Doge's Palace Tour: Secrets of Venice's Power

Experience the grandeur of Venice’s Doge’s Palace on an amazing guided tour. Admire breathtaking artworks, skip the line, and choose a private option for an exclusive experience.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Doge’s Palace - The Palazzo Ducale represented for centuries the seat of Venetian political power. In its splendid rooms, surrounded by hundreds of painting masterpieces, the Doge and his Council controlled the fate of a thousand-year old republic.
    The experienced guide will show you the halls of power, plunging you into a very special setting:…
What's Included
  • Professional local guide
  • Skip the line pass for St. Mark’s Square Museums (Marciana Library is closed on Sundays)
  • Skip the line ticket to Doge’s Palace
  • Unique VR Experience - Discover Venice in the past
  • Royal Palace Ticket - Correr Museum (Empress Sissi Rooms & Napoleon Dance Hall)
  • Doge’s Palace guided tour by a qualified guide
  • Lunch (if option is selected)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up & Drop-off
  • Guided Tour to Royal Palace - Correr Museum
  • Guided Tour to St. Mark’s Square Museums
Additional Information

Experience the Doge’s Palace like never before with our exclusive guided tour. Tired of long queues like those at airport security? Bypass them and immerse yourself in Venetian history, imagining yourself as a guest of the Doge, strolling through magnificent halls filled with luxury and secrets. This is more than just a tour; it’s an opportunity to step…

Location
Venice Tours
Calle San Gallo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Alice3051
Oct 10, 2023
Very entertaining and informative - Valentina was an excellent, engaging tour guide. The Doge’s Palace is enormous- you could probably spend half a day there but this tour really focused on the highlights.
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Scott_p
Oct 6, 2023
Informative tour of a fascinating location - I thought this tour was fascinating. It addition to seeing the architecture and the art, the really great thing was hearing about the government structure of the doge. I learned a lot.
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David_b
Oct 3, 2023
Don’t Miss Out! - Our guide Gloria was excellent. She knew the Doge’s Palace inside out. She also had a deep understanding and knowledge of Italian, Venetian and European history so really brought to life what was happening at any given time and why. Excellent Guide and Great tour! Highly recommend.
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Rrosado01
Sep 21, 2023
Excellent tour! - The experience, our guide, Carolina, was excellent! She explained in detail and her peaceful and calm demeanor was very soothing. The palaces were nothing short of impressive.
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89rasa
Sep 15, 2023
Stupendous - The Doge's Palace in Venice is an architectural wonder that enchants visitors with its majesty and its fascinating history. This masterpiece is located in a privileged position, overlooking the suggestive Piazza San Marco and the Grand Canal. One of the most fascinating features of the Doge's Palace is its incredible detailed architecture, with intricate sculpted details that catch the eye and tell stories of a bygone era. Inside, visitors can explore the luxurious royal apartments, the impressive rooms of the Maggior Consiglio and the iconic Scala d'Oro, all adorned with exceptional works of art. Without a doubt, the Doge's Palace is an essential stop for anyone visiting Venice, offering an extraordinary immersion in the history, art and architecture of this unique city in the world.
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Mariash1515ka
Sep 10, 2023
Private tour of Doge's Palace & Bridge of Sighs with Valentina was fantastic! So glad we did it. - We had a great tour with our guide Valentina of Doge's Palace and the surrounding area. At the time of our tour start, other guests decided not to join us and we therefore ended up having a private tour. She was very knowledgeable, answered any questions we had and adjusted based on our pace and interest. Highly recommend Valentina & this tour!
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Laurie_l
Oct 28, 2024
Great guide, tour company needs organization - Guide Monica was wonderful. The organization at the start of the tour was not very good. Need to improve the meeting point.
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Tyler_a
Sep 23, 2024
Great tour with a great guide, would recommend (no VR experience though) - Great tour with Marco! Super knowledgeable and made it a lot better. I would recommend messaging them for the address confirmation prior to going as when I put the address in from the email it was telling me to go somewhere else further away. The tour was quick so if you want more time you can stay at the end but I felt it was good to have a guide because there’s so much history there. I would have given it 5 stars however, there was no VR experience like the title had mentioned, not sure why, and I haven’t had a response on how this will be rectified yet considering it was included but not provided, and I’m leaving tomorrow. P.s. you get to see the prisons (I wasn’t sure when I booked as it wasn’t mentioned) however, would also recommend doing the other prison tour which is seperate to Doge’s palace.
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Julie
May 10, 2024
Interesting visit, at our own pace thanks to the audio guide. - Beautiful palace to visit with lots of history. Interesting collection of weapons and impressive passage through the Bridge of Sighs.
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Kellyfw4086kz
Oct 24, 2023
NO SHOW TOUR GUIDE, 30% REFUND, NO WAY TO CONTACT COMPANY!! - UPDATE: 2 months later, I have still not received a complete refund for my tour tickets, and while the company commented that they are here if I have any questions, there is no email contact listed to contact them. Venice Tours SRL, if you are truly available for further questions, please provide a way an international customer can reach you! Original Review copied below: We showed up at the tour location and was told after the tour start time that our tour guide would not be showing up. They would not give me a refund on the spot and said I had to go through trip advisor, sent me on my way without a tour guide while keeping the palace tickets. When I made this request, they only refunded THIRTY PERCENT OF MY TICKET!!! I paid $290 for 5 ppl and they refunded $87. Their justification is that we still got our tickets to the palace. Well, palace tickets alone are 30 dollars each on the palace site. Let’s do some quick math: $290 total cost for 5 ppl on tour $30 X 5 palace tickets: $150 Actual refund received: $87 This means that the tour group held on to an additional $63 from my pocket. Team, I am patiently waiting for my remaining $63. If you can provide documentation justifying this paltry refund, I will take my review down.
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