Saint Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace: Family-Friendly Private Tour with Scavenger Hunt

Embark on an exciting journey through Venice’s iconic landmarks with a private, family-friendly tour. Solve riddles, explore St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, and create lasting memories!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Basilica di San Marco - The fun begins inside St Mark’s Basilica where you and your family can enjoy the gorgeous golden mosaics that adorn the Basilica as your guide provides you with historic anecdotes and clues to the children’s treasure hunt! To enter you will also enjoy skip-the-line access
  • Doge’s Palace - Skip-the-line into the Doge’s Palace. The Doge was similar to a Duke or ruler that was elected by a committee of wealthy merchants, and the Doge’s Palace is a symbol of it’s importance, and the wealth of the city of Venice. As you and your family continue along the treasure hunt journey, visit the courtrooms, the prison, the armory and more!
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Skip-the-line entry tickets to all sites
  • A prize for each child
  • Treasure hunt materials
What's Not Included
  • Tips or gratuities
Additional Information

Take off on an exhilarating adventure through the notable sites of Venice featuring a personal, child-oriented guide and an engaging treasure hunt! Explore St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace with hassle-free, queue-free entry - a necessity when with potentially restless youngsters! Your own professional guide will regale you with fascinating tales, amusing trivia and age-old secrets. The expedition has been meticulously tailored to involve and educate everyone in the family!

At the start of the expedition, each youngster will be given a treasure hunt booklet equipped with a map, bright markers, puzzles to crack, and a reward at the conclusion of the journey. During the tour, marvel at the ‘Golden Basilica’ of St Mark’s adorned with its stunning golden mosaic work, then tour the magnificent courtrooms and jail of the Doge’s Palace, and traverse the notorious Bridge of Sighs. Pay close attention and stay alert to detect the hints and answer the puzzles as you navigate your way through this captivating city!

  • 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
Colonna di San Marco
Piazzetta San Marco
The meeting point is under the winged lion's column in Saint Mark's Square, closest side to Grand Canal. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

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616abbyd
Aug 15, 2024
Great experience for us & our daughter! - My husband, 10 year old daughter and I took a tour with Valentina and she was wonderful! She was fun and engaging and made it interesting for my daughter just at the right level of being age appropriate (not too adult and not too young). We all learned a lot and had a great time! Highly recommend this tour.
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P1290jvashleys
Jul 7, 2024
Great time - Great guide!! We loved Liv Tours! Charia was so knowledgeable and very fun. We are looking forward to the next time when we can use Liv Tours!
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Ashley-777777
Jun 26, 2024
Great for multigenerational families - Valentina was great with our multigenerational family! She kept the kids and adults engaged. We enjoyed our time with her.
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524lydias
Jun 21, 2024
Amazing tour - Valentina was amazing! We were late because we got lost and my kids weren’t feeling well but she didn’t make us feel rushed or stressed or bad about it. She was a wonderful guide, so great with us and the kids especially! Very interactive and we learned so much. She had cute trinkets for the kids and even brought small pads for us to sit o the floor in one of the rooms while we looked up at the ceiling to talk about paintings. I highly recommend her !!! She clearly loves sharing the beautiful history and culture of Venezia! It’s not work for her as she noted. One of the best guides! Thank you Valentina!
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Caroline
May 6, 2024
Great for Children - Valentina was very nice and the children really enjoyed ‘hunting’ for the items in the booklet provided. Since this particular tour was two hours long and geared toward young children, it was important to ask questions so the parents could learn more about each item. We thought we spent a bit too much time on the square before entering the Palace however, Valentina extended the time so we were able to see everything that was included in the tour.
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Abs423
May 4, 2024
Kids tour of St. Marks & Doges Palace - Our tour with Valentina was second to none. She was so knowledgeable and kept the kids engaged. She had questions, workbooks, puzzles, seat pads, and the best part…chocolate! Was so fun for both the kids and adults. We not only learned about St. Mark’s and the Doges, but a lot about Venice itself. After the tour she walked us to one of her favorite pizza spots..which became a favorite of ours too!
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632atanask
May 2, 2024
Venice for kids - The tour with Chiara was perfectly organized and very interesting ! Was really nice experience for our 7 years old daughter! Many thanks to Chiara from Mila!
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Onair19980057622
Apr 2, 2024
Great family private tour experience - Tina was our tour guide and she did a wonderful job with our two families and kids. She was engaging with the kids and involved them in the entire tour. My daughter felt that this was the best part about Venice. She navigated the tour very well considering we had strollers.
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Devonc998
Apr 2, 2024
Great tour! Highly recommend! - Had such an amazing tour with Valentina today! She did so great with the kids in our group (3-6 years old) and the adults enjoyed the tour as well! Highly recommend this tour to families with kids!
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Sightsee29884620381
Mar 26, 2024
Great tour! - Chiara was a wonderful, friendly tour guide! She kept our kids engaged with lots of thoughtful age appropriate information and games. My husband and I also learned a lot on the tour. This was a splurge but worth it!
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