Take Walks | About Us

Walks began life as the passion project of two guys with one simple mission: To share their love for, and knowledge of, the city of Rome. Since then, Walks has grown into a team of over 100 ground staff, operating in 22 destinations across Europe and North America with a team of over 600 expert tour guides. Today we provide some of the most exclusive and beautifully designed small group tours in the industry through Italy-based Walks of Italy, and around the world at Walks, where we offer special access to some of the world’s most iconic landmarks and attractions as well as unique cultural experiences.

Our philosophy is simple: We believe the best way to travel is to take walks. Every city has a story to tell - but you won't hear it on a tour bus! The only way to truly understand a place is to explore it at street level; meet people, take shortcuts, hear stories... And that's exactly what we do at Walks. Our intimate tours are highly regarded for their exclusive feel - and that’s no accident! Skip-the-line and out of hours access, together with our small group sizes, carefully planned itineraries and the most experienced guides in the business have led us to become an industry leader.

At Walks we don’t just copy and paste standard tours, we strive to always find new and better ways to explore even the most familiar attractions. Whether it’s an after-hours tour at the Tower of London, time alone in St. Mark’s Basilica, an exclusive visit to Seville’s Alcazar before it opens, or sipping cava overlooking La Sagrada Familia, Walks tours provide the most memorable experiences with high quality expeditions that are just a little bit different.

In the beginning, Walks was based on the principle that exceptional guides can make a tour the highlight of someone's vacation, and those values are still at our core today. Walks guides are educators and story-tellers, not lecturers or script-readers. They live to share their passion with well-informed, curious travelers who want to learn and be entertained. With our tours you don’t need to worry about being regaled with a Wikipedia entry - instead you’ll enjoy a fully-rounded experience and gain new insights you’ll no doubt want to share with others.

What recent Walks customers say about our tours

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Fantastic tour with an amazing tour guide in Ilaria, who really brought the city to life with her knowledge and enthusiasm. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

Complete Pompeii Skip the Line Tour with Archaeologist Guide

August 10, 2025

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Kristy

Our tour guide was excellent. Thank you so much to Matteo!!

VIP David & Duomo Tour: Early Accademia Tour & Skip the Line Dome Climb with Exc

August 9, 2025

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Andrea

This is our third tour with this company and our second food tour. It is excellent! We love the food tours and our tour guide Marco was phenomenal. He has a great personality and was extremely knowledgeable and fun to be around. I would highly recommend this food tour but ask for Marco, he made the experience for our family a special one!

Tastes & Traditions of Florence: Food Tour with Sant'Ambrogio Market Visit

August 9, 2025

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Colleen

It was a great way to see Rome and the tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable and keep us very entwined. Would definitely recommend and book again.

Rome in a Day Tour with Vatican, Colosseum & Historic Center

August 9, 2025

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Maria

This tour was excellent! We had a total of 20 people that were broken down into 2 groups, each with a guide. Walking thru the empty halls and rooms was perfect as I was able to take in the whole feel/experience versus bumping into people. Our guide, Rose was knowledgeable and provided just enough info without coming across as being in a boring history class. Rose was engaging with the group.

The Key Master's Tour: Open the Sistine Chapel

August 6, 2025

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Alfonso

Great tour with Antoine

Closing Time at the Louvre: The Mona Lisa at Her Most Peaceful

August 3, 2025

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Jeffrey

Great tour but was surprised how many people where in the Sistine at one time - was shoulder to shoulder. Thought it would be fewer groups at one time. Museum was great especially the Guide

Pristine Sistine

May 22, 2025

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Bernard

We absolutely loved this tour! Arturo was an excellent guide. He was informative and very knowledgeable. He made it personal as well, as he also lived locally. All the food tastes were delicious. And very generous portions. It was wonderful to gather so much information of the area. We would highly recommend this tour!

Montmartre Food Tour

May 22, 2025

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Helen

The tour with Sara was great. She was extremely knowledgeable and kept an eye out for everyone in the tour, including those with reduced mobility such as myself.

Gladiator Gate: Special Access

May 21, 2025

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