Turin With Me · licensed guide · tailor-made private walks and museum visits · per-group price
Turin With Me: a review of the private guide in Turin
Turin With Me is a licensed tour guide who works on private bookings only: walks of the centre, the Egyptian Museum, the Royal Palace and itineraries built around what the group asks for. Here we explain what the service includes, how it compares in price with GetYourGuide’s private tours and who it makes sense for.
- FormatPrivate, your group only, itinerary agreed by e-mail
- Best forFamilies, special interests, return visitors
- PaceSet with the guide: breaks, pushchairs, limited mobility
- Price€150–250* per group for 2–3 hours, admissions excluded (to verify)
- LanguagesItalian and English; other languages to confirm
Which tour to choose
| Option | Best for | from | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private walk of the centre with Turin With Me | Families and small groups who want their own timing and themes | €150–250* per group | Direct · 2–3 hours · indicative price, ask for a written quote |
| Egyptian Museum or Royal Palace with a private guide | Anyone who wants a dedicated visit without a group of 15 | €180–300* per group | Direct · admission tickets excluded, no guaranteed priority access |
| Private tours of Turin on GetYourGuide | Anyone who prefers booking online with free cancellation | €52* per person | GetYourGuide · several guides, price falls with the number of participants |
| Egyptian Museum small-group skip-the-line | Anyone wanting to spend less and happy with a group of 15 | €68* | GetYourGuide · 4.8★ from 1,500+ reviews · admission included |
Who Turin With Me is and how a private tour works
Turin With Me is the name under which a guide licensed by the Piedmont Region offers private visits of Turin: no public calendar, no group to fill, only itineraries built on request for families, couples and small groups. You write, explain what interests you and how much time you have, and receive a proposal with duration, route and a per-group price. Museum tickets are bought separately, usually on the guide’s advice.
Recurring themes are the walk of the centre between Piazza Castello, Via Roma and the Mole, a visit to the Egyptian Museum with a guide who selects rooms instead of marching through all of them, the Royal Palace and Armoury, baroque Turin by Guarini and Juvarra, the Risorgimento and coffee culture. Compared with group walking tours, which follow a fixed two-hour route, here the guide adapts content and pace to the people in front of them.
Strengths and limits
Strengths. The direct dialogue before the trip: you can ask for an itinerary for six-year-olds, for an architecture enthusiast or for someone who has already seen the Egyptian Museum and the Mole. The pace is yours, which matters for pushchairs, limited mobility or three-generation groups. The price is per group, so for a family of four or five €150–250* can cost less than two small-group tours. The guide is licensed, a legal requirement in Italy for leading visits inside state museums.
Limits. No exclusive access, no guaranteed skip-the-line and no ticket discounts: the value is the guide, not the package. For a couple the per-person cost exceeds that of GetYourGuide’s private tours from €52*. Languages beyond Italian and English need confirming. Availability is limited to one person, so for spring weekends and long weekends write weeks ahead. There is no platform with verified reviews: the judgement rests on direct contact.
Who we recommend it to and how to compare prices
Turin With Me makes sense for families with children, for anyone with a precise interest, from Egyptology to cinema, from baroque to car design, for anyone with limited mobility and for return visitors who do not want the standard loop again. We do not recommend it to solo travellers looking for the lowest price, to anyone booking at the last minute or to anyone who needs skip-the-line included.
- Specific request, family or accessibility: write to Turin With Me with dates, group size and themes, and ask for a written quote listing inclusions.
- Fast booking with free cancellation: private tours on GetYourGuide from €52* per person.
- Museum priority with admission included: Egyptian Museum small group from €68* with 4.8★.
Always compare the per-group price with the per-person price multiplied by your party, and check what is included: tickets, headsets, transport. On the operators page we explain the criteria we use to assess Turin With Me alongside Somewhere and I Eat. Asterisked prices are observed bands, checked regularly; the quote or checkout price prevails.
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FAQ
How much does a private tour with Turin With Me cost?
The band we have observed is €150–250* per group for a 2–3 hour walk, regardless of the number of people within the limits the guide sets; a half day including a museum rises to €180–300*. Admission tickets are not included. These prices need verifying with a written quote, because the guide does not publish a fixed rate card. For comparison, private tours on GetYourGuide start from €52* per person.
What can genuinely be customised?
Neighbourhoods, duration, theme, breaks and depth: a morning on the Risorgimento between Palazzo Carignano and the Risorgimento Museum, an afternoon with children between the Mole and gianduiotti, an itinerary on the architecture of Guarini and Juvarra. What cannot be customised are museum opening hours, ticket availability and entry rules: those remain the official ones.
Does Turin With Me offer exclusive access or skip-the-line?
No. A licensed guide can pre-book admissions for the group and knows the quieter time slots, but has no reserved access to the Egyptian Museum, the Royal Museums or the Mole. The advantage is the dedicated visit, not a side door. If skip-the-line is the priority, the Egyptian Museum small-group tour from €68* on GetYourGuide includes it in the price.
Does it suit families with children or limited mobility?
This is one of the cases where going private pays off most: the pace is agreed together, breaks are free and the route can avoid stairs and cobbles. Turin helps, with 18 km of arcades and a flat centre. Mention pushchairs, wheelchairs or specific needs in advance so the guide can plan accessible entrances and realistic timings.
Turin With Me or a private tour on GetYourGuide?
Turin With Me makes sense when you have a specific request and want to talk to the guide before the trip; contact is direct and replies are usually quick. GetYourGuide makes sense if you want to book in minutes with free cancellation up to 24 hours and payment in your currency, accepting a guide assigned by the system. For a simple introduction to the city, a small-group walk from €25* may be enough.