VENICE · THE LAGOON
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular st mark's basilica 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.
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.
Most Popular“Our family loved the tour and our guide. She was full of enthusiasm and interesting stories of the sites. She was also very considerate of my aging parent’s abilities throughout the tour. Highly recommended!”
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.
“A little rushed but our guide Mirko was excellent. Kept everyone engaged and interested. definitely recommend him and the tour.”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“What a wonderful tour! Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of Venice, Doge's Palace, and St. Mark's Basilica, really all things Venice. She was absolutely fabulous, energetic, passionate, kind, and kept a good pace that never felt rushed. I would 100% recommend doing this tour! The meeting place was well described and easy…”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“Valentina was great! Extremely knowledgeable, really made it a great experience. Would highly recommend.”
Skip the queue into St Mark’s Basilica via St Peter’s Door. Guided tour of gold mosaics, museum, horses, and terrace for $33.
“The last two times I was in Venice, it was so undesirable to wait in line. This tour made it easy, was very informative and gave us the option of the balcony and the Museum of the Basilica. We were given free time to just hang out both inside and upstairs. Lovely. . . .”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Wonderful tour! History, art perspective, grandeur of the Doge’s Palace and the beautiful St. Mark’s all told with a sense of humor. Thank you!”
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.”
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 canceled on us last minute and left us very disappointed. Even though they canceled on us last minute, they kept sending confirmation emails and now want me to review a tour we never got to go on. We came a long way to see the Basilica and Doge’s palace and we are only in…”
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.
“It was a day well spent, our guide Sarah was very informed & interesting. She was able to answer all the questions.”
Private walking tour of Venice focused on Piazza San Marco and St Mark’s Basilica, with skip-the-line entry and stories in 2 hours.
“Great tour, guide was very knowledgeable and gave detailed and interesting historical information at each site.”
Skip the line for St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with priority entry plus optional audio guide or live guide, in about 2.5 hours.
“St Mark's is nice, didn't include the entrance to the museum, that is extra. Doge's Palace is exquisite. The cafe staff are just lively, however, one of the female staff who was in one of the exhibition rooms downstairs was just plain rude and extremely hostile when there was no need to be. It was…”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica plus a guided walk through Venice’s historic squares and Mercerie shopping street.
“The tour covered a lot of territory and history. Was a great overview of all three venues.”
Skip the lines at St. Mark’s Basilica with terrace, museum, and optional Pala d’Oro. Audioguide in multiple languages.
“Everything went smootly and we had access to everything stated on the ticket”
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.”
San Marco to Rialto walk with local backstreets, Rialto photos, a spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola and VR history.
“The tour started very chaotic. The staff didn't know where the guide was and they told us different things about where to gather. The tour started late and lasted for 1 hour instead of the 2 hours we paid for. The tour guide didn't give us much information about the places we visited. We didn't…”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
