Private City Kickstart Tour: An intimate introduction to Venice's landmarks
4.7
45 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a private City Kickstart Tour in Venice to discover the city's iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and local hotspots. Avoid tourist traps and explore Venice like a local!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ponte di Rialto - Campo San Giacomo di Rialto: Say hi to your local host near the fountain and get the perfect introduction to your tour. The Ponte di Rialto is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice and was designed to allow passage of galleys.
What's Included
  • Local Tips and Tricks
  • City Orientation
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on a personal journey through Venice with a private tour designed to make your introduction to the city as enriching as possible! Within a short span of 90 minutes, a local guide will familiarize you with the city’s character and charm, setting you up for a fulfilling stay.

Uncover the paths to renowned landmarks like the Basilica di San Marco and Rialto Bridge, all while avoiding the mass of tourists. As for that authentic family-run eatery or that dynamic local spot? Our guides have you sorted; they’re experts on all things local! Skip the mass-market tourist spots; on this City Kickstart tour, your guide will lead you to genuine experiences.

The Private City Kickstart Tour: Venice is a signature offering from Withlocals, available in major global cities. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides who receive a fair income. We bolster local economies by strictly promoting local products and prevent overcrowding through our small, low-impact groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and steer clear of the typical tourist circuit.

  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • 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
  • Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Location
S. Polo, 2168
San Polo
Meet your host in front of the restaurant “Birraria La Corte”.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(45 Ratings)
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Charles_o
May 27, 2024
Great Introduction to Venice & Local Secrets - Perfect way to get acquainted with Venice and learn great tips from a local. Alexandra loves what she’s doing and was truly delightful
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Terrell_s
Mar 11, 2024
Amazing experience. - This is an amazing experience with Frederica. We learned so much, got some great advice, and fell in love with Venice even more. So worth it.
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G4041
Nov 14, 2023
Amazing Tour - The Kickstart tour with Alexandra was the best way to start our stay in Venice. She was informative and kind, and showed us all the dos and don'ts when travelling in Venice.
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Carissasaccount
Jul 16, 2023
Wonderful Kickstart to Venice Tour - We had a wonderful Kickstarter tour of Venice with Lu. My daughters (17 and 20) were not looking forward to a tour because they thought it would be boring, but they both enjoyed it. Lu did a great job of giving us great information, but not overwhelming us with details. She had pictures on her iPad to add more depth to the information she provided. We noticed things Lu had mentioned on our tour throughout our trip. She helped to making our trip to Venice more interesting. We did a tour with a different company the following day (Lu was not available) and we all wished Lu was doing the tour! She is a very gifted tour guide. We will absolutely contact Lu if we are back in Venice!
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Addbuyer
May 30, 2023
Just perfect - We wanted to see and learn about the real Venice during the three days we spent there in May 2023. We booked a private tour with Lucia who showed us how the Venetians live, work and move about these most wonderful mini islands. Besides learning of the best places to eat and the shops to visit, we were shown some of the Venetian secretes and their history that most tourists miss and thus her tour far exceeded our expectations. Lucia really loves her heritage and made us feel so welcome in her homeland.
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Mbg03
May 1, 2023
Amazing introduction to Venice with Lucrezia - Lucrezia was our withlocals guide. Lu has a passion for Venice and people She has so much knowledge, had many stories and was fun to be around. She had a surprise for us with a beautiful view of Venice. Lu made reservations for us for lunch at one of her favorite restaurants, it did not disappoint,,.was delicious. We had an amazing experience and would highly recommend Lucrezia for a day in Venice !
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Lizaj928
Apr 28, 2023
Amazing Venetian Private tour - Mattia was an amazing tour guide. He was incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We really enjoyed learning about Venice from a true Venetian.
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R6946kjkellyp
Mar 30, 2023
Great introduction to Venice! - A wonderful way to start a vacation in Venice! The tour provides an excellent overview of the city and its history provided by a tour guide that that truly loves the city.
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Kirsty_c
Mar 14, 2024
DO NOT BOOK!! - If I could I would give this review zero stars!! Shortly after we booked this trip we received a message from the company saying they couldn’t manage the time we had booked, offered a new time and different guide - it didn’t suit us as w head other trips booked, so we asked them to cancel and refund. We received no further communication then we got a text and call from another guide (at a time that we had stated we couldn’t manage) saying she was at our meeting point. Now they are claiming we didn’t appear for the booking and taking no responsibility for the lack of communication and we are struggling to get our refund!
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Shouen
Dec 18, 2023
Avoid! Tour Guide failed to turn up! - Tour guide failed to turn up and the contact number they provided led to voice mail. After multiple calls and WhatsApp messages with Viator, the tour was eventually cancelled as the tour provider was uncontactable. It was a complete waste of our afternoon in Venice. Extremely disappointing that we did not even receive an explanation or apology from the them. Not a word.
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