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Doge's Palace Guided Tour: Explore Venice's Former Political Center with Skip-The-Line Access
3.9
106 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a guided tour of the Doge’s Palace in Venice, the former political center of the Venetian Republic. Enjoy skip-the-line access and explore its stunning architecture with expert commentary.
Embark on a guided tour of the Doge’s Palace in Venice, the former political center of the Venetian Republic. Enjoy skip-the-line access and explore its stunning architecture with expert commentary.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Doge’s Palace - Visit the magnificent Doge’s Palace of Venice
- Doge’s Palace - Visit the magnificent Doge’s Palace of Venice
What's Included
- Qualified guide
- Doge’s Palace skip-the-line ticket
- Personal headsets
- Qualified guide
- Doge’s Palace skip-the-line ticket
- Personal headsets
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Join a guided exploration of one of Venice’s most iconic structures: the Doge’s Palace. Tour this historic dwelling of the Doge of Venice, a place that once served as the heart of political decision-making and public management in the Venetian Republic. With the benefit of priority entrance, you can bypass the queues and dive straight into admiring its…
Join a guided exploration of one of Venice’s most iconic structures: the Doge’s Palace. Tour this historic dwelling of the Doge of Venice, a place that once served as the heart of political decision-making and public management in the Venetian Republic. With the benefit of priority entrance, you can bypass the queues and dive straight into admiring its numerous attributes — such as ornate golden staircases and splendid instances of Byzantine construction. The knowledgeable interpretation of your guide, easily accessible through the provided audio headset, will catapult you into the past.
- No refund will be given for no shows or late comers.
- Due to increased safety measures, security checkpoints will have a short wait
- Wheelchair partially accessible, due to structural reasons some areas of the Doge’s Palace are not accessible, so the tour may be limited. If assistance is required, passenger must provide their own carer.
- The tour will be provided rain or shine, though may be cancelled if tides are exceptionally high. In this case we’ll provide a full refund
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
Campo S. Zaccaria, 4683g
Campo San Zaccaria
Meet at Campo San Zaccaria, 4683/G. Check-in with our staff at the shop opposite the Church of San Zaccaria.
Please make sure to arrive 15 minutes before the tour starting time.
Please provide or show a copy of your voucher to the staff
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(106 Ratings)
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Mark_e
Sep 9, 2024
Great tour of The Doge's palace. - Our guide was excellent and had great information. Very good tour to a very interesting place. It was a lot of walking and a lot of stairs, so people with mobility issues should really consider whether or not this tour would be appropriate for them.
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Claire_g
Sep 24, 2023
Don’t miss going there - Took late afternoon tour & our guide was so knowledgeable about the history of Venice & this amazing palace.
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Nancy_s
May 28, 2024
Worth seeing! - I loved that we got to walk through the Bridge of Sighs. The Palace was definitely worth seeing, and the guide was full of information.
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Mari_k
Mar 19, 2024
Be aware of the meeting location- but a nice tour. - The biggest problem with our tour was finding the meeting location. It was due to others reviews online that helped us to find it. It is at a little wooden stand that has a small sign that says “meeting point” which was under an awning right next to the post office. It is just a meeting point where you receive your tickets and are then lead to meet up with another guide. It was a little stressful trying to follow the guide from the meeting point to the entrance to the palace without losing them. However, once inside Dogs’s Palace the tour was very nice. There is so much history and art we would have enjoyed having more time to explore, but our schedule did not allow for a longer time frame. The skip the line was a nice addition.
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Heather_m
Sep 30, 2023
Not their best day? - Meeting details from operator are insufficient: address given is an entire block king & they want you to go to a kiosk with a 3” high, easily overlooked sign on one side that says “meeting point” without even identifying tour operator. Tour started late, tour operator (manager? owner?) took us to meet guide halfway there, were then further delayed by some people not being handed tickets by operator. With 20 or so people, the audio cut out in narrow corridors when group had to go single file.
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Angelm1106
Jul 3, 2024
GetYourGuide Fiasco not to be repeated - I bought these tickets online & received a ‘ticket’ which could be downloaded to my Apple wallet BUT then found these were not entry tickets and needed to be changed at a location in the square on the day. Despite given directions to find a specific souvenir stand to make the exchange, we found it difficult to locate! Staff at Doge’s could not help us so we walked the entire area in boiling heat, searching and asking several shop assistants until we finally located right over the other side of St Marks Square down a side road…and eventually changed our ‘ticket’ for an actual ‘entry paper ticket’ then having to walk back to Doge’s skip-the-line queue to finally get in. The experience was frustrating and stressful, one we would not repeat. Unfortunately I’d also bought tickets for the Basilica from GetYourGuide and again ‘tickets’ had to be changed but this time by relying on WhatsApp to send the real entry. The entire thing was bizarre and frustrating. We have traveled all over the world and never known anything like it. In future I will buy entry tickets from the venue directly.
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Oliviamw8430uk
Jun 18, 2024
I would not recommend this tour company. - I would not recommend this tour company. My family and I arrived 15 minutes early at the meeting site. I asked about 10 people if they were the tour guide for the palace tour. About 5 people said they didn't understand English and 5 said no. I also did not see any sign for the tour. We missed the tour and we were still charged for the tour. I contacted the company for a refunded because it was not my fault I could not find the tour guide.
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Olivia_m
Jun 18, 2024
I would not recommend this tour company. - I would not recommend this tour company. My family and I arrived 15 minutes early at the meeting site. I asked about 10 people if they were the tour guide to the palace tour. About 5 people said they did not speak English and the other 5 people said no. I also did not see any sign for the tour. We missed the tour and we were still charged for the tour. I contacted the company for a refund because it was not my fault that I could not find them.
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Rita_c
Mar 26, 2024
tour company neglecting to meet us - I never write a review but had to report the tour company neglecting to meet my family as well as two other families waiting for this tour. We all waited and tried to separately call the tour company to resolve this issue. When I finally managed to make contact the company said “I was past the tour time and nothing could be done”. Of course I was past the tour time- the tour guide never showed up! Did mention that all of us were waiting in the rain. Poor service for sure!!
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Antonion112
Oct 12, 2023
Dissatisfaction with TripAdvisor and operator Park Viaggi - Absence of a guide at the place and time recommended by the company itself. We sent WhatsApp and contacted the operator Park Viaggi, who did not resolve anything (requested proof of instructions on the meeting place, which we sent immediately) and told us to contact TripAdvisor. The invoice has already been charged to our credit card. I request urgent reimbursement.
We are elderly, we missed the entire afternoon in Venice and the opportunity to visit!
Lack of professional commitment and erroneous instructions.
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