Skip the Line: Florence Uffizi Gallery Tour

Florence, Italy

Accompanied by an expert guide, you will admire superb paintings by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giotto, Cimabue and Masaccio. The famous Uffizi Gallery occupies the top floor of an impressive building erected by Giorgio Vasari between 1560 and 1580.

Book now to gain quick access to the renowned Uffizi Gallery with pre-booked skip long lines tickets. Tours are conducted by local guides who are passionate about Florence's rich heritage of art and history.

USD $44.54

Review by: Edith S	April 2012
Was disappointed. Rooms were too full and it was difficult to get close enough to the paintings.

Review by: Herman H	March 2012
Knowledgable and courteous.

Review by: Karen N	March 2012
The guide was excellent and made the works of the Uffizi come to life.

Review by: Rochelle W	January 2012
We went to go and see Leonardo Da Vinci's work and found out that there is only 3 pieces of work of his and one is under restoration. and there is only 1 piece by Michelangelo, so that was a little bit of a downer. The gallery was very busy and that was on the afternoon tour. so be prepared to look over shoulders and wait a while. _br/_ still would do it though.

Review by: alice	January 2012
This tour for us on a short time schedule in the beautiful city of Florence was great. We did get into the museum fast and found so much to see. The only negative was that we did not have enough time.... which Viator was not in control of either.

Review by: Anonymous	November 2011
Guide gave some history and interpretation of the major works. Worth the trip.

Review by: Viv Grace	November 2011
Overall a very disappointing experience because of our tour guide. Her English was extremely poor so very difficult to understand her and difficult to follow the tour at all times. She was also quite distracted at times during the tour as her mobile phone kept ringing – and instead of switching off the phone until the end of the tour, she took the calls. She displayed no passion or enthusiasm for the art and appeared quite tired (she couldn’t remember the names of the four evangelists when describing one of the paintings). Also, the Viator website states that the tour is approximately 90 minutes long; however, our tour was quite a bit shorter than that – just over one hour.

Review by: Michael M	November 2011
Great tour guide, howeve the uffizi closed for a strike meeting the gallery and we had to come back next day, cutting our trip to Siena short. So in Italy befware of Strikes when making your plans.

Review by: Kim L	November 2011
Definitely a tour worth doing. I learnt a lot about the history of Florence.

Review by: Nicole D	October 2011
Tour guide was great! very entertaining and informative!

Review by: annabelle.61	October 2011
another great tour our guide was great very knowledgeable!

Review by: Susan	October 2011
The tour was too short and I_br/_ felt more infomation could have been given. Our tour guide tended to encourage critical thinking moreso than tell us history and facts about the selected paintings. This was probably just her style which would have been ideal if she was lecturing students but what if you knew minimal art history? The group was large but there were headsets. Bear in mind that in this tour, you are joining a group of people who would've seen the Accademia together in the morning.

Review by: RAISA K	October 2011
The guide was excellent and had a very interestign way to present artworks, which also were absolutely magnificent.

Review by: Teresa T	October 2011
guide was great

Review by: JKB	October 2011
Great tour guide. Uffizi in a most brief manner, which is what I wanted. I did not want to spend my whole day here nor be overwhelmed with too much info that I would not remember.

Review by: redhead_angel68	October 2011
Great deal, great guide, fantastic Museum!

Review by: thomas n	October 2011
Guide was pleasant and knowledgeable. _br/_ We also liked that this tour did not end at the exit door, we were able to stay in and savor the museum for a while on our own.

Review by: Salvatore D	October 2011
Great way to skip the line; tour guide was good. There is a lot to see at this gallery, however, the tour seemed too short and only covered a few of the major works. It would be helpful to have an Uffizi gallery guidebook. After the tour you can explore the rest of the gallery.

Review by: Sally W	October 2011
Our guide, Alexandria, was very knowledgable about Art History. She spoke clearly and slowly so everyone could understand her. The equipment would sometimes cut in and out and I felt slightly distracted by having to manipulate the plug to the earpiece but it was still a very nice tour of the gallery.

Review by: swadey	September 2011
Everything was great. No problems at all

Review by: thatmaori	September 2011
I wish I could remember the guide's name, but she was EXCELLENT. The best museum guide I had in Italy.

Review by: Alexandra S	September 2011
great

Review by: Jerry	September 2011
great guide

Review by: Bryan B	September 2011
Excellent

Review by: Nancy S	September 2011
Guide was good, but 1 1/2 hours in the Uffitzi is just not enough time when you also have to deal with crowds, noise and the whole check in process. Group was too large.

Review by: Bryan Douglass	September 2011
Informative tour, just not much fun.

