15 Guided Walking Tours Worth Booking

1.Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark’s Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 884 reviews · from $142Our pick

Skip the lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, then walk Venice’s key squares and Mercerie with a live guide.

“The walking tour was very well organized.Our guide ( Mrs Nadia,if I am not mistaken) ,was very informed and speaks fluently English.The equipment provided was first class.We learned a lot.We feel very lucky for this tour and we will tell all our friends about this excellent experience. Once again thank you and congrats to Mrs Nadia.”

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2.Guided Walking Tour of the Alhambra in Granada

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 863 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Guided 2.5-hour walking tour of Granada’s Alhambra, covering Nasrid Palaces, Generalife gardens, and Alcazaba viewpoints in English.

“Be aware that the time for your visit will be assigned AFTER payment is applied. Unfortunately, the way this tour appears in Viator makes it hard to know the time you’ll be able to enter. This is an issue because you will have no recourse if the time assigned by the vendor to the tickets you are billed for does not suit your schedule. Buy direct from The Alhambra to avoid the issue you could face based on aviator’s misrepresentation.”

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3.Skip-the-Line Doge’s Palace & Basilica Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 294 reviews · from $120

Skip-the-line access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus Bridge of Sighs and Casanova’s prison cell, in a 2-hour guided walk.

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4.Winter Pass Top Attractions & City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 181 reviews · 7 days (approx.) · from $18Best value

Venice Winter Pass with priority sights, Canal Grande audio, and optional museums plus waterbus help for an easier winter visit.

“The audio guide was through your phone and not the small machine with a headset. Skipping the line was most helpful.”

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5.Religion Walking Tour with Doge’s Palace Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 171 reviews · from $120

Guided walk through Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with skip-the-line tickets, audio receivers, and detailed religious art.

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6.Venice Walking Tour plus Skip the Lines Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 138 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $186

A 4-hour Venice highlights walk with skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, plus a guided route through historic alleys.

“We were not informed on dress code for the Basilica tour. Our guide was speaking very low, almost a whisper.”

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7.Walking tour in Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces and Generalife

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 135 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $40

A 3-hour audio-assisted Alhambra walk in Granada with Generalife, Alhambra grounds, Nasrid Palaces, Alcazaba, plus included tickets.

“The Alhambra was terrific, the Viator provider was a rip off - the vendor made it seem that we had to come to their office to pick up tickets/audio equipment the morning of the visit. We showed up at the address provided and... it was a hotel, and they had no idea what we were talking about. Clearly this was just a front/cover story for tickets bought ahead of time at the regular price and then resold to us at 2.5 times the cover price. Look, we were happy to get to the Alhambra and see the Nasrid palaces as the normal tickets were sold out but the provider made…”

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8.Full Venice Walking Tour: Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 32 reviews · from $142

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”

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9.Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 31 reviews · from $225

Skip-the-line private tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, with mosaics, politics, and the Bridge of Sighs plus Casanova’s cell.

“The guide was very nice and knowledgeable. Although the tour is a bit expensive, but both of us think that was worth the money.”

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10.4-Hour Venice guided walking tour with Doge’s Palace & St Mark’s Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $163

4-hour Venice walk hitting St Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace, and Basilica with skip-the-line tickets and guided storytelling.

“Fantastic experience! Our guide Elizabeth was so knowledgeable and shared so much history. Would definitely recommend this tour”

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11.Venice Walking Tour and Doge’s Palace Guided Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $111

3-hour Venice combo walk plus a guided Doge’s Palace visit, with Mercerie, St Mark’s Square highlights, and Bridge of Sighs.

“Tolle Tour. Wir hatten Glück und waren nur zu dritt, weil sich sonst keine deutschen angemeldet hatten. Dadurch war es sehr individuell. Leider mit 178 € für zwei Personen auch ziemlich teuer. Insgesamt waren es 2 Stunden 50 Minuten, mit anderthalb Stunden Pause dazwischen. Beginn war um 9:00 Uhr, was perfekt war, um den Markusplatz einmal leer zu sehen. 🥳”

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12.Guided Walking Tour of Venice, St Mark’s Basilica & Doge’s Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $175

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.”

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13.Ducal Venice, Historical Walking Tour & Skip the line Doge’s Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $112

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!!”

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14.Skip the line Doge’s Palace Guided Walking Tour in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 19 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $79

Skip the line at Doge’s Palace from St. Mark’s Square with a guided 75-minute walk, Golden Staircase, Bridge of Sighs, and museum ticket access.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable about the Doge’s history and the paintings. He explained how each room was used and the style of painting/artists who created the various paintings.”

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15.Morning Venice Walking Tour plus Doge’s Palace Guided Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 18 reviews · 3 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $118

Morning Venice walk plus a guided Doge’s Palace visit with Bridge of Sighs, great pacing, and included palace admission.

“Wasn’t my favorite tour but wasn’t my least favorite. Overall, the walking tour section wasn’t too packed with information, but doge’s palace part was good.”

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