VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular venice walking 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.
3pm Venice walk near St Mark’s plus a guided Grand Canal gondola ride. Historic sights, tight timing, and weather checks.
Most Popular“The headsets provided did not work very well. I think we missed half of the presentation especially in crowded areas. Please upgrade your headsets.”
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…”
A guided walk through St. Mark’s and Rialto plus VR history, with an optional gondola ride for a great-value Venice overview.
“Very good. Lots of information. Covered a larger area than I expected to, but saw many alleys, squares etc which were not full of tourists (like us!). We also stopped for a drink at a small bar and I tried a few cichetta - that was unexpected. A word to prospective customers - if you…”
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.
“Amazing guide, great pace and Alisandro’s knowledge was fab, learnt so much about Venice. Would highly recommend this tour, exceeded our expectations.”
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.
“Overall positive experience. Great overview of the area for a reasonable price. It was nice not having to worry about getting lost and just getting to follow someone around.”
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.”
A 90-minute early Venice walk with headsets and expert storytelling, focused on exterior sights, doges’ tombs, and off-street corners.
“The guide included commentary on architecture, history, flooding, trade, language, enough to fill in quite a few blanks. Very pleasant, just the right pace,”
Private Venice 2-hour boat and walk with Grand Canal views, hidden canals, and a sweet or savory tasting. Small group, English.
“Viewing Venice from the water was fantastic! Our tour guide was knowledgeable and fun, and the entire experience was great.”
San Marco to Rialto walk with local backstreets, Rialto photos, a spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola and VR history.
“Valentina was a good guide, sometime it took her longer time to describe things. The content of the guided tour was adequate for the venue taken and the length of the tour. She shared many interesting stories and facts about the locations.”
A 90-minute Venice night walk linking San Marco Square and Rialto with spooky legends, guided storytelling, and family-friendly fun.
“Our guide. We still replay the words she used in memory of our tour when being silly. She is adorable. It was a great family event.”
Skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace plus Rialto Bridge walks, Venice Gallery VR, and a shared gondola ride.
“Despite a very knowledgeable guide at the basilica and an adorable gondola guide, the trip was awful. It was extremely unorganized. In the morning I sent an email asking what time the tour ended. I was told 4:00 pm and made 6:00 pm dinner reservations, accordingly. We had a good tour of the basilica and…”
Walk Venice’s historic Jewish Ghetto in Cannaregio with rare synagogue access and local storytelling. 2 hours, small group.
“The guide was easy to understand, friendly and very knowledgeable.”
Skip the line at Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica on a 2-hour guided walk, including the Bridge of Sighs and Casanova’s cell.
“Guide exceptionnelle !”
Rialto Market food and wine tasting in Venice. A 4-hour small-group walk with lunch, cicchetti, and local stories near the Grand Canal.
“We were in a group of six with our guide Dennis. We tried a large variety of food and wines, learned some things about Venice’s history, areas and foods, and had a really fun time!”
Skip-the-line St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, a Rialto walk, and a 30-minute gondola ride. One packed 6-hour Venice loop.
“Book it, book it now! Marco was incredible, the right mix of dry, funny, well informed and charming - the perfect guide for the day. I was looking to organise our own tour of the classic tourist hotspots for the day, and was really struggling with the 'skip the line' tickets for the palace and…”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
