The 15 Best Family Escape Games in Italy

1.2.5-Hour Family Vatican Highlight Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 51 reviews Our pick

Take your family through the Vatican Museums with a private English-speaking guide, child-friendly games, and scavenger hunts for ages 3 to 6 and 7 to 12. Expect the Vatican Gardens, Carriage Gallery, Gallery of Maps, and a surprise for the children, with tickets paid separately in cash.

“With a three year old and six year old, the tour was absolutely fantastic for our party! Our guide kept the six year old fully engaged for almost three hours. Should we stop over in Rome in the near future, we’ll be using the same guide service for other attractions in Rome!!”

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2.Private Venice Family Tour with Saint Mark’s & Doge’s Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $300Top rated

You’ll visit St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with a private English-speaking guide, using skip-the-line entry and a children’s treasure hunt. Valentina and Jorge are named guides, and children ages 5 to 10 receive an activity booklet, coloring pens, maps, and prizes.

“Excellent tour of St. Mark's and Doge's Palace. Our tour guide Valentina was very engaged with our 9 and 11-yr old kids. She had a "Mary Poppins" bag with so much of wonderful surprises. The kids loved role playing as the Doge and the Lion. The treasure hunt was very engaging for them. In the end she also gave us some great recommendations for food options in town. All in all very satisfied.”

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3.Best of Florence Treasure Hunt Tour for Kids & Families

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $244

Explore Florence with a kid-focused private guide such as Martina, Rachele, Giovanna, or Ilaria. Over about two hours, your family sees the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, and Porcellino while solving clues, answering trivia, and collecting points. The walk ends near San Lorenzo Market.

“Our first visit to Florence as a family and the kids really enjoyed the tour. Our guide, Valeria, was full of good energy, humor and knowledge and kept the kids really engaged throughout the 2.5 hour tour. Thank you!”

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4.Siena Medieval Power Quest: Self-Guided Family Feud Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7Best value

You follow a self-guided story through medieval Siena, beginning at Piazza del Duomo and passing Santa Maria della Scala, Piazza del Campo, Fonte Gaia, and Palazzo Tolomei. The English-language app includes nine puzzles, works offline, and lets your group pause, explore, and continue at its own pace.

“Interessante soffermarsi su alcuni dettagli della città. Amplierei alcune informazioni storiche una volta risolti i vari enigmi.”

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5.Private Family Scavenger Hunt & Art Lab Tour – Rome Landmarks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $106

Join AJ, an art historian and licensed guide, for a 2.5-hour family walk from Piazza della Minerva to Rome’s famous landmarks. Hunt for animals in art, meet cats at Largo Argentina, and make your own Roman-inspired artwork with supplies provided.

“We had an amazing time exploring the city and making art with AJ. She was super knowledgeable and the tour was super creative. She was amazing with our two daughters. We had a fantastic time and would highly recommend the tour!”

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6.Private Family Tour – Uffizi Gallery for Kids

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $319

Meet your private guide near Piazza della Signoria for a two-hour Uffizi visit built around riddles, hidden details, and a treasure map. Guides such as Sara, Giulia, Brenda, Monica, and Eliza have been praised for keeping children engaged while covering Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

“Our tour guide was Sara and she was incredible! The best tour guide we’ve had on this trip. She was wonderful with my children ages 10, 5, and 1.5. My children were drawn to her and hanging on every word. She made the Uffizi so special. It was their favorite part of our trip for my kids. Grazie Sara!”

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7.Uffizi Gallery Private Treasure Hunt for Families

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $286

You’ll explore Florence’s Uffizi Gallery with a private guide and a family treasure-hunt booklet. Search for clues in works by Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio, then finish with a family portrait. Rosa is one guide praised for keeping young children engaged.

“We toured the gallery with Rosa. She is a great guide and very knowledgeable about the Renaissance art history. She also did a great job to keep our young kids engaged.”

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8.Kids treasure hunt in Uffizi museum Private, timed entry!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

You and your children spend about two hours at Florence’s Uffizi Galleries on a private treasure hunt led by a family-tour guide such as Daniele. Kids solve puzzles, answer questions, and explore major artworks. Materials are supplied, but museum admission costs extra.

