Private Palermo City Tour: Discover Highlights and Hidden Gems with Locals
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82 Ratings
Palermo
Discover the best of Palermo on a private city tour with a local guide. Explore the city's highlights, uncover hidden gems, and indulge in a local treat. Book now!
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • S’Olivera de Cort - Visit a small and charming square in the heart of the city famous for its ancient olive tree that sits in the center
What's Included
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
  • 1 local drink/tasting
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverages not listed as inclusions
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
Additional Information

This is more than your average city exploration; it’s the best of Palermo viewed from an exceptional angle! Gain a comprehensive understanding of Palermo on a sightseeing journey that offers a prime breakdown, featuring significant sights, concealed treasures, storytelling, and a local indulgence - this expedition incorporates all these elements!

Cast aside the idea of vast groups of tourists and crowded spaces; it’s the moment to appreciate Palermo at its finest but through a local lens. Attend top attractions like the Teatro Massimo, Piazza Pretoria and Fontana Pretoria, Palazzo Reale, and discover tucked away treasures and urban legends with the assistance of a skilled local guide. As a special bonus, a local delicacy is included.

The Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is a flagship tour of Withlocals that’s accessible in major cities around the globe. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides who receive a fair pay. We bolster local markets by exclusively promoting local products and avoid over-tourism by limiting our groups to small and minimally intrusive. Our tours are carbon-neutral and we steer clear of popular tourist-packed areas.

  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
Location
C.so Calatafimi, 11
Corso Calatafimi
In front of the entrance of Sfrigola Palermo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nycgirl1962
Jun 8, 2024
Highlight of our visit to Sicily - Amazing experience- history- of Sicily - hidden gems- felt like visiting family. Outdoor market- monetary-cannoli-Highly recommend.
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Dennis_r
Jun 3, 2024
Great tour. - We had a great tour with Michelangelo. He was very passionate about his city. We covered a lot of ground on our tour. Our group consisted of us older folks and our 6 grown children, ages 20 to 28. Guessing I would say Michaelangelo was in his mid 20s so he could speak to thr kids really well. Even though he gave us a lot of detail, he made sure to include little tidbits that we all enjoyed.
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Jenscwerner
Jun 1, 2024
Get to know the real Palermo, with a local guide like Salvatore - We came to Palermo without any prior knowledge of the city and didn’t have too much expectations : Salvo was a great host, instead of a tour guide he was more like a friend bringing us around the city. It was so relaxing and we were not bombarded with too much “history lessons “ along the way. His tour "Highlights and Hidden Gems" of Palermo is not to be missed. Who better to introduce us to Palermo than a guide who was born and raised in Palermo but has travelled far and wide, with all the information that normally only locals know. Whether the Palazzo Reale, the Cathedrale Di Palermo, the Teatro Massimo, the Duomo di Palermo, the Fontana Pretoria and many other sights and hidden treasures of Palermo were explained to us in an interesting and entertaining way. Salvo gave us an unforgettable experience, he treated us as "friends in his home". Thank you Salvo, for your great stories and for your hospitality!
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Phishears
Jun 1, 2024
Excellent tour by a very good local - The tour was so informative and gave us a very good understanding of Palermo. We highly recommend. Michael-Angelo was an excellent guide.
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220allene
May 27, 2024
A Great Overview - with a sweet ending! - We had a great tour with Loredana. She was able to accommodate a tour with us on short notice, when other plans fell through, and was able to customize our tour to the UNESCO locations that we wanted to see. Loredana speaks great English and has a wealth of knowledge about the city. We covered all of the major sights in the historic center plus a few that we had walked past on our own. It was particularly interesting to see the No Mafia memorial and museum and learn a bit of the Sicilian history that you don't see anywhere else. If you have the chance to go to the Santa Caterina Church, Monastery, and Bakery - take it! The cannoli and frutta di martorana are DELICIOUS in a gorgeous setting. Thank you, Loredana, for a wonderful afternoon!
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Anniebedinburgh
May 25, 2024
Highly recommend - We had a great time on this tour. Salvatore was a most kind and informative guide. As we both are working on our Italian, he spent the first two hours speaking in that language. He was very careful to make it as easy for us as possible. When our brains were starting to say “basta!” he changed to English for us. He took us to a range of places, sharing little gems, as the tour promised. Lots of good recommendations. We were not disappointed. A great tour, and a great guide.
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Trailblazer781231
May 21, 2024
Great walking tour in Palermo. - Our guide was exception and very knowledgeable. He paced the walking tour perfectly for our physical level and we had a first rate experience!
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Jorgepachyhernandez
May 17, 2024
Amazing time with Luca walking tour in Palermo!!!!🌸🌸🌸 - Wonderful tour with Luca!! He explained all the history and took us to beautiful places! Thank you Luca🌸 Hope to see you soon! Patricia
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K52dtrobertm
May 16, 2024
Great Tour of Historic Palermo - Michaelangelo was our tour guard. His tour was excellent and we got a great taste of historic Palermo. he educated us about the various countries that inhabited the city and how it affected the architecture and culture. he treated us to expresso and juice. Overall, a great experience!
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Z8319amkarac
May 16, 2024
Excellent!! - Salvatore's tour was excellent! He's incredibly engaging, explaining the history of Palermo in a way that was both short and fascinating. We left feeling like we understood Palermo’s rich past. 10/10
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