Borghese Gallery Private Tour: Exclusive Visit to Rome's Artistic Masterpieces with No Queue

Experience an exclusive private tour of the Borghese Gallery in Rome, with no queues. Discover the masterpieces of Caravaggio, Canova, Bernini, and Raphael and learn the fascinating stories behind them.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Apollo and Daphne - Apollo and Daphne
    a marble sculpture in the Baroque style in natural size, made by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini and executed in 1622-1625. Placed in the Borghese Gallery in Rome, this work depicts the culmination of the history of Apollo and Daphne (Phoebe and Daphne) in Ovid’s Metamorphosis.
What's Included
  • Borghese Gallery live guided tour
  • Skip-the-ticket-line entrance and entrance fees
  • Private Tour Experience
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly (if needed)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Private transportation
  • Some rooms of the Gallery might be closed to visitors due to refurbishment works
Additional Information

Embark on an Exclusive Private tour to the renowned Galleria Borghese. Schedule a journey to one of the most celebrated villas in Rome and revel in the opportunity of priority entry. Witness the artistic brilliance of Caravaggio, Canova, Bernini, and Raphael.
During the excursion, you’ll understand the history of the renowned sculpture of Apollo and…

Location
Piazzale Borghese Scipione, 5
Piazzale Borghese Scipione
Meet your guide in front the entrance of the Borghese Gallery. The guide will have a sign with the logo of the Agency
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lynncr6274ip
Mar 1, 2026
Martina was fantastic! - This tour was 100% worth it, and my only disappointment was that we were only able to hit the highlights of the highlights in time allotted. I never got any art education to speak of, so this two hours, where she covered about six pieces in depth, was really eye-opening.
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C7304qnkerstins
Feb 28, 2026
Galleria Borghese with 1A guide - Alessandra is a very excellent guide. It crowns the already glorious experience. She is extremely competent, and very charming. How lucky I was 🍀 Thanks!
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Sebastiane969
Feb 17, 2026
A perfect tour to the Galleria Borghese. - We had a perfect tour to the Galleria Borghia. It was very well prepared and the guide was extremely knowledgrable and insightful, yet funny.
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Weidjord
Oct 18, 2025
Amazing tour at the Galleria Borghese - It was fantastic visiting the gallery and learning about Bernini, Caravaggio and other great artists from a brilliant guide. Our tour guide took us masterfully through the highlights, explaining both how the pieces were created and the different interpretations of them. She pointed out what to look for and gave insight into their historical context. Having been on this tour we were able to appreciate the art and the artists of the Borghese gallery to a much greater level. Highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Rome!
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Piachristint2025
Sep 18, 2025
Excellent tour - Struggling at the beginning whether the Galleria is really interesting we are overwhelmed! The tour guide was excellent and showed us her passion for art in a very new way. Thank you so much!
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Mfy3947qh
Apr 17, 2025
Borghese Gallery Tour - The Gallery is not to be missed! But we wouldn’t have understood a fraction of the background without our fabulous tour guide, Martina. She told us the stories behind the stories, and it was wonderful. She is so knowledgeable, humorous and personable- a real gem!
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Francigianu
Mar 18, 2025
Bernini as you can't imagine... - Guided tour all for us... Martina, truly exceptional. It made us appreciate and enjoy in two hours the sense and beauty and richness of the villa and Bernini's works in particular. I was moved! Thank you so much!
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Vlane16
Feb 6, 2025
Tour of Borghese - This guided tour of Borghese with MARTINA was a highlight of our trip to Rome. Her passion and knowledge of the art and sculptures was superb and we felt privileged that she shared so much with us. Fantastic experience!!
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D0nnaannh
Nov 13, 2024
Great specialist tour - Our guide was a fashionable woman who clearly had a passion for the Borghese gallery and imparted that to us. Spent time on the first floor masterpieces of sculpture and second floor Caravaggio room with little left to see the remaining museum in 15 minutes that remained in our 2 hour window to visit. Cafe was closed good gift shop would recommend this tour to specialists rather than average visitor
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Rorbresli
Mar 29, 2025
Unreliable, Awful customer service with no attempt to fix their mistake - I booked this trip through The Tour Guy who then uses 3rd party, Doooing, for private tour of the Borghese Gallery. I was in Rome for the last trip my mom will likely take given her health. Prior to booking the manager himself at The Tour Guy sent me the link to use (since they first told me it was include with the Colosseum based on multiple email exchanges). I used the link and both times it said it was denied YET my credit card was charged. I then emailed the Tour Guy and they confirmed that one of the two processing requests went through. I received a confirmation number and ticket via email and they personally sent this to me. The day before the tour I received a text with the link to my tickets. I took a 40 minute taxi with my two young kids and my physically disabled parents to the Borghese Gallery to meet the Doooing tour guide. I arrived early and there was a group tour but they said they did not have a private tour guide. They called Doooing office who said "you are correct, we see your confirmation and reservation but we do not have a guide NOR the tickets to get you in Borghese Gallery." They offered to give me tickets for several hours later to enter (yet I had other pre-paid timed experiences set for that time and it was our last day in Rome). I said I will just take my 12pm tickets for entry and just forget about the guide. Then they tell me they do not even have the tickets for entry and the gallery was already sold out since the week before when I booked this through them and The Tour Guy. They never offered to "use" tickets from those in the group tours who showed up after I. Literally they were like "sorry it is our mistake but nothing we can do." I ended up leaving, taking another 40 minute taxi back to the city (so now spending close to $100 in taxi to and from). I requested immediate reimbursement for the pre-paid tour/tickets and the cost of the taxi and now 3 days later I still do not have it. I reached out to The Tour Guy as well and they point finger to Doooing's mistake. This is after I had also booked over $1200 of private tours the two days prior with The Tour Guy. They offered me a pathetic $50 credit to another tour with them in the future. I live in the US and who knows when I will be back, clearly my mom's last trip of the life, AND I will not use either of these companies in the future. I have more to say about The Tour Guy and communication you get before and then after you actually pay for the tours. Before you get immediate responses suggesting personal company and then you book and they completely limit communication. Highly disappointed to miss this special top 3 sites we wanted to see in Rome.
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From $345
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).