“Daniele was a wonderful tour guide! The Uffizi is large and a little overwhelming with the crowds. Daniele did a wonderful job helping us navigate through to museum, highlighting the important pieces and sharing details about the works, the artists, and the people who commissioned the art with stories and games, all of which made the art feel accessible and interesting to us and our 10 year old son. Afterwards he gave us recommendations for the best places to grab gelato around town which really made the day complete. Thank you Daniele for creating such a special memory for us!”

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9.Treasure Hunt for Kids and Families Trevi and Pantheon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 2 hours · from $105

Meet your English-speaking guide at Piazza Mignanelli for a two-hour family treasure hunt through central Rome. You’ll solve clues, answer trivia, spot details such as carved bees, and visit the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and Piazza Navona. Guides including Maria, Tomas, Bruno, and Alessandra have led this engaging walk.

“The treasure hunt was fun, informative and educational. Francesco kept us engaged during the tour and showed us things around Italy we would not have seen walking around on our own.”

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10.Kids Treasure Hunt in Florence Downtown. A Private Adventure!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

Join guides Daniele or Consuelo for a private, English-language treasure hunt through Florence. Using supplied game materials, your family follows clues from Santa Maria Novella to the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and more. Children play with growing independence, while adults hear stories and join selected challenges.

“It was a very pleasant experience, Daniele really conveyed the passion for this city and its beautiful works of artAuto-translated”

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11.Private Family Scavenger Hunt & Art Lab Tour– Rome Landmarks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $105

Join art historian and guide AJ for a 2.5-hour private walk through central Rome. Spot animals in statues and buildings, hear stories at the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain, visit a cat sanctuary, and finish with guided art tasks using supplied materials.

“Our guide was excellent for both kids and adults, she was engaging, friendly and knowledgeable. The kids enjoyed their art projects throughout the tour and were proud of their works! When we return to Rome we will seek out another activity or this one again with this guide.”

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12.Private Kids Treasure Hunt in Palazzo Vecchio. Timed entry!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $107

Join Daniele or a family-tour guide for a two-hour treasure hunt in Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio. Children search for secrets among sculptures, frescoes, corridors, and Medici stories, with hands-on activities and a guide focused on keeping different ages involved. Palazzo admission costs extra.

“We ended up booking Florence Syndrome for 4 of the 5 days we stayed in Florence. After the first day - the tour was so amazing / insightful / that we knew we had to visit all the other spots in Florence with them. It’s a husband and wife team and they literally make you feel like a Medeci movie is playing out before your eyes. You can never get this level of insight without them. I will tell all my friends and family to book with them. Beyond 5 star.”

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13.Family Mythology Treasure Hunt w/ Food Stop

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $81

Follow a smartphone quest from Naples Cathedral through Spaccanapoli, street art, churches, Galleria Umberto I, and Piazza del Plebiscito. A facilitator supplies the game materials, taralli, and water. You collect gems for sustainability, women’s empowerment, and innovation gifts.

“Časovno prezahtevna aktivnost - če želiš dejansko videti, kar gledaš, je treba preskakovati aktivnosti in postanke.”

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14.Scavenger Hunt For Kids with Prizes around City Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $22

Take your family through central Rome on a 2.5-hour English-language treasure hunt led by a private guide. Solve clues at the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and Pantheon, then complete puzzles, photo challenges, and team games. The hunt costs $22 per person and ends where it begins.

“This hunt was super! We had lots of fun and the time really flew by. We saw all that is best in Rome and the guide really made the experience engaging, especially for our younges who gets bored easily. All in all I think this is a great way to introduce the city to the kids.”

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15.Treasure Hunt in Florence for Families

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $208

Meet your guide at 10:00 am in Piazza della Signoria for a private, two-hour family hunt through Florence. Children ages 6 to 17 solve history quizzes, spot symbols and animals, and visit the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Pitti. Guide Brenda has earned special praise for engaging younger children.

“We had a truly wonderful experience with our guide Brenda. She was so knowledgeable and able to engage us all and we all loved our time with her touring the secret sites of Firenze. At the end we were a bit sad to say goodbye. She gave us lovely little gifts to remember our visit. We would definitely recommend this for families with younger children.”

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