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8 Best Small-Group & Semi-Private Tours In Venice

Venice's classics.

The 8 most popular small-group & semi-private tours in Venice. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.

8 Best Small-Group & Semi-Private Tours In Venice

Private or Semi Doge’s Palace & Saint Mark’s Basilica Guided Tour

Private or Semi Doge's Palace & Saint Mark's Basilica Guided Tour - Inside St. Mark’s Basilica: Golden Mosaics Plus Real Context

1.Private or Semi Doge’s Palace & Saint Mark’s Basilica Guided Tour

Most Popular 5.0

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.

“Awesome semi-private tour of St.Mark’s and Doges Palace. Our guide Sara was very informative and personable. Highly recommend this semi-private tour!! Well worth your time and money.”

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Venice Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Semi-Private Tour, Max 6 People

Venice Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Semi-Private Tour, Max 6 People - Doge’s Palace: Hall of the Great Council to the Prison

2.Venice Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Semi-Private Tour, Max 6 People

5.0

Skip the lines at St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace on a max 6-person Venice tour with an expert guide and Bridge of Sighs views.

“Our tour guide (Erika) did an amazing job covering such a large amount of material in the time allotted! We were entranced as she walked us through St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace, making each element come alive and ensuring our experience was interesting and that we learned as much as possible about both…”

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Doge’s Palace & Saint Mark’s After Hours Small Group Max 6 People

Doge's Palace & Saint Mark's After Hours Small Group Max 6 People - Stop 1: Piazza San Marco’s 819 Chapel to East and Venetian Gothic

3.Doge’s Palace & Saint Mark’s After Hours Small Group Max 6 People

5.0

A small-group Venice after-hours visit to Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica, capped by a slow mosaic light show and near-empty views.

“Seeing the Doge's Palace and St Mark's after regular hours made the experience so much better! No suffocating crowds. Our guide, Sabrina, was excellent! She was very knowledgeable, spoke excellent English and had a wonderful personality. We learned far more than if we had done this on our own. Also, being in a very small…”

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Venice: Doge’s Palace & Saint Mark’s Small Group Tour

Venice: Doge's Palace & Saint Mark's Small Group Tour - St. Mark’s Basilica: the Golden Basilica effect, with real context

4.Venice: Doge’s Palace & Saint Mark’s Small Group Tour

4.8

Priority access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace in a small group, with guided stories of Venice’s art, power, and prisons.

“Great tour and very knowledgeable tour guide! Matteo was full of information and history about St Mark’s Cathedral, the Doge’s Palace, and the Venetians in general! This tour exceeded expectations!”

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St Mark’s Basilica & Doge’s Palace Skip the Line – Semi-Private

St Mark’s Basilica & Doge’s Palace Skip the Line - Semi-Private - Doge’s Palace after the Basilica: architecture and power in one guided hour

6.St Mark’s Basilica & Doge’s Palace Skip the Line – Semi-Private

5.0

Semi-private Venice tour with fast-track access, expert commentary, and guided visits to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace in a small group.

“Excellent tour guide Monica - she had a lovely demeanor and so much knowledge of the history of Venice and beyond. You could tell She really loved to share her heritage and was patient in answering questions, spoke fluent English and kept the interest of our entire group, from the kids to the adults.”

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Venice: Doge’s Palace & Bridge of Sighs Small Group Tour

Venice: Doge's Palace & Bridge of Sighs Small Group Tour - Enter Doge’s Palace: Gothic exterior to the Golden Staircase

7.Venice: Doge’s Palace & Bridge of Sighs Small Group Tour

4.9

Small-group tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs with an English guide, skip-the-line entry, plus St Mark’s museums.

“Luigina explained everything in a very lively and vivid way, incorporating history, art history, architecture, and even historical gossip. She responded spontaneously to our requests. We can definitely recommend her guided tour.”

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Small-group Doge’s Palace Skip-the-line Tour

Small-group Doge's Palace Skip-the-line Tour - Getting to the meeting point (and why it’s easy)

8.Small-group Doge’s Palace Skip-the-line Tour

4.0

Venice: Doge’s Palace skip-the-line tour with a local guide, small group, Titian & Tintoretto art, and fast entry by San Marco.

“Susie was an excellent guide who was a lot of fun and brought a true passion about the palace and Venetian history. Would highly recommend her for families and anyone who enjoys the beauty of historical sites. She picked up the tour on one day notice and was at thRead more”

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