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

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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

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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.

Customer Ratings

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Aegguevara

Dec 25, 2024

Fun time on a day tour of Venice - Elena was our tour guide who was very nice, upbeat and informative. She was considerate of the group’s needs and we spent adequate time at each point of interest. The meeting location was very easy to find. We felt that we got to see and experience the most important aspects of our trip to Venice in a day with no hassle.

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Amyss2313tr

Dec 16, 2024

Say yes to this tour! - This was a fantastic tour! I was a little nervous about having a headset to hear our guide but I had no issues ever hearing our guide and if at any point I got a tad bit of static, I just adjusted the head set with a small twist and no more issue! Our tour guide Philip was extremely knowledgeable of the Doge Palace and St. Mark's basilica. He made the the tour fun and had some great jokes along the way. I could have toured the Doge palace on my own but I really feel like my experience was enhanced having a tour guide to walk me through all the small details of this amazing palace. Our gondola ride was an experience as well. They had us divided up in small groups and we really enjoyed the experience. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking to see the Doge Palace and St. Mark's. Our afternoon tour to Murano and Burano was a whole other experience. It was extremely easy to find where we were supposed to meet our new guides who were so fun and lovely. We boarded a boat that took out to the small islands. On the way we got history on the city and on the islands around us. It was very informative. Murano was BEAUTIFUL and so fun to get to see up close how the glass was made. I was actually happy we took this tour at the beginning of our trip cause I was able to notice Murano glass through out the rest of our stops in Italy. Burano was a little less interesting since I am not huge on lace but still a ton of interesting knowledge on lace and seeing the little city of Burano was very fun. Such colorful houses and a fun little city. Over all we loved our tour to the islands and really appreciated our lovely tour guides with all of their knowledge. If you are visiting Venice, especially for the first time make sure you sign up for this tour, it was well worth it!

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Amy_s

Dec 16, 2024

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Patrick_b

Dec 11, 2024

Expert tour guide made this a more awesome experience! - The tour guide, Nico was extremely knowledgeable, and passionate about the history of Venice. He went above what we expected, and made the experience very memorable.

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Ngarcia0829

Nov 27, 2024

100% Recommend!! - Excellent tour. 100% recommend.. Alessia was an amazing tour guide and very knowledgeable and helpful with all the information..

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Julie_t

Nov 24, 2024

Venice Highlights In A Day! - It was super organized & our guides were incredible! Our guide for the Basilica made sure we were inside at 11:30 when they turn the lights on the gold! Amazing! ❤️ every minute! Could never of accomplished so much in one day on our own! So worth it! We added Murano & Burano my favorite!

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Dionna_s

Nov 17, 2024

Venice highlights in a day - Wonderful day! Natalia was great at sharing information about the sites. She was very knowledgeable. Gondola ride was fun just wish it was daytime

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Scenic718979

Dec 9, 2024

Venice, Murano,Burano tour - The tour was great but there was a communication problem. I emailed the night before to see where we were meeting as it had changed. They gave me the afternoon location meeting point instead of the morning. Didn’t realize it was with different guides. We missed part of the tour at Doge palace. Took at least 10 minutes on the phone to figure things out. The tour guide at the palace was rude as if it was our fault we were 1/2 hour late. 12 of us were told the wrong location. Murano and Burano and the gondola ride were great. All in all a great tour. I would recommend it.

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Djr1040

Dec 1, 2024

Long day, but worth it! - This was, as the description stated, a double tour. First, it’s a long day. Starts early and ends late so be prepared. With that said, a lot of things are covered. For us, first half started in the Palace, on to the Basilica, and ends with a Gondola ride. Guide was very knowledgeable, loved art and the Basilica. She provided a wealth of information. One big disappointment was the Gondola ride, as the Gondolas used have two seats then they put stools in for two more seats. One couple is comfortable and the other is VERY Uncomfortable SO I was VERY disappointed (actually it was painful). The second half of the day on Murano and Burano was interesting and certainly worth seeing. The glass making/blowing and lace making were both interesting. The boat used was very comfortable. Overall, well worth it if your time in Venice is limited and you want to the highlights in a day.

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