Venice Tour: Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica & VR Experience

Uncover the history of Venice with a 2-hour guided tour of Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Cathedral. Explore the magnificent artworks, walk across the Bridge of Sighs, and marvel at the Golden Basilica. Choose the private option for a personalized experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Doge’s Palace - Visit the imposing Doge’s Palace with its marvelous rooms rich of artistic artwork made by famous venetian artists. You will discover the halls of power where the Doge and the highest politicians decided the faith of the Venice Republic. In these rooms you will be stunned in front of the “Last Judgment” by Tintoretto, one of the…
What's Included
  • Bridge of Sighs Entrance
  • St. Mark’s Cathedral Terrace Entrance Ticket (if Legendary Tour Option is selected)
  • Skip the line ticket to Marciana Library (Closed on Sundays)
  • Bell Tower Visit (if the option is selected the Basilica visit will be guided from the OUTSIDE ONLY)
  • Lunch (if option is selected)
  • Skip the Line Ticket to Doge’s Palace
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What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup & Drop Off
  • Food & Drinks
  • Guided Tour to Royal Palace - Correr Museum
  • Guided Tour to Marciana Library
  • Guided Tour to Archeological Museum
Additional Information

Embark on an exclusive guided tour of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, two iconic landmarks in Piazza San Marco. Marvel at the opulence of the Golden Staircase and the exquisite artworks within the Doge’s Palace. Cross the Bridge of Sighs to explore the historic prisons where Casanova was once held, evoking the allure of Alcatraz.
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Location
Venice Tours S.r.l.
Calle de le Rasse
From St. Mark’s Square, face the Basilica and turn right towards the Doge’s Palace. Continue past the Bridge of Sighs to Riva degli Schiavoni (the waterfront promenade). Walk for 2 minutes, then turn left into Calle de le Rasse. The Venice Tours Office is at number 4536.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Roam20283688505
Aug 1, 2025
A wonderful tour. - A wonderful tour with fascinating insights into hidden quarters of Venice. Valentina really brought the history of Venice to life.
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Juditp823
Jul 31, 2025
Absolutely worth it! - Our guide gave us a lot of interesting and fun facts about past and present life in Venice. Pick an early hour to avoid the crowd. :)
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Sightseer710079
Jul 30, 2025
AMAZING TOUR - Our tour guide was lovely and super informative! Would highly recommend to get a detailed tour of the Doge Palace and Venezia’s history.
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Bucklj01
Jul 29, 2025
Doges Palace and Prison Guuded tour - We visited the Doges Palace and Prison on a guided tour with our guide Valentina Stella from GetYourGuide. I would recommend the guided tour as our guide was very knowledgeable and informative on a lot of things on the tour that would be just not noticed by a visitor walking through the palace unguided. Also there was no queueing as our guide had areznged for us to avoid the queue at the Doge Palace entrance. This was great as my wife has walking difficulties. The tour has the potential to be very challenging to people with walking difficulties as there are 100 steps to climb but Signora Stella arranged for my wife to avoid the stairs by use of the staff escalator. The palace was extremely beautiful and is not to be missed on anyone’s tour of Venice. The prison has a lot of steps going down into the cells. Amazing experience and not to be missed but Not for families with babies in prams or wheelchair users.
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Lesliepx2068lz
Jul 28, 2025
Well worth the money for this tour! - Valentina was amazing! We were all so interested the whole time. She was calm and patient manoeuvring all the crowds. You could feel her love for Venice. It made me love it.
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W833fgwilsonb
Jul 28, 2025
Wonderful - Great tour and guid was marvelous! Very knowledgeable and nice. We had a great time. There is an elevator if you can not climb stairs.
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J2892ovloriw
Jul 28, 2025
Great tour and guide! - Fantastic tour of Doge. Our guide was enthusiastic and passionate in her descriptions and provided much detail about the castle and all that happened within its walls.
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Liz
Jul 27, 2025
Highly recommend - Awesome guide and great sense of humor. Very well organized and informative tour. Recommend! ——————-___________\
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Colette
Jul 31, 2025
Good information from the guide. Poor signage, directions. - Address sent us to a coffee shop but they knew where to send us. It felt less organized than other tours but the guide was very good.
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406melissaa
Aug 1, 2025
Beware! Awful sound quality made for disappointing tour. - Booked this tour based on the positive reviews and regret doing so. Perhaps those reviews are not authentic? We were extremely disappointed. Of the five of us none could really hear our guide well. The ear piece sounds were muffled and echoey the entire time. So much so that we gave up early and turned them in and left the tour before it ended. Very disappointing considering what we expected. The guide was very nice and knowledgeable but so soft spoken that even if we were right next to her without the ear piece it was hard to hear. We saw other tour groups with different sound pieces that looked better. Definitely look elsewhere.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).