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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Kerri_r
Nov 7, 2025
Our guide was very... - Our guide was very informative and very knowledgeable. She was full of energy and kept the tour very fun.
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Anngl4978vt
Nov 7, 2025
Walking tour - Great tour. Our guide was knowledgeable and provided great context for the tour. Gorgeous buildings with fascinating history, breathtaking art and beautiful views.
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733terryo
Nov 6, 2025
A musical night in Venice - We had a beautiful evening st this event The performance was fantastic ,The setting beautiful . A really lively way ti soend an evening in Venicec
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Kathleen_w
Nov 4, 2025
It was a wonderful tour... - It was a wonderful tour with lots of enthusiasm and energy. Our guide was so knowledgeable and positive, and considerate of our group as well as others. She took the time to personally involve all of us in a generous and intriguing way.
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Amecg
Nov 3, 2025
Great tour! - Loved this tour. Christina was a fantastic guide and really brought the history of Venice and Doge palace to life. Thank you!
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Susan_a
Nov 3, 2025
We would recommend this... - We would recommend this tour highly. Our guide was informative and entertaining. Skip the line tours definitely hit the highlights and save so much time.
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Judith_d
Nov 1, 2025
Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sigh's, and St Mark's - Our tour guide Claire was quite entertaining, as well as very informative. We were taken through the Doge's Palace, crossed the bridge of Sighs, and entered St Mark's Basilica. It was a three hour tour, which seemed like it would be enough, but it was a little difficult to stop and read the inscriptions as it was fast paced, and a bit crowded. Over all, an excellent experience if you don't want to spend the whole day on the tour.
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Davidar58
Nov 1, 2025
Great insight into Venice history - Excellent guide knowledge to convey the history of venice, 2 1/2 hours on your feet is quite long but crossing the bridge of sighs and the beautiful Art in both the palace and basilica is amazing in both scale and composition
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Beverlypo7888cf
Nov 7, 2025
Doge's Palace and Basilica - Excellent information and guiding in Doges Palace and Basilica. I wouldn't have understood what I was seeing without guide's help. But, basilica tour was a bit rushed - I believe we had 35 min max and were walked through and out much faster than that. I tried to ask guide but couldn't catch up to her. I would have preferred the extra time to just look around.
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Aubrey_g
Nov 2, 2025
Experience itself was... - Experience itself was good. Our guide was too green to be doing a tour of these places. She had no clue how to answer our questions which quite frustrating. An expert guide should be conducting this excursion not a person who has only set foot inside three times in her life 🫣
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From $100
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).