Review by: Ros B	September 2011
This tour completely exceeded my expectations! Our guide, Alex, was extraordinarily knowledgeable and very amenable to being asked all sorts of questions. Very impressive, can't commend her highly enough! From an organisational perspective, everything flowed smoothly also so wouldn't hesitate to recommend the tour, even if you don't get Alex!!

Review by: Teri V	September 2011
Alex, our guide, made sure our tour was meaningful and the best experience possible. She was very knowledgeable and added greatly to our time at the Uffizi!

Review by: Alan R	September 2011
Excellent guide and always on the ball. Aware of the group straight away and the different nationalities. She gave us some expert information and guided us through the development of the artists, their choice of subject, the colors used and why they did what they did. We thought that she gave us far more information than expected and it was presented in such an easy non condescending way. Thank you to her. I remember she was Swedish but not her name.

Review by: Robert M	August 2011
Very enjoyable , but there is a lot to see in only 90 minutes so we felt a bit rushed

Review by: Lenka C	August 2011
Excellent tour guide, full of great and usefull info about Vatican and its history, very enjoyble time. Thank you.

Review by: Bruce T	August 2011
My least favorite tour in Florence, maybe b/c I wasn't feeling so great and the Uffizi is daunting! But, our guide, though knowledgeable and pleasant, didn't really answer my questions very well, and I felt that, at the end of her time with us, she just kind of left us. She could have given us a little direction or "heads up" as to how to navigate the rest of the galleries or what not to miss, etc. She seemed focused on the time and when her time was up with us, that was that. Definitely a place worth seeing, for the Botticelli paintings alone!

Review by: jschlossareck	August 2011
The tour guide was GREAT! He was very knowledgable. I enjoyed learning about the art since his commentary educated me and let me understand the artist. It was a wonderful tour.

Review by: ambake	August 2011
Skipping the line was great and our guide was wonderful. If you are planning to go to the Uffizi I would definitely recommend this tour.

Review by: Jason E	August 2011
Great tour

Review by: Anne E	July 2011
Company handing out headsets very rude. NO flag to find them as per instructions - they were too lazy and arrogant. Guide was ok. Unlike most didn't wait at beginning for ppl to deal with security and washrooms but went ahead without some. Gallery and tour so crowded and hot, it was hard to focus. Haven't the Italians heard of air conditioning? Wouldn't really recommend it at that time of year. Not a great experience for our family.

Review by: AKRyan	July 2011
The guide was very good. I thought he could have showed a bit more enthusiasm though.

Review by: Marlo I	July 2011
WHAT AMAZING THINGS TO SEE! I still cannot believe we were there and saw all those original pieces. This is a MUST DO when you are in Florence. You dont even have to be an art lover to appreciate the magic of this tour. Best historical thing to see in my opinion in Florence.

Review by: Lisa C	July 2011
Great organization and a fantastic guide. The best guide we had on the entire trip!

Review by: ljcoolj	July 2011
Our tour guide was terrific - knowledgeable, respectful of the art and the museum, and answered all of our questions. I really felt like we saw what was important and understood why it was important. We were almost late but they were very polite and our group was small. We went to the early slot, and the museum was still fairly crowded.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	July 2010
Very enjoyable and well-informed guide who conveyed her pleasure in the material well

Review by: Michael L, Australia	June 2010
Initial schedule was disrupted by a strike but the rescheduling was efficient and easy. We had a great guide, Antonio or Angelo I forget he was extremely knowlegable & engaging.

Review by: Kay G, Australia	June 2010
The guide was knowledgeable, approachable and provided an interesting selection of subjects, despite having to think on his feet and obviously change his approach at times.

Review by: KATHLEEN S, United States of America	June 2010
excellent guide..........loved her explanantion of everything we saw.

Review by: Brad and Carole B, Canada	June 2010
Excellent tour. Skip the Line is the only way to go. Why waste precious time waiting in a very long queue when you should be experiencing this gallery's amazing art and history! Our guide Anna highlighted the most important works in the Uffizi and when the tour ended we able to continue on our own for a longer visit to other rooms. Highly recommeded!

Review by: Adele M, United States of America	June 2010
The tour operator was very knowledgeable and made seeing the Uffizi Gallery with a guide extremely worthwhile. She explained the development of art before and during the Renaissance as we viewed the many masterpieces. Should not miss the Uffizi while in Florence.

Review by: Sandra P, Australia	May 2010
Of course no photographs could be taken but, oh, how we would have liked to have a photograph of that late afternoon view of the Ponte Vecchio from the top gallery window!

Review by: Charles G, United States of America	May 2010
Our guide was superb. After the tour we were turned loose to revisit the exhibits on our own.

Review by: Edward E, United States of America	May 2010
The only way to see and enjoy the Museum...by skipping the two hour waiting line.

Review by: Heather R, Australia	May 2010
Guides easy to find, speak clear english and well informed. Highly recommend.