Florence: Uffizi Small-Group Tour (Max 9) + Vasari Option

About This Experience

This is a two-hour guided tour of the Uffizi in a group capped at nine, run by Walks in town. You meet the guide in front of the Leonardo da Vinci statue, under a blue flag, and enter on a reserved timed ticket. The two hours go on the main works: Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael and Caravaggio. The Gallery Experience option ends inside the museum, so you can stay on by yourself. The Uffizi plus Vasari Corridor option adds about an hour: after the tour you wait for a corridor slot, typically about two hours after the tour begins, then walk it to the Pitti side of the river.

The corridor is a one-way walk from the Uffizi to Palazzo Pitti in a group of 25 escorted by two museum staff who are not guides; your own guide does not come along, and the walk takes about 45 minutes. It reopened in December 2024 as a bare passage: no paintings (the self-portraits that once hung there are now inside the Uffizi), just 73 windows over the Arno and Ponte Vecchio and more than fifty Roman busts added along the bridge section in 2025. You exit by the Buontalenti Grotto into the courtyard of Palazzo Pitti and cannot return to the Uffizi. Backpacks are banned in the corridor, and anything left in the Uffizi cloakroom has to be fetched by walking back over Ponte Vecchio.

The two-hour option suits visitors who want a small group with a guide. The corridor option suits a visitor who is curious about the Medici passage and happy to spend an extra hour, part of it waiting, on a 45-minute walk with a view and no commentary; two reviews call it the highlight, and the listing's review summary notes that others found it rushed. If the corridor is the main reason you are booking, compare the Vasari Corridor and Uffizi Gallery Exclusive Tour as well.

Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start. The corridor option cannot be added on the day, so decide at booking. Names must match your passports exactly; the operator warns that an incorrect name can mean refused entry.

Highlights

• Group capped at 9 people
• 2 hours on the Uffizi's main works: Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael and Caravaggio
• Guide focuses on how to read the paintings, not just which ones are famous
• Gallery option ends inside the museum, so you can stay on alone
• Optional Vasari Corridor walk (3-hour version), one way to Palazzo Pitti
• Tours in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese

What's Included

• ✓ Licensed guide for the 2-hour gallery tour
• ✓ Reserved timed-entry Uffizi ticket (the €29 ticket on the gallery option, the €47 Uffizi plus corridor ticket on the Vasari option)
• ✓ Headsets when the group needs them
• ✓ Vasari Corridor access, only with the Uffizi plus Vasari Corridor option
• ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

Not Included

• Vasari Corridor entry on the 2-hour Gallery Experience option
• Re-entry to the Uffizi after the corridor walk
• Guided commentary inside the corridor (museum staff escort the group; your guide does not)
• Gratuities

What to Bring

• Passport or ID card, with names at booking exactly as shown on it
• A small bag only: large backpacks are not allowed inside, and backpacks of any size are banned in the corridor
• Comfortable shoes

Good to Know & Caveats

• Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
• Tickets are nominal: enter every name exactly as it appears on the passport or ID; an incorrect name can mean refused entry.
• Everyone passes the Uffizi security check, reservation or not; staff may hold entry when the gallery is full.
• The Vasari Corridor option cannot be added on the day; choose it at booking.
• Corridor rules: one way from the Uffizi to Palazzo Pitti, about 45 minutes, groups of 25 with museum staff who do not guide, no backpacks or large umbrellas, no video, and no return to the Uffizi afterwards.
• Corridor entry is typically scheduled about two hours after the tour begins, so expect some waiting between the two parts.
• Not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments, per the listing; the operator may reschedule tours when necessary, with notice.

Meeting Point

In front of the Leonardo da Vinci statue; look for the guide's blue flag. Allow time to find it, since names and tickets are checked before you enter.