Private Venice Tour: Uncovering Hidden Gems and Exploring the Famed Floating City

Uncover the hidden gems of Venice on a private tour. Explore famous buildings and canals, discover secret textile factories and hidden churches, and experience everyday life in the San Francesco della Vigna area.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Church of Saint Mary of Miracles Venice - You could start off your experience exploring explore an all-marble church and true hidden gem.
  • Campo dei Mori - Find out about the hidden legends of arabic heritage a Campo dei Mori
  • Ponte de Chiodo - Maybe you’d like to snap a pic of Ponte Chiodo, Venice’s oldest bridge.
  • Calle San Francesco - Make your way to a hidden monastery in San Francesco della Vigna area where the locals come to escape the crowds
  • Ramo Dragan - Continue on towards Ramo Dragan, a completely unknown pier with amazing views over the Rialto bridge and local market.
  • Fondamente Nove - Soak up the beautiful views as you walk past Fondamente Nove, the gateway to the Northern Lagoon.
  • Tre Archi - Finally make your way to the Ghetto area. Here you’ll end up in the early 19th-century neighborhood of Tre Archi and onwards to one of Venice’s local secret sunset spots. Almost too good to share.
What's Included
  • Choose 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 hours with a Local Host
  • Private and personalised experience
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
  • Walking experience (host can suggest public transport or taxi options)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the celebrated city surrounded by water while unveiling its hidden attributes. Admire the city’s iconic architectural wonders and waterways before diverging from the conventional tourist path to truly understand the artisanship that Venice is known for. From an illustrious fabric manufacturing hub harboring centuries-old business secrets to the Church of San Pantalon, which houses the largest oil canvas painting globally, hidden treasures beckon. Venture into a zone rarely traversed by tourists - the place referred to as home by Venetians. Here, away from the crowd, the impressive San Francesco della Vigna district endows a normal perspective into the local daily life.

Our chosen hosts are die-hard food enthusiasts and history experts, bankers and bakers, students and elderly. Much like our guests, they hail from various fields and areas of interest. However, what unites them is their love for their homeland and their choice to spend their leisure time sharing it with travelers who appreciate it as much as they do.

  • 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
Palazzo Soranzo
San Polo
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Vandmreiss
Sep 14, 2024
Great day in Venice! - Great walking tour of Venice. Daniel did a good job of personalizing our experience. He had a great knowledge of the city and was kind enough to pick ua up at our hotel.
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Houdiollie
Mar 30, 2024
4 days in Venice - Maria was excellent. She was very helpful, and reached out before and after to answer all our questions. We had her private contact information and felt like we had a friend in a foreign city.
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Radleyj2018
Oct 13, 2023
Great tour. Great Guide. - Amazing tour. Victoria was such a great guide, she showed us all the highlights of Venice in our time with her. It was fantastic to see and take it all in. She was so friendly it felt as if you were exploring Venice with a relative. Victoria was also quite accommodating , our train got delayed and she was very considerate in shifting our scheduled tour time and waited on us to arrive. Very polite and friendly, also felt quite comfortable with her during the tour. Will definitely recommend if you would like to have a great experience!
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Xvxvvz
Sep 28, 2023
A Wonderfully Different Side of Venice! - Really enjoyed this Secret Gems in Venice tour. Venice itself is AMAZING and so much to see and enjoy. After 3 days of seeing all the major 'tourist' sites, we embarked on this walking tour to see a side of Venice that we would have otherwise never seen nor even known to look for. We strolled down quiet streets and saw a beautifully different side of the city. I'd say we got to see more of what the locals would enjoy. The neighborhoods were charming and the local restaurants were full of locals just enjoying their daily routines. This was a very relaxing and very enjoying thing to take part in. What made the walk the most special was our host: Benedetta (Bene)! She knew the streets to go on, she knew the local neighborhoods well, and she also knew which turns to make to see beautifully stunning places that we would have otherwise walked right past! To make it even better, the whole time we were walking, Bene engaged us with conversations and stories about all sorts of Venetian things. We truly learned so much! Additionally, after the tour, Bene gave us the BEST recommendation EVER for a local restaurant to eat at for dinner. It was not full of tourists; it was full of locals. The food was AMAZING and the service was over-the-top. It was our last night in Venice, and what a way to end the trip. Thank you Bene for everything you shared with us. We had a FANTASTIC time and I would highly recommend taking this tour. **Be sure to ask for Benedetta!!!** You will not regret it.
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Daytrip540153
May 1, 2023
private venice - A personal experience with a person with a direct and personal connection to the place you are visiting is always the best. Roberto was that and more. Helpful, insightful, gracious and flexible. He showed us so many of the out of the say, hidden gems of Venice. It was a side of the city that most tourists never see. Thank you for your insight Roberto
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E7673vnrobertov
Apr 29, 2023
A wonderful tour - Roberto has lived in Venice most of his life. Roberto was right on time, very personable and full of the history and culture of Venice. Great tour of part of Venice that’s full of hidden gems as the tour says Highly recommend!
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George
Jul 27, 2022
Hidden gems with a local - Fantastic half day with Davide. Like exploring on your own with no schedule or guide telling you what to do but an expert on hand for advice, information and insights on all the little details. Venice is a truly wonderful city and there are so many small details and hidden gems off the beaten track it’s the perfect place to have a private guide taking you where you want to go, moving at your pace and keeping you informed all the way. Thanks for a great introduction to this wonderful city, Davide.
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Teresa_l
Mar 22, 2023
Personalized and no stress - The private tour was very nice a personalized. They worked with me on time and itinerary. Some of the stops were a bit high pressure sales, but overall a very nice experience.
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Eric_m
Jun 10, 2023
Horrible experience! No show’s us with zero communication! - This was an absolute disaster. We paid $400 for this private tour, and our tour guide “ghosted” us with zero communication. They would not respond to phone calls from Viator staff, they would not answer my messages on What’s App, and they wouldn’t answer emails. This is a complete fraud, and they ruined our day. As I write this, I’m expecting a full refund. If this company has any backbone at all, they’ll at least make it right and issue my money back. If I don’t get it, I will be livid. Do not buy from this company!!
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