Catacombs & St John in Lateran Combo Tour

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    Catacombs & St John in Lateran Combo Tour

    3.8

    272 reviews

    From $22.56 per person

    Take a tour through the hidden passages of Rome's Catacombs and visit one of the most important cathedrals of Rome, the Holy Stairs and the Sancta Sanctorum, the private chapel of the Pope until the Renaissance period.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Mobile ticketing
    Vouchers must be exchanged for tickets.
    Duration 3 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English, Italian, French
    Small group
    Limited to 6 participants

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Discover the Holy Stairs and the Sancta Sanctorum, the private Chapel of the Pope until the Renaissance period
    • Visit the underground burial chambers of early Christians in Rome
    • Learn about the ancient Cloister of St John's Basilica with a multilingual audioguide
    Full description
    Take a 20-minute ride on a public bus to reach the Catacombs, near beautiful historic Appian Way. Once there, enjoy a guided tour with an expert local guide. Hear about how the oldest nuclei of the Roman Catacombs date back to the end of the second century and how the catacombs were built underground with tunnels on various levels to solve the spacial problems. Visit St. John in Lateran Basilica and explore all its points of interest in around 2 hours with a multilingual audio guide system. Begin by visiting the Basilica with the cloister and the Treasure Museum, then proceed outside the church to the Baptistery. You can then complete your tour by visiting the building of the Holy Stairs, located on the right of the basilica, and admire the original private papal chapel of the Sancta Sanctorum. If you only have one hour, you can visit the basilica and its cloister first, followed by the Holy Stairs and Sancta Sanctorum.
    Includes
    • Guided tour and entrance ticket to the Catacombs of St. Callixtus
    • Multilingual audioguide and entrance ticket to St. John in Lateran Basilica, Cloister, Baptistery, Holy Stairs and Sancta Sanctorum
    • Public bus ticket
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check
    • All participants who are over 12 years old must present one of the following: proof of full vaccination, proof of first vaccination administered at least 15 days ago, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 48 hours before the activity starts

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      • For the Catacombs, you will receive a booking confirmation e-mail. Please go directly to the Catacombs 15 minutes before your scheduled visit. • Exchange your voucher for St. John's Basilica at the Omnia Vatican and Rome information point. After security check, turn right at the Holy Door and you will find the office.

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      What to bring

      • Passport or ID card
      • Comfortable shoes

      Not allowed

      • Cameras
      • Smoking
      • Food and drinks
      • Sleeveless shirts

      Know before you go

      • You need to take bus 218 on your own to get to the Catacombs for your tour
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      Overall rating

      3.8 /5

      based on 272 reviews

      Review summary

      • Guide
        4.1/5
      • Transportation
        2/5
      • Value for money
        3.8/5
      • Safety
        4.2/5
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      The two sites are beautiful. But the actual times are not reported in the notes. Between the basilica and the catacombs there are about 30 minutes by bus or 1 hour on foot. A day earlier we received an email from the Vatican office, indicating that the visit to the catacombs was booked for 2:00 pm. Therefore, when you book it is to be taken into account, in the morning in the basilica and the afternoon at the catacombs.

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      November 1, 2019

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      Francesca – Italy Verified GetYourGuide customer

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      Other than making the initial connection, everything was very good. It would be helpful to better identify the office in which to pick up tickets and get oriented. We were at St. John Lateran at the requested time, but didn’t get started on our tour for about 30 minutes waiting in line and for instructions and help from the tour office, which was not part of Get Your Guide Brother Obert, our guide for the catacombs, was a joy

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      October 27, 2019

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      Patrick – United States Verified GetYourGuide customer

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      Over before you know it.

      Didn't really know what to expect with the churches at St John and probably didn't need to to this tour as the churches are free with the exception of the santum. Getting out to the catacombs was easy enough by bus, but they do not follow the google maps schedule. Tour is an hour and only goes through 800m to 900m of the 21 km catacombs. Tour guide Eric was very good. Our group was too big though.

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      July 27, 2019

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      Jason – Spain Verified GetYourGuide customer

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      Product ID: 228076