8 Caves & Grottoes in Rome Worth Booking

1.Tour of St Peter’s Basilica with Dome Climb and Grottoes

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,382 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $58Our pick

Review of St Peter’s Basilica dome climb tour in Rome, with grottoes, Michelangelo’s Pietà, expert guides, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Amazing experience the guide was just to mention excellent. Very patient and explained all the tour and very single place we stoped at or crossed and answered questions in my opinion as a first time visitant it was important to go with a guide so I know wat every statuary is and the signifícate of it. Thank you. I’m please with the tour.”

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2.St. Peter’s Basilica and Papal Grottoes Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 762 reviews · from $41

Tour St. Peter’s Basilica, Michelangelo’s Pietà, Bernini’s Baldachin, and the Papal Grottoes with a guide for $41.

“It should be clear in the advertising of these guided tours that you have to wait in the same line as all the other visitors, means that you still have to wait 30-40 minutes to get in the basilica! Luckily our guide did really a great job with entertaining us in the 40 degrees.”

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3.St. Peter’s Basilica, Square and Grottoes Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 726 reviews · from $11Best value

Tour St. Peter’s Square, Basilica, and Papal Grottoes with an English-speaking guide for $11, but expect security lines.

“Stefano was an excellent tour guide. Kept us entertained in the long queue for the Basillica with a very interesting and knowledgeable history of the Basillica with some humour thrown in for good measure.”

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4.St. Peter’s Basilica, Dome, and Vatican Grottoes Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 692 reviews · from $35

Climb St. Peter’s Dome, see Michelangelo’s mosaics, tour the basilica and grottoes, and enjoy Rome views with an art historian guide.

“Amazing. The guide was very knowledgeable and added humour. Very friendly and made you feel you were among friends. Highly recommend. Thank you for enhancing my Roman holiday!!!”

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5.St. Peter’s Basilica Tour with Vatican Grottoes

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 314 reviews · from $23

Tour St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Grottoes with a guide, seeing Michelangelo’s Pietà, papal tombs, and St. Peter’s tomb for $23.

“Peter was the ultimate guide. He ruined all other tours for us due to his outstanding knowledge and passion on the subject. I would not be suprised if the next basilica to be built was named after this Peter.”

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6.St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican Grottoes Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 232 reviews · from $31

Tour St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican Grottoes with a guide, see Michelangelo’s Pietà, and add a €10 dome climb for Rome views.

“Clara was the greatest tour guide we could’ve asked for. Knew the history about everything about the basilica and its art and history. She made jokes and kept us entertained the whole time. 10/10 guide would recommend”

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7.St. Peter’s Basilica & Vatican Grottoes Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 213 reviews · from $16

Tour St. Peter’s Basilica, Michelangelo’s Pietà, Bernini’s Baldachin, and the Vatican Grottoes with an expert guide for $16.

“Our tour guide was Peter and he made this a very interesting, informative and fascinating tour. I would go so far as to say he is one of the best tour guides I have ever encountered! His knowledge of architecture, history and philosophy really added so much to the tour. We would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone.”

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8.Capri Guided Day Trip with Blue Grotto

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 199 reviews · from $293

Travel from Rome to Capri by coach and ferry, see the Blue Grotto, explore Anacapri, and weigh the long day against the island views.

“Beautiful island, the blue grotto is amazing, the wait is tiring but it's understandable when you see the size in the cave”

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