Private City Kickstart Tour: Palermo - Get Acquainted with the City with Local Guides

Start your visit to Palermo on the right foot with a private city kickstart tour. Discover hidden gems, avoid tourist traps, and get insider tips from local guides.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti - Discover one of Palermo’s symbols, walk through an exquisite garden and guess the age of the historic bastion walls
  • Norman Palace - Visit one of Palermo’s oldest structures and study its influences from multiple historical eras
  • Porta Nuova - Admire the ancient entrance to the city and enjoy the…
What's Included
  • Local Tips and Tricks
  • City Orientation
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
Additional Information

Welcome to Palermo! Start your stay right with a personalized tour that provides the perfect introduction to the city in just 90 minutes. Let a local guide familiarize you with the best that Palermo has to offer, and maximize your experience.
Discover the hidden gems like the Palazzo Reale and Quattro Canti, and learn how to visit these prominent…

Location
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 475
Via Vittorio Emanuele
At Porta Nuova
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ged
Sep 15, 2024
Palermo experience - Great tour around Palermo, Sicily with Karolina, great local and historical knowledge, a lovely person too, very friendly. Thanks again Karolina.
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Fearless20012040395
Jul 8, 2024
Wonderful insights into Palermo, in great company!! - Let me start by saying that our only regret is that we didn't discover the opportunity to do this 'introductory' guided walking tour earlier in our stay! By the time we approached Michelangelo online to enquire about this walking tour we had already been staying in Palermo for several days. However, unlike most other cities we've experienced, we still felt as though we were missing certain important understandings which could help us to form connections with Palermo. Yet in the relatively short time of our excursion together, Michelangelo revealed the wonderful fusion of cultures and many-layered histories which form the complex city of contrasts that Palermo is today. This was no template tour. Michelangelo absolutely tailored the tour to our needs, even responding to our interests by revising his initial itinerary as we walked. Seeing features of this amazing city through Michelangelo's eyes really brought Palermo alive for us! We covered some new ground as well as some streets and features that had become somewhat familiar to us. It was fascinating how revisiting some of the places we'd been - (and places we'd walked past without seeing) - caused us to look more closely and with new eyes when Michelangelo explained their histories and significance. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening tour. We found Michelangelo to be genuine, knowledgeable, kind, and good company. He speaks English to a high standard, which enhanced our experiences and understandings. It was an added pleasure meeting Michelangelo's lovely girlfriend and discovering her perspectives on the city as well. After the tour had ended we finished our evening at a restaurant in an area shown to us along the way. We had the best meal out we'd had since arriving in Palermo. Thank you so much, Michelangelo. To anyone considering booking an experience with this local guide; don't hesitate. We thoroughly recommend it!
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Tonim939
Jun 15, 2024
A Great Introduction to Palermo - Karolina was perfect for what we were looking for. Her knowledge of the history, architecture and culture was extensive. We loved talking to her about her adopted city and appreciated her insights. I could tell she had an appreciation for the creative arts by the way she described the beauty of what we could see in Palermo! Highly recommend her!
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Denise_r
Oct 14, 2023
Palermo Overview - Excellent tour with Michelangelo! He was very informative, hit the major landmarks and shared tips for getting around Palermo. This tour is a great orientation to the city.
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180ingvilda
Oct 14, 2023
An insightful introduction to Palermo - This guided tour was such a great way to unlock a new, more informed look at Palermo and its rich history. Salvatore was very friendly and knowledgeable about his home town. He explained the city's layout and architecture from a historical perspective, which all makes sense as you wander through the different areas on your own later. He also surprised us with some interesting details that we had literally walked straight past earlier because we didn't know about them. As this is a private tour it makes for a more personal and tailored experience, and you can stand close enough to hear each other speak (Palermo is not a quiet city!). At the end of our stay in Palermo, I asked my family about their highlights of the week, and everyone agreed Salvatore's tour came out on top. I really recommend taking this tour at the beginning of your stay, it will only enrich the rest of it. Grazie, Salvatore!
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Stevees2014
Oct 6, 2023
Awesome guide - Luca was extremely knowledgeable about the city, he was also friendly and funny. We enjoyed learning about the city with him so later in the week we could go back for a more in depth look. He also recommended the restaurant for our first night, and made reservations for us! It was absolutely perfect. Thank you Luca! I highly recommend him as a guide.
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Jim_w
Sep 24, 2023
Great tour of Palermo - Michelangelo was a fabulous tour guide. Very informative with a wonderful sense of humor. He made the tour a wonderful experience
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Helen
Sep 21, 2023
Brilliant introduction to a beautiful city - Luca was a brilliant guide, easygoing and so knowledgable! We thoroughly enjoyed the tour- you see a lot in a short time, really a great introduction to a beautiful city! Luca also recommended a brilliant spot for a drink after our tour- we would never have found it without the recommendation and enjoying a cold beer on the beach on our first night in Palermo was bliss! Thanks so much Luca!
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Tanyan928
Sep 10, 2023
Great guide! - Luca was a great guide. He gave a great tour of the city and showed us all the good spots to check out in Palermo!
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Nicolette_w
Aug 22, 2023
Michaelangelo was... - Michaelangelo was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable and intelligent when explaining the history and sights. He answered all of our questions regarding the city, Sicily in general and the Sicilian culture. He gave great restaurant and bar recommendations. 5/5 stars for him!
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up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).