Discover the rich culture, history, and architectural gems of Florence on a not to be missed full-day sightseeing tour. Visit the famed Accademia Galleries, home of world-famous masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s 'David' before enjoying a tour of the stunning Duomo complex and San Lorenzo Church. Enjoy authentic Italian lunch at a local historic restaurant and, if you've chosen the full-day option, take a guided visit of the Uffizi Gallery.

Explore the Renaissance city of Florence on a comprehensive full-day tour
Savor a delicious lunch at a local historic restaurant
Enjoy enlightening commentary from an expert guide
Discover the historic center with its monuments and palaces

What's Included

Entrance ticket, museum reservation fee and guaranteed entry time
Local Professional Guide
April to October - monolingual small group Tour
3-course Tuscan Lunch in a typical Restaurant located in the old city
Accademia Guided Visit in small group with max 19 pax per Guide
Uffizi Guided Visit in small group with max 9 pax per Guide (if option selected)
Comprehensive Guided Visit of whole Florence city center

drinks to be paid on the spot
0-6 years old, lunch to be paid on the spot
If you selected Half Day Tour: Uffizi Gallery Visit is not included

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Ricasoli, 68, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
At the corner between Via Ricasoli and Piazza San Marco, in front of the loggiato of Accademia delle Belle Arti. An assistant will wait for you wearing blue clothing with CAF and GRAY LINE Logos

Start time

09:00 AM

End points

This activity ends in a different location. See details below:

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What To Expect

See the most celebrated sights of Florence in a day with this full-day experience. Avoid the crowds at the Uffizi (if full-day tour is selected) and Accademia Galleries with a skip-the-line ticket, and admire the iconic Duomo complex, San Lorenzo Church, and Piazza della Signoria with your expert guide. For an extra taste of Italy, enjoy an included lunch at a local restaurant.
*Please note: the order of the visits may change.

Galleria dell'Accademia

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Palazzo Medici Riccardi

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Basilica di San Lorenzo

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Piazza San Giovanni

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Fontana del Porcellino (Pass By)

Piazza della Signoria

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ponte Vecchio

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gallerie Degli Uffizi

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available

Most travelers can participate
Uffizi ticket is also valid to access the National Archaeological Museum and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure
Typical Tuscan Lunch in a Restaurant located in the old town , 3-course set menu, drinks to be paid on the spot
It is mandatory to arrive at the meeting point at the mentioned check in time. In case of delay it will not be possible to join the visit, nor to have a refund or reschedule the guided visit.
The service of pre-booking provided by Caf Tour & Travel, ensures to skip the general admission line at the Museum. Despite our reservations, during periods of increased inflow of visitors, the admission to the museums may be subject to delays due to: - Security check at the entrance (metal detector) - The maximum number of people allowed at the same time inside the Museum for security reasons and in order to protect the integrity of the exhibited works. Based on the above reasons any possible delay cannot be attributable to Caf Tour & Travel responsibility.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Confusing and very disappointing

Miguel_D, Oct 2023

This tour package was poorly organized and confusing. The initial meeting place was the same as many other tour groups met and there was little to identify this specific tour company. The tour itself is comprised of SEPARATE parts each led by a different guide and the customer is responsible for finding the meeting spot for the next phase of the tour. Good luck to those without internet access to obtain the necessary information of where next to proceed. I would not recommend this tour package to anyone. It is not a smooth and seamless experience that I was expecting.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Good afternoon from Caf Tour & Travel, Dear Miguel, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We regret that our Florence City Tour did not meet your expectations. We are sorry to hear about any inconvenience you encountered while reaching the various meeting points, even though they are in close proximity to each other. We would like to clarify that our Viator page does not specify a single guide for the entire day as part of the tour. We also want to clarify that it is clearly written in the voucher how to identify our assistant at the first meeting point for the guided tour of the Accademia Gallery. Unfortunately it is not under our control the presence of other groups in our meeting points, especially for these museums so requested. We hope for the opportunity to welcome you back to Florence in the future, and we will certainly take your comments into account as we continually strive to enhance our services. Warmest regards

Absolutely worth it!

