Audiência Papal e Tour pela Basílica de São Pedro na Cidade do Vaticano

L'udienza papale è stata fantastica, ma la Basilica di San Pietro era davvero troppo. Troppa gente e un'attesa troppo lunga. Avrei dovuto prenotare il biglietto saltafila, ma la guida è stata davvero paziente e molto gentile.

L'ingresso all'udienza papale e alla Basilica è gratuito, si paga solo per la guida. Ma è stata una bella esperienza perché la guida ha spiegato molto sulla storia.

Der Reiseleiter war bis zum Schluss hilfsbereit. Obwohl die Schlange immer noch zu lang war, haben wir es nach einer Stunde wenigstens hineingeschafft.

grateful to witness papal audience, when it was announced to be on hold until May28. since entrance is free, expected the st peter Basilica have special lane as part of the tour, but ended up in line with the rest itinerary:

No es necesario comprar estas entradas, a menos que quieras un tour. Pensé que nos ayudaría a conseguir asientos para la Audiencia Papal. En realidad, las entradas son gratuitas. Si quieres ver al Papa, solo ve un miércoles a la Basílica de San Pedro. Las puertas abren a las 7 AM. Asegúrate de estar allí antes de las 8 AM. Los asientos se llenan alrededor de las 9 AM y el Papa aparece alrededor de las 9:30 AM. Elige los asientos más cercanos a las barricadas porque el papamóvil pasa por allí. No tomamos el tour porque estábamos muy cansados y hambrientos, así que elegimos ir a casa en su lugar.

I got this because I wasn't sure I'd be able to get a ticket to the papal audience. Unfortunately, I was able to get a ticket to the audience but decided, oh well. I actually lined up to get the ticket for the papal audience. Took me about an hour. So getting this was a bit worth it because you can skip that line. Then when I was at the Papal Audience, I learned there was a mass and considered skipping this tour. But I didn't know where to line up for the mass so I joined the tour anyway. Of course, during the tour, I figured out where to line up (facing the basilica, the line between the obelisk and the right fountain) So next time, if I'm willing to line up for the ticket, I'll skip this tour. One disadvantage of the tour is that it keeps moving forward. But sometimes you want to dwell on things like the Pieta. And the way the basilica is set up, there are some places you can't return to. So choose: line up for papal ticket or spend money

Although the reservation stated a 12 PM finish, it actually ended around 1:30 PM. We received a long text message beforehand with warnings about dress code, which I understand is legitimate, but the meeting time for the 'second part' of the St. Peter's Basilica tour was 11:20 AM. There's no way it could have ended at noon. The 'first part' ceremony finished at 10 AM, so we had to kill over an hour at nearby cafes. If this happens every week, it should be clearly stated at the time of booking. If the second part had started immediately after the first, it should have finished by 12:30 PM. Even without that, the time spent waiting in security lines for both the first and second parts was extremely long and exhausting, so I believe accurate timekeeping is crucial for this tour. Even Italian State Railways compensates for express train delays of over 30 minutes (I've experienced this myself). I feel like I should be compensated in some way.

I've booked with Klook many times and never had any issues. However, for this particular tour, the operator cancelled it on the scheduled date and time, even though all participants had already arrived. The English-speaking guide had an emergency and had to go to the hospital (which is understandable), but they promised a refund. They took our names and QR codes, but the refund never materialized. When I followed up with Klook, the operator claimed that we proceeded with the tour, which is false. This is a dishonest operator. If you want to see the Pope, it's free, and entering St. Peter's Basilica is also free. So, this tour is essentially just for the guide, and they won't even issue a refund, despite it being their fault. If I were you, I'd skip this one.

Seamos más considerados con los huéspedes mayores, por ejemplo, sugiriéndoles un horario de encuentro que sea accesible.