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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Kathie_w
Mar 3, 2025
Gondola ride was so peaceful!! - The tour of Doge’s Palace and St Marks Basilica was good, many anecdotes at Doge’s Palace. Would have enjoyed knowing what stories and people were in the mosaics and about the Tetrarchs at St Marks. The gondola ride was fabulous. It was a moment of pure peace and gentle rocking. The audio on the boat to Murano and Burano was hard to hear. Murano would be nice to have more time to explore the island and other shops. .Both tour guides were engaging!
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Dave_b
Feb 28, 2025
A tour you must book - Did tours of Murano Burano, St Mark's and Doges palace . Ended with a nice gondola ride, Everything went very smoothly and Chratina and Philipo we excellent toud guides
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Lawless_u
Feb 28, 2025
See the Best of Venice in one day - We only got to experience the gondola ride and trip to Murano and Burano due to late water taxis. But it was well worth it even with missing the first two stops. Our Tour Guide Flavia Costa was spectacular. She is a local, so she was able to give us some secrets about the area because she lives there. Very warm and friendly.
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Veronica_r
Feb 24, 2025
We had an incredible tour... - We had an incredible tour guide. Super informative. The tour did not feel pre-written, and our guide had a lot of confidence to her speech and general knowledge, meaning any question asked, she could answer. Overall, the entire experience was phenomenal.
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Steh115
Feb 16, 2025
SAN MARCO BASILICA,DOGO PALACE AND MURANO AND BURANO TOUR - What can I say? I did this full day tour and it was fantastic. Must mention Sylvia the morning guide who knew everything and more about san Marco basilica, and doges palace. She was patient and polite and very professional. The gondola ride was also lots of fun. In the afternoon we were taken care of by Nicole and Alicia. They were very knowledgeable about mourano and Burano. They both encouraged questions. All the guides we met were lovely and professional. We did go and see glass blowing at the Mourano glass workshops, but thankfully there was no pressure to make a purchase if you didn't want to. All in all, lots of walking, lots of information to take in but a very interesting day. Would highly recommend
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Kelley_f
Feb 7, 2025
Great experiences! - Morning trip to Murano & Burano - small group, lots of info, lots of free time Afternoon exploration of the basilica & Doge’s - lots of stories and hidden info!!
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Lessniesa_t
Feb 7, 2025
The guide was superb with... - The guide was superb with much knowledge and enthusiasm. We gained a lot of knowledge. Wonderful experience over all.
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Ago362vy
Jan 26, 2025
Really enjoyed the tour. Great job - It was better than I imagined and the weather was perfect and sunny The whole experience was amazing. Definitely recommend taking in the tours as much as possible
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Peter_k
Mar 5, 2025
See the sites - Marco our tour guide (a lot of Marcos in Venice) was great. Doge was wonderful tour the Basilica seem a bit rushed. The second part of the trip to Murano and Burano were OK. Watching the artists in Murano was very cool making glass. The shopping part could have been skipped. Did not see any of Murano. Burano was a cool sleeping fishing town with lots of colors. Worth the trip
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Bridget_i
Jan 26, 2025
Mixed experience but overall good. Allowed us to see a lot in one day. - This was really two back-to-back tours instead of one, as advertised. There were two guides and not very much time in between for a food break. That meant they expected you to eat during your first tour. That said, the trip to Murano and Burano was beautiful and Cecile was wonderful. The trip to the cathedral and Doge’s palace was also informative. We loved the gondola ride but they broke up our family, which was disappointing.
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