VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular city tours in Venice. The ones worth your hours in a city you cross on foot and by water, with prices, run times and who to book each with.
A guided walk through St. Mark’s and Rialto plus VR history, with an optional gondola ride for a great-value Venice overview.
Most Popular“Ana is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about Venice in one hour (and for such a reasonable cost) that we were rather blown away. It was a great time and we highly recommend.”
Shared gondola ride across Venice’s lagoon with Grand Canal views, Rialto area stops, and a small-group feel for about 30 minutes from $48.
“Enjoyed the gondola ride. Beautiful views. Be wary that it is advertised for 30 mins but that also includes the walk from the meeting place to the gondola and then our gondola finished a few mins early so probably was only around 20 mins. Good experience though”
St. Mark's City Pass skips Doge’s Palace lines and bundles Correr, Marciana, Archaeological Museum, Querini Stampalia, and Scuola dei Carmini.
“To see this felt like living a dream.Awe inspiring. Unfortunately I was unable to access my ticket for the transportation”
Winter pass for Venice highlights with a guided walk, Grand Canal audioguide, priority museum access options, and a waterbus add-on.
“Everything what a fantastic place and so educational the building was and the murreals were out off the world”
A 2-hour San Marco walking tour with a local guide, spiral stairs, and Baroque church stops, plus an app with 100+ routes.
“Don’t like using the radio, but understand that it is probably the best delivery system”
Headsets and skip-the-line St Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, plus Castello walking, gondola ride, and Correr Museum time.
“this tour was very well done, enjoyed every bit including the gondola ride and canal cruise, our tour guide regina was fantastic”
Guided 2-hour Verona walk with local stories at Piazza Bra, Piazza Erbe, Dante’s Square, and a Romeo-and-Juliet balcony moment.
“Tour guide was exceptional... she was very knowledgable and tailored the tour to our needs. We learned so much about Verona. We highly recommend it!”
A private Venice walking tour through Dorsoduro, with a top-of-the-water views stop and quieter squares—skip crowds and go at your pace.
“Our tour off the beaten track with Roberto was outstanding. Has a born and raised Venetian, he was extremely knowledgeable and took us to interesting and uncrowded places and answered all our questions in a friendly and informative manner. Would highly recommend!”
A 2.5-hour guided Venice street food walk with cicchetti, market bites, and classic sights like the Grand Canal, plus gelato.
“Tone was a wonderful guide. he knows so much about Venice and the food we were trying. Come hungry, because you will be eating 2 to 4 items at each place. These are not "samples" of items. you are getting the full cicchetti items. drinks are extra but we'll worth the price. And the gelato…”
Venice Ghost & Legends night walk through Cannaregio and Castello with a live guide, headsets, and murder-mystery stories.
“Good tour guide. Interesting stories about the darker side of Venice history. We got to see the home of Marco Polo and the miracle church.”
Venice orientation walk from Dorsoduro to Rialto and St Mark’s with a small English-speaking group and local stories for $41.
“Sophia was a fabulous guide, a real Venetian local full of knowledge about her beautiful Venice. We learnt lots from her.”
A private 2-hour Venice walk from Accademia to Zattere and the Squero, with plague-era church stories and quieter campos.
“Our tour guide Elisabetta was absolutely amazing! She was so sweet and very knowledgeable on all things Italy. Super helpful and made it very personable. She took us to some pretty awesome spots of Italy. We really enjoyed her company; it was just my husband and I with her and she did not disappoint where…”
Sporty, small-group kayak tour in Venice with coaching, a rowing-club visit, and paddling through canals near bridges.
“Such a fun way to see Venice! We had a fantastic time paddling the canals with our amazing guide! It was a small group and we travelled over 5 km in a few hours. The photos he took and shared with us were a very welcome bonus!”
Private Dorsoduro tour in Venice with a local guide: street art, Palazzo Zenobio degli Armeni, San Giorgio Island, and local stories.
“We honestly feel the tour is a bit too expensive for what it is (230 for 2 persons is a lot!), but our guide Monica was excellent, we learned a lot about the history and culture of Venice and saw many interesting places. If you have the chance to pick a time, go in the…”
Venice center street food tour with Rialto tastings, cicchetti in bàcari, local cheese and pastries. Small group, $57.67.
“Our street food tour with Neele was an amazing experience! We learned about Venice and sampled many local foods and drinks. We did not even need dinner after the tour-it was plenty of food.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
