Saint Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace: Family-Friendly Private Tour with Scavenger Hunt
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29 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on an exciting journey through Venice's iconic landmarks with a private, family-friendly tour. Solve riddles, explore St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace, and create lasting memories!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Basilica di San Marco - The fun begins inside St Mark’s Basilica where you and your family can enjoy the gorgeous golden mosaics that adorn the Basilica as your guide provides you with historic anecdotes and clues to the children’s treasure hunt! To enter you will also enjoy skip-the-line access
  • Doge’s Palace - Skip-the-line into the Doge’s Palace. The Doge was similar to a Duke or ruler that was elected by a committee of wealthy merchants, and the Doge’s Palace is a symbol of it’s importance, and the wealth of the city of Venice. As you and your family continue along the treasure hunt journey, visit the courtrooms, the prison, the armory and more!
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Skip-the-line entry tickets to all sites
  • A prize for each child
  • Treasure hunt materials
What's Not Included
  • Tips or gratuities
Additional Information

Take off on an exhilarating adventure through the notable sites of Venice featuring a personal, child-oriented guide and an engaging treasure hunt! Explore St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace with hassle-free, queue-free entry - a necessity when with potentially restless youngsters! Your own professional guide will regale you with fascinating tales, amusing trivia and age-old secrets. The expedition has been meticulously tailored to involve and educate everyone in the family!

At the start of the expedition, each youngster will be given a treasure hunt booklet equipped with a map, bright markers, puzzles to crack, and a reward at the conclusion of the journey. During the tour, marvel at the ‘Golden Basilica’ of St Mark’s adorned with its stunning golden mosaic work, then tour the magnificent courtrooms and jail of the Doge’s Palace, and traverse the notorious Bridge of Sighs. Pay close attention and stay alert to detect the hints and answer the puzzles as you navigate your way through this captivating city!

  • 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
P.za San Marco, 90
Piazza San Marco
Under the winged lion's column in Piazza San Marco, closest side to the Grand Canal.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Onair19980057622
Apr 2, 2024
Great family private tour experience - Tina was our tour guide and she did a wonderful job with our two families and kids. She was engaging with the kids and involved them in the entire tour. My daughter felt that this was the best part about Venice. She navigated the tour very well considering we had strollers.
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Devonc998
Apr 2, 2024
Great tour! Highly recommend! - Had such an amazing tour with Valentina today! She did so great with the kids in our group (3-6 years old) and the adults enjoyed the tour as well! Highly recommend this tour to families with kids!
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Sightsee29884620381
Mar 26, 2024
Great tour! - Chiara was a wonderful, friendly tour guide! She kept our kids engaged with lots of thoughtful age appropriate information and games. My husband and I also learned a lot on the tour. This was a splurge but worth it!
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Trek592997
Mar 26, 2024
Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s with Valentina - Great family tour. Valentina was an excellent guide. She engaged our children and gave a great tour for the adults as well
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Storyteller747028
Jan 14, 2024
A great experience! - Valentina did an amazing job of drawing our girls in and getting them interested in the tour. From the moment she introduced herself, we knew she loves her job and loves children. She kept our kids (ages 10 and 12) engaged throughout the entire tour, provided a ton of information, was thoughtful, funny, considerate, and patient. We would absolutely take a tour with her again!
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Storyteller747028
Dec 31, 2023
Family tour of Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s - Valentina was very knowledgeable and shared the information in an engaging way for our kids. Our daughters were interested in every aspect of the tour, which is not usually the case, and we give credit to Valentina for that. Thank you!
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Liamwa5766qx
Oct 28, 2023
Amazing tour! - Loved the tour! It was amazing how Valentina was able to give us an amazing, enjoyable, and fun experience in the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica! I would definitely recommend this tour for anyone going to Venice!
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Mattheww259
Oct 25, 2023
Book this tour - This tour was amazing. Valentina was wonderful with our boys (10 & 8) and also with my mom who was with us on the tour and needed some accommodations for the steps. She kept the boys engaged and made sure we received great information, took pictures and made memories we will always cherish. We will do another tour with this group again and hopefully also with Valentina!
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155ericag
Aug 19, 2023
Good tour - We didn’t really do the scavenger hunt but the tour was engaging and our guide, Chiara, had great energy and knew the right amount to share with the kids. This is the only guided tour are doing in Venice and I feel we learned a lot about the city.
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Jennifer
Aug 13, 2023
Perfect Tour of St Marks for a Family with kids - We had a great tour of St Marks and the Doge’s palace. Chiara was incredibly friendly and gracious with our two kids. She guided us through the church showing us fun details we would have never before seen. The kids were engaged the whole time…which can sometimes be a challenge.
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