VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular guided 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 La Fenice Opera House with a 7-language audio guide. See rooms, architecture, and opera history fast.
Most Popular“We had an amazing time at the dress experience the staff were so lovely and helpful and made it really enjoyable! The dresses were great quality and a great variety! It has made our Venice experience!! Very much recommend!”
Private-boat small-group tour to Murano glass and Burano lace, with guided demos, time to wander, and a calm lagoon ride for up to 22.
“It was a great experience. The guide Alice made our experience perfect. Reading other reviews about the cost and what was expected. In our opinion the private boat with a max of 20 including a guide was an amazing price point. You have the same boat from start to finish so if you want to…”
Guided boat tour to Murano and Burano for live glassblowing, lace-making, colorful houses, and optional wine and Venetian bites.
“Really good tour! Ilaria was great and very attentive.”
Private boat to Murano and Burano with English-led glassblowing and lace demos plus time to roam colorful streets.
“Chiara was a very knowledgeable and entertaining guide. The tour itself was very enjoyable and I would thoroughly recommend.”
Fast-track guided tour of Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, plus St. Mark’s Royal Palace, VR, and optional gondola from $68.
“Excellent tour, great value for money. Our guide Lucchia was fantastic!”
Skip the queue into St Mark’s Basilica via St Peter’s Door. Guided tour of gold mosaics, museum, horses, and terrace for $33.
“Rebecca was amazing!!! She was friendly and very knowledgeable. She spoke english perfectly and was very easy to understand. You should let people know that they need to check in at the tour office at the meeting point. We stood around waiting for our guide not knowing that we had to check but realized if…”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“What a great couple of hours! Plenty if time to explore the Doge's Palace and prison...what beautiful ceilings and paintings everywhere Entrance into St Mark's Basilica...with skip the queues made fir an easy, stress free visit And all with the most wonderful, happy, knowledgeable guide - Zoe Free entry into the Museum at the other…”
A guided walk through St. Mark’s and Rialto plus VR history, with an optional gondola ride for a great-value Venice overview.
“We did this walking tour on New Year’s Day. Valentina was incredibly knowledgable and the tour was really enjoyable. Would highly recommend.”
Venice by bus and private boat from Lake Garda with a guided St. Mark’s walk, Rialto Bridge time, lagoon cruise, plus hours to roam.
“Superb day trip to Venice. Guide was very informative and helpful and spoke to the group in English & German explaining the itinerary and also giving options for Gondola rides and tour of the various islands. I would definitely recommend this tour.”
Skip the line into Doge’s Palace with a guided walk through Venetian power, art, and prisons. Museo Correr ticket included.
“Excellent guide and detailed tour. Very worthwhile and interesting.”
A 2-hour small-group walk in Venice with a local guide, covering Rialto, Marco Polo’s home, and St Mark’s Square for great value.
“Gianmarco was an amazing guide. Local knowledge and provided a great lay of the land to get your bearings on the city. The tour helped set me up to enjoy the palazzo and other sites even more.”
Eat like a local in Venice with a small-group guide, a Rialto Market walk, and multiple cicchetti tastings over 2.5 hours.
“Denys was incredible! He was so warm and thoughtful throughout the tour. There were some people in the group with some challenging food preferences and he found something everywhere for them and pivoted with all the requests. He was funny and engaging. The food itself was excellent and a great introduction to cicchetti (Venetian tapas)…”
Skip lines at St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, then end with a 30-min gondola ride through Venice, guided by an art historian.
“Great tour. Very knowledgeable and fun guide. Your was well organized and saw all of the popular sites. The gondola ride was very nice as well. Marco was great.”
Skip the line at Venice’s Doge’s Palace and get into lesser-seen prisons and secret rooms, plus the Bridge of Sighs and New Prison.
“Lady who was our guide went on a bit too much until it was quite boring. More tour and less talk would of been nice. Not worth the money.”
Guided Venice Lagoon tour linking Murano glass, Burano lace, and optional Torcello by panoramic boat, with time to roam and eat.
“A wonderful day. Lots of time to shop and eat. Our tour guide was wonderful. A good way to see both of the islands”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
