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15 Best City Tours In Venice

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The 15 most popular city tours in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.

15 Best City Tours In Venice

Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour - St. Mark’s Square: How You Learn What You’re Looking At
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Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

1.Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

A guided walk through St. Mark’s Square and Rialto, with VR history and an optional gondola ride. Great value for Venice orientation.

Most Popular★ 4.2

“Walking tour was excellent! Our guide was born and bred in Venice which really added to the tour information and authenticity. We were shown all the major tourist spots but also taken to some old areas relatively untouched for a hundred years. The spritz stop was lovely and getting off the main tourist areas was…”

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Venice: Walking Guided Tour of the City Must-See Sites - Scuola Grande di San Rocco and San Polo: Better Context Before the Big Crowds
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Venice: Walking Guided Tour of the City Must-See Sites

2.