The 4 Family and Kids Games in Italy to Book First

1.2.5-Hour Family Vatican Highlight Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 51 reviews Our pick

You and your children explore the Vatican Museums with a private English-speaking guide, games, stories, and a scavenger hunt matched to ages 3 to 6 or 7 to 12. Guides such as Cecilia, Marcelo, Sara, and Donatella are praised for keeping young children involved through long galleries, with a surprise at the end.

“This tour was great for our family. The scavenger hunt was fun for my 10-year-old daughter. Our guide was very informative and also really nice. I would recommend this tour to anyone with children. It is pretty expensive though. But I feel like a lot of the tours in Italy are expensive.”

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

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

Explore Florence with a private, child-focused guide who uses games, trivia, iPads, flash cards, and small prizes to bring the city to life. Walk from the historic center past the Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio, the Duomo, and the Porcellino before ending near San Lorenzo Market. Guides such as Martina, Rachele, Giovanna, and Ilaria are praised for adapting activities to children from about age five upward.

“Our tour guide, Vanessa, was very knowledgeable and interesting. It was difficult to keep the kids together so many people but we rallied around them and kept them focussed.”

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

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

Follow a medieval family feud through Siena using the Questo app. You will solve nine puzzles between Piazza del Duomo, Santa Maria della Scala, Piazza del Campo, Fonte Gaia, and other landmarks. The game takes about 60 to 90 minutes, works offline, and lets you pause whenever you want. No guide leads the way.

“We handed the phone over to the teenagers and they had a blast leading us through the scavenger hunt. It came at a time in our trip through Italy when they were getting tired of the walking and the heat. This turned that around! Perfect for families with young teens or for those who would like a unique way to experience lovely Siena.”

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

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

AJ, an art historian and licensed guide, leads your private family group from Piazza della Minerva to the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and Largo Argentina. Kids search for animals in Roman art, meet cats at a historic sanctuary, then create their own artwork with supplied materials.

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