VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular guided tours in Venice. Skip-the-line entries, small-group walks and boat trips that turn a maze of a city into a day that flows.
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“The tour was wonderful! Our guide was so informative and humorous”
6 hours by panoramic boat to Murano, Burano, and Torcello, with a glassblowing demo and a Murano factory discount.
“Very easy booking process. Able to find the yellow stand easily, register and then find our guide and boat. Plenty of seats, took an inflatable cushion for the hard seats though after reading another review! Booked for the day we went as temperatures in Venice were going to be warm, had a nice breeze on…”
Venice boat tour to Murano and Burano plus a Murano glass factory demo. See colorful houses and enjoy free island time.
“This was a really good way to see the islands. The boat was nice and comfortable. We couldn’t hear the guide that well from outside. The glass blowing tour was excellent! Really interesting and showed off the skills. It would have been helpful to know at the start how long we had on each island.…”
Half-day motorboat tour of Murano glass, Torcello Byzantine churches, and Burano lace and color, with limited time ashore.
“This is a tour that you can book at the dock behind piazzo San Marco. It’s literally right behind cafe Florian on the map. The price is also the same if not a little less. There is no tour guide and it’s poorly handled. The bus was completely full and the people were sooo poorly…”
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.
“Great guided tour. Sylvia was very informative and had a lot of stories to tell about the other islands surrounding Murano and Bruano. The glass making was very interesting to watch and seeing all the products in the shop that was made were all very beautifully crafted. Bruano was gorgeous with all the colourful houses…”
Panoramic boat to Murano and Burano with a Murano glassblowing show, free time in Burano, and onboard multilingual commentary for a great half-day value.
“we had prebooked this trip and on the day there was a 24hour public transport strike so we were very glad we could get to the islands without relying on the Vaporetto. the glass factory has some amazing art pieces and the colourful canals of Burano were beautiful.”
Boat day trip from Venice to Murano, Burano and Torcello with a Murano glass factory demo and free time on each island.
“The trip was seamless and very good guide ..so we enjoyed alot”
Private boat to Murano and Burano with English-led glassblowing and lace demos plus time to roam colorful streets.
“Nice boat, comfy and friendly guide 100 percent recommend”
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 very knowledgeable and clearly knew her history. Covered a lot of ground.”
3pm Venice walk near St Mark’s plus a guided Grand Canal gondola ride. Historic sights, tight timing, and weather checks.
“The walking tour was very enjoyable. Our guide Stefan was knowledgeable and shared interesting history of Venice. The gondola tour was wonderful but the wait was a little long.”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“We did a 3 hour tour of Doge’s Palace and St Marks Basilica with Carolina. She was super knowledgeable and made the tour very enjoyable.”
Skip-the-line St. Mark’s plus a guided walking loop and a 1-hour Grand Canal boat ride. Small group, big orientation value in Venice.
“Our guide never arrived. We called multiple times and received a voicemail. We messaged and got NO response. Several other tour guides passed us and we asked and they said we were at the right spot. We arrived at 1:40—the time was set for 1:45 for a 2 PM tour; we waited until 230. No…”
Venice food tasting near Rialto with coffee, cicchetti wine bars, cured meats, 5–6 fish bites, and artisan gelato.
“Martina was very nice and knowledgeable about Venetian (and generally Italian) food/drink culture. Food was great and I'm looking forward to taking the cooking class with them as well”
Fast-track guided tour of Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, plus St. Mark’s Royal Palace, VR, and optional gondola from $68.
“Really good - 2nd time doing this tour and was really enjoyable”
Half-day boat trip from Venice to Murano and Burano for glassblowing and lace demos, plus free time in colorful Burano.
“Our afternoon tour to Murano & Burano was really enjoyable, made even better by the amazing weather we experienced for November. Fosca our guide was very knowledgeable, very approachable and made the whole trip very interesting! what would have made it better was longer in Murano and the ability to wander around more”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
