VENICE
Venice's classics.
The 10 most popular guided tours in Venice. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.
Fast-track guided tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace, prisons, and Bridge of Sighs. Optional 3D/VR and gondola upgrade.
“This was an excellent tour, and our guide was wonderful. She hit the perfect balance of explaining historical and significant facts while keeping the group engaged. The pace of the tour was perfect. Highly recommended.”
Skip-the-line guided tour linking Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with small groups, audio headsets, and smart timing in Venice.
“Mikayla is an outstanding guide with excellent knowledge and communication skills. Our family of 6 really enjoyed our tour”
Skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace in Venice with a live guided tour, plus optional Museo Correr ticket, from $79.
“We had a good tour with lots of explanations and time to see the main features and art works. We could have stayed inside longer but I've been before and we needed a rest from all those stairs! Well worth it though!! The only problem was finding the guide - the big red blob on…”
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.
“This is an in depth tour of Doges Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. Plan to have lunch or a coffee before or after, as you'll need to sit and take in the beautiful surroundings!”
Skip-the-line guided tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace prisons, including Piombi, secret areas, Bridge of Sighs, and time in the New Prison.
“We were a family of 4 including 2 teenagers and the group was maybe 25 people which we thought was probably too large. It was relatively easy to find the guide. Instructions were clear, but some how we walked right past the meeting point. Clearly our mistake, but we didn't have this problem with any…”
Step through Venice like a diplomat: VR orientation, guided Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, prisons and Bridge of Sighs, plus optional gondola.
“Definitely worthwhile. Great value. Guide was exceptional.”
Skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace with a live guide and personal audio system, plus art, politics, and the Bridge of Sighs prison story.
“Doge’s palace is a must see. Definitely value for the money. All of guides spoke English, but with jet lag and over stimulation I would only gets bits of what all of our tour guides were saying ( with accents) on my entire trip”
Skip the line to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica for Byzantine mosaics, Tintoretto ceilings, and Casanova’s prison story in 2 hours.
“Rita was excellent. Had a great time. Very informative and well worth the skip the line feature.”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace tour with Bridge of Sighs and prisons, plus optional 30-minute Grand Canal gondola.
“Our guide was so informative, fun, funny and energetic! She gave us the important details and didn’t bore us with all the minute details that no one would remember anyway. We loved this tour and our tour guide! Thank you! The palace and the art are truly worth a visit!”
Skip the line at St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with a private guide in about 2.5 hours, plus Bridge of Sighs.
“Our tour guide Kirsten was so knowledgeable and passionate about Venetian history and she brought the stories to life. She provided a very thorough tour of the St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace which we found fascinating. The headsets made it easy to hear and the skip the line tickets truly allowed us bypass all…”
