Venice Highlights: St. Mark's Basilica, Doges Palace, and Gondola Ride Adventure

Experience the best of Venice in just 3.5 hours with a tour of St. Mark’s Basilica, Doges Palace, and a gondola ride. Skip the lines and explore the highlights before enjoying the rest of your day in Venice.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica di San Marco - We provide the skip the line tickets, so walk right past the long queue and go right on inside. During November through March, St. Mark’s Basilica does not offer skip the line entry because lines are generally non-existent.
  • Doge’s Palace - As you explore the Doge’s Palace, you’ll hear about the wild ways of the…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace
  • Small-group tour with a maximum of 20 guests
  • Guided by a professional art historian
  • Admission to St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Venetian Gondola ride experience
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

If your visit to Venice is brief and you would rather use your time indulging in local cuisine, shopping, and relaxation, there’s a way to maximize your experience. Many people only spend a short while in Venice, so time optimization is key if you plan on exploring the major sights. Embark on a 3.5-hour tour to see the best of Venice, still leaving you…

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 and 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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Lensey_a
Mar 25, 2025
Highly recommend this experience - Amazing!!! It exceeded expectations and our tour guide Michaela was awesome! She was very knowledgeable and we learned so much from it. I am so glad we did this!
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Carolyn_w
Mar 24, 2025
It was a wonderful tour. ... - It was a wonderful tour. Our guide was so informative. We really enjoyed the gondola ride too. The whole experience was great!
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Amy_t
Mar 24, 2025
Must sees in Venice! - What a great way to tour the highlights of Venice. Elena was a fabulous guide with wonderful local knowledge! Her story telling was the BEST!
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Carol_r
Mar 23, 2025
Well worth your time and money - Marco was an excellent guide! He was very knowledgeable as well as funny. Skip the line tickets save lots of time.
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Mercy_l
Mar 23, 2025
Eliza was very... - Eliza was very knowledgeable! She did a great job. Easy to follow and understand for all age levels.
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Charette_d
Mar 22, 2025
This was a great tour of... - This was a great tour of the whole area around St. Mark’s square. We had a very thorough tour of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. I had been here twice before, but never with a tour. It’s amazing how much more you learn with the tour. It’s like a completely different experience!
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Chris_h
Mar 21, 2025
Perfect afternoon with a... - Perfect afternoon with a very knowledgeable and friendly guide. The gondola ride was awesome and was a nice addition to the tour
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Pauline_s
Mar 18, 2025
Amazing experience. Our... - Amazing experience. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the whole visit fascinating. Cannot recommend this highly enough
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Jazmin_g
Mar 16, 2025
There’s more to Venice than we know🙃 - Elena was excellent. The best learning and story telling Tour. Elena was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable and charming. Truly made sense of Venice. 3:30hrs went by too fast.
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Laura_b
Mar 15, 2025
Great tour! - This was a wonderful tour! Philippe was so knowledgeable and kept a perfect pace. We learned so much.
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