Venice Tour: Private Guide to Basilica & Palace

Embark on a private tour of Venice’s iconic sites, Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. Enjoy skip-the-line access, personalized attention, and breathtaking views.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - The Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Tour commences at the stunning Piazza San Marco, where participants will meet their Private Tour Guide. Embark on an exploration of two of Venice’s most renowned landmarks in this iconic and picturesque square, while discovering its architecture, history, and fascinating stories.
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What's Included
  • Private Tour Guide
  • Exclusive Skip the Line Access to Doge’s Palace
  • Exclusive Skip the Line Access into Saint Mark’s Basilica
  • Admission to Palace Great Halls, Prisons and Weapon Collections and Bridge of Sighs
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drink
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

With this Exclusive Experience you will enjoy a comprehensive and engaging Tour of Venice’s two most famous sites, Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, and all of it in your very own Private Group with your very own Private Guide! Savor the privileges of an intimate and personalized tour, which affords you the possibility of going at your own…

Location
Colonna di San Marco
Piazzetta San Marco
The meeting point is under the winged lion's column in Saint Mark's Square, closest side to the Grand Canal. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

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982zachr
Jul 18, 2025
- Nico was fantastic! Very knowledgeable and thorough, one of the best tours I’ve been on. Highly recommend doing this tour!
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Sandiegofoodies
Jul 16, 2025
Great Tour with Pamela! - Our family of six recently visited Venice and toured St Marks’s Basilica and Doges’s Palace with Pamela. The tour was interesting and informative and Pamela was a great tour guide. Highly recommend using LivTours and Pamela!
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Jennie_o
Jul 15, 2025
Wonderful tour in St. Marks Square - Pamela was a wonderful guide - knowledgeable and engaging. Just be aware that by mid day in the summer, the doge’s palace gets quite hot.
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Liqu0rl
Jul 14, 2025
Venice Unmasked: Power, Passion & Paola - Five stars for Paola, our guided tour of Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s was a masterclass in Venetian history, full of soul, secrets, and swagger. If you want to feel the heartbeat of Venice and hear her whispers through the stones, follow Paola.
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C24hgcraigt
Jul 12, 2025
Tullia the great! - Tullia was an absolutely amazing person and very knowledgeable!! It couldn’t have been a better tour and she made the experience a great one for our family. She could engage with kids and adults and accommodated everything for us on our tour. Thanks for such a great experience.
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O1648igmariak
Jul 10, 2025
Good tour length - Nico was fantastic! He did the best job of guiding us through our tour. He has much knowledge in the rich history of Venice and was so friendly! We highly recommend Nico if looking for a local guide.
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D7346pykb
Jul 6, 2025
Venice 2025 - Our tour with guide Ottavia was thoroughly enjoyable! She was extremely knowledgeable, professional, very sweet personality. We learned a lot of history and saw so many beautiful artifacts. A semi private tour and skip the line to the Bascilica is THE way to go! Ottawa ia was a joy. Highly recommend!
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Michelleb589
Jul 5, 2025
Worth every penny! - Romy was so informative and taught us so much. Touring the church at night when it was quiet, intimate and cooler was priceless. Highly recommend!!
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Lisa_s
Jun 29, 2025
Excellent and thorough tour, a little too long. - Our tour guide Kirsten was so knowledgeable and passionate about Venetian history and she brought the stories to life. She provided a very thorough tour of the St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace which we found fascinating. The headsets made it easy to hear and the skip the line tickets truly allowed us bypass all queues. It was a very hot day and she did an excellent job of providing a highly informative tour of these important landmarks, however, if you want a shorter overview, this tour is not for you. By the end of the tour we were all exhausted due to the oppressive heat. We felt that the tour could have been just as informative and 30-45 minutes shorter as there was some recurring information in the various rooms of the Doge’s Palace.
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Anne_d
Jun 27, 2025
Our private tour guide... - Our private tour guide was fantastic. Paola was informative and very friendly. Highly recommend the tour.
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From $220
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).