PRIVATE & VIP TOURS · WORLDWIDE
The ones worth booking.
The 15 italy tours worth booking. A short list of the ones travellers come home raving about, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Skip lines at St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with early 8am access, Bridge of Sighs, and optional VIP terrace/balcony views.
Most Popular“Carolina was fantastic. Wonderful tour. Extremely knowledgeable. Very entertaining. Everything a tour should be and so much more”
VIP access to the Colosseum Arena plus Roman Forum and Palatine Hill views, guided in small groups with headsets and skipped lines.
“Giuseppe was outstanding! We felt like we were receiving a college level course. He was incredibly knowledgeable and aligned facts with interesting stories that brought history to life. I wish I had just half his brain! Ask for Giuseppe you will not be disappointed!”
Early Vatican breakfast plus fast-track Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel access, and a guided introduction to St. Peter’s Basilica for under 3 hours.
“Well organized, accommodating to individual needs, very knowledgeable tour guide! Highly recommended”
Guided Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill tour with reserved entry, headphones, and optional Gladiator’s Gate and arena access.
“Viator partnered and assigned the tour to another company, Carpe Diem Tours. Carpe Diem sent a guide who was not credentialed to enter the Colosseum and therefor the tour was without a guide in the arena. I contacted Viator and they issued a 25% refund which I thought was too low. I exlained that the…”
Skip the line with a small English-speaking group to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica in about 2.5 hours.
“Best tour guide ever! Deborah knew everything there is to know about the Vatican. Exceptional ! We would love to come back when we have more time”
Small-group Amalfi Coast day trip from Naples: Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi. Up to 8, air-conditioned van, photo stops for $81.
“Highly recommend! Danilo was wonderful - showed up on time, gave details and highlights as we traveled, and was very accommodating. A wonderful way to see sorrento, positano, and amalfi without the hassle of a large group. Ideal for someone who wants to go to these cities - and do a little shopping and sightseeing.…”
Capuchin bones, Roman catacombs, Mouth of Truth, plus Appian Way views. VIP small-group tour from Piazza Barberini with transfers.
“Amazing ! I thought visiting the crypts in the Capuchin would be creepy but seeing how those skulls and bones turned into art is remarkable. Our tour guide Davide did a great job . While walking us through and even in our service cars he kept us informed on the history of various places and…”
Private Rome electric golf cart VIP tour with local guide, Trevi-to-Colosseum sights, and 1947 gelato in about 3 hours.
“Excellent private tour of the city. We saw almost everything and our guide Matteo gave us great history lessons.”
Skip-the-line Uffizi VIP tour in a small group with headsets, expert guiding, and must-sees like Botticelli, Da Vinci, and Michelangelo.
“Im very far from art, but tour guide lady was so attentive to details that made me interested and added more knowledge to me”
After-hours VIP access to St Mark’s and Doge’s Palace: Bridge of Sighs, hidden prisons, and gilt mosaics with a live guide.
“I could listen to Susan speak all day. Unrivaled eloquence. She could read the side of a cereal box and I would swear I had the world's greatest Frosted Flakes. Also, it's hard for me to imagine people not doing this tour at night. You bypass all the chaos and get to soak everything in,…”
VIP 3-hour Colosseum Underground and Roman Forum small-group tour with fast-track Forum entry, arena access, and free headsets.
“Our guide Frederico was absolutely amazing! Best guide out of every tour we’ve ever been on. She was so knowledgeable.”
Semi private Colosseum tour with VIP arena access and a look into the underground from above, led by top guides in a small group.
“please add a diagram of what the interior used to look like and not just the exterior.”
Rome Colosseum VIP top-floor tour for small groups. Elevator to restricted attic floors, panoramic views, then self-guided Forum and Palatine Hill.
“It was a great tour! I forgot our guides name, but he was very knowledgeable. Just one correction, when the crowd or Emperor decides if a gladiator lives or dies, it’s thumbs UP for death and thumbs Down to live.”
VIP Duomo Cathedral access in Florence with a guided visit and art-historian audio in your language, plus a Museo della Misericordia stop.
“The Duomo tour was great! The guide was incredible, the process was easy, and the experience was wonderful overall. The Duomo is much more ornate and beautiful on the outside than the inside, and by design. But the stark contrast between the exterior and interior is part of what makes it so beautiful. The dome…”
VIP Roman Forum, Palatine Hill SUPER Sites, and Colosseum with special access. Skip most lines, learn Augustus and Roman power in 3.5 hours.
“Our tour guide was a wealth of historical information. The included so much more than we expected. There was minimal waiting due to the Colosseum restrictions that limit entry to 3000 people and Sundays are very busy days. We were definitely able to save time not waiting in the long lines. Wonderful experience!”
Private guides, skip-the-line access and after-hours experiences, in every city we cover.
