Exclusive Borghese Gallery Tour with Skip-the-Line Access
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
Start your visit by meeting your tour guide outside of the gallery where you will receive a brief introduction to one of the most important museums in the Eternal City: Borghese Gallery and its enchanting surroundings, make the most of our reserved entry ticket and save precious time without waiting in the line.
Expect to be dazzled by works from Bernini's captivating 'Apollo and Daphne' to Caravaggio's 'St. Jerome' not to mention the infamous works by Raphael and Leonardo Da Vinci. This is an art haven not to be missed on your visit to Rome.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please notice that you need to be at our meeting point at least 15 minutes before your start time. Late arrivals are not guaranteed entrance nor applicable to refunds.
For security reasons, only small bags and purses are allowed inside. If you bring a larger bag, no worries, there is a free cloakroom at the entrance where you can store it safely.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Galleria Borghese
The Galleria Borghese is where you can find priceless masterpieces of 1st-3rd centuries, Follow our passionate guide who will show you the most fascinating and brilliant Artworks and bringing to life all the stories and events behind this structure. The main floor is mostly devoted to classical antiquities (including a famous 320–30 AD mosaic of gladiators found on the Borghese estate at Torrenova, on the Via Casilina outside Rome, in 1834), and classical and neo-classical sculpture such as the Venus Victrix. Its decorative scheme includes a trompe l'oeil ceiling fresco in the first room, or Salone, by the Sicilian artist Mariano Rossi makes such good use of foreshortening that it appears almost three-dimensional.
What‘s Included
Headsets and radios to hear the guide clearly
Guaranteed small group of 15 Participants max
Skip-the-Line entrance to Borghese Gallery
Art historian guide
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Gratuties
Options
VIP Small Group in English
VIP Small Group in French
Private Tour in English
VIP Small Group in Italian
Portuguese Private Tour
Borghese VIP Tour in Spanish
Borghese VIP Tour in Spanish
Ticket with Audio Guide
Skip the Line : With our Skip-the-Line Self-Guided Ticket + Audio Guide, delve into the Borghese's masterpieces at your own pace.
Audio Guide : To make the most of your experience, don’t forget to bring your headphones for the audioguide.
Duration: 1 hour: 60-120 minutes
What is included: Reserved entry Spot for the Borghese Gallery
Skip-the-Line Tickets
Hosted Entrance
Audio Guide
Russian Private Tour
Reviews
458 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Natalia is an excellent guide
Rikkitikitavi,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Natalia gave a very interesting, well informed, perfectly paced tour- the best of 5 I’ve been on this week! Highly recommended!
Superb Borghese Gallery visit
John S,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing statues and paintings to see. But our guide Bianca greatly amplified our enjoyment by curating the experience, providing background information, making significant comparisons, and patiently answering questions.
Excellent Tour of the Borghese Gallery
Z9033QNkellys,,Jan 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gaga's tour of the Borghese Gallery was excellent - her expertise in art history and her great story telling style made it an exceptional experience. We have already recommended this tour to other friends heading to Rome in 2026!
Excellent guide
F3099BHseanm,,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and combined the history of the art, the culture, the politics and the times.
This is a very special...
Cathy G,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a very special museum and an incredible tour . Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and gracious . We had a private tour and got lost but he stayed and was lovely in spite of it all ..I highly recommend him and this beautiful museum
Bernini and Caravagio
MARILEE W,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The ultimate in exposure to the most discriminating collectors of western art. Only the finest that could be obtained at the time, a not miss opportunity for those who appreciate art, paintings and sculpture, from Bernini to Caravaggio and Raphael, to Roman floor mosaics.
Amazing tour
Jeffrey N,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00What a wonderful afternoon at the Borghese. Our guide, Gaga, was unbelievably knowledgeable and took us through the major works in this fantastic museum. Her explanations of the contexts of the works as well as her knowledge of art history made this very engaging and interesting. Even my 9 year old son was fascinated.
Great tour with great guide
William J,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful time in a beautiful gallery with a knowledgeable guide who was passionate about the experience.
Great tour
sergiogU1462DO,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Viktoria, our guide, did a wonderful job: a talented, gentle professional who made us enjoy and learn. A great experience.
Viktoria from Crown Tours Rome was a fantastic guide - clear and very intriguing insights into the most important exhibi
T8275JYcarolinej,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Viktoria from Crown Tours Rome was a fantastic guide - clear and very intriguing insights into the most important exhibits of Borghese Gallert
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