Venice Highlights: St. Mark's & Doge's Palace

Explore Venice’s iconic landmarks with skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace on an intimate semi-private tour.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Venice - Campo San Giacometto
    Church of San Giacomo di Rialto
    Rialto Bridge
    The Grand Canal
    Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo
    Campo Santa Maria Formosa
    Conclude at St. Mark’s Square
  • Venice - Lunch Break
    Please note that the cost of lunch is NOT included
  • St. Mark’s Basilica - Enjoy a visit to St. Mark’s Basilica with…
What's Included
  • Skip the line entrance into St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Priority entrance into Doge’s Palace
  • Expert English Speaking guide
  • Hall of the Great Council
  • Church of San Giacomo di Rialto
  • Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo
  • Bridge of Sighs
  • Rialto bridge
Additional Information

Embark on a semi-private Venice Combo tour, limited to just six participants, for a personalized exploration of the city’s highlights, including skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. Start your journey at Campo San Giacometto, home to Venice’s oldest church, then cross the iconic Rialto Bridge and wander through the…

Location
Rialto Bridge
Sestiere San Polo
Meet your guide in front of Chiesa di San Giacomo in Campo San Giacometto al Rialto, Ponte Rialto.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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I9169srtome
May 26, 2026
Great tour - Our tour guide, Ana, was incredibly knowledgeable about both locations. She made it a point to identify Key architecture and paintings yet did not spend a lot of time in one particular place. The tour progressed well throughout. Would highly recommend.
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Jodec2020
May 9, 2026
Best tour of Venice! - Absolutely perfect! Nico is an incredible guide. His historic knowledge and fun stories to weave it all together gave us an incredible picture of Venice through its history. He clearly loves sharing Venice with others. His English is very clear and he was especially easy to understand. Our tour was in 2 parts. The morning tour wandering through outdoor markets and hidden gems of Venice. And then after lunch we met up again for St Mark basilica and dodges palace. The details he knows and shares are thorough and interesting. Photo of “Saint Nico” our guide. 😉
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Saraad2626ga
May 8, 2026
Nico was outstanding! - Nico was outstanding!! Very personable, attentive, and ensured my mom and I had a great experience. He gave us so much insight on Venice and its history, and small details we would have never learned otherwise! Thanks Nico! Great time.
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Kristenhj4770le
May 1, 2026
Fantastic experience - We had a wonderful experience learning about the history of Venice and seeing many of its beautiful sites. Our guide, Tullia, was so lovely and knowledgeable and catered the tour to our unique interests. We highly recommend LIV for your tours!
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Julie
Apr 24, 2026
Great history lesson - Niko was so informative and made us understand the proud history of Venetian people. Great tour!
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Trail02851866823
Apr 23, 2026
Best tour - Tour guide Nico was the best. So knowledgeable and friendly
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Gay_f
Apr 23, 2026
Great historical walking tour of Venice - Nico was extremely knowledgeable and made our walking experience enjoyable. Highly recommend. And he added great stories about the people at various periods of time. He provided a great perspective of what was going on during each period of time.
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Thomasps7930wt
Apr 14, 2026
Venice tours with LivTours - we had a great combined tour. Venice walking tour with Shannon was awesome. The St Mark’s and Doge Palace tour with Martina was also great. Both guides were very knowledgeable and very nice / helpful. For both tours, my wife and I were only people on both tours. I will definitely book again with LivTours. Best tour experiences I have ever had.
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Anthonynp165mh
Apr 1, 2026
Enjoyable and so informative! - We had an incredible time with Tullia, she is so smart and a true historian. We learned alot and enjoyed the beauty of the palace.
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Nancy
Mar 30, 2026
A Walk through z Venetian History - Pamela was an engaging, knowledgeable, and delightful tour guide. Her presentation was delivered with layers of history and culture that made the tour most interesting and easily understood.
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From $290
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).