VENICE · THE LAGOON
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular doge's palace 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.
Skip the line at Venice’s Doge’s Palace with reserved entry plus access to Museo Correr, the Archaeological Museum, and Biblioteca Marciana.
Most Popular“Easy entry, could spend as long as you wanted. We ended our visit with a glass of prosecco in the cafe. Took some awesome pictures too.”
Get terrace access at St. Mark’s, then see Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and the New Prisons on a guided tour with priority entry.
“Amazing experience led by a fantastic English speaking local, Federica. Incredibly knowledgeable, heaps of information delivered with clarity and good humour. A must do experience in Venice.”
Skip lines for St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, with optional terrace balcony access and (at 8AM) early entry to empty rooms.
“Carolina was fantastic. Wonderful tour. Extremely knowledgeable. Very entertaining. Everything a tour should be and so much more”
Skip lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica in 2.5–3 hours, with golden mosaics, prison stories, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“Our guide was amazing. She was so informative exactly what we were hoping for. To hear the stories behind the scenes.”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“Claire was an awesome guide. Remembered all our names and had great anecdotes both historical and contemporary. Her energy was infectious!”
Fast-track guided tour of Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, plus St. Mark’s Royal Palace, VR, and optional gondola from $68.
“Our tour guide was fantastic - would love to have her show us all the sites in Venice!”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“The activity deviated from the program Description. The program says there is gandola Ride involved. But they did nor let us rode gandola. Very disappointed.”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Mikayla is an outstanding guide with excellent knowledge and communication skills. Our family of 6 really enjoyed our tour”
Skip the lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, choose audioguide or licensed tours, plus optional terrace or Bell Tower views.
“Great tour of Doge’s Palace, the Basilica and the Tower. Our guide provided interesting insights and historical context.”
Skip the line for Venice’s Doge’s Palace and prisons. See major Renaissance art, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and visit Casanova’s cells.
“Interesting tour, worth the time and money to skip the long line too.”
Enjoy St. Mark’s Basilica after dark with a small group, plus optional late Doge’s Palace entry for quieter art, mosaics, and prisons.
“It was great to beat the heat and the crowds with a night tour. I've seen St Marks at day and night, and both experiences were worthwhile. The guide wasn't super personable, and it was at times hard to hear or get a space to see, but overall it was a good experience.”
Skip the line to Doge’s Palace with a guidebook, museum access, Bridge of Sighs prisons, and a VR trip through St Mark’s Square.
“Totally beat a huge line!! So worthwhile and the gallery was incredible. Thanks.”
Timed-entry guided tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus Correr Museum access. Small group, expert guide, about 3.5 hours.
“Wonderful tour of Bascilica and Palace today with, Alessa! She was incredibly knowledgeable and paced the tour appropriately. Highly recommended!”
Step into Venice’s Lords of the Night prison cells, torture rooms, and a rare 1500s passage near San Marco. Short guided visit.
“What a fun and unique tour! To hear about crime and punishment in ancient Venice was fascinating. They did not mess around! The exhibits were great and the your guide knew a lot about the topic. It was only about an hour and very reasonably priced so it's easy to fit into your schedule.”
Skip the line into Doge’s Palace with a guided walk through Venetian power, art, and prisons. Museo Correr ticket included.
“The guide was extremely knowledgeable and have us an excellent sampler of the palace and Venetian history. We didn't have much time but the tour was excellent and much exceeded our expectations. I can only recommend it.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
