St. Peter's Dome Climb and Sistine Chapel Combo Tour
See Rome from above then go deeper into the Vatican’s highlights and Michelangelo’s masterpieces
Most tours skip the climb to St. Peter’s Dome, missing one of the most breathtaking views in Rome. With early access, ascend to the top of the Dome, where panoramic views stretch across Vatican City, the Eternal City beyond. Back on ground level, your guide will give a detailed overview of St. Peter’s Basilica before you step inside to explore at your own pace. Then, skip the line into the Vatican Museums for a guided visit through its most famous galleries, ending in the Sistine Chapel.
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance!
Skip the line tickets
Elevator tickets
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica
Passionate, English-speaking guide
Group size of 30
Wheelchair accessible
Meals
Guide gratuity
Hotel pickup
Meet your guide at Largo Del Colonnato
Begin your morning right outside of St. Peter’s Basilica, where you’ll meet your friendly guide and small group of fellow travelers
St Peter's Square
Roam through Vatican City’s jaw-dropping plaza, lined by 284 columns and 140 statues of saints, all of which were designed by Bernini
Dome climb
After taking the elevator to the lower level of St. Peter’s Dome, walk up 320 stone steps for an unforgettable view of the Eternal City!
St. Peter's Basilica
Enjoy an explanation of the world's largest church, admiring the Basilica’s incredible works of art and magnificent architecture
Vatican Museums
Explore the Vatican’s historic treasures and impressive art as you swiftly enter Vatican City’s exquisite museums with your priority tickets
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Amazing!
Tara Wolford
July 17, 2025
Our tour guide Michele was great! He was full of knowledge, and my husband and I found he had a good sense of humor. It was a great experience, climbing the dome was so worth it. Thank you for a day packed of history and letting us join in on the journey.
Climb was amazing
Lisa Malcomb
July 17, 2025
We REALLY enjoyed climbing the dome of St. Peter’s. I was expecting it to potentially be scary but wasn’t really at all. The views and breeze at the top was great and I was glad that we did the climb before anything else. It is a manageable climb for anyone in at least moderate health. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. The only negative isn’t the fault of the tour… just that the Vatican museums were PACKED with people and it made the Sistine Chapel feel more like an airport waiting area than what it really was. Still cool to see, but a kind of a weird experience with people talking all over the place (it’s supposed to be silent) and people on loudspeakers just trying to remind tourists to be polite.
Better than i expected
Andreea Musuroi
July 15, 2025
Our guide was Michele and he was the perfect guide for us. Very knowledgeable and friendly, with just the right amount of fun. There is time for taking pictures and small breaks for coffee/drinks/restroom. So, the 5 hours are not that intense. Michele captured my full attention, he did a very good job and i didn’t really get to feel the crowds until the tour stopped, before the Sistine Chapel. After that, we were on our own. I am happy we booked this tour because i could not imagine visiting the Vatican City by ourselves. It’s too complex and it’s gets hot and crowded in peak season even if you start early. But the guide makes everything so much easier and enjoyable. We were also lucky enough not to have a single person in line in front of us when we got to the Vatican Museums skip-the-line entry (it’s the second part). A smooth experience with a lot of valuable information.
Awesome tour!
Maggie Ferrick
July 14, 2025
This is a great tour! The dome climb is awesome and gives an amazing view at the top. Our tour guide Marzia was so good!! If you're considering different St. Peter's tours, I'd recommend this one, it checks all the boxes.
Excellent Tour Guide!!!!!
Emma Povey
July 14, 2025
Thanks Jon - your knowledge, humour, pace of tour were perfect. Of all the tours we did, the actual tour and guide were tops! 5 hours with you went so quickly. Recommend the earliest tour possible to beat the crowds and the heat. Appreciated the break in the best secret cafe in Rome. Thanks!!
Good tour
Jessie Buan
July 12, 2025
Meeting point instruction not clear and had to go through security check twice. Tour guide was very informative. However, there were so many tours going on at the same time that it was a challenge when you want to spend a little more time to check something out. Going up the dome was a great experience.
BARRY MILLER
July 12, 2025
Richard Host
July 11, 2025
Frustrating lack of info
Susannah MacKay
July 11, 2025
Overall a good tour but frustrated with a few things. I wrote in advance to ask about the timing of this tour given concerns about heat and the crowds. I thought it might be better to switch to a different option to meet my family’s needs. Turns out I was right, but I was never able to get the info from your customer support people to make that change. The person answering me either was intentionally not providing the info - or seemed to think it didn’t exist. But on the tour it was clear it did. She specifically mentioned set benchmark times throughout the morning. You knew what these times were. Why couldn’t you tell me? It resulted in several challenges for my family which could have been avoided. The tour guide also arrived late and while the other groups headed out, we were stuck waiting as the security line got longer and longer. She was kind. She was knowledgeable. But we weren’t overly impressed with her group management or delivery.
OUTSTANDING TOUR
Karen Cleary
July 10, 2025
We recently took the five hour St Peter's Dome Climb and Sistine combo Tour. While it was on one of the hottest mornings, it was fantastic!! Our tour guide, Michele, made the experience as he was extremely knowledgable and a very good communicator! We took other tours while in Rome and this one was by far the best. The tour company did a great job with prior communication and with setting us up with one of their best tour guides!!!!
Andrew Gray
July 10, 2025
Owen Figg
July 09, 2025
anthony finn
July 07, 2025
Great experience
Margaret Covey
July 07, 2025
The dome climb in the morning was amazing. It wasn’t too crowded and the view of Rome and Vatican City from above was amazing. Our tour guide Tania was amazing as well. Very respectful. If you want to enjoy the Basilica I would recommend not booking the combined tour but booking the dome and Basilica as one tour and the Vatican museums as a separate tour. The Vatican museums were also very rushed. There’s so much to look through but this tour leaves about 1.5 hours for the Vatican museums. Overall, we were very happy to have the tour with a guide who explained as we walked along and even better to be able to skip all the lines. It was blazing hot out and I could not imagine waiting in those lines.
Robert Chiong
July 05, 2025
Janelle Paulson
July 05, 2025
Adam Davic
July 05, 2025
Fabrizio was awesome for St Peter Dome climb and Sistine Chapel!
Steve Froeschl
July 04, 2025
We would highly recommend this tour. While it was 5 hours every minute was worth it!! Fabrizio was one of the best guides we had and we had many on our 5 week tour in Europe. He was incredibly knowledgeable and very easy to understand. He was very attentive to all our needs. Bravo Fabrizio!!
Beyond expectations!
kristin baxter
July 03, 2025
From an incredible view of the city at the top of Saint Peter‘s Basilica Dome, to the incredible reverence and beauty of the Sistine chapel ceiling, this tour covered it all. Our tour guide, Fabrizio, guided us through beautiful experiences throughout the basilica and the Vatican museums. He provided thoughtful insights, unique perspectives and understood how best to take us through such a large experience over 5+ hours. It will be an adventure we will never forget.
Cortney Bristow
July 03, 2025
Highly recommend
Bitsy Bernat
July 02, 2025
Tour guide was excellent and this was one of our favorite tours!
Nice tour of Vatican
apollo romo
July 02, 2025
Hit all the highlights and climbed to top of St. Peter's Dome. About 51/2 hours. Guide was knowledgeable and spoke clear English .
Barbara Kelly
July 01, 2025
Jeremy Cortese
June 30, 2025
very engaging and informative
Sarmad Tanwir
June 28, 2025
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. The dome climb experience was really good and she described to us the Basalica's different parts and art work. It was very engaging and informative. The guide also explained the Sistine chapel very well and to stories behind it. The Vatican tour (except the Sistine's chapel) was very rushed though and we couldn't find time to appreciate the art.