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Top 15 Guided Tours in Italy

471 tours  ·  from $3 a head

Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 guided tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour - Meeting at Via Tunisi and getting inside
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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

2.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39,149 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $22

Review of Rome’s Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide tips, timing, and value advice.

“I suggest you pack your patience. To no fault of the guide. It is very unorganized entry/security check. Too many people are allowed in at one time. You are only showed a specific area of the museum, unable to see any paintings. My want plan a separate tour for that.”

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Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour - Meeting at Santi Cosma e Damiano
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Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour

3.Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 32,814 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $52

Review of Rome’s 2.5-hour Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum tour, with guide tips, value advice, access details, and practical cautions.

“The tour guide (Olesea) was fantastic, incredibly knowledgeable with a great sense of humour. Thought the set up with the headphones was great, the entry to the colosseum which could’ve been chaos was actually fairly hassle free. The history of Rome and the buildings was mind blowing”

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Rome: Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill - Entering the Colosseum for a one-hour visit
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Rome: Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

4.Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 27,897 reviews · 2.5 - 3 hours · from $55

Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill tour, with practical advice on value, guides, access, timing and what to expect.

“Perfect tour, great guide. Would highly recommend to anyone even though I usually do not take tours and don’t think they’re worth it. We skipped the lines and got great information and extra visuals from a knowledgeable local.”

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Rome: Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena - Finding the meeting point at Via delle Terme di Tito 93
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Rome: Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena

5.Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 24,770 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $41

Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill ticket with audio guide, arena option, practical tips, value, and drawbacks.

“Antonino was a great guide and story teller, made our journey fantastic, I highly recommend this tour to everyone who is interested in the Pompei and Sorrento area. Thanks again ❤️”

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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill Guided Tour - Entering the Colosseum and seeing the damage up close
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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour

6.Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23,903 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $59

Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill tour, with guide details, value, crowds, walking advice and booking tips.

“Great tour! Lots of info, be sure to bring a hat and lots of water, not a lot of shade. Good amount of walking and lots of uneven surfaces definitely better to have a guide pointing out ruins than listening to a recording and not knowing where to look.”

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Naples: Naples Underground Entry Ticket and Guided Tour - The first descent into Naples’ underground world
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Naples: Naples Underground Entry Ticket and Guided Tour

7.Naples Underground Entry Ticket and Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 21,781 reviews · 1.5 - 2 hours · from $21

Explore 2,400 years beneath Naples on a guided underground tour with Greek-Roman aqueducts, Roman theater ruins, and optional pizza.

“What we liked the most was the part when we go through the tunnels. The history behind the tour was also great, thanks to Ivan for the curiosities shared. The second part which consists of the ruins of the Ancient Roman Theatre was fascinating.”

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Rome: Pantheon Fast-Track Ticket and Official Audio Guide - Collecting your ticket on Via dei Bergamaschi
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Rome: Pantheon Fast-Track Ticket and Official Audio Guide

Pompeii: Entry Ticket and Guided Tour with an Archaeologist - Starting near Porta Marina
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Pompeii: Entry Ticket and Guided Tour with an Archaeologist

9.Pompeii: Entry Ticket and Guided Tour with an Archaeologist

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19,459 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Review of Pompeii’s $35 archaeologist-led tour, covering key ruins, skip-the-line entry, walking demands, guides, value, and practical tips.

“Amazing tour guided by an archaeologist, totally helped us imagine and immerse ourselves in the lives of 1st century Pompeiians, seeing the place through their eyes. Plus she was super funny.”

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Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum Guided Tour - The Arena Floor option adds a useful sense of scale
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Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum Guided Tour

10.Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 12,703 reviews · from $51

Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide quality, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“Our Guide, Georgio was excellent. His knowledge and enthusiasm for the history of the Colosseum shone through. His ability to recall facts but also make it interesting and relatable was flawless. I would definitely recommend.”

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Pompeii: Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guide - Choosing between Pompeii Express and Pompeii+
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Pompeii: Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guide

The Best tour in Florence: Renaissance & Medici Tales - guided by a STORYTELLER - Piazza del Duomo: Florence’s Big Visual Moment
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The Best tour in Florence: Renaissance & Medici Tales – guided by a STORYTELLER

Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour - Meeting the guide near Ottaviano Metro
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Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

13.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 12,117 reviews · from $118

Review of Rome’s Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel guided tour, with skip-the-line entry, expert guides, itinerary, value, and practical tips.

“Excellent tour .we would like to thank our tour guide( we took the Italian one) Susanna..very good prepared..enthusiastic to recommend absolutely”

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Venice: La Fenice Opera House Entry Ticket with Audio Guide - Getting inside with the skip-the-line ticket
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Venice: La Fenice Opera House Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

Rome: Colosseum Arena, Palatine Hill & Forum Guided Tour - Meeting the guide near the Roman Forum
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Rome: Colosseum Arena, Palatine Hill & Forum Guided Tour

15.Colosseum Arena, Palatine Hill & Forum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 10,584 reviews · from $73

Tour Rome’s Colosseum Arena, Palatine Hill, and Forum with a guide, fast-track entry, and a 2.5 to 3-hour walk through ancient Rome.

“Magda our tour guide was amazing she was such a lovely lady with so much knowledge. We loved every minute the best 3 hours we spent in Rome and would so recommend show me Italy tours to everyone. Please send our special thanks to Magda for such a wonderful experience”

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