Private Tour
Palermo : Private Custom Walking Tour with a Local Guide
Overview
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Get to know the city through the eyes of a local guide. With no set itinerary, you can customize the tour or leave it to the local for an enlightening introduction to the city. With our private walking tours, you'll skip the mundane historical tours and experience the city through the eyes of a real local. Our local guides are passionate about their city and eager to share their knowledge and insights. The will offer an authentic and personal experience. By the end of the tour, you will feel comfortable navigating the city and confident that you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay.
Private walking tour for just you and your group. Your guide customizes your tour to your interests and personality. Get a deeper insight into Palermo life than possible alone. See Palermo through the eyes of a local and discover its hidden gems.
Choose from 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8-hour tour options.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private Walking Tour
Help from our team to book the tickets for the desired visits.
Meet up at your accommodation (If located in the city) or cruise terminal
Customization of the tour
Drink or Food ( If you want to have a break during the tour )
Personal expenses
Tips ( Optional )
Tickets to any attractions
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Palermo
Explore Palermo alongside a local guide! Let him (or her) show you all there is to know about the city, the iconic places and the history but also some nice places to eat, go shopping and much more during this personalized and private visit. The itinerary will be designed by your local guide based on your preferences. Meet where you're staying to get familiar with the neighborhood, find out about the best places to eat, the easiest ways to get around, and the hidden gems you might have missed. By the end of the tour, you'll feel comfortable navigating the city and confident you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay. Important: This itinerary is completely customizable according to your wishes.Important: This itinerary is completely customizable according to your wishes.
Options
4 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
8 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 8 hours
Pickup included
3 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 3 hours
Pickup included
6 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 6 hours
Pickup included
2 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 2 hours
Pickup included
Reviews
226 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
excellent tour
Jahmarr S,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00despite the rain, the experience was an enlightening experience. My guide was truly knowledgeable!!!
Nice Walk, But Lacking History or Insight
cliffs108,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Our guide was incredibly kind and friendly, but I ended up learning more about her personal life than about the city itself. If you’re looking for a tour that offers history or insight into Palermo, I’d suggest choosing another option we honestly couldn’t figure out what this tour was supposed to be. Even the other three people in our group asked afterward, “What kind of tour was that?” We wandered around town, saw a few spots, but gained virtually no understanding of Palermo’s history or culture. I’ve taken countless walking tours across different cities — including Taormina and Ortigia on this same trip and this one felt entirely off. Ironically, we learned more about Palermo from our food tour guide earlier in the day. Walking with a local can be wonderful, but travelers book tours to learn about the stories, the architecture, the traditions — not just to stroll around.
Great tour around Palermo with Delia
Norman C,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Delia was super knowledgeable about Palermo. Very professional and showed up to take us around though her scooter was stolen that morning. We enjoyed the tour. Thank you Delia!
Book Pamela.
Joan G,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Pamela was fabulous. So very knowledgeable and informative and personable. She also gave wonderful recommendations for restaurants and galentis and gelatos. We truly got a great feel for Palermo on her tour. Would highly recommend.
Smart and interesting
Laura T,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful learning experience. Our guide was very educated and in touch with current events. Thank you.
Palermo walking tour
Brian D,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Nice walk around the city with Delia a lifetime local guide. We saw most of the historical sites and so many local secrets. Tremendous
An Excellent Introduction To Historical Palermo
SeeTheBee99,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide, the amiable Aurora, spoke excellent English, and when we met up with her at the Central Station, she was thorough in discovering my wife's and my exact requirements and delivered a very entertaining and informative 2 hr tour. A tip - she suggested that to experience one of Palermo's street markets, we visit Capo rather than the more famous Ballarò. We followed her advice, and after visiting Ballarò a few days later, we'd endorse her suggestion.
Awful!!
Adriana C,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00When we reserved the tour we got a confirmation informing that Aurora (excellent reviews about her in the website) was going to be our guide. Later on we were informed that she wasn't available and that our guide would be Sofia. She is a 23 year old girl that is far from being a professional guide. When we chose a Private tour we expected to have in our first approach to Palermo a deeper insight than if we had chosen a group tour. Sofia mentioned very basic information. Most of the time she was walking ahead of us, looking at her phone. Several times my husband was the one who started the conversation asking about information of Palermo. I asked her were was the Piazza del Parlamento and she said that there was no such Piazza in Palermo. I asked her about the Chiesa del Gesu and she said that I had to specify which church was that because there were many churches in Palermo!!! I show her the church in internet and she took us there. She said that we should enter by ourselves because the ticket was expensive. I offered to pay but she say that she would wait for us outside. We walked with her back to Quattro Canti and that was all. Having been there she just said that the Martorana was the church we could see behind the Fontana Pretoria. She made a recommendation for us to see on our own, Chiesa del Teatini. That was all. Far from what we expected having had other very good previous experiences with Viator in other cities. Please not repeat our experience. Palermo is worth a good guide.
Alessandro is an excellent guide.
Karen F,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very worthwhile experience. Our guide, Alessandro, was very knowledgeable and personable showing us the 'must see' areas as well as those slightly less well publicised. He took the trouble after our experience had finished to send me a list of all the places we had visited as a reminder for reference which was much appreciated as he had taken us to so many places. He also made suggestions for other places we could visit on our own and we weren't disappointed.
We got a wonderful...
GretchenJoy E,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We got a wonderful overview of the main part of Palermo. We walked and talked for 4 hours. Our guide Alessia was so knowledgeable.
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