Florence: Uffizi Gallery Private Tour

About This Experience

This is a three-hour private tour with a licensed guide for your own party, run by Florence Tours by Made of Tuscany. You meet at the Neptune Fountain in Piazza della Signoria, and the first quarter of an hour is spent in the square and under the Loggia dei Lanzi before you walk the few steps to the Uffizi. Inside, the guide has about two and three-quarter hours for Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, Giotto and Cimabue, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael, on an itinerary you can shape to your interests. The listing also names Ponte Vecchio as a final sightseeing stop.

A reserved timed ticket is included. It skips the ticket-buying queue, but everyone still passes the metal detector and, when the gallery is at capacity, staff hold new arrivals for a while even with a reservation. Backpacks and oversize bags 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. There is no time limit inside, so your party can stay on after the guide leaves, as long as you do not exit the building.

It suits a couple or family who want the guide to themselves and value the free cancellation: the price is per person for two adults, so a couple pays twice the figure shown. The rating is 4.9 from 75 reviews, a small number next to the group tours on this site, and the reviews single out the guides. If you want a private tour for less per person, the Uffizi Gallery Discovery Private Guided Tour is the alternative here, though it is non-refundable. If you would accept a group of nine or fewer, the Uffizi Small-Group Tour (Max 9) costs a good deal less.

Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start, and you can reserve now and pay later. Give every participant's name exactly as it appears on their passport, because tickets are nominal and ID is checked at the door. The Uffizi is closed on Mondays.

Highlights

• Private tour: your own party and a licensed guide for 3 hours
• Starts with 15 minutes in Piazza della Signoria and the Loggia dei Lanzi
• About 2.75 hours inside the Uffizi on an itinerary shaped to your interests
• Birth of Venus and Primavera, Giotto, Cimabue, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael
• Guides in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian or Portuguese

What's Included

• ✓ Reserved timed-entry Uffizi ticket
• ✓ Private licensed guide for 3 hours
• ✓ Guided walk through Piazza della Signoria and the Loggia dei Lanzi before the museum
• ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start
• ✓ Reserve now, pay later

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities

What to Bring

• Passport or ID card for every participant, matching the booking names
• A small bag only; oversize luggage is refused, and backpacks go to the cloakroom
• Comfortable shoes

Good to Know & Caveats

• Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund; reserve now and pay later is available.
• Priced per person for a party of two adults.
• Tickets are nominal: names at booking, ID checked at the door, no transfers.
• Everyone passes the metal detector, reservation or not; staff may hold entry when the gallery is full.
• Oversize luggage is not allowed; ordinary bags and backpacks go to the free cloakroom.
• The Uffizi is closed on Mondays, 1 January and 25 December.

Meeting Point

The Neptune Fountain (Fontana del Nettuno) in Piazza della Signoria, given on the listing as Piazza della Signoria 16R, 50122 Florence.