Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy
Your tour starts at ground level with a guided walking tour of the city's most famous and most interesting sights. See the Rialto Bridge and learn about Venice's food culture at the Rialto Fish Market. Along the way hear tales of famous Venetians like Marco Polo as well as how Venice came to be—and how it survived against the odds.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy
As your walking tour ends, take a gondola ride and cruise along the Grand Canal and into the quieter back canals of the city with a maximum of 5 people per vessel.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Venice, Venice, Veneto
Pause for a break. While it's not included in the tour, your guide will share plenty of great recommendations on where to grab a coffee and a snack.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di San Marco, San Marco, 328, 30124 Venice Italy
After a short break for a snack on your own, reconvene at St. Mark's Square. If you book the 8:30 AM tour, you'll enter St. Mark's Basilica to explore its stunning history, architecture, and art with your guide. Get up close to the beautiful gold mosaics with special first-floor access.
If you book the 8:45 AM tour, you'll pause to admire the Basilica from the outside as your guide shares a detailed explanation of its history and fascinating architecture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
Then it's on to Venice's other top sight—the Doge's Palace. Skip the line with pre-reserved tickets and enjoy the benefit of having an expert local guide as you navigate council rooms, audience halls, and masterpieces by Veronese and Tintoretto.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
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Campo S. Giacomo di Rialto, 255, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy
6 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
St. Mark's Basilica can be subject to unforeseen closures due to particular liturgical celebrations. In the case in which the basilica is closed, we will give you explanations from the outside.
Please note that lunch is not included on this tour. We have allowed time for you to eat lunch between the AM and PM tours. Your guide will give you recommendations and tell you where to meet after lunch but please be aware that it is your responsibility to arrive at the meeting point in time for your PM tour.
The prisons and the armory of the Doge's Palace are not wheelchair-accessible, as a result of which we cannot accommodate wheelchairs on this tour.
This tour runs rain or shine. However, please note that the gondola ride cannot operate during heavy rain or high tides. In this case we will provide an alternative itinerary.
Walks complies with all local government regulations. Please refer to Italy government guidelines for the most up to date information
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : haylie_b
We had a great time. Anna was our guide and she was very knowledgeable and answered all questions our group had. The gondola ride was by far our favorite part. It is quite a long day, by the end we were pretty tired.
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Posted On : 2024-06-03
Posted By : Terry_G
Our guide was outstanding and knew the Venice history. Great job.My wife and I loved the gondola ride.
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Posted On : 2024-06-03
Posted By : tkxv4wqdkf
Mose V was great, keeps you attentive and entertained all tour long, it’s a long tour with a couple of breaks and Gondola Rides, but totally worth it.
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Posted On : 2024-06-02
Posted By : Beth_S
Excellent guide. Extremely knowledgeable about all thing Venice. It was an action packed day. Lots of walking all over the city so need to be able to traverse the crowds and do the steps.
Gondola ride was good but gondolier very droll.
A bit of a rush through though St Marks. Lots of time in Doge palace and incredible about of info there. Then the walk over the bridge of Sighs. Very very amazing. If I had more time it would have been better to separate St Marks and Doges palace into separate days.
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Posted On : 2024-06-01
Posted By : Jennifer2119
Excellent Tour! Great size and we saw all of the highlights. We loved the perspective of someone who has lived here her whole life.
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Posted On : 2024-06-01
Posted By : Julie_B
What a long and beautiful day! It was memorable and AnnaBianca was very knowledgeable. The tour was a must do!
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Posted On : 2024-06-01
Posted By : Alexander_W
Great day with lots of information and skip the line access.
The basilica was the highlight with a roof of gold mosaics and we walked straight in past the queues. The knowledge our guide was amazing but it was his enthusiasm and humour that made the day.
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Posted On : 2024-06-01
Posted By : Kimberly_S
Absolutely amazing!! We loved walking through the city and learning about the history, we were amazed by the architecture, loved the food at local restaurants, and my favorite was the gondola ride through the canals! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and kind! I highly recommend it, but wear comfy shoes because it’s a lot of walking.
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Posted On : 2024-06-01
Posted By : Susan_B
All of the areas we toured..but the gondola ride was tops. The guide was very informational, friendly and let us keep up with her.
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Posted On : 2024-05-31
Posted By : Sherryl_R
Mose was great! He was so knowledgeable about Venice. I'm glad I decided to book a tour with Walks, we learned a lot from him.
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Posted On : 2024-05-31
