VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular 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“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!”
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.
“Francesco was our tour guide. Being a Venetian native, he was able to share information that he knew first hand. The Bascilica was amazing and the boat tour a blast. I highly recommend both and ask for Francesco... you won’t be disappointed!”
A guided walk through St. Mark’s and Rialto plus VR history, with an optional gondola ride for a great-value Venice overview.
“Francesco was a helpful tour guide with a nice sense of humor. He covered quite a few landmarks of the city in a quick 1 hour. Even though the weather was not the best with so much fog, we got to learn about the history and the structure of the city of Venise. After the…”
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.
“Good to get away from the crowds into the quieter streets and learn more about the history of Venice.”
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.
“Non-stop, walk thru the city. Few opportunities to snap a picture (you will fall scarily behind). Don’t expect a rest or comfort stop—no opportunity to grab a coffee or soda on a hot, humid day.”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica plus a guided walk through Venice’s historic squares and Mercerie shopping street.
“We had two different guides, a lady and a man. Both where really competent in answering Questions. Also they have had a really good entertainement value. The many different people were no problem. This tour ist highly recommendable. Thanks a lot to both guides.”
A 90-minute early Venice walk with headsets and expert storytelling, focused on exterior sights, doges’ tombs, and off-street corners.
“Really enjoyed the casual walk hitting some highlights of Venice”
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.”
Private Venice 2-hour boat and walk with Grand Canal views, hidden canals, and a sweet or savory tasting. Small group, English.
“We had a nice boat ride around Venice. The boats speaker system was cutting out half the time so we could only hear half of what the tour guide said. The tour guide's accent was so thick we could only understand about half of what she was saying, so could only get about a quarter…”
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 !”
Walk Venice off the main lanes with cichetti and 3 wines in a small group. Two bacari, canals, and local stories in 2 hours.
“Excellent private tour. Our guide Gianmarco was incredibly knowledgeable and gave us a fantastic time in Venice. We learned alot about the history and culture. There was also a great choice of three bars with wine and tapas. Thank you Gianmarco”
Escape Venice crowds by water to Murano for a guided furnace visit and live glassblowing, with time to wander islands nearby.
“It was good, wish we had more time to watch the glass being made as it was only around 10mins. Would still recommend”
Evening Venice tour from St Lucia: Jewish Ghetto to Rialto and St Mark’s, plus optional gondola ferry and motorboat return via Giudecca.
“Camilla was a fantastic tour guide. Incredibly knowledgeable, extremely personable, friendly and kind. The lovely slow paced walk took us to most of the major highlights in Venice. We learnt a lot about the history of Venice, the Jewish Ghetto, banking, fish market & flooding in Venice. Our highlight was the 1 min gondola ride…”
Night-walk Venice’s ghost legends in Castello and Cannaregio. A 1.5-hour guided tour with canals, eerie squares, and true-to-place tales.
“A very well run tour with a wonderful guide telling great stories and legends.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
