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“Perfect, but in real you can buy ticket and don't wait more than 30 minuts to entry”
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.
“Elena is an amazing guide. She knows so much and told all the interesting stories with so much lovely details. The tour captures everything and is highly recommended. Nothing to complain.”
Skip lines for St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, with optional terrace balcony access and (at 8AM) early entry to empty rooms.
“This was a fabulous tour. I highly recommend it. Roberta was our guide today and she was perfect! Friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic without overwhelming us. We saw so much that we wouldn’t have known was there to been seen without joining this tour!”
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.
“Monica was a great guide. She knew the tour well and was often cracking jokes with the group. The buildings were phenomenal and the skip the line tours were a great way to get through everything quickly. Highly recommend!”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“The Doge's Palace is magnificent. It would truly be a huge loss if you didn't get to see this in Venice. Price to skip the line and tour is high, but we had a great tour guide so we felt it was worth it. Maria? encouraged us to ask many questions, so she can research…”
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 really knowledgeable and we enjoyed the tour very much!”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“It was quite long and drawn out. Yes, if you're interested in history and details of specific rooms at Doge, I would recommend it. However, we had to also wait an hour before our gondola which was a waste of our time. Would have appreciate if it was continuous.”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Rita was our guide. She was amazing!!! She is very passionate about her job and you can tell she loves Venice. She is very knowledgeable and gave a fantastic 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.
“tour guide was very good.. thought it was over priced”
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.
“Denise was a wonderful guide. A local Venetian with family that goes back generations, she provided interesting information not only about the Doge’s Palace but also about Venice and Venetian history. And she did so in a humorous manner that did not come across as memorized or canned - a refreshing change from other guides…”
Enjoy St. Mark’s Basilica after dark with a small group, plus optional late Doge’s Palace entry for quieter art, mosaics, and prisons.
“They cancelled our tour on us and we were not able to find any others. So we missed out on everything by booking with them.”
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.
“Lots of rooms and paintings. Enjoyed a tour at our own pace and used the guide to look up items of interest where we wanted more explanation. Perhaps a guide could have given more details but we didn’t want to spend 3 hours analyzing every room/painting. And hour of walking through and admiring was enough…”
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.
“I am so grateful to have found a such knowledgeable guide! Ioli was vey well educated about the places we visited. I would highly recommend this tour specially with her guidance. Thank you so much for your patience answering all our questions! Auguri! Arrivederci!!”
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.
“Catolina was wonderful despite how hot the day was. She managed to still make the tour enjoyable and very interesting. Highly recommend!”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
