Landmarks · BEST OF VENICE CITY TOURS
The 12 best best of venice city tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and how it goes with children along. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Skip lines and see St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs, with optional terrace/balcony views for Venice in 2–3 hours.
“This tour hits the two most amazing sites in Venice. A very thorough walk thru and explanation of the history and art descriptions. Nico is a superb guide.”
A fast, small-group tour linking St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace with guide, and a gondola canal ride in about 3.5 hours.
“We Scheduled this tour months ago. 4days prior to the tour we received a message saying that the tour is cancelled due to limited participants, but they can offer a different tour the same day. We agreed to that and they sent a NEW ticket/voucher reflecting the new price but NOT THE NEW TIME. Time that says on our ticket is 9:30 and we got there at 9:20. We were told that our tour started at 9am.”
Skip-the-line St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace plus a 30-minute gondola. A structured Venice day for art fans and first-timers.
“Excellent day with our guide learning about the history of Venice, the art, architecture and culture. We enjoyed every aspect of this excursion and highly recommend it. The guide was just amazing and helped us learn about history and current affairs in living in Venice.”
Skip-the-line guided tour of Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica, with Byzantine mosaics, headsets, and time to linger around St Mark’s Square.
“Donatella gave a very informative tour and was courteous to my wife’s needs. Her insight and history of the doge and politics of the time were very interesting.”
A 4-hour Venice walking tour that pairs Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica with Marco Polo sites, canals, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“Some waiting around to get groups organised but guides very good once we started. Would be useful to warn people where backpacks will not be allowed”
Skip St Mark’s lines, tour Doge’s Palace and prison, then end with a private 30-minute gondola ride in Venice’s canals.
“A great first day in Venice! We loved learning the history, touring the neighborhoods, seeing St. Mark's, and the Doge's palace. Martina had great stories along the way. Thank you!”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace tour with a small group, guided history, plus Museo Correr and St Mark’s Square museum access.
“Very interesting and enjoyable tour. Great option if you are short on time and don't have enough time to do the more in depth tour.”
Skip the long lines and tour Venice’s top symbols: Doge’s Palace masterpieces, St. Mark’s Basilica mosaics, plus charming calli and squares.
“Great value for money, Cynthia was so knowledgeable and passionate about history and the city with additional practical considerations that made the walk easy and memorable. Highly recommend”
Skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a private gondola ride on a 6-hour tour.
“We were priveleged to have Dr. Romy Rigattieri, a learned local Venetian as our guide for the day. As Romy knew the city like the back of her hand, she took us to visit it's main highlights through meandering streets, off the beaten path, so that we could see so many hidden gems and aspects of the city, en route. Two such unique stops that were significant for us were to a historic Gondola boatyard where Romy explained the painstaking process that goes into the construction of a single gondola and to an iconic waterfront gelateria where we were made to try a unique dessert which Romy used to relish…”
Guided walk in Venice with skip-the-line visits to St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, mosaics, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“If you do not Want to wait in line under à scorching sun, if you want to exprrience Venice like aVenetian, if you want to have à knowlageable guide, than don't miss this tour.”
St. Mark’s and Castello walking tour plus skip-the-line Doge’s Palace, prisons, and Bridge of Sighs, with museum time.
“Amazing, informative and captivating guide, Ilaria, lead this brilliant walking tour including San Marco square, Basilica, Doge’s Palace and prisons. Book now, you will not regret!!”
Priority access Venice tour covering St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs prisons, Basilica terrace, plus VR history.
“Excellent! The guide was fantastic - very knowledgeable and engaging. Really wish it was longer. Definitely recommended.”
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