What is not on the Tour in Florance that I should book?

Do you have the tour documents yet? They should have more exact info.

You'll do a walking tour on arrival and then the Accademia later in the afternoon. The next morning you'll have a guided tour of the Uffizi with a free afternoon before your farewell dinner. Those are the 2 biggies where booking is needed so you do not have to worry about that.

What do you want to see? On various RS tours I've done the Galileo Museum if that is of interest to you. While you can buy tickets online at the Museum's website in looking at tomorrow's availability I see dozens of tickets available so that tells me you probably do not need to book ahead. I've also visited the Basilica Santa Croce (where Michelangelo and Galileo are both buried) as well as the Medici Chapels in the Basilica San Lorenzo neither of which need advance ticketing.

I recommend the Bargello (former prison, now sculpture museum) and the Museo San Marco (former monastery, where Fra Angelico lived and worked). I don’t think it’s necessary to book either of these in advance.

The Duomo Complex via one of the passes. We bought the Giotto Pass.

Are you staying longer in Florence after the tour is over? Or do you want to squeeze in as much as you can during the free time on the tour?

Rick Steves has suggested itineraries for Florence. You can use this as a starting point to find sites/experiences that may appeal to you.

Florence in One Brutal Day

8:15 Uffizi Gallery (finest paintings) — with a reservation

11:00 Bargello (great statues) or explore and shop San Lorenzo/Mercato Centrale area, lunch

13:00 Follow my self-guided Renaissance Walk through the heart of the old town

15:00 Duomo Museum (great bronze work)

17:30 Accademia (David) — with a reservation

19:30 Cross Ponte Vecchio for dinner and take my guidebooks' self-guided Oltrarno Walk

Florence in Two Days

Day 1

9:00 Accademia — with a reservation

10:30 Museum of San Marco (art by Fra Angelico)

12:00 Explore Mercato Centrale and have lunch nearby

14:00 Tour Church of Santa Maria Novella for its art

16:00 Free time (or tour Palazzo Vecchio)

18:00 Follow my self-guided Renaissance Walk through the heart of the old town

20:00 Dinner in the old center

Day 2

9:00 Bargello

10:30 Duomo Museum (statues by Donatello and Michelangelo), or Galileo Science Museum (if art's not your thing)

12:30 Lunch, then wander and shop

14:00 Take a walking tour

16:30 Uffizi — with a reservation

19:00 Cross Ponte Vecchio for dinner and take my guidebooks' self-guided Oltrarno Walk

Florence in Three (or More) Days

Day 1

8:15 Accademia — with a reservation

9:45 Museum of San Marco

11:15 Medici Chapels (Michelangelo) or explore San Lorenzo Market area, have lunch near Mercato Centrale

13:30 Basilica of San Lorenzo

14:30 Duomo interior

15:30 Free time, or climb the dome (reservation required) or Campanile

18:00 Follow my self-guided Renaissance Walk through the heart of the old town

20:00 Dinner in the historic center

Day 2

9:00 Bargello

11:00 Duomo Museum or Galileo Science Museum

13:00 Lunch, then wander and shop

15:30 Uffizi — with a reservation

18:00 Cross Ponte Vecchio for dinner and take my guidebooks' self-guided Oltrarno Walk

Day 3

10:00 Tour Church of Santa Maria Novella

12:00 Free time for shopping and wandering

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Pitti Palace and gardens

17:00 Tour Palazzo Vecchio or taxi to San Miniato Church and Piazzale Michelangelo (city views), walk back into town

Day 4

Side-trip to Siena (sights open daily; 1.5 hours away by bus or train)