Joshua_A, Oct 2023

Absolutely worth the money spent. Extremely knowledgeable of the city and the Accademia. Lunch was good. Wish we had don the Uffizi with them. Ended up booking a different tour in the end for it and it was nice as well. Watch you pockets. Someone in our group got pick pocketed. They got caught by undercover police. Guide handled it smoothly as well.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Dear Joshua, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive feedback with us. We're thrilled to hear that you found our tour of the city, the Accademia and the Uffizi to be a valuable experience. We're also delighted to know that you enjoyed the lunch we provided. We're sorry to hear about the incident with the pickpocket. However, it's reassuring to know that the situation was handled smoothly by our guide and that the undercover police were able to intervene promptly. We hope to welcoming you soon in Florence and on one of our activities, Warm regards

A lot of walking

Alphonse_B, Sep 2023

Guide was very knowledgeable and helpful on the museum tour. The bad thing about this tour is it is actually 3 separate tours with different guides and meeting places. You actually have to navigate the city to find the starting points. The description should also qualify the amount of walking. At least 3 couples dropped out early.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Good morning from Caf Tour & Travel, Dear Customer, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're thrilled to hear that you found our tour guides knowledgeable and helpful during the museum tours. Florence has a charming pedestrian historic center, which makes it convenient to explore all the major attractions on foot. Moreover, Florence has a small pedestrian historic center in which you can reach the most interesting places on foot. In addition, all times are clearly specified in the voucher and itinerary on the online page. We hope to welcome you back to Florence for an even more enjoyable experience in the future! Ou best regards

Excellent but needs one tour guide.

Joseph_S, Jun 2023

When I signed up I thought it was one tour. It turns out each venue was separate with different tour guides such as the tour in Accademia, the historic walk, lunch and the Uffizi. It was our responsibility to get to each place on our own and it was very uncomfortable when you are not familiar with the area and you get lost which gives the chance of missing an excursion. Four times we had to find each place and it was stressful. I would highly recommend having one tour guide or at least have someone with you to guide you to each venue. All of the guides in each tour were fantastic.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Good afternoon from Caf Tour & Travel, Dear Joseph, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are glad you appreciated our guides' services, they all have lots of experience and knowledge in Florence’s heritage and history. Indeed the reason to include different specialized guides, as you noticed, is to allow the most inclusive experience to our clients in every site. On the other hand, we regret reading that it has been stressful to reach every meeting point by yourself, despite being at a very close distance one from the other; but we would also like to clarify that it is not mentioned on our Viator page, that the tour includes one single guide for all the day. Hoping to welcome you again in Florence, we will treasure your comments to improve our services. Our best regards

Not well organized

Madelaine_A, Jun 2023

It's not organized very well. We missed our meet up point and the representative at the site gave us tickets but did not give us information where to go after we're done with the tour of Accademia. It's like a chopped up tour where you have a guide for Accademia gallery, another guide for the walking tour, then you are on your own to find the restaurant for lunch, then another guide for the Uffizi. It's probably better not to get lunch with this tour.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Good afternoon from Caf Tour & Travel, Dear Customer, thank you for taking the time to post your review on Viator. We regret to read your disappointment about our Florence City Tour. This activity has been designed to give a comprehensive overview of Florence and its main museums: the Accademia Gallery and the Uffizi. For the above, we offer different specialized guides, as you noticed, to allow the most inclusive experience to our clients. It is very uncommon for us to see that one of our assistants did not give information about the tour. All the information about the tour stops are clearly specified in the Voucher you received after booking with us. As we treasure every single comment, in order to deliver an impeccable service, we are confident that next time you will join one of our tours, you will be 100% fulfilled. Kind regards

Florence Uffizi

Todd_P, May 2023

It was a great tour. We got to see some amazing pieces of art and our guide was extremely knowledgeable on both the art and area history. We would highly recommend!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Good morning from Caf Tour & Travel, Dear Todd, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us! We are glad to read how our guide managed to convey all his knowledge and passion for the art and history of Florence during your Florence city tour. We will certainly take your words back to her, which she will certainly be happy about. Hoping to welcome you in Florence again, Regards

A walk of history, passion and art

Christine_Z, Jul 2022

Our guides, Marcella and Laura were excellent. Marcello’s passion for Michelangelo’s art was very evident and made the artist come alive as well as his work. Laura was very knowledgeable and made the walking tour very pleasant.

