Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica Tour: Experience Venice's Famous Sites
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952 Ratings
Venezia

Our excursion to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica is ideal for travelers who only have short time in Venice but wish to fully experience the city. Within a few hours, we guide you through the city’s most renowned landmarks, featuring the Rialto Bridge and providing inside access to St, Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - There is so much to see and do in the incredible Floating City of Venice, so why should you spend your precious vacation time waiting in line? With Skip-the-Line Access to two of Venice’s unmissable sights, Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, you can immerse yourself in Venetian history and maximize your time in Venice on this carefully curated tour.
What's Included
  • Skip the line at St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Priority access to the Doge’s Palace with entrance ticket
  • Audio headsets for clear guidance
  • Small-group experience with a maximum of 18 participants
  • Guidance from an expert English-speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Food/Beverage
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Please note that the itinerary for our tours may differ from the advertised order of destinations. We assure you that any changes made to the tour itinerary are carefully planned and intended to enhance your overall experience.
  • We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any impairments requiring special assistance. We are also unable to accommodate strollers or baby carriages on our group tours.
  • 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
Location
Doge's Palace
Piazza San Marco
This tour ends inside Doges' Palace.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(952 Ratings)
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Larry_c
Apr 22, 2024
Great tour! - The tour guide was great. Guided us through the sites very quickly. She was very personable and knowledgeable.
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Seth_m
Apr 20, 2024
Monnie was great! - Very interesting and efficient way to see two main landmarks. Our guide, Monnie, was excellent and made the experience extra special. Would highly reccomend!
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Jessica_g
Apr 20, 2024
Highly recommended, staff very professional. - We have an amazing experience seeing Venice must see sights and all of that thanks to the professionalism of Valerio on the customer service team and Rita ( Joy as she tells us ) our excellent tour guide. Our train time was running a bit behind schedule so as we were approaching Venezia Mestre we rang Valerio at Consumer service and he said he will try to accommodate us in the next tour which is supposed to be at 2pm at same location. As this is our first time in Venice we did what we can to reach the place with our mobile navigation running and walking fast until we reached Doge's Place. Now then we had to find our tour guide which it said on email he/she will be bringing a Blue flag for easier recognition and with City Wonders tour written on the flag.We couldn't find any blue flag , it's like finding a needle in the haystack. Luckily when we asked some people waiting for there tour to start they then pointed to the direction where City Wonders tour would have started and Finally and Luckily we found our lovely and very accommodating tour guide Rita. She was so nice and feed us with very knowledgeable information about her place Venice. It ended up there was only 5 of us so she treated us like a family like we were her children. To Rita and Valerio of City Wonders and people behind the team a Huge huge thank you for being able to see the highlights of Venice.I would highly recommend this tour again to my friends and family . ❤️
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Enrique_g
Apr 18, 2024
Highly Recommended Tour - We had an excellent tour guide. She was very knowledgeable about the history and background. She was also very friendly. The total tour lasted 2 hours exactly but it felt a lot shorter due to her great comments. My 19 year old daughter really enjoyed the tour as well.
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Carolyn_m
Apr 18, 2024
Great tour! - Our family including three children ages 15, 11 and 8 had a great experience with Angela as our guide. She was very knowledgeable and friendly with the kids.
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Steve_g
Apr 18, 2024
Wonderful tour - Our guide was very thorough and knowledgeable of the Doge Palace and of St Mark Cathedral. The pace was excellent. Had a great time!
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Kristin_k
Apr 17, 2024
Fabulous tour for our family! - Highly recommend this tour! We went with our 7 year old who was very excited and Monica was wonderful with him! We were all captivated and amazed with the history she shared with us. We are so glad we did this on our trip to Venice!
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Evgeny_s
Apr 17, 2024
Good - Morning hours are the best to visit main church, the sun light makes all the frescoes visible and vivid.
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Alex_f
Apr 17, 2024
Saint Mark's and Doge's Palace amazing - Our guide Carla, had alot of great info and very insightful. St Marks. Is very impressive but the sheer amount of people, (not the tours fault) takes away from the spectacular sights.
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Graeme_s
Apr 16, 2024
Doge palace/marks basicilla - Monica (zorro) was a very friendly guide who answered any questions that were asked and was extremely knowledgeable. The tour itself was very interesting and must see in your time at Venice.
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