Venice Tour: St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace

Discover the beauty of Venice on a 2-hour walking tour, visiting the iconic Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. Explore the highlights of St. Mark’s Square and immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of this exquisite city.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - The principal public square of Venice
  • Basilica di San Marco - The most famous of the city’s churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture.
  • Enter St. marks’s Basilica through the St. Peter’s Door
  • Visit the Basilica interior and hear a detailed description of the gold mosaics
  • Visit to…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly (for groups larger than 10 people)
  • 2.5 hours tour
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

The greatness of Venice has always been reflected in the richness of St. Mark’s Basilica, the perfect synthesis of Venetian art and a unique blend of Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic elements. Five Oriental-looking domes crown the shadowy, mysterious interior gleaming with golden mosaics, coloured marbles, precious stones and pearls, and guarded by the…

Location
Campo S. Zaccaria, 4683g
Campo San Zaccaria
Departure Point: Campo San Zaccaria 4683/g in front of the Church of San Zaccaria
Cancellation Policy

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

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Deborah_d
Sep 26, 2025
Outstanding Tour Guide - Our tour guide was fantastic and extremely knowledgeable. She was very pleasant and courteous. I would book again with her for any tour!
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Jimbocpa1
Sep 23, 2025
Very Interesting - A good overall experience. The guide was good and the info was interesting. A lot of walking and climbing stairs. Good audio
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Janice_w
Aug 7, 2025
Great tour - This was a great tour of the Basilica & palace, our guide Denise had such a knowledge of Venice & its history that we totally enjoyed our time with her.
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Anna_h
May 28, 2025
A little too much... - A bit too much explanation took an hour longer than advertised otherwise everything okay
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Venture48637877000
Sep 29, 2025
We quickly toured St Mark’s and Doges Palace. - Our guide held a sign at shoulder level, very difficult to keep track of her. She also started telling us of the item she was explaining before we could even locate it. She walked quickly and it was hard to keep the group together. She didn’t indicate very well which direction she was going to help us keep together.
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Austin_h
Jun 30, 2025
Good Guide - Bad Checkin Process - The checkin process had a line that was unexpected and as a result we missed our tour. One checkin operator printing tickets - feel was h like other Viator tours, more commercial and as we expected to meet the guide in the square we actually had to get in line at the square, and in the meantime we missed the tour because the line took us 10+ minutes. If you do this tour make sure you arrive early or they will leave without you due to the line. The tour desk worked to arrange us to meet the guide for the second part but the first was missed and no refund.
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Denis_e
May 30, 2025
Have a nice visit - Important I think to do with a guide to fully understand the history of Venice. Be careful, you have to be dressed well for girls, shoulders covered and be covered below the knees
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Megan_l
Jun 25, 2025
Guide never showed up and didn't answer messages in the app - The guide never showed up, so we were unable to see the Basilica and it is sold out for weeks so we will never be able to see it.
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Kathy_r
Jun 25, 2025
Cancelled without notice - The tour operator cancelled the tour without notifying us. The directions for the meeting point were not specific. They said to meet in front of the Church of San Zaccaria, but not exactly where. They failed to mention that we were to check in at the ticket office, which was in the square. At that point, it was too late to book another tour.
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Bronlev
Jun 12, 2025
Rude - Rude and unaccommodating. Everyone else in Italy has been so nice but not this business. Maybe the crowds have warped their graciousness.
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From $134
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).