Private Venice Highlights Tour with Gondola Ride

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Join your own expert guide to discover St. Mark’s Basilica, Rialto Bridge, and Venice's hidden gems

5.00

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2.5h


couple in front of gondola
Meet in St. Mark's Square
St. Mark's Basilica
Venetian "Campos"

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Venice’s timeless beauty deserves to be seen without the stress of navigating it alone. With your private guide, skip the line at St. Mark’s Basilica, stroll through the grandeur of St. Mark’s Square, and admire the iconic Rialto Bridge. End your tour with a peaceful gondola ride through the canals, offering a quiet perspective of the city. This carefully crafted experience lets you enjoy the best of Venice at a pace that’s all your own.

You'll meet your private Venetian guide in the famous St. Mark's Square, and after a stroll around the square's highlights you'll head to the entrance of beautiful St. Mark's Basilica. With skip-the-line tickets, your guide will lead you straight inside for a private tour of the iconic Church of Gold.

Afterwards, you'll enjoy a walking tour tailored to your ideal pace. You'll pass famous sites like Rialto Bridge, as well as charming side streets and hidden highlights that many tourists ...

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Free cancellation up to 7 days in advance!

Passionate English-speaking guide

Skip the line St. Mark's tickets

St. Mark's Square

Rialto Bridge

Private gondola ride

Private tour

Wheelchair accessible

Meeting point at St. Mark's Square

Skip the line

St. Mark's Square

Meet your local guide in St. Mark's Square, the most famous piazza in Venice. Learn about the historical events that took place here.

St. Mark's Basilica

Admire St. Mark's Basilica's exterior, before entering this iconic Venetian church. There are more than 85,000 square feet of mosaic in the church.

Rialto Bridge

The word “campo” means “square” in Venice. The island is filled with beautiful squares and we’ll walk through some on our way to the Rialto Bridge.

Grand Canal

From the center of the Rialto Bridge, the view of the boats traveling down the Grand Canal is so surreal, you may have to pinch yourself to make sure you aren’t dreaming.

For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change

Between the two big columns in St. Mark’s Square (columns of San Marco e San Teodoro) located on the south side of the square, near the canal. A friendly representative will be there holding a sign with our company name on it.

Walking shoes and something to cover your knees and shoulders for St. Mark's Basilica. Sunscreen and a water bottle in the summer are also recommended.

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Very informative

James Tipton

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October 16, 2024

Our guide is very kind and informative, shared information that we don’t know about Venice and its fascinating history. Thank you.

Great Experience

Brian Hecker

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August 28, 2024

Really enjoyed our time with Nico and appreciated the flexibility afforded to us by the company when we were delayed arriving in Venice. Great experience overall for getting a quick introduction to Venice

Wow just Wow!

Pamela Shawn Glacken

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July 20, 2024

We had such a remarkable tour with Roberta. She was patient and kind. It was a very warm day and she made sure we were nice and hydrated. She showed us areas of Venice that I have never seen.

Christine Quick

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July 11, 2024

Venice and Gondola ride

Amy Swain

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October 14, 2023

Marco is an excellent guide. He kept us and two teens entertained. If you know about teenagers nothing keeps them entertained! They said he was the best guide ever! Thanks for all the information and a wonderful time!

Wonderful!

Louis and Melanie Burgess

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October 06, 2023

Oh tour and guide were fantastic. Our guide was so personable and knowledgeable. We so so enjoyed meeting him and felt like we could have gone to dinner with he and his wife after we were done. The gondola ride at sunset was perfect way to finish the tour off.

Awesome Tour

Matt MacLean

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September 14, 2023

Our guide Lara was very informative and a great tour guide. She answered all our questions and spoke clearly and knowledgeably. She showed us areas not where all the tourists were as well. She got us right on our gondola ride. Great job and thank you.

Very good

Sarah Reeves

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July 24, 2023

Hit all the highlights of Venice and got to see some hidden spots as well.

Wonderful tour!

Kimberly Plunk

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June 07, 2023

We really loved this overview of the history and highlights of Venice! It was a great way to get a quick overview of the city and explore more on our own without taking up a whole day. Our guide was wonderful and gave us many food and other activity recommendations!

Great tour!

Daniel Hills

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June 05, 2023

We had a great time on our tour. Our tour guide, Clair (not sure about spelling), was fantastic. She was VERY knowledgeable and patient. She was awesome. Would recommend this tour to anyone who's thinking about it.

Super time in Venice with Chiara

Slaven Radic

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May 18, 2023

Imagine strolling through Venice landmarks with someone who knew everything about the history and the present of the city, while masterly dodging crowds, skipping lines and taking us away from large groups into small streets to learn one-on-one. Our 9-year old was captivated too, and the cherry on top was the gondola ride at the end, again skipping the line as Chiara wrangled gondoliers on our behalf (who obviously knew her too). Thank you again Chiara!

Hector Nunez

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May 16, 2023

Fun half day

Olivia King

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August 30, 2022

I love venice! The city is amazing and the history is so rich. Our guide kept us interested the entire time and we finished the tour with a gondola. I highly recommend doing a private tour. You pay more, but you have a guide just for you and your party. Thanks!

Gondola

Gloria Gonzalez

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August 24, 2022

Me and my girlfriends thoroughly enjoyed this tour. We loved the gondola ride the most! Would def do this again.

Perfect Day

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May 03, 2019

An intimate experience with an extremely educated guide. Highly recommend.