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Rome Papal Basilicas Tour 3 hr

TourTruth score 7.3 out of 10

AverageTop 35% in Rome

3 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score

  • Rome, Italy
  • 3 hrs
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Explore three Papal Basilicas in Rome, with a professional guide, transport between sites, and time to see a medieval cloister and garden.

About this tour

Discover the stories and sacred treasures beyond St. Peter’s on a 3-hour tour of Rome’s three other Papal Basilicas. Each basilica has a Holy Door and an altar reserved for the Pope, while its art, relics and papal tombs reveal centuries of history.

Meet your guide outside Santa Maria Maggiore, the first church dedicated to Mary, Mother of God. From there, travel between the sites by provided transportation. At Saint Paul Outside the Walls, explore the hidden medieval cloister. Continue to Saint John Lateran, Rome’s cathedral and the Head and Mother of all Churches, and take in its beautiful medieval garden. After the tour, you can visit the nearby Holy Stairs, associated with Jesus’ journey to trial in Jerusalem.

With a professional guide and transportation between sites, this Rome Papal Basilicas tour brings the city’s religious heritage into focus. Join the walk through these remarkable landmarks and see a different side of Rome.

Highlights

  • Explore three of Rome’s Papal Basilicas
  • Admire the Holy Doors and papal altars
  • Visit the medieval cloister at Saint Paul Outside the Walls
  • See the medieval garden at Saint John Lateran
  • Meet your guide outside Santa Maria Maggiore

What's included

Included

  • All fees and taxes
  • Professional guide to the basilicas
  • Transportation between sites

Not included

  • Tips and gratuities

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Important information

  • Wheelchair accessible; transportation and all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants must sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transportation is available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Meet your guide holding a DestinoRomaTours sign outside the basilica

How this score is calculated

This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 5.00 from 3 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.

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  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 7.3. Top 35% in Rome means it ranks in the top 35% of tours in Rome by this score.

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