Educativo e divertente Florence and Hills

Stephen_G, Apr 2019

What a great tour this turned out to be! We thoroughly enjoyed the pace, the adventure of seeing Florence through the eyes of a local, and getting an inside view of all that we experienced. Kudos to our tour guide for making it fun and enjoyable. It was so much more interesting than just walking about on our own. We highly recommend this Viator experience.

Didnt get too much out of walking...

Jenny_I, Apr 2018

Didnt get too much out of walking tour. Headsets were inaudible and directions were not clear.

The name suggests you get both...

Sujata_K, Mar 2018

The name suggests you get both Accademia and Uffizi... however based on morning or afternoon tour, you get to see only one. If you do morning tour they still call it with above name , but take to Accademia only. The lunch was avarege. So, overall for me it was a let down.

Good trip. The guides were very...

Tanya_C, Mar 2018

Good trip. The guides were very knowledgeable, really enjoyed the Uffizi Gallery tour in particular.

Rip off!! This was a full...

Satrajit M, Mar 2018

Rip off!! This was a full day tour. The bus took us all round just stopping once at a hill top Michelangelo square. Accademia is next stop that is needed for just seeing Michelangelo's sculptures the famous David and another 6 more. With the detailed description this tour online, we thought it would stop at the Chapel where Michelangelo's tomb was located and other places and will take us to various places throughout the day!! They gave us lunch vouchers and asked us to meet at the starting point near the train station. 4hours of our time got wasted waiting later for Uffizi galleries that was just a 2hour trip -wish more time was given at this museum atleast - our guide there was very knowledgable with art. In a three day trip to Florence that is once a life time, we very very much regret so much missing the Bargello museum because we took full day tour and our precious time got wasted. This is actually a 4hour tour time for both accademia and Uffizi but we got cheated as it the description says that it is whole day tour that covered these two and lot of driving!!

Tour started at 2:30. Bus ride and...

Christina P, Mar 2018

Tour started at 2:30. Bus ride and walking tour were ok. The Uffizi was our main focus. Didn’t start the Uffizi tour until 5:15. Rushed through gallery to complete tour at 6:00. Literally walked at a fast pace through the new rooms at the end. Very disappointed

Very scenic look at Florence from...

JUSTO R, Feb 2018

Very scenic look at Florence from high above. The gallery tour was very good. Knowledgeable and engaging guide.

Not efficiently organised with using...

Steven_R, Feb 2018

Not efficiently organised with using a third party company. We had to wait for various parties to join on both the coach and standing around in the cold, which wasted valuable touring time and caused frustration. The tour guides were very knowledgeable but not so engaging to keep the interest flowing.

Our guide changed how I look at...

Laura C, Feb 2018

Our guide changed how I look at paintings. A true art historian who loves his work.

The tour started about an hour late...

Rose_O, Feb 2018

The tour started about an hour late because our English guide was in an accident on her way to the bus so we had to wait for another guide. The company handled it well but our tour was also cut an hour at the backend. The tour was very good but wish we could have had a little more information regarding the Duomo.

Amazing! The sites! The museums! The...

Beth E, Jan 2018

Amazing! The sites! The museums! The history! The tour guides were excellent! Knowledgeable! Answered all our questions! Tried to show us as must as possible! I highly recommend this tour!

This was a great tour.... we were...

Kamber L, Jan 2018

This was a great tour.... we were only in Firenze for 3 nights, so we had to cram a lot in. The only thing I would change next time is to break up the museums on 2 mornings so I had the afternoons to explore on my own/continue travel, etc. The tours through the museums were great and very helpful. The guides were great, however, I did like our morning guide slightly better - clearer English. Definitely would recommend... and include the lunch - its a time saver and was good.

Irene was a great guide. Really enjoyed...

Ranjit v, Dec 2017

Irene was a great guide. Really enjoyed visiting the Colosseum,

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