Florence: Uffizi Gallery Discovery Private Guided Tour

About This Experience

This is a three-hour private tour of the Uffizi with a licensed guide, for your own party only, run by ACCORD Italy Smart Tours. You arrive 15 minutes early at the corner of the Uffizi ticket office and Via Lambertesca, by the Benvenuto Cellini statue, and look for staff in a yellow vest marked ACCORD, who hand over your reserved timed tickets. Three hours is enough for the second-floor highlights (Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo's Adoration of the Magi, Michelangelo's Doni Tondo) and a good part of the first floor. The listing suggests a walk along the outside of the Vasari Corridor afterwards; the corridor itself is not included.

The reserved ticket skips the ticket-buying queue; everyone still passes the metal detector, and when the museum is full staff hold arrivals for a few minutes even with a reservation. Backpacks go to the free cloakroom just inside the entrance, water up to 50 cl is allowed, and the route begins with 126 steps up the Grand Ducal Staircase (lifts are available). Reviewers mention guides who kept going past the scheduled time when crowds slowed things down. Headphones are provided if the guide thinks they are needed.

It suits a party that wants the guide to itself, for questions, a slower pace, or a child or older relative who would struggle in a group. The price is per person for two adults, so a party of two pays twice the figure shown. If you want a private tour with free cancellation, the Uffizi Gallery Private Tour from Made of Tuscany has it; if you would accept a group of nine or fewer at a lower price per person, the Uffizi Small-Group Tour (Max 9) is the closest thing on this site.

This booking is non-refundable, so fix your date before you pay, and avoid Mondays, when the Uffizi is closed. On the first Sunday of the month the museum is free and reservations do not exist, so the operator cannot guarantee priority entry and says it lowers the price for that day. ID is checked at the door; a copy is accepted.

Highlights

• Private tour: your own party and a licensed guide for 3 hours
• Birth of Venus, Leonardo's Adoration of the Magi and Michelangelo's Doni Tondo
• The pace is set by your group, with time for questions
• Tours in English, Italian, French or Spanish
• Optional walk along the outside of the Vasari Corridor afterwards

What's Included

• ✓ Reserved timed-entry Uffizi ticket
• ✓ Private licensed guide for 3 hours
• ✓ Headphones if the guide judges them necessary
• ✓ Operator staff at the meeting point to hand over tickets
• ✓ Hotel pickup if your hotel is close to the museum, per the listing

Not Included

• Hotel drop-off
• Entry to the Vasari Corridor
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities
• Any refund if you cancel

What to Bring

• Passport or ID card for every participant (a copy is accepted), matching the booking names
• Comfortable shoes
• A small bag only; backpacks go to the cloakroom

Good to Know & Caveats

• Non-refundable: no cancellation or change once booked.
• Priced per person for a party of two adults.
• Arrive 15 minutes early at the meeting point; look for the yellow ACCORD vest.
• Tickets are nominal: names at booking, ID checked at the door.
• Everyone passes the metal detector, reservation or not; staff may hold entry when the gallery is full.
• First Sunday of the month: the museum is free, reservations are not possible, and the operator cannot guarantee priority entry; it says the price is lowered for that day.
• Only service animals are admitted; no large bags, and no smoking indoors.

Meeting Point

The corner between the Uffizi ticket office and Via Lambertesca, by the Benvenuto Cellini statue in the Piazzale degli Uffizi. Arrive 15 minutes early and look for operator staff in a bright yellow vest marked ACCORD.