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Venice In a Day: Explore Basilica San Marco, Doges Palace & Unforgettable Gondola Ride
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Experience the best of Venice in just one day! Explore the iconic Basilica San Marco, visit the majestic Doges Palace, and take a romantic gondola ride along the Grand Canal. Limited to 20 people for a personalized experience.
Experience the best of Venice in just one day! Explore the iconic Basilica San Marco, visit the majestic Doges Palace, and take a romantic gondola ride along the Grand Canal. Limited to 20 people for a personalized experience.
Duration:
6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ponte di Rialto - Your tour starts at ground level with a guided walking tour of the city’s most famous and most interesting sights. See the Rialto Bridge and learn about Venice’s food culture at the Rialto Fish Market. Along the way hear tales of famous Venetians like Marco Polo as well as how Venice came to be—and how it survived against the…
- Ponte di Rialto - Your tour starts at ground level with a guided walking tour of the city’s most famous and most interesting sights. See the Rialto Bridge and learn about Venice’s food culture at the Rialto Fish Market. Along the way hear tales of famous Venetians like Marco Polo as well as how Venice came to be—and how it survived against the odds.
- Canal Grande - As your walking tour ends, take a gondola ride and cruise along the Grand Canal and into the quieter back canals of the city with a maximum of 5 people per vessel.
- Venice - Pause for a break. While it’s not included in the tour, your guide will share plenty of great recommendations on where to grab a coffee and a snack.
- Basilica di San Marco - After a short break for a snack on your own, reconvene at St. Mark’s Square. With pre-reserved skip-the-line tickets, you’ll enter St. Mark’s Basilica to explore its stunning history, architecture, and art with your guide. Get up close to the beautiful gold mosaics with special first-floor access.
- Doge’s Palace - Then it’s on to Venice’s other top sight—the Doge’s Palace. Skip the line with pre-reserved tickets and enjoy the benefit of having an expert local guide as you navigate council rooms, audience halls, and masterpieces by Veronese and Tintoretto.
What's Included
- Gondola Ride
- Skip-the-line ticket for St. Mark’s Basilica
- Local English-speaking guide
- Pre-reserved ticket to the Doge’s Palace
- Expertly guided walking tour
- Headset
- Gondola Ride
- Skip-the-line ticket for St. Mark’s Basilica
- Local English-speaking guide
- Pre-reserved ticket to the Doge’s Palace
- Expertly guided walking tour
- Headset
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
- Lunch
Additional Information
First time in Venice? Maximize your time in the city with a full-day itinerary that ticks off all the most memorable attractions. Stroll across the Rialto Bridge and browse the lively Rialto fish market, then hop aboard a traditional gondola for a romantic cruise along the Grand Canal. Next, access St. Mark’s Basilica and gaze in awe at the stunning…
First time in Venice? Maximize your time in the city with a full-day itinerary that ticks off all the most memorable attractions. Stroll across the Rialto Bridge and browse the lively Rialto fish market, then hop aboard a traditional gondola for a romantic cruise along the Grand Canal. Next, access St. Mark’s Basilica and gaze in awe at the stunning gold mosaics. Finally, enjoy skip-the-line entrance to the grandiose Doge’s Palace. This small-group tour is limited to 20 people ensuring a personalized experience.
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- If access is restricted due to private events inside St. Mark’s Basilica and/or Doge’s Palace, we cannot be held responsible. This is a situation beyond our control. No refund will be issued.
- In case of unforeseen circumstances such as bad weather (heavy rain, strong wind, high tide) conditions that prevent the gondola ride from taking place or any operational or safety reasons beyond our control it may be substituted for another experience, but no refund will be provided.
- This tour is in English.
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty
Location
Campo S. Giacomo di Rialto, 255
Campo San Giacomo di Rialto
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets outside the entrance of the Church of San Giacometto at Campo San Giacomo di Rialto 255, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Sheenah_h
Oct 10, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed! - Tour guide Giuliano C was excellent - he was knowledgeable and engaging and kept the tour on track. Tour covered number of key sites in Venice, unique areas forming part of the regions history, and provided time for lunch and souvenirs shopping. Early start was best!
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Shauna_m
Oct 10, 2024
Adventurous - The staff was extremely nice.
It was a day full of fun and adventure.
The gondola was relaxing.
Each island was unique in itself.
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Rdale_f
Oct 10, 2024
Amazing and unforgettable! - It was all amazing and beautiful. Very memorable and our tour guide was knowledgeable and fun. Highly recommend!
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Tunnel55
Oct 10, 2024
Must do in Venice! - This is an awesome tour of Venice. Our guide, Virginia, is very knowledgeable with the history of Venice, especially St Mark’s square, Basillica and Doges Palace. The gondola ride was a nice break in between. Highly recommend!
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Tracy_a
Oct 10, 2024
Very worth it! - Loved our guide.. She did such a good job. The tour was very informative and we saw alot. Would recommend!
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Sue_b
Oct 10, 2024
Roberta C is a rockstar! - Upon arrival we were met by several guides who helped organize our group. It was handled efficiently and all were very professional.
Roberta C was our main guide. She had such a warm personality and so very very knowledgeable in all things Venice. She guided us through so much historical context on everything we saw.
Roberta C was just excellent and very kind. She even loaned me her sunglasses when the sun came out! Highly recommend her if you want an immersive historical tour.
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Mark_d
Oct 10, 2024
Excellent Venician Overview - So much Venice in just a day! Our guide is a Venice native and showed us where they grew up and played as kids. He was also a History major and had so much interesting background information on the city and its importance to the world. Bonus gondola ride as well.
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Kim_f
Oct 9, 2024
A wonderful, informative adventure - Although the chilly, drizzly weather wasn't the best, the day was awesome. We not only saw many beautiful things, but learned so much about Venice as well. St Mark's Basilica was awe inspiring. Doges Palace was amazing too. We loved the Gondola ride. Going off the beaten path was interesting and fun as well. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Rosie_l
Oct 9, 2024
Great way to see the city from a local - This was an excellent way to see Venice even if you have additional time on your own. The guide was perfect with a good sense of humor. Easily understood and very through. A very long day but well worth it.
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Patrick_l
Oct 9, 2024
Excellent tour! - The gondola ride and the fish market were the best parts. Overall, very nice. Our guide was amazing.
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