Venice in a Day Tour with Gondola Ride

Free CancellationSkip the Line

Visit St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Rialto Bridge, and the hidden areas of Venice

4.96

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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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Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance!

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!