If we (4 adults) are the first one’s in line for the dome climb at 7:30 and our Scavi tour is at 9:30, will we be able to make it to the Scavi tour on time if we do the dome climb as soon as we enter St Peter’s Basilica?
I am assuming we would climb the dome at 7:30 immediately after buying tickets and then be down from the dome by 9am . After that, we would walk to the Scavi security. I am assuming this walk followed by the Scavi security will take no longer than 15 min in total. This puts our timing to arrive for the 9:30am Scavi tour at 9:15am ( as requested on the Scavi ticket).
Basically I would be leaving 15 min to get over to the Scavi tour from the Basilica? Is this doable? Or is it the case that tour groups are at the dome climb at 7:30 am as well making it impossible to do the dome climb in 90 minutes.
I have the following questions:
1. Is doing the dome climb at 7:30 am and being done by 9am possible or is this too optimistic with respect to timing?
2. Is leaving only 15 minutes (from 9am - 9:15 am) to walk to the Scavi tour office from St Peter’s basilica (after our dome climb) and go through the Scavi security feasible ? Or, is this timing too optimistic?