Visit St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Rialto Bridge, and the hidden areas of Venice
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6 h
Max 19 Guests
Venice's narrow streets, winding canals, and countless attractions means it's easy to lose your way in this floating city. Our Venice In A Day tour takes away the guesswork with skip-the-line access to St. Mark's Basilica and Doge’s Palace, ensuring you maximize your time. Discover hidden gems and charming back streets with a passionate local guide who reveals the secrets of Venice. Finish your day with a relaxing gondola ride, capturing the true essence of Venice.
You'll meet your local guide on the south side of St. Mark's Square, near the canal, between the San Marco and San Teodoro columns. Once you and your small group are there, your guide will share the incredible history of Venice and the piazza you're currently standing in. You'll get skip-the-line access to the two most important and famous buildings in Venice: St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace. And our local guide will take you to some...
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Travelers
Passionate English-speaking guide
Skip the line tickets
St. Mark's Basilica
Doge's Palace
30-minute Venetian gondola ride
Venice walking tour
Group size of 15
Tour guide gratuities
Meal
Meet your guide at St. Mark's Square
Begin your tour at the easy-to-reach St. Mark's Square, famous for its Basilica, storied Doge's Palace, and Renaissance clock tower.
St. Mark's Basilica
With skip-the-line tickets, pass the queue and enter the magnificent St. Mark’s Basilica, whose opulent gold mosaics are sure to impress.
Rialto Bridge
Walk across the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal and learn how it has long been an essential link in Venetian trade.
Rialto Market
Witness the buzz of the Rialto Market, where Venetians have shopped for fresh produce, seafood, and local delicacies since the 11th century.
Gondola ride
Take a 30-minute gondola ride, an essential Venetian experience, to drift under bridges, past historic palazzos, and through ancient canals.
For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change
Between the two big columns in St. Mark’s Square (columns of San Marco & San Teodoro) located on the south side of the square, near the canal. Our friendly representative will be there holding a sign with our company name on it. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in. Your tour will end inside of Doge's Palace.
We recommend bringing comfortable walking shoes, a camera, and a water bottle. Large bags and backpacks are not allowed and will have to be checked before entering the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's. It's best to leave them at your hotel if possible.
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Carlos Velez
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May 22, 2025
Great way to see the main sites in Venice in a day
Elizabeth Taylor
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May 19, 2025
The Tour covered the main site seeing spots including a Gondola ride. Our guide Chiara was exceptional!! She was very knowledgeable and pointed out rare things that I think others may not. You could tell she really Loved Venice and was proud to show it off. Would highly recommend.
Great tour experience.
Christopher Miller
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May 18, 2025
Good company with efficient processes. Rita was an exceptional guide: knowledgeable, engaging , funny,: and a smart problem solver.
Marco was informative and interesting
Colleen Mickle
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May 17, 2025
The tour was a lot of fun. Our tour guide, Marco, was very interesting and informative. He has a great sense of humor. The tour gave us much more information than we expected and I highly recommend it.
Venice in a day with Gondola ride
Deborah Mitchell
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May 17, 2025
Our tour guide Rita was a wealth of knowledge. She put a little humor with her tour which made it fun with the facts.. She deserves a raise. I think the walking tour at the end was a bit much, but she offered anyone that wanted to leave to do so, but I really wanted to see it all. Thanks for a wonderful tour.
Paul Turnbull
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May 16, 2025
Venice in a day with gondola ride
Monica LAWRENCE
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May 15, 2025
Awesome tour! Roberta was an excellent guide and gave us a great tour. Lots of knowledge.
Wonderful Day in Venice
Robert Crawford
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May 14, 2025
We really enjoyed our tour and Robby made it extra special!! Thank You!
Christopher Ferrin
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May 13, 2025
Helen Fearnley
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May 12, 2025
Joseph Wilde
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May 11, 2025
Venice when short on time
Judy Ester
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May 10, 2025
The Venice in a day tour with a gondola ride is a good choice when you have limited time and want to see as much as you can in the city of Venice itself. The skip the line for the Basilica and Doge's Palace was great. The Gondola ride took us out on the grand canal near the Rialto Bridge, but also down some quiet areas as well. The break for lunch in the middle of the tour was too long. Would have been nicer to skip it, or to have a quick stop for snacks instead because it did not leave us the time we wanted to be able to go to one of the other islands.
Absolutely horrible
Melissa Curiel
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May 09, 2025
For us being from the states we got lost. The tour guide said sorry we can’t wait for you and left us. We paid 300 dollars for a tour that we never got to take. He was unable to tell us how to find him when we had poor cell service. I asked for my money back and the company completely ghosted us. I would not recommend this The tour guy to anyone
Maureen Lyons
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May 09, 2025
Mary Ruiz
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May 05, 2025
Kathleen Saraceno
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May 04, 2025
Day Tour with Gondola tour
Diane C Brewster
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May 04, 2025
Roberta did a superior job on this tour!
She was ever so knowledgeable and gave us a most enjoyable and informative tour! We enjoyed every minute and her warm caring personality made it extra special!!
Thank you, Roberta!!! We will refer friends to a tour with you!
She was also empathetic and helpful with the loss of our phone during break
Warmest regards,
Larry & Diane Brewster
Well Worth It.
Dennis Thomsen
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May 04, 2025
To receive a tour from a guide that is friendly, engaging and knowledgeable is one thing. But when that same guide is born and lived in the area their entire life. That takes it to a whole different level. Not only was our guide, Elena all of the things above. She also took time to aid my wife and I with some shopping and dining tips to identify some of the”tourist traps”.
Philip Agee
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May 03, 2025
George Justice
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May 02, 2025
Terry Knox
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May 01, 2025
Brenda Bockelman
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May 01, 2025
Olga Shnaidman
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April 30, 2025
Mark Wilkinson
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April 30, 2025
See everything in Venice
William Farrell
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April 27, 2025
Venice in a day tour is the perfect option to see all the city has to offer on a condensed schedule. The expert tour guide was approachable with questions and flexible as the group needed. Highly recommend!
