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“Excellent local guide very knowledgeable, kind and intelligent. Would highly recommend. Very happy we choice this 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.
“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.
“We did this walking tour on New Year’s Day. Valentina was incredibly knowledgable and the tour was really enjoyable. Would highly recommend.”
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.
“Lara was very friendly and knowledgeable. I wish we had another hour walking tour with her. Loved it!”
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.
“Excellent tour! Anna took us to parts of the city we would not seen on our own and provided a lot of information!”
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 guide was excellent.. could have improved by having the yellow sign for the meeting point on display prior to 15 minutes before the tour starts. we were unsure we were at the correct location because the shop sign was not visible and the address number was incomplete on the stone entrance. it was confusing”
A 90-minute early Venice walk with headsets and expert storytelling, focused on exterior sights, doges’ tombs, and off-street corners.
“Learnt a lot and made it easier to navigate the city during the remaining of our trip!! Learning one’s culture makes it easier to really see and understand what you are enjoying.”
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…”
San Marco to Rialto walk with local backstreets, Rialto photos, a spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola and VR history.
“Good pace, knowledgable guide, good recommendation for things to explore later. We learned about the tiles that keep the canales clean. Also about Musee Fortunati.”
Walk Venice’s historic Jewish Ghetto in Cannaregio with rare synagogue access and local storytelling. 2 hours, small group.
“Our guide (Claire) was one of the best guides we have ever had. She was energetic and very informative in her explanation of the history of the Jewish ghetto.”
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.
“We loved our guide Gianmarco! He was very knowledgeable and informative. We really enjoyed the out of the way places he took us and the stories he told. There was quite a bit to eat and sample and good to generous portions to drink.”
Escape Venice crowds by water to Murano for a guided furnace visit and live glassblowing, with time to wander islands nearby.
“Tour was really good and the guide was friendly and informative . Really is a must see to visit the islands and see the glass blowing . Unfortunately, it was raining and during the boat ride we really couldn’t see anything but that is Mother Nature to blame . I would recommend this tour .”
Evening Venice tour from St Lucia: Jewish Ghetto to Rialto and St Mark’s, plus optional gondola ferry and motorboat return via Giudecca.
“Was wonderful seeing the city through a local's perspective. Great seeing the city by the not so crowded streets. Will highly recommend”
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.
“It was a fun lighthearted tour of Venice. Our guide was historically well informed about the city. The tour was supposed to be in English but she agreed to change it to Spanish because of the nationality of the group so, thank you, it was a real plus! It was our first night in Venice…”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
