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
  • Basilica Admission if the Bell Tower option is selected
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. Revel in the splendor 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.
Explore St….

Location
Venice Tours
Calle San Gallo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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B5831vjginac
Feb 27, 2025
Loved it!! - Our guide was wonderful! She was positive, helpful, knowledgeable, and funny. She helped us get an elevator for our moms who were unable to take the stairs. She was very caring and accommodating. She was interesting in her explanations of history and art, and clearly knew her stuff.! Five stars!!
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E9943iaab
Feb 26, 2025
Doge Palace & prison - Valentine is an excellent guide who is very knowledgeable about the local history. We enjoyed being with her and would recommend using this service. 👍👍👍👍👍
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Dreamer59612946421
Feb 26, 2025
Great guided tour of Doges Palace - Had a brilliant tour of the palace. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and told us a lot about the history of Venice and the palace. I don’t feel I would have had the same experience without a guide! She also answered any questions the group had, was very engaging and funny too
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Trip10227232501
Feb 26, 2025
Definitely recommend this tour - Valentina was our guide on this tour and did a great job explaining Venice and the history of the sites we saw! She was great and made sure we got to see all the beautiful pieces that we would’ve missed. Definitely recommend.
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Faraway27984268021
Feb 26, 2025
Doge pallace - Really helpfull and wellinformed guide! Loved it! Valentina is really informed smiled all the time and she was really pleasent all together!
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312ratnadeepp
Feb 16, 2025
Thank you guide - Valentina Stella was very clear and was fantastic guide. This was great experience in Venice. We recommend this to everyone
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526marid
Feb 15, 2025
Great tour and way to see famous sites in 1 day - Valentina was amazing. We’ve been to Venice but had never done a formal tour. This your of the golden Basilica and Doge's Palace was wonderful. Time flew by with Valentina. It was most enjoyable and informative. Valentina was knowledgeable, funny with telling of history and easy to engage with and approach. Plus we skipped all lines and all members enjoyed themselves (ages13-60). We were fortunate to have her as our tour guide and highly recommend this tour.
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Milovan_tosic
Feb 15, 2025
Excellent guided tour with Valentina - Valentina was an excellent guide during our visit to St. Marco Basilica and Doge's Palace. She provided an overview of Venice hiatory and explained the various eras through which the town had to survive.
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Davidpp6573bt
Feb 9, 2025
Awesome and funny your guide - Valentina was absolutely awesome. Very informative and funny. Kept everyone engaged throughout. Very knowledgeable and gave an indepth look at the history of Venice
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Mbereza
Feb 10, 2025
Unprofessional and not as advertised - The tour was supposed to start at 10:15 am, but we got an email 30 MINUTES PRIOR that the start time had been moved to 11. By that time, we had already commuted to the meeting location and it was too late to try and plan anything, so we were forced to wander around waiting for the tour to start. Once we checked with the front office, we were told that the Doge Palace portion of our tour was canceled, and that we would receive a partial refund. We never received that refund, and I was ghosted when I tried to follow up via email. After our hour long tour (which was supposed to be 2-3), our tour guide left for another tour with the same company. We were given a voucher for our tickets to the Doge Palace, which we had to wait in line to exchange even though the tour promised skip the line tickets. The question remains, if the tour guide was still on the clock, and there was no issue getting us tickets, why was our Doge Palace tour canceled? All I know is, I'll never book a tour with this company again, and I advise everyone to stay far away.
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