera
  • Water

Not allowed

  • Smoking
  • Flash photography
  • Backpacks

Know before you go

  • The duration can be between 120/150 Minutes.
  • Everyone entering the basilica must pass through the security check that can take 10/60 minutes, depending on the season.
  • Vatican City dress code, which requires covered shoulders and knees.
  • Audio guide pickup between 9:00 and 16:00 at St. Peter's Basilica After the security checks, the meeting point is at the desk under the portico of St. Peter's Basilica.
  • Available audio guide languages: Italian, English, French, and Spanish.
  • You must leave an identity document (ID or passport), which will be returned to you when the device is returned.
  • It will be sufficient to show your reservation to your tour guide If the Dome Guided tour is canceled due to adverse weather and the Basilica is closed for religious events, it can be rescheduled and partially refunded. However, you will receive a refund if you cannot change the date or if one or both services are canceled.
Not Suitable for
  • Wheelchair users
  • People afraid of heights
  • People with vertigo