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

Immerse yourself in the beauty and history of Venice on a small group guided tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. With pre-reserved tickets and an expert local guide, you’ll discover the city’s major highlights and gain insider knowledge for the rest of your visit.

Duration: 3 hours, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Venice - Embark on a 3-hour guided tour of Venice to explore the city’s major attractions with an expert guide. This tour features two essential sites: Doge’s Palace and Basilica of St. Mark, both with pre-booked tickets.
  • Piazza San Marco - Meet your knowledgeable guide in the iconic St. Mark’s Square and begin your journey into “the Floating…
What's Included
  • Expert local guide offering inside knowledge
  • Enjoyable 3-hour walking tour at your own pace
  • Included tickets to the Correr Museum
  • Admission to the National Archaeological Museum & Biblioteca Marciana
  • Pre-reserved entry to the iconic Doge’s Palace
  • Intimate small group tour for a personalized experience
  • Pre-reserved access to the stunning St. Mark’s Basilica
What's Not Included
  • Guided Tour of Correr Museum, National Archeological Museum, and Biblioteca Marciana
  • Transportation to/from the meeting point
Additional Information

Discover Venice on an exclusive small group guided tour, crafted for a more personalized and enriching experience. Bypass the lines with pre-booked tickets and make the most of your valuable vacation time as you explore the city’s most famous landmarks, including the stunning St. Mark’s Basilica and the renowned Doge’s Palace — all in just three…

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.

Customer Ratings
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Ellie
Jan 26, 2026
Palace and Basilica - Sandra was friendly and informative and there was a great balance of information and a break i between to enjoy a cheeky vino. Group was small enough for everyone to enjoy the experience. Wouldn’t do the palace and basilica without a guide as you would be overwhelmed. Sandra told us all the interesting details and some secret tit bits 😊
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Morgan_s
Jan 25, 2026
Fabrasticp - Great tour, fascinating buildings. Go early in the day if you can. It was me if the highlights of our trip.
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Scott
Jan 25, 2026
Great tour - Our guide was fantastic. Learned a lot about the city and really enjoyed the wonderful community. I would highly recommend.
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Sylview302
Jan 22, 2026
Tour of St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace with Claire - We took the guided tour of St. Mark's Basilica & the Doge's Palace with Claire. She is a licensed guide, and very knowledgeable. Since my wife is hearing impaired, it helped that we were a small group of just five during the off-season when there were few tourists. We can't imagine seeing either of these two sites without a guide -- Claire brought these large spaces to life, and ensured we saw the highlights. Our one regret is that we ran out of time at the end of our tour of St. Mark's. Claire told us of optional additional tours of the Pala D'Oro and the upper balcony. Buying tickets online while there was difficult, and if it hadn't been for the kindness of the guard, we wouldn't have gotten in to see the Pala d'Oro screen of gemstones.
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Sarah512018
Jan 22, 2026
Doge's Palace and Basilica - Carolina from Walks In Europe was very informative and friendly leading the tour. Both the Doge's Palace and the Basilica are definitely worth a visit, so much history to see in each building.
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Lydiamy8384ee
Jan 17, 2026
Great! - Great visit to both the palace and Basilica. Very informed guide but due to the closing time of the Basilica it felt a little rushed. But didn’t take away from the overall great experience.
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Douglas_s
Jan 16, 2026
Bascillica/Palace - wow! - Wonderful tour of Bascilica and Palace today with, Alessa! She was incredibly knowledgeable and paced the tour appropriately. Highly recommended!
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Russell_m
Jan 12, 2026
Lots of information and... - Lots of information and dynamic and knowledgeable guide. Claire was full of information and energy and engage everyone on the tour
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Kirstieb2026
Jan 10, 2026
Loved it - Alessandra was fantastic! We really enjoyed the tour of the palace. Be sure to wear warm clothes, gloves, hats, etc! The cafe at the end of the first palace was a nice treat.
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Nicole_b
Jan 15, 2026
Saf - Im waiting for a refund we booked and they did not have are tickets for basicalla. So we could not get in and it was are last day in venice
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From $114
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).