VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular historical 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-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
Most Popular“You need to run to the gondolas. Good luck you can not make it. Pick a different tour. You can't even give a bad review”
A guided walk through St. Mark’s and Rialto plus VR history, with an optional gondola ride for a great-value Venice overview.
“Walking tour was excellent! Our guide was born and bred in Venice which really added to the tour information and authenticity. We were shown all the major tourist spots but also taken to some old areas relatively untouched for a hundred years. The spritz stop was lovely and getting off the main tourist areas was…”
Skip the line to St Mark’s Bell Tower (98m) for panoramic views, then History Gallery and VR scenes of Venice.
“Great experience even though it was terrible weather and History Gallery and VR were excellent. A little more info as to where Gallery and VR was would be great as we had to go back to the tour company and ask where.”
Skip-the-line Venice icons in one smart route: Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark’s Basilica, plus optional Campanile views.
“This tour was AMAZING. Our guide, Mateo was so inspirational and knowledgeable. Be prepared to walk but every step is worth it! I was overwhelmed by the beauty of these historic landmarks. It just got better and better and better as the tour went on. I cannot praise this tour enough. It was a gem.”
Visit Venice Natural History Museum on the Grand Canal: fossils, dinosaurs, a Sarchosuchus skull, and a huge cabinet of objects for $11.
“The atmosphere was amazing. Each exponent was placed in thematically decorated rooms, not just piedastals. Also, in each room, there was thematic music that gave a nice atmosphere. Additionally, there were some exponents that you could touch.”
Priority access to St. Mark’s Cathedral with skip-the-line entry, mobile audio or live guiding, and VR history of Venice’s iconic square.
“The guide we had was so interesting and had a wonderful personality so it made it really interesting. It was important for us that it was a tour with a guide not audio on our own. Just a little confusing to find the tour office as Venice is not easy to navigate.”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace tour with Golden Staircase sights, Museo Correr entry, and St Mark’s museum access, some with lunch.
“The Doge museum is amazing and the guide was very knowledgeable but this tour was supposed to start at 11:20 so we arrived at the Venice tours meeting point at that time. They took us to another point to meet the guide and there was a lot of confusion. The tour didn’t start until 12…”
Cruise Venice Lagoon on a private historic boat with a guide, San Marco aperitif, and a chance for lagoon wildlife in about an hour.
“The boat tour was on a miraculously well maintained boat that had been in operation for 90 years. The owner/operator of the boat did an excellent job showing us the sights of Venice. He added some extra time so we could catch the Venetian sunset. We even got to see the canals resident dolphin up…”
Learn watercolor techniques in small-group Venice with master painter Nicola in Dorsoduro, plus a handcrafted bookmark souvenir.
“Absolutely a breathtaking experience, never in my life did I think I would be standing next to an enchanting canal in VENICE, painting away live! The painter has many many years of experience and such a nice gentleman to work with. Oh gosh how I miss Venice!!!”
Venice’s Naval Historical Museum (MUNAV) is a 90-minute skip-the-line visit with ship models and artifacts from centuries, $18.
3-hour Venice walking tour with skip-the-line Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s area stops, and guided prison visits plus museum access after.
“Amazing, informative and captivating guide, Ilaria, lead this brilliant walking tour including San Marco square, Basilica, Doge’s Palace and prisons. Book now, you will not regret!!”
A private Venice walk mixing art, legend, and Marco Polo lore, ending at the Prison Palace, with tickets included and English guides.
“Super lame. Got notices all day telling me about my appointment showed up 15 minutes ahead of time and nobody showed up for 45 minutes.”
Priority access to St. Mark’s Campanile plus a Venice in the Past 3D stop, designed to cut lines and get you to top views fast.
“I never managed until, in the end the purchase....I was charged the same and the confirmation email was late.I made the ascent buying the ticket directly in the tower.very bad viator in charging an excursion with a page that did not work....and end up making the charge on the card. I'm very angry.Auto-translated”
Two-hour private Venice walk from Rialto to San Marco with Alessandro: Rialto market, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Acqua alta library, St Mark’s skip-the-line.
“Great guide, a local so passionate with Venice and its history that you can feel it when he tells the stories.”
Prebook Palazzo Mocenigo in Venice: textile, costume and perfume history. See Venetian dressing and scents at your pace.
“Really not worth it in my own opinion. I had high hopes of lots of original historical clothing but it is really just walking through various rooms with a section of fancy waistcoats and a few mannequins with a bit of drapy clothing on. I liked sniRead more”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
