Private Venice Tour: St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace & Gondola Ride
4.7
30 Ratings
Venezia

Experience the highlights of the lagoon city via this exclusive 6-hour personal walking exploration of Venice, coupled with a gondola trip. Benefit from bypassing queues at St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. Visit the renowned Rialto Bridge. Conclude the tour with a charming journey on a private gondola. Entry charges are covered.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Meet your private guide in St. Mark’s Square at the appointed time to begin your walking tour.
What's Included
  • Gondola Ride
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch is not included but the local guide can give you great recommendations
  • pick up /drop off from hotel
Additional Information
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • Covid-19 Vaccination Card or Green Pass is mandatory to enter Museums and Churches
  • 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
Piazza San Marco
The meeting point is next to the Lion Pillar
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Terry_l
Jun 11, 2024
Great Venice experience - Denice has been our favorite guide ever! She was so knowledgeable & was able to answer all our questions. She hit all the highlights of Venice with ease and her joyful & bubbly personality made it a great time!! We highly recommend this tour & guide to everyone.
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James_w
Nov 6, 2023
Donata is the best! - Our guide, Donata, was fantastic and a great pleasure to work with. Would work with her every time friends or family come to Venice.
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Annie
Sep 10, 2023
SPECTACULAR tour of Venezia! - AWESOME tour! As this was our first time in Venezia, we wanted to take a full day tour to experience it with a local Venetian and Ketty did not disappoint. She was not only kind but extremely knowledgeable about the city and it’s history. We spent the whole day with her visiting all the sites you would expect including Doge’s Palace, St Marks Square and even took a gondola ride. We shared a couple of meals together during our tour and she pointed out many other stops and restaurants along the way that we may want to see later in our stay. We left Venezia having met a new friend and we hope to see her on our next trip to this gorgeous city in the future. She speaks wonderful English and is more than happy to help us practice our Italian, haha! We can’t say enough about Ketty and the beautiful city she is blessed to call home. In our opinion, Venezia is the prettiest city in Italy. Ketty did a wonderful job of introducing us to Venezia. GRAZIE TANTI KETTY!! ❤️
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Frogpond86
Aug 19, 2023
Perfect choice for a tour of Venice. - The tour of the Duomo was very informative. Donatello knew her history and was very accommodating. We enjoyed the walk thru the local streets to the Rialto Bridge. The gondola ride was very relaxing.
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Ryan_s
Aug 6, 2023
Great experience, worth the $ - Carolina was amazing with so much knowledge, took us on the unbeaten path away from the crowds most of the time e explaining the rich culture. Definitely recommend
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Michael_m
Jun 25, 2023
Lovely Tour with Carolina! - My husband and I took “Best of Venice Private Tour Including San Marco Doges' Palace and Gondola Ride” with Carolina in June 2023. It was like taking a tour with an old friend. Carolina was very knowledgeable — about the city’s culture and history, but especially about art! — and had good “side stories” that were relatable, sequential, and informative. The entire day ran smoothly through all the must-see stops and then intentional strolling. We stopped for a perfect quick Venetian lunch that didn’t disrupt the flow of the tour but still felt like part of the experience. We appreciated that she had a plan for the day but checked in periodically to make sure we were engaged and didn’t want to divert. Her helpfulness didn’t end when the tour did — she texted us later and sent along some recommendations for us to visit on our own later in our stay. We would highly recommend this tour and especially Carolina; it’s well worth the money to put yourself in such capable hands with such a professional, personable person!
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Joseph_w
Apr 9, 2023
Venice Day Trip - Walking through the Jewish Ghetto and other regions of Venice that were less touristy was our favorite part of the day. Our tour guide Donata was very knowledgeable and accommodating.
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Cari_e
Oct 31, 2023
Great walking tour - The walking tour with Denise was awesome. She was so informative and had great bits of information to add and make it enjoyable. We had a change of tour guides for Doge’s palace. Don’t need one for there. She just said what was on the walls signs. Her English was not easy to understand. They did not purchase Chapel tickets early enough to get us in so we did not get to see it. I booked 3 months ahead!!
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Lisa_g
May 28, 2023
Our guide Carolina was... - Our guide Carolina was amazing. BUT we were very disappointed that our tickets to the Basilica were cancelled at the last minute and on our once in a lifetime chance we were unable to see it.
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Pokercpa
Jul 6, 2023
BEWARE OF THIS TOUR-they cancel tickets last minute - We booked this tour in February 2023 to make sure we would be able to go to the Basilica and to the palace. We paid $1,026.49 for it. Two days before our tour they said they could not get our Basilica tickets and did I want a refund. It was a little late at that point to get any tickets so we did the tour anyway and they refunded us $13.16 for apparently a Basilica tour not happening. Really?
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