St. Peter's Dome Climb and Sistine Chapel Combo Tour

Are guide was awesome!

Informative tour

Great tour as expected - time and experience as described. Climbing the dome was amazing the interior views looking down into St. Peter's were as amazing as the exterior views over Rome. Definitively worth the experience. The Vatican Musuem portion was a bit rushed but still got to spend time seeing and appreciating the highlights.

Memorial tour

loved tis tour!

this was a great tour. highly reco. take the earliest tour also!

The tour was amazing! The guide was friendly and helpful. She provided us with interesting information during the 5-hour tour.

Sooooo worth it!

This was an amazing day thanks to our tour guide. She was so informative, open to questions and so considerate of our needs and desires. The coffee break in the middle of the tour was well timed and well planned. The beauty of the experience is unsurpassed by anything we would have seen on our own. Skipping the lines meant we had more time to enjoy the experience and take in the beauty. Is is money well spent!

Maria is a Fantastic Guide!!!

Maria gave us a Master’s Class in the history, art and architecture of Saint Peter’s Dome, the Vatican and the Vatican Museum!!! She is friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable and took the time to answer all of our questions. Thank you Maria!!!

Amazing tour!

I would highly recommend this tour - it was phenomenal! Our guide, Maria, was really knowledgeable and friendly and made a 5 hour tour whizz by. Without her guidance it could have been quite overwhelming, especially in the Vatican Museums as they were so busy, but she made it interesting and a great experience and highlighted the key areas for us. If you can do the 300 steps up the Basilica, do it! It is totally worth it!

Rosi was very knowledgeable and very patient. Highly appreciated her and would recommend to all

accurate description, great guide

First off, the tour is exactly as described--meet early, climb the dome, tour st. peters, then Vatican Museums and Sistene Chapel. Raffa our guide was great from the start--funny, personable, knowledgable, and professional. A group showed up late and she caught them up to speed without missing a beat. Raffa used the times in security lines to provide background on the Vatican complex and prepare us for what we were about to see--which made this time useful, since knowing what you are going to see is quite helpful. Sometimes, a larger group feels like a hindrance, but that was not the case with this tour/this group. We had 20 people and it still had a small group feel, and Raffa was part of that. The dome climb and St. Peters part of the tour was absolutely fabulous--if you want to see these things, absolutely either come early on your own or book a tour like this. The Vatican museums portion, as others have mentioned, was a bit rushed and the crowds were overwhelming, and yet it was still clear that Raffa knew about everything we were seeing and she was able to offer insightful commentary despite the chaos. I guess the ideal might be to split these into two days and come early for both, but that's not feasible for everyone. Anyhow, Raffa was still great, and by the time we reached the Sistene Chapel at the end we were ready to explore it. What was nice about the time here was that Raffa left us before we entered, and we had as long as we we wanted to look around armed with our new knowledge. Overall, the 5 hour time was actually better than 3 hours--there was time to stop for photos at several points in St. Peters and at the dome, and there was a coffee/bathroom break in the middle. We could have stayed longer in the Vatican museums after the Sistene Chapel and explored more, but to be honest the crowds were so heavy that we just wanted to leave. But the option is there for you if you want it, which could be important for those who have particular items of interest that they'd like to see that aren't covered on the specific tour itinerary through the museums. Overall, as tours go, this one was great. Pros: great guide, thoughtful itinerary, time to breathe. Cons: vatican museums get chaotic, but you can fill that in yourself if you like. For the price, it's an outstanding value.