Visit: Basilica di San Marco, San Marco, 328, 30124 Venice Italy
Then, you will enjoy an amazing guided tour to the historical and famous Golden Basilica. You will admire stunning 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
Visit: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
A guided tour in the Doge’s Palace the old seat of the Venetian political power. In his splendid rooms, immersed in hundreds of masterpieces of painting, the Doge and his Council controlled the ancient Republic of Venice. A professional guide will escort you in the halls of power and the bridge of Sighs to reach to the old 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
Visit: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy
Enjoy a charming gondola ride through the most romantic waterways, passing under small bridges and along part of the Grand Canal! During your pleasant gondola ride you will admire the Mozart House, the famous La Fenice Theatre, Rio (Canal) “De le Ostreghe” and part of the spectacular Grand Canal where you will see the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Ca’ Dario Palace the Santa Maria de la Salute Church and other magnificent palaces.
The only gondola tour with commentary: a mobile-guide which will explain the magnificent palaces and attractions around you! Venice Goes App is an innovative mobile app (included in the price) that you can download easily on your mobile, click here to know how to get it.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
A personal walking tour is the best way to discover independently the most famous and marvelous areas of Venice: Accademia, San Marco and Rialto! 31 points of interest spread across the itinerary, among them you will see Campo Santo Stefano, Rialto Bridge with its typical market and the majestic Accademia Bridge! Of course, the audio-guide will escort you through the endless-history of Saint Mark’s Square and its breathtaking basin! Download the app on your device and you won’t get lost in the city! You will be able to visit Venice, corner by corner, step by step, at your pace.
Pass By: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy
Later, enjoy the Audio guide with digital map to discover the 5 districts of Venice with their best attractions and squares, day or night, on a self-guided tour. Listen to the automatic audio narration of the city’s highlights, with more than 200 points of interest!
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1: Venice Tours Srl Close to St.Mark’s Square, Calle S. Gallo, 1093/b, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
2: Calle larga de l'Ascension, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
3 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
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)
On Sunday, the guided visit to the Basilica will be done from the second floor due to Mass.
Due to the security reason, luggage and bags are not allowed inside the Basilica.
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)
The itinerary of gondola ride may change in the event of wind or bad weather
The mobile app is supported by the followed system: Apple: from IOS 8; IPhone, Ipad and Ipod Touch Android: from the 4.1 version system
You'll receive the mobile app for panoramic tour by e-mail.
For the visit of the Basilica suitable clothing is required (no shorts)
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, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
The customers health is the most important matter for us, the tour operates in according to the Covid-19 National directives in order to guarantee the experiences in a safe environment.
All customer touchpoints are frequently cleaned, and the tour will leave with small groups.
We only ask the kindness to bring the own mask in case you need to wear it.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Kimberly_D
Our tour guide (I don't know his name, but he was very GQ and tall) was informative and funny. The Gondola ride did not meet our expectations as those manning the ride (loading and unloading were rude).
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Posted On : 2023-10-12
Posted By : B4570LFmassimom
Interesting gondola ride. Interesting commentary and ambience. Organised. I would rebook again. I recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-08-06
Posted By : Milada_P
The beginning of the trip was not such good experience as the first tour guide, who was giving us instructions took so much time as she had to repeat the instruction several times. She should have waited for all the people on the list to arrive first and then give the instructions. The tour to Golden Basilica and Doge's Palace were great as we skiped the line. The second tour guide lady was very knowledgable, but in times it was hard to understand her due to accent and many people around. I was not able to attend the gondola ride as it was at 3:00 pm and I was flying out from Venice at 4:00 pm.
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Posted On : 2023-07-16
Posted By : catherinedF6744YN
This tour was awesome! Nico, our guide was so knowledgeable and pleasant…the tour was perfect. Nico speaks perfect English and is a native of Venice, so he was able to give in depth answers to all of our questions. We passed by huge lines to enter the Doge’s Palace and the fantastic Basilica. He took us to the old prison area and was super informative along the entire tour-Nico pointed out small details and made the experience so interesting for our group of 6 adults and a toddler.
The gondola ride at the end was fun and great for photos.
Love, love, love Venice and this is the perfect tour to see the highlights.
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Posted On : 2023-06-03
Posted By : Anonymous
More than ample time was spent in both the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica...making for both a beautiful & educational experience!
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Posted On : 2022-10-12
Posted By : Allison_C
Loved the tour of the St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. Gina our guide was lovely, funny and informative. She is a fantastic story teller. The only downside was the tours were very big groups and there was no information about when or how the Gondola ride would take place. I had to contact the operator to find out when and how. It was hours later at 4pm so don’t expect the tour to finish within hours it’s a whole day tour!
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Posted On : 2022-09-24
Posted By : Julia_K
I highly recommend this place, especially to couples. It is so romantic. If you have a honey moon, you should go to Venice.
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Posted On : 2022-07-18
Posted By : Christina_E
Great experience for history buffs. A little too long and detailed for teens and children. I loved the detail but at times it was exhaustive and I just wanted it to go a little faster touching on main points. Loved the skip the lines and access to Doge’s palace and St Marks. The gondola ride was special. Great package because we got to see and understand a little history while we are here.
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Posted On : 2022-07-14
Posted By : schroedm
Although the sights to see on this tour were memorable, so was the stress understanding where to meet and how to redeem tickets. Venice can be a confusing and a crowded place to navigate and finding how to redeem our tickets to the tours was very frustrating. The link with the address they sent us took us to a place that was not correct. We were looking for the Post Office and it was very difficult to find, even though we gave ourselves time to get there. Once we finally got assigned to our group, the guide told us to wait in a spot and he would be right back and the next thing we knew, he was talking (we had earpieces to hear the tour) but we couldn't find him because his flag he was carrying did not have the number of our group like other group leaders had. That was so frantic and we were stressed to try to find the right group among hundreds of people in other groups. By the time we had found him, we had already missed a good part of the introduction which was very unfortunate. Our guide did speak English, but he was hard to understand because of the fast cadence of his speech, and unnatural breaks in sentences. It was nice to be able to access both the Palace and the Basilica without having to wait in really long lines, especially because it was VERY hot so that was one positive. The most frustrating part was that the duration of this tour was 3 hours, however, what I found out was that the palace and basilica tour was in the morning and the gondola ride was going to be that afternoon so that messed up with our other afternoon tour we had booked. Because our afternoon tour was also hard to find, we missed the boat and had to reschedule that one so we did get to do the gondola ride which was fine. All in all, I did appreciate how we were able to change our times, but this operator needs to do a better job of helping its participants find the location.
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Posted On : 2022-06-27
Posted By : MollyDink
We weren't able to book ANYTHING else at such a late date. No explanation, no nothing, just a LAST MINUTE cancelation. Thanks for NOTHING!!
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Posted On : 2022-06-16
