Private Tour

Rome: Jubilee Holy Door Papal Basilicas with Private Driver

Overview

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy the comfort and convenience of a private, air-conditioned vehicle, ensuring a smooth and relaxing journey between the three major papal basilicas:

- St. Paul Outside the Walls

- St. John in Lateran

- St. Mary in Major

The inclusion of the passage through the Holy Door at each basilica adds a deeply meaningful element to your journey, allowing you to connect with centuries of tradition.

The Holy Door (Porta Santa) is a significant element during the Jubilee in the Catholic Church. It is a special door in certain papal basilicas that is opened only during the Jubilee year, symbolizing God's mercy and the invitation to reconciliation.

Pick-up and Drop-off: Your tour includes pick-up from your hotel or preferred location in Rome. Drop-off will be at St Peter’s Church or preferred location in Rome.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Tips

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

We will contact you the day before departure with the picture of our vehicle and we will confirm the time of pick up at your hotel or anywhere inside Rome city.

Options

Rome: Jubilee Holy Door Papal Basilicas with Private Driver

Pickup included

Reviews

4.24

21 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Plan carefully
rstanley1,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Our driver, Fabio, was friendly. However due to circumstances we were only able to see one of the Holy Doors of the tour. It was so crowded that the 20 minutes allotted per stop was not enough time to navigate the lines. He did offer us the alternative to go to Villa Borghese which was well worth it.
Great Tour
Silvana M,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was an amazing experience walking through the Papal Doors. Very informative and interesting to see
Holy Doors Tour
Mike L,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
The first thing to be clear about is this tour is transport between the sites being visited. You are not guided around the churches. We knew this, but reading the reviews there seems to have been some confusion. It is certainly the easiest way to get to all the locations. Our driver Fabio was friendly and helpful. His fun personality made the travel between the sites more entertaining. Fabio was knowledgeable about the basilicas we were visiting giving us good insights and dropping us off at the doorstep of each. Unlike the tour description we did not have our own allocated times for going through the holy doors, but had to queue with everyone else. That said we got through each quite quickly and for us had enough time in each church. Overall we felt it was a good tour.
Nice experience but expensive for what it is
ETame,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
It was good or they think it may have had more explanations. The transport was excellent, and the guy is very good, but I insist the explanations were scarce.
jersey joe
joseph S,
Sep 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
excellent trip great tour guide we did everything we wanted to do. would definitely recommend doing this tour covered all the basilicas and holy doors.
False advertising
Steven M,
Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
We expected a private guided tour with him accompanying us into the 3 churches, but he just gave us minimal descriptions of the churches on the way to each. He just dropped us off told us where to go & picked us up. He never offered us any bottled water dropped us off at St Peter’s with a QR code that did not work I had to go register showing passports Your description of this tour was very vague We called customer service who also advised this was a guided tour including a small group Very disappointed
A very wholesome and...
Teresita B,
Sep 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A very wholesome and unforgettable experience ! Visited 4 major Basilicas/ 4 Holy Doors in comfort with a very knowledgeable guide Luca! Very well done!
Know before you go
Anna C,
Sep 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
While the private driver was convenient, our guide only explained information before our first two stops. Perhaps he was annoyed that we spent a little more time than we should have at the second stop. After that, the only time he spoke was when we asked a question. If I had known that our guide would be dropping us off at each stop to navigate the sites on our own, I would have booked a different tour. The private tour is strictly while being transported to the next site.
A once in a lifetime experience
Maria E,
Aug 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Luca was very informative and explained what we were going to see at every stop. He patiently waited for us when we were lost in what we were seeing. He also explained well where we were to meet him and how to communicate with him.
Meaningful experience for...
David G,
Aug 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Meaningful experience for those who appreciate Catholic tradition and history. Each basilica was different and beautiful.