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Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica Tour: Experience Venice's Famous Sites
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1,043 Ratings
Venezia
Our excursion to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica is ideal for travelers who only have short time in Venice but wish to fully experience the city. Within a few hours, we guide you through the city’s most renowned landmarks, featuring the Rialto Bridge and providing inside access to St, Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza San Marco - There is so much to see and do in the incredible Floating City of Venice, so why should you spend your precious vacation time waiting in line? With Skip-the-Line Access to two of Venice’s unmissable sights, Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, you can immerse yourself in Venetian history and maximize your time in Venice on this carefully curated tour.
What's Included
- Skip the line at St. Mark’s Basilica
- Priority access to the Doge’s Palace with entrance ticket
- Audio headsets for clear guidance
- Small-group experience with a maximum of 18 participants
- Guidance from an expert English-speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
- Food/Beverage
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information
- Please note that the itinerary for our tours may differ from the advertised order of destinations. We assure you that any changes made to the tour itinerary are carefully planned and intended to enhance your overall experience.
- We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any impairments requiring special assistance. We are also unable to accommodate strollers or baby carriages on our group tours.
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
Doge's Palace
Piazza San Marco
This tour ends inside Doges' Palace.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Josh_w
Jun 21, 2024
Great tour - Everything we saw amazing. I’m not an arts type person but we could truly appreciate what we saw. The guide, Joy, was terrific. Great personality and enthusiasm for what she was showing us. Couldn’t recommend more.
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Blake_s
Jun 21, 2024
Memorable experience!! - An amazing experience- incredible buildings, rooms, paintings, swords, armor, etc… all made to come to life with the great story telling by Rita. Our three young boys were also engaged with her personality and warm heart. Thanks so much!
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Nestor_n
Jun 20, 2024
So worth it!! - Amazing guide and breathtaking art and architecture. So much history and worth the skip the line option. If you have never been to Venice (like I) then this is a must!
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Peter_t
Jun 20, 2024
Such a nice tour! - Rita (Joy) was a spectacular tour guide and really gave aid a wonderful time. We enjoyed it immensely.
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Robert_b
Jun 20, 2024
Excellent tour - very thorough and enjoyable… - The clarity of the guide - her thorough knowledge and excellent explanations. Our guide was one of the best!
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Ryan_j
Jun 20, 2024
Interesting - Very interesting and informative. Anna was a great tour guide. Tour is a little hot so bring water if you can.
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Thomas_c
Jun 20, 2024
Great tour with a great local guide. - Skip the line is the best way to see the doges and cathedral. The guide was great very informative and able to answer questions.
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Sally_k
Jun 19, 2024
Only way to go! - With so many tourists the best option to see the major sights is a tour like this. It was well organized and our guide was well versed in all of the history and information about the Palace and St Mark's Cathedral.
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Lori_p
Jun 21, 2024
Amazing sites Informative tour - The tour guide was very nice and the sites were amazing definitely worth it. The only issue was that the meeting place was obscured by some construction and we looked for the group for 15 min before we saw them just in time.. it was only by chance though - guides should be waving flag in an open area - also I called for help and got no response!
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Marion_s
Jun 18, 2024
beautiful but expensive - definitly skips the line , however our tourguide wasn't the best, sorry, he talked more about social media and other things than giving information at the actual location
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