Uffizi Gallery: Small Group Tour

About This Experience

This is a guided tour of the Uffizi in a group of no more than 15 people, lasting 1.5 to 2 hours, with the priority entry ticket and reservation fee included. Each language has its own departure, so an English booking puts you with English speakers only. You meet the guide near the gallery, enter together, and follow the main rooms on the second floor: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo's Annunciation and Michelangelo's Doni Tondo are the works the operator names. Reviewers with children aged 8 to 17 say the pace held their attention. Afterwards you can stay on and see the rest on your own.

Priority entry means you skip the ticket queue, and the listing says the group uses a separate entrance. Everyone still passes the metal detector, and when the gallery is full staff hold reserved visitors until others leave; one reviewer waited about half an hour on a busy October day. Luggage and large bags are not allowed on the tour, so come with a small bag or use the free cloakroom inside the entrance. The visit starts with 126 steps up the Grand Ducal staircase; lifts are available. The gallery closes at 6.30 p.m.

It suits travelers who want a guide in a group of modest size at a little less than the other 15-person tour on this site, the Florence Uffizi Gallery Small Group Guided Tour, which adds radio headsets. Headsets are not listed here, so stand near the guide in the busier rooms. For a smaller group still, the Uffizi Gallery Priority Entry Small-Group Tour takes 9. For a visit without a guide, the Uffizi Gallery Reserved Entry Ticket and Audioguide is the plain-ticket option.

The meeting point depends on the language option you book and is shown on your voucher; expect it in or beside the Uffizi courtyard. Give every traveler's full name exactly as in their passport or ID, because Uffizi tickets are nominal and ID is checked. On the first Sunday of each month the museum is free and nothing can be reserved, so entry that day is not guaranteed. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before.

Highlights

• Group of 15 people at most, with a separate departure for each language
• Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo's Annunciation and Michelangelo's Doni Tondo
• Guide tells the stories behind the works, not only names and dates
• Priority entrance through a separate line, with 1.5 to 2 hours of guiding
• Tours in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and German
• Stay inside on your own after the guided part ends

What's Included

• ✓ Priority entry ticket to the Uffizi Gallery
• ✓ Reservation fees
• ✓ Guided tour of about 1.5 hours in a group of 15 at most
• ✓ Licensed guide speaking the language you book
• ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Radio headsets, which are not listed for this tour
• Gratuities
• Food and drinks

What to Bring

• Passport or ID card matching the name given at booking, for adults and children alike
• A small bag only; luggage and large bags are not allowed on the tour

Good to Know & Caveats

• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund.
• Enter every traveler's name exactly as it appears in their passport or ID. Uffizi tickets are nominal, ID is checked, and a name mismatch means no entry and no refund.
• The meeting point varies with the language option you book; check your voucher the day before.
• Priority entry skips the ticket queue, not security. Everyone passes the metal detector, and when the gallery is full staff may hold entry until others leave.
• On the first Sunday of the month entry is free and cannot be reserved, so the operator cannot guarantee entry that day.
• Pets, luggage and large bags are not allowed.
• The Uffizi is closed on Mondays, 1 January and 25 December.

Meeting Point

The meeting point depends on the language option booked and is shown on your voucher. Expect it in the area of the Uffizi courtyard (Piazzale degli Uffizi), between Piazza della Signoria and the river.