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Stop At: Basilica di San Marco, San Marco, 328, 30124 Venice Italy
After, you visit one of the most majestic cathedrals of the world! You will be escorted by a tour guide enjoying a full visit of the Golden Basilica. You'll have the pleasure to admire beautiful gold mosaics and marble inlays of the floors, sitting comfortably while our guide will show you the represented biblical scenes, the history and the particularities of this ancient basilica.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
A guided tour in the Palazzo Ducale the old seat of the Venetian political power. In his splendid rooms, immersed in hundreds of masterpieces of painting, the Duke and his Council controlled the fate of a thousand-year history republic. You’ll live it together with a guide that will show you the halls of power and the bridge of Sighs to reach to the prisons.
You may visit by yourself the other magnificent palaces around St. Mark’s Square under the name of Procuratie with the same ticket!
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Murano, Murano, Veneto
The magic art of glass blowing and a panoramic walking tour in Murano island.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: San Marco, San Marco, Veneto
Gondola ride in St. Mark's Basin!
An exciting gondola ride in Venice that will take you along the canals of this magical city. Enjoy the gondola cruise through the Venice most romantic waterways passing under small bridges and the famous Bridge of Sighs!
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Venice, Venice, Veneto
Panoramic Walking Tour to discover the city!
Duration: 2 hours
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Venice Tours Srl Close to St.Mark’s Square, Calle S. Gallo, 1093/b, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
09:00 AM
8 hours(approx.)
St. Mark's Square, Piazza San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide or in case of unplanned religious functions (in these cases it can be postponed to the day after otherwise it will be refunded)
Each gondola can host maximum 5 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending of guests weight.
The Gondola Ride does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather, high/low tide or local gondoliers strike (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded)
On Sundays, feast days and in case of unplanned religious celebrations the Basilica tour foresees the visit with direct access to the Terrace and to St. Mark's Museum situated on the first floor. Due to the Holy Mass taking place at the ground floor, in those festivity days it is possible to admire the mosaics partially from the first floor.
Due to the security reason, luggage and bags are not allowed inside the Basilica and Doge's Palace
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable.
For the visit to St. Mark's Basilica, suitable clothing is required (no shorts)
During some days of high turnout or for other unforeseen reasons, the waiting time to access St. Mark's Basilica might be longer than expected
The Marciana Library is closed on Saturdays and Sundays
The tour might not operate or the itinerary may change in cases of wind or bad weather
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Dyce_M
They couldn't find our reservation. Clueless look on staff. Tried to send us to another office. 2 different starting points. Said we could "catch up". Called tour operator. They claimed we were late. We weren't. They said we could do half. Couldn't do half because we had to do OUR OWN tour of Doge's Palace. It will be a case of he said, she said. We'll see what Viator does.
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Posted On : 2022-06-23
Posted By : Nicolas_W
As others have mentioned the transition between tours is not great. The Doge's palace + church tour meeting location and time are well advertised, but we only found out the other meeting times by contacting the tour operator directly. The glass blowing begins at 1pm at the same spot you meet for the palace + church tour at 10:45. The Gondola tour also meets at the same spot, but at 4pm.
The doge's palace and basilica tour were great: Guide was experienced and knew the highlights, and you skip the huge majority of the lines. The tour itself felt a bit rushed, there was no time to spend on your own in either location and our bathroom breaks were disrupted because the lines were too long to wait (which was a problem with the kids).
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Posted On : 2022-04-23
Posted By : Nome
The Palace and cathedral were magnificent. The tour guide was not very good. Couldn’t hear most of the time even tho the radios provided were a nice touch. She didn’t speak into her microphone most of the time. Other groups barged through our group or joined the group. Not a very good at keeping the group together.
We returned for the glass blowing and no one showed up. This was a different company from the palace and cathedral part of the tour.
We waited for the gondola trip and we’re very happy with the trip. The guide was very helpful and very organized. So, would I recommend this to anyone else? Not sure.
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Posted On : 2022-03-23
Posted By : Joseph_S
The newsstand was not helpful when we arrived late. Had to buy new we event tickets on our own. WE overnighter after but 3 days maybe required
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Posted On : 2021-09-28
Posted By : Laura_B
We had a short 2 day stay in Venice and this packaged tour ticked of most of the ‘must sees and dos’ when you visit the baffingly beautiful city.
The tour guide around the palace and basilica was wonderful. Really informative and interesting. Never would have learned so much walking around on our own.
We think we went to a different glassblowing demonstration than the one advertised (we just followed a guy who was there at the end of the tour and it was in a different location). It was okay, a way to kill time but an obvious sales opportunity for them.
And the gondola, if you want romance - pay extra for a private one. If you want to save money, take a gander of the gorgeous waterways and say you’ve done it, this’ll do the trick.
Overall great experience, felt our limited time was well spent.
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Posted On : 2020-02-08
Posted By : 143ftwerner
Although the tour of the Basilica and the Palace were wonderful, we never experienced the Gondola portion. When we arrived at the meeting point, the tour guide took our printed paperwork and told us to line up for the palace. We asked about the Gondola and he told us to come back to the square afterward and meet the guide. He was dismissive and seemed annoyed with our questions. We were tourists in a foreign city and we needed guidance. We completed our guided tour and when we returned to the square, there was no personnel in sight. We walked to the meeting sight as listed in the instructions that we downloaded because we no longer had our printed copy, but there was no tour guide to be found. We asked some shop owners, but no one could help us. We ended up paying for a Gondola ride which cost $120.00. Choose a different tour.
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Posted On : 2019-09-21
Posted By : ANNE T
Got left behind after basilica. Insufficient info to meet up for gondola ride. Raced around to complete tour. Lots of wasted time and money.
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Posted On : 2019-09-15
Posted By : Frank_G
We enjoyed this tour. We saw lots of places, the Basilica church and the Doge Palace. The Jeweled Art in the church was amazing. Enjoyed the Bridge of Sighs and dungeon. The Gondola Ride was our favorite. Thank You!
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Posted On : 2019-08-07
Posted By : PeggyC484
Our tour guide, Gina, was so enthusiastic and informative. I could feel all the people in the rooms after she described its' use. I understood why Venice was so powerful. I had been in St. Mark's basilica nearly 40 years ago, but she brought a new understanding and appreciation of the people who built it and worshiped there. Glass demonstration was okay. The gondola ride was wonderful the skill of the gondoliers maneuvering through the canals was unbelievable. Take this tour!
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Posted On : 2019-08-05
Posted By : blaineman5
DON’T USE THIS COMPANY!! Couldn’t hear the guide and when I asked about the gondola part of the tour she told me to go ask a colleague in the square that she had no idea. When I looked for a tour representative they had disappeared after the tours started. The customer service number I called had no idea and your resv# can’t be pulled up.
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Posted On : 2019-07-26
