Visit St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Rialto Bridge, and the hidden areas of Venice
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6h
Max 19 Guests
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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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Great tour very knowledgeable guide
Adam Walker
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March 08, 2025
We enjoyed this tour and gondola ride. Our guide was a local and very knowledgeable.
Great Tour
Nathan Richman
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January 18, 2025
Perfect experience. Definitely worth every penny.
Mark Taylor
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January 16, 2025
Sue Chastain
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January 14, 2025
A great day
Ryan McLamb
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January 12, 2025
Our guide, Roberta, did a great job of giving us information as we toured the famous sites. She was kind, funny, and patient. Highly recommend this tour.
Great tour!
Linda Langton
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December 24, 2024
Johanna was a great guide - lots of knowledge. The tour was at a great pace - not too rushed and enough time to appreciate the sights.
Suleiman Warwar
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December 21, 2024
Fun Day Tour but it felt a bit Rushed
Andrew Goodspeed
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December 09, 2024
This was a fun day tour that I think touched upon most of the Venice Hot spots. Our tour host was Grazia. I unfortunately felt a bit rushed by her at times, especially for lunch. I would suggest perhaps adding another hour to the tour to allow for more time for lunch and bathroom breaks. This was mu only issue. The tour was definitely informative and was an overall great experience for our first day in Venice
Venice tour with gondola ride
MR ALAN NOONAN
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November 20, 2024
An excellent tour. Knowledgable, humorous guide at a pace to suit all. Loved it
Mary Meixell
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November 19, 2024
Alen Asciyan
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November 18, 2024
Venice Tour
John Seck
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November 18, 2024
Knowledgeable, but seemed rushed. We were going through the exhibits pretty fast.
Great Tour with Marco
Michael Kelly
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November 15, 2024
Highly recommend. Marco is a native. We ate lunch at the oldest cafe, They serve a great turkey and cheese panini and the tiramisu was good too. Vistor’s tip-public restrooms don’t open until 930 am. Plan accordingly!
Mattison Fetters
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November 10, 2024
Courtney Brookman
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October 28, 2024
Mr. Augie Mazzarelli
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October 19, 2024
Great tour. Had a very difficult time understanding yhr tour guide. Heavy accent.
Great Tour
Ian Mawer
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October 16, 2024
This tour does exactly what it says, shows you the highlights of Venice in one day. The morning was spent walking around Venice by our knowledgeable guide. At the conclusion of the walking tour we had a 30 minute Gondola ride which was lovely. After this we had free time for lunch or whatever we wanted to do. Straight after lunch we visited the Basilica di San Marco and then Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace). Both of these were fascinating and concluded a great tour.
ELMO TODA
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October 11, 2024
Susan Legere
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October 10, 2024
james conrad
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October 10, 2024
SUSAN ELIZABETH MAZE
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October 10, 2024
Michael Young
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October 03, 2024
Fascinating
Elizabeth D Nichols
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September 16, 2024
Valentina was the best. So much knowledge. We loved the experience!
Excellent commentary
David Harris
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September 14, 2024
Our guide, Barbara was very knowledgeable and brought to life the history and significance of the places visited.
