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15 Best Venice Walking Tours

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.

15 Best Venice Walking Tours

Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride - St Mark’s Square: The Center of Venetian Public Life
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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

1.Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

3pm Venice walk near St Mark’s plus a guided Grand Canal gondola ride. Historic sights, tight timing, and weather checks.

Most Popular 3.5

“Christina was a wonderful guide. She's a born and raised Venetian with 40 years of experience. An absolute wealth of information and so classy. She gave us a dinner recommendation and it was also fabulous!”

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Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark's, Walking tour & Boat tour - Campo Santa Maria Formosa: A Short Stop With a Big Payoff
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Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark’s, Walking tour & Boat tour

2.Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark’s, Walking tour & Boat tour

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.

4.0

“If you want to do more than just wander the streets and take a gondola ride, this is a great option. Our guide was very knowledgeable, pleasant, professional, and had a good sense of humor. She adapted the tour to our specific group and provided us with valuable advice for navigating the streets and waterways.…”

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Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour - St. Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge Route That Makes It Click
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Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

3.Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

A guided walk through St. Mark’s and Rialto plus VR history, with an optional gondola ride for a great-value Venice overview.

4.2

“Ana is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about Venice in one hour (and for such a reasonable cost) that we were rather blown away. It was a great time and we highly recommend.”

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Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark's Basilica - Spot Santa Maria Formosa: the Renaissance side street moment
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Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark’s Basilica

4.Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark’s Basilica

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.

4.0

“Would prefer more time in Basilica. Could cut off a little of the walking portion. The part in the quieter streets is nice but didn’t need the last bit of busy streets with not much to see or mention. Guide was friendly helpful knowledgeable.”

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Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide - Price and time value: is $48-ish worth it?
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Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide

5.Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide

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.

4.5

“Wonderful personal touch, we had a remarkable time and learned a lot. The tour was private for my wife and I and our guide was excellent in knowledge and hospitable.”

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Venice: Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark's Basilica - Meeting point in St. Mark’s: easy if you’re ready early
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Venice: Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark’s Basilica

Venice: Morning Walking Tour - St. Mark’s without going inside: what you’ll actually learn
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Venice: Morning Walking Tour

7.Venice: Morning Walking Tour

A 90-minute early Venice walk with headsets and expert storytelling, focused on exterior sights, doges’ tombs, and off-street corners.

4.6

“Our guide was great, we learned a lot about the city and the tour was just the right amount of time. Even little thingS you wouldn’t noticed at first become evident as the tour guide points them out to you.... super cool experience and highly recommended. We even had the tour while the high tie…”

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Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local - Starting in St. Mark’s Square: where the stories begin
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Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local

8.Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local

San Marco to Rialto walk with local backstreets, Rialto photos, a spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola and VR history.

4.5

“The guide was an interesting guy-old timer in Venice. However, he doesn't like how Venice has changed and because he hates crowds, he didn't take us to some areas that were advertised.”

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Private Venice 2 hrs Tour: Boat & Walking Tour with food tasting - Meeting point at Piazza San Marco: start where the action is
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Private Venice 2 hrs Tour: Boat & Walking Tour with food tasting

Venice: Ghost Tour to Rialto and San Marco Square - San Marco Square at Night: Legends That Feel Like Local Knowledge
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Venice: Ghost Tour to Rialto and San Marco Square

Venice's Icons: Basilica, Doge Palace, Rialto & Optional Gondola - St. Mark’s Basilica: Dress Code, ID Checks, and the Big Visual Payoff
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Venice’s Icons: Basilica, Doge Palace, Rialto & Optional Gondola

11.Venice’s Icons: Basilica, Doge Palace, Rialto & Optional Gondola

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.

4.5

“Great tour! The guide was enthusiastic and incredibly knowledgeable, which made the experience both fun and informative. We got to see so many amazing places, and the gondola ride was definitely the highlight! My only suggestion would be to improve the transition between the different parts of the tour. Since we were joining three separate…”

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Venice: Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour with Synagogue Visits - Meeting at Campo di Ghetto Nuovo (and why it matters)
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Venice: Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour with Synagogue Visits

Venice: Skip-the-Line Doge’s Palace & Basilica Walking Tour - Skip-the-line at Doge’s Palace: what you’re really buying for €-level money
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Venice: Skip-the-Line Doge’s Palace & Basilica Walking Tour

Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice - Stop 1: Mercati di Rialto and the sights you smell before you see
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Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

14.Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

Rialto Market food and wine tasting in Venice. A 4-hour small-group walk with lunch, cicchetti, and local stories near the Grand Canal.

5.0

“Denys was an amazing guide. I highly recommend him for this tour. He has so many connections and relationships throughout Venice. He made this such a personable experience for my wife and I.”

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Venice: St. Mark's, Doges Palace, Rialto, and Gondola Tour - St. Mark’s Square meetup, and how to not get turned away
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Venice: St. Mark’s, Doges Palace, Rialto, and Gondola Tour

15.Venice: St. Mark’s, Doges Palace, Rialto, and Gondola Tour

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.

4.7

“Loved exploring Venice this way. Great tours of the palace and basilica and a lovely gondola ride. Our guide, Ana was very knowledgeable and described the history of the city so beautifully. Highly recommend.”

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