Venice Best Sights & Artisan Crafts: St Marks, Doges Palace, Gondola Ride, Murano, and Burano Tour

Experience the best of Venice in one day! Explore iconic sights like St Marks Church and Doges Palace, take a gondola ride, and visit the artisan crafts of Murano and Burano.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica di San Marco - Skip the long lines with our special tickets and head straight inside. From November to March, St. Mark’s Basilica does not offer skip-the-line entry as queues are typically minimal.
  • Doge’s Palace - Discover the intriguing history of the Venetian Republic as you tour the Doge’s Palace. This tour not only highlights the…
What's Included
  • Glass Blowing Demonstration
  • Professional, English Speaking Guide
  • 30 Minute Gondola Ride
  • Small-group size, maximum 20 participants
  • Some Free Time to Explore Burano Island
  • Round Trip Transportation to/from Murano & Burano Island
  • Skip-the-line Entry and Guided tour of the Doge’s Palace
  • Skip-the-Line Entry and Guided tour of St Marks Basilica
  • Lace Making Demonstration
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Want to uncover the finest of Venice but squeezed for time? This guided trip fuses the city’s top-notch landmarks into a single day tour! Savor fast track entry into the St Marks Church, behold the corridors of the Doges Palace, and view the city from its canals during your gondola ride, led by our experienced Gondoliers!
Post a relaxed lunch break, our…

Location
Colonna di San Todaro
Piazza San Marco
Please Arrive 15 Minutes Early. Between the two big columns in St. Mark’s Square (columns of San Marco & San Teodoro) located on the south side of the square, near the canal. Your guide will be holding a "The Tour Guy" sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sharon_b
Oct 15, 2024
“Insightful and Memorable Tour of Saint Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with an Excellent Guide” - Marco was an exceptional tour guide who brought the history of Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace to life. His knowledge was impressive, and he shared fascinating stories that made the tour truly engaging. He navigated the crowds seamlessly, ensuring we had the best views and a deeper understanding of these iconic landmarks. Highly recommend him for anyone looking to explore Venice’s rich history!
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Melissa_w
Oct 14, 2024
Exceptional - Very well planned tour of all 4 attractions. Our guides, Grace and Nichole were exceptional! Long day but we'll worth it to experience Venices main attractions.
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Robert_f
Oct 13, 2024
Great Excursion - The trip out to both islands was great. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We had a different guid for the afternoon tours to Doge Palace and the Basilica. She too was wonderful. It was an amazing experience seeing all these locations.
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Christine_r
Oct 13, 2024
Perfect if you only have a short time to be in Venice. Well worth the money - Well organized and informative tour. If you only have one or two days in Venice, take this tour and you'll get a good flavor of the history and culture. Very engaging and informative guides. I especially loved the headsets they gave us so we could hear everything being said by the guides. Be prepared for a very full day. We were tired at the end, but absolutely loved the experience.
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Debbie_b
Oct 12, 2024
I would recommend this tour to everyone I know who's coming to Venice I would recommend - Absolutely perfect. One of the best tours I've taken in the last 21 days. The two tour guides were awesome. I would recommend this tour to anyone coming to Venice.
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Lauren_t
Oct 8, 2024
Highly Recommend for Venice in a Day - Highly recommend this tour if you only have one day in Venice. Our tour started with St. Marks, Doges Palace and a gondola ride in the morning. The guide was knowledgeable and informative. After the gondola ride, we were given a 45 minute break for lunch, before traveling by boat to Murano and Burano. We wish we had a little more time in Murano to explore the island, but are happy that we had the opportunity to visit both islands.
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Sonella_h
Oct 16, 2024
Good way to see Venice - The doges palace, basilica and gondola ride were all very good and our guide was very good. Well organised and a great way to see Venice
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Erin_o
Oct 12, 2024
Awesome water and history tour - Loved the water parts of the tour. Charming Burano, fascinating Murano. Classic gondola ride!! The guide was very knowledgeable in the Duke's palace , but a little less narration and more than 9 minute bathroom break. The women's line was 22 mins long!
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Leta_f
Oct 10, 2024
Great way to experience a lot of Venice in a short time! - This was a great way to see a lot of Venice in a very short trip. Our tour guide for Doge's Palace and St. Mark's was Natalie. She was very knowledgeable, and we really enjoyed her interpretations of all the various artwork and paintings. She kept things light-hearted and interesting. The gondola ride was great, but they paired us up with two other travelers. It would have been nice to have our own, as the other two people who we didn't even know are now in all our pictures. The boat ride to Murano and Burano was great. Nicole and her colleague provided a lot of interesting facts along the way.
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Vikas_m
Oct 13, 2024
Average - Overall was a trip. Trip management was a poor quality. For example, when we gathered at 1:15 PM our coordinator was not having a flag. It was extremely difficult to find her in a big crowed.
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