Venice Walking Tour plus Skip the Lines Doge's Palace and St Mark's Basilica Tours
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137 Ratings
Venezia
Immerse yourself in the history and beauty of Venice with a walking tour, skip-the-line access to the Doge's Palace, and a visit to St. Mark's Basilica. Explore hidden corners, learn about Venice's past, and marvel at the city's iconic landmarks.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Walking tour
  • Basilica di San Marco - See the Basilica
  • Doge’s Palace - See the Doge’s Palace of Venice
What's Included
  • Personal headsets for clear guidance
  • Hassle-free Skip-the-Line access to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Entry to Museum & Terrace with stunning views
  • Expert guidance by a qualified tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel Pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information

This tour combo is perfect for those desiring a comprehensive experience of Venice and its timeless icons. It’s more than just seeing Venice, it’s about living the city through its rich history and illustrious past, still echoing in its monumental sites and mythical figures.

Embark on a walking tour to unearth the city’s hidden gems and gain insight into life in a city of water and Venice’s history. Explore the Doge’s Palace, an emblem of Venice and architectural marvel. Marvel at The Basilica, reputed to be one of the world’s most stunning cathedrals.

  • For security reasons large backpacks and bags are not allowed inside the Basilica.
  • Please wear appropriate clothes to enter the Basilica (no bare knees or shoulders)
  • Please note that no refund will be accepted for no shows or late arrivals. The tour will take place also with rain, in the event of exceptional high tide it might be cancelled and refund will be provided
  • Due to increased safety measures, security checkpoints will have a short wait
  • Wheelchair partially accessible, due to structural reasons some areas of the Doge’s Palace are not accessible, so the tour may be limited. If assistance is required, passenger must provide their own carer.
  • 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
Campo S. Zaccaria, 4683g
Campo San Zaccaria
Meet our staff at Campo San Zaccaria, in front of the shop opposite to the Church.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Almar717
May 16, 2024
A marvel - If you go to Gandia on vacation or tourism, be sure to see this palace of this family, one of the most powerful in medieval times. They were close to becoming the owners of all of Italy. They had three dads. This family of Spanish origin from Gandia left this palace. which reflects the power they had, be sure to see it, you have either for eight euros entry and for something more, visit, visit with guide "IMPRESSIVE"
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Rod_c
Apr 29, 2024
Memorable tour. Great tour guide! - Great tour and very informative tour. Our tour guide was excellent. It was very crowded and she did a wonderful job of getting us around and very knowledgeable.
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Ross_g
Apr 28, 2024
A devoted Italian Art Historian! - Our guide was an OUTSTANDING woman (art historian) with years of experience, who had recently sprained her ankle. But that didn't stop her, as she was walking with a cane and moving quickly! We loved her use of a laser pointer to direct us to interesting details in the ceiling and wall art. She was refreshingly proud of Italy's cultural heritage, and she expressed this in her desire to share St. Mark's beauty with us!
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Kirby_l
Oct 25, 2023
Outstanding Central Venice highlights tour - Really excellent, informative, well paced tour of the main center points of interest in Venice. Guide did an excellent job, despite pouring rain, flooding and difficult crowds; very well done!!
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Jacob_a
Sep 26, 2023
Beautiful views, history, and efficient - Starting with the walking tour provided great historical and cultural context to enjoy the rest of the city throughoutnthe day. Our tour guide provided great insight and she was very helpful. Getting to skip the lines at the basicila and palace was extremely beneficial and were great key sites to see while in Venice
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Fredrick_k
Jul 22, 2023
Great tour- guide was... - Great tour- guide was excellent. We’ll informed, humorous, and did a good job keeping track of everyone.
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Sherry_b
Jun 30, 2023
Great Information and Fn - My husband and adult daughter and I took this tour. The first 2 hours was a private tour and we learned so much history about Venice, the city, the people, the way all the islands are connected by over 400 bridges, and so much more. After this part we joined up with a group of about 20 for the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica. You wear headsets and this works great. If you didn’t have a tour guide you wouldn’t know what you are looking at. I highly recommend doing a guided tour and especially when you can skip the lines!!
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Anne_i
Jun 29, 2023
Must do if you can handle walking. - Our tour guide was excellent (I think her name is Claire ... spellings) born and raised in Venice she is knowledgeable about the city. Gave us good tips. The lines to both places were horrendous so thanks to skipping the lines tickets 🙏 She took us right to the front no waiting. She is awesome - learned a lot from her. Highly recommended this tour.
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Asuka
Apr 1, 2023
Great tour - This was an awesome tour... we started with the walking tour of the City. Then we cut the line to St. Marks. This includes both the down stairs tour and upstairs. Finally, we went to the Doge's Palace. The tour guide knew a lot and answered several questions. Definitely recommend.
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Alison_e
Mar 23, 2023
Pretty solid - Knowledge, entertaining guide. Loved skipped the line. This is really 3 tours mashed into one so there was some downtime changing the groups.
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