Venice: Doge's Palace Guided Tour With Tickets & Optional Gondola

Explore Doge’s Palace with a guided tour. Skip the line and uncover its artistic treasures. Book now for an unforgettable Venetian experience.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Join an expert guide at the iconic St. Mark’s Square to begin exploring the city and its origins. Discover the most famous public space in the city and learn about its historical, social, and political significance. Gain insights into the Clock Tower and the Marble Lions, integral parts of St. Mark’s history.
  • Doge’s Palace
What's Included
  • Skip the line tickets for Doge’s Palace
  • Expert local guides for insider knowledge
  • Admission to Correr Museum, National Archeological Museum, and Biblioteca Marciana
  • 30-minute Grand Canal gondola ride (if option selected)
  • 2 hours guided tour at a relaxed pace
What's Not Included
  • Transport to the meeting spot
  • Guided Tour of the Correr Museum
Additional Information

Visit the iconic Doge’s Palace in Venice on a small group guided tour. Head in faster with pre-reserved tickets and bypass the lines. Delve into Venetian history on a tour that showcases the highlights of the city. See the opulent apartments and the Hall of the Great Council at Doge’s Palace. Take a walk over the Bridge of Sighs and see the Old Prisons….

Location
Colonna di San Marco
Piazzetta San Marco
We meet in Saint Mark’s Square near the waterfront by the two large columns. Our guide will be under the one with the winged lion on top. Your guide will have a signboard that says, “Walks In Europe.”
Cancellation Policy

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

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Gary_k
Jan 8, 2026
This tour was very... - This tour was very informative. Wear good shoes, lots of walking. Guide was very good on keeping to a timetable.
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Samantha_f
Jan 3, 2026
Our tour guide was so... - Our tour guide was so high energy and fun and gave a great tour! We learned a lot of information and our tour guide took opportunities to take pictures of each of us with some of the highlights. I'd highly recommend the tour.
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Pamelaju4695ad
Nov 23, 2025
Venice’s Doge Palace worth it. - Throughly enjoyed the tour.. the guide was very informative. The Doge Palace and prison was amazing. During November, the crowds were not a problem. Very beautiful inside and out
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Mary_b
Nov 16, 2025
Fantastic Tour & Guide - The Doges Palace is outstanding from every point of view and Claire was a fantastic tour guide. She shares her knowledge as well as her incredible energy with us. She adds humor which makes the tour even more enjoyable.
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Biagio_i
Oct 28, 2025
Great doge palace experience - Our guide Claire made the tour interesting and fun. Have been there before but she provided a great amount of details that I did not know. Thank you Claire.
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Damien_v
Oct 26, 2025
Good tour - Very good tour of the Doge's Palace. Our guide Claire was very knowledgeable, engaging and full of beans! The gondola tour was short but nice.
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James_h
Oct 26, 2025
A Great Experience - It was a great experience to learn about Doge's Palace through a walking tour. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and she made it exciting and interesting. She had a wealth of information about Doge's Palace. She also was very flexible as some of the tourist had to stop during the tour to take a break or take a gondola ride. I highly recommend this tour for everyone who wants to know more than the average tour book.
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Meggaravaglia
Oct 24, 2025
Amazing Tour Packed with Historic Gems! - We LOVED this tour and highly recommend booking this if you want a more in-depth understanding of the Doge’s Palace, the historic progression of Venice, and its people. Alejandro, our tour guide, is native to Venezia and has a command of Italian history (& beyond) that was incredible! His passion for teaching was evident and my hubby & I enjoyed this tour so much. We added the Gondola ride which was nice too (but couldn’t compare to the tour lol!).Thx!
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Flavialrramos
Oct 25, 2025
Beautiful palace - Alexander was our guide, a Venetian and a history teacher. Was excellent explaining the palace with Great explanations about the paintings and the rooms. The gondola ride that was bad, the couple q was walking in front of us came in first so they sat together in front and we sat On the sides. It wasn't a romantic walk and it was crowded! Gondola stabbing!
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David_w
Nov 2, 2025
Beautiful place tour needs some fine-tuning - Absolutely beautiful palace at great pictures didn’t feel like our group stayed together and people were walking in between. It would’ve been better for the tour to stay together as a group and have a photo opportunities and instead of falling behind to take pictures I felt like she talked really fast even though we had an earpiece in to hear her
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From $113
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).