Venice Private Tour: St. Mark’s Basilica & Gondola Ride

Experience the best of Venice on this private 6-hour tour. Skip the lines at St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doges Palace, explore famous landmarks, and enjoy a gondola ride along the canals.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Meeting point
  • Doge’s Palace - With the skip the line access you will not waste one minute of your precious time to admire this wonderful palace with its amazing Tintoretto’s frescoed ceilings and walls painted by Veronese.
    When The Doge’s palace was built it seemed like a castle with a special point of access to the sea….
What's Included
  • English speaking local guide with professional license
  • Doge’s palace and Basilic admission tickets
  • Gondola ride
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Take part in an exclusive 6-hour walking tour of Venice which also features a journey on the city’s classic gondolas.
The tour offers priority access to St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doges Palace. Experience Venice’s significant landmarks like the Rialto Bridge and cap off the tour with a peaceful cruise along the city’s canals on a gondola! The entry fees…

Location
St. Mark's Square
The meeting point is in San marco square next to the Lion Pillar at 9:30 am
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mary_c
Oct 14, 2024
Fantastic tour!! - We had a fantastic time on this tour! Good overall start to get us grounded in the different sections of Venice. Our guide was simply wonderful interspersing her personal story with the history of Venice. We asked tons of questions and she answered each and every one patiently and with such grace. Would highly recommend!!
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Sameer_a
Aug 12, 2024
Venice family trip - Denise was a great tour guide in Venice. She was very patient with a large family group and great with the kids
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Maria_r
Jul 3, 2024
The most amazing tour with a local guide! - We had a great tour with our guide Denise! She was so knowledgeable but also fun, and what better than getting a tour from a local! She had the best stories to tell, things to show and best recommendations to give. Our gondola ride was amazing and we ended up with the best gelato in town in a quiet neighbourhood away from the crowds.
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Mariarp2482pm
Jul 3, 2024
Loved our tour with the most amazing guide Denise! - Great tour! We loved our guide Denise. She was so knowledgeable but also fun! A true Venetian who went above and beyond and told and showed us so much more than we expected. We felt like locals for a bit, eating the best gelato in a quieter neighbourhood away from the crowds. And went away with many stories and recommendations and tips for dinner and shopping.
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Jonathan_b
May 14, 2024
Wonderful Guide - We had an amazing day in Venice. Denise was our best tour guide in 2 weeks in Italy. She was very knowledgeable about her city and the Doge and Basilica were amazing. She helped us tailor our tour to our preferences. Her English is fantastic and my wife and I had a blast. She gave us great dinner and shopping recommendations. Denise created a one of kind experience and we are so thankful. Grazie a Millie!!!
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Petsagogo
Feb 18, 2024
Excellent experience overall. - Knowledgeable guide, efficient and enjoyable day seeing all of the highlights. Most importantly quick and easy booking. Would use again.
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Deborah_m
Sep 10, 2023
Superb! - Katarina was an excellent tour guide. She explained everything in great detail. We enjoyed connecting with her about Italy’s culture.
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David_r
Sep 5, 2023
Heart of Venice - Our tour guide Donatello was very friendly and was full of very interesting information and stories related to sights we saw. Be ready to walk.
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Nikkirva
Jul 10, 2023
Highly recommend - Caroline was great! She was extremely knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. She made the tour special, my whole group was engaged and we range from ages 14-70. The skip the line tour I was perfect. Just the right amount of time to see the best parts. The gondola ride was the perfect end to the experience!
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Rebecca
Nov 1, 2023
Would not recommend this tour. - We were contacted the evening before, stating that we could not get into Saint Mark‘s basilica . That was the only reason why we had scheduled this tour. The name of the Tour was changed on the day that we had the tour. It was an hour and a half shorter than originally scheduled, we never received a refund for the tickets that we had paid for to visit Saint Marks Basilica, and the guide was very difficult to understand. While on the tour, I was able to listen to some of the other guides, and their groups were given much better explanations, and details. When the person called to inform us that we would be unable to have the original tour, she was not very kind, she was very short tempered, and said that this was the best Tour that she could provide. I think we should receive a partial refund for this tour, it was expensive and the price we paid did not reflect the quality of the tour. , I would not recommend the agency that provided the tour.
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From $164
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).