OMG. Do this. What an amazing experience! Our guide, Richard, was great. Tons of knowledge! The stair climb to the dome is no joke - 351 stairs up a very narrow and sometimes crooked path. But breathtaking once you get to the top. The tour is about 2 hours, but then you have as much time as you want to go back into the Basilica or down to the tombs. Highly recommend.

This tour is amazing! We made our way up the basilica where you can have one of the best views of Rome. Out guide was also so exceptional as he had a masters in theology and gave incredible detail to the many meanings (often hidden) of the various sculptures and art inside the basilica.

You can’t come to Rome and not see St Peters and the Dome but be prepared for crowds. We went in April which is lower season and it’s still very busy, particularly up to the dome (which if your not mobile and somewhat claustrophobic can be an issue BTW). We did the 9am tour and the queuing to get into St Peters was manageable. A guide is definitely the best way to do this if you can afford it, Richie had huge amounts of information on the artefacts, the buildings and the people. Also helped to get the queues moving faster!