Private Venice Tour: Uncovering Hidden Gems and Exploring the Famed Floating City

Uncover the hidden gems of Venice on a private tour. Explore famous buildings and canals, discover secret textile factories and hidden churches, and experience everyday life in the San Francesco della Vigna area.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Venice - Experience Venice through the perspective of someone who truly appreciates its timeless allure. This is more than just a tour—it’s a completely customized journey designed around your preferences. Whether you’re captivated by serene canals, hidden squares, or ancient tales, your local guide will create an itinerary that matches your…
What's Included
  • Direct communication with your host for itinerary planning and local recommendations.
  • Flexible durations and start times—choose your preferred time when booking.
  • Pre-tour questionnaire to tailor the experience to your preferences.
  • Private and personalized walking experience with insider tips from a passionate local.
What's Not Included
  • Food, drinks and tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience, public transport may be used at an additional cost)
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Experience Venice from a local’s perspective with a personalized tour designed just for you. Your guide won’t be following a script; instead, they’ll share their city in a way that feels like you’re exploring with a friend. Whether you’re interested in tasting cicchetti at a hidden bacaro, visiting a textile workshop filled with centuries-old secrets,…

Location
Palazzo Soranzo
San Polo
Meet your host at Palazzo Soranzo. After booking, you can change the meeting point to suit your location with help from our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Simonp231
Jun 22, 2025
Fantastic walking tour with an extremely knowledgable local guide (Benedetta), seeing some of the more hidden sights. - Benedetta met us at our hotel for a four-hour private walking tour of Venice. As a local (born and bred) Benedetta displayed a great deal of knowledge of the history and culture of Venice. We ambled around going where we wanted and seeing more besides. We’d opted for this tour on Day 1 of our trip, primarily to source inside knowledge of the sights to visit, how to avoid the queues and the best locations to eat/drink and take a ‘romantic’ Gondola ride. That evening we ate at a fantastic seafood restaurant (Al Colombo) in the quiet back-streets close to Rialto Bridge. The following day, we took Benedetta’s advice and headed to the quieter Jewish Quarter (Cannaregio) after a lovely Gondola ride in San Toma area. This tour was an excellent way to see the city at an easy pace and gain an insider’s knowledge of the city and its sights. Thoroughly recommended!
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Mikkkail1998
Jun 7, 2025
Amazing person to be... - Amazing person to be around. Very friendly, very knowledgeable about the history and showed us the best spots ever!!
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John_s
Apr 27, 2025
Thank you Roberto for a truly unique Venetian experience! - Roberto was great. Very experienced guide who really knew his subject matter, especially the history and culture of the city he had grown up and lived most of his life in. I spent two weeks in Italy and did daily tours and this was by far my best experience. Roberto provided a personal element to the experience that was unique.
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Culture34851613587
Oct 15, 2024
Private tour a must - We booked a private tour via City Unscripted.it was worth every penny. Our guide,Benedetta tailored our tour perfectly, based on our answers to the questionnaire the company sent us at the time of booking. Benedetta was on time, friendly and spoke excellent English. She was able to answer all our myriad questions about the city and its history. She was a fount of knowledge and made the experience all the more enjoyable. We always book private tours in cities we have not visited before as you get a much more intimate view of the place and although it is generally a more expensive option, you get your money’s worth.
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E7673vnrv
Oct 5, 2024
Wonderful tour! Kickstart your trip to Venice - Venice - Never did a tour like this and didn’t know what to expect but was really happy we booked with Roberto. If I could have I would have traversed Venice with Roberto our whole time here. He was informative but it was clear he loves Venice and wants you to see it through a local Venetian eyes. Thank you for the additional advice on where to go off the beaten path.
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Vandmreiss
Sep 14, 2024
Great day in Venice! - Great walking tour of Venice. Daniel did a good job of personalizing our experience. He had a great knowledge of the city and was kind enough to pick ua up at our hotel.
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Houdiollie
Mar 30, 2024
4 days in Venice - Maria was excellent. She was very helpful, and reached out before and after to answer all our questions. We had her private contact information and felt like we had a friend in a foreign city.
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Radleyj2018
Oct 13, 2023
Great tour. Great Guide. - Amazing tour. Victoria was such a great guide, she showed us all the highlights of Venice in our time with her. It was fantastic to see and take it all in. She was so friendly it felt as if you were exploring Venice with a relative. Victoria was also quite accommodating , our train got delayed and she was very considerate in shifting our scheduled tour time and waited on us to arrive. Very polite and friendly, also felt quite comfortable with her during the tour. Will definitely recommend if you would like to have a great experience!
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Xvxvvz
Sep 28, 2023
A Wonderfully Different Side of Venice! - Really enjoyed this Secret Gems in Venice tour. Venice itself is AMAZING and so much to see and enjoy. After 3 days of seeing all the major 'tourist' sites, we embarked on this walking tour to see a side of Venice that we would have otherwise never seen nor even known to look for. We strolled down quiet streets and saw a beautifully different side of the city. I'd say we got to see more of what the locals would enjoy. The neighborhoods were charming and the local restaurants were full of locals just enjoying their daily routines. This was a very relaxing and very enjoying thing to take part in. What made the walk the most special was our host: Benedetta (Bene)! She knew the streets to go on, she knew the local neighborhoods well, and she also knew which turns to make to see beautifully stunning places that we would have otherwise walked right past! To make it even better, the whole time we were walking, Bene engaged us with conversations and stories about all sorts of Venetian things. We truly learned so much! Additionally, after the tour, Bene gave us the BEST recommendation EVER for a local restaurant to eat at for dinner. It was not full of tourists; it was full of locals. The food was AMAZING and the service was over-the-top. It was our last night in Venice, and what a way to end the trip. Thank you Bene for everything you shared with us. We had a FANTASTIC time and I would highly recommend taking this tour. **Be sure to ask for Benedetta!!!** You will not regret it.
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Eric_m
Jun 10, 2023
Horrible experience! No show’s us with zero communication! - This was an absolute disaster. We paid $400 for this private tour, and our tour guide “ghosted” us with zero communication. They would not respond to phone calls from Viator staff, they would not answer my messages on What’s App, and they wouldn’t answer emails. This is a complete fraud, and they ruined our day. As I write this, I’m expecting a full refund. If this company has any backbone at all, they’ll at least make it right and issue my money back. If I don’t get it, I will be livid. Do not buy from this company!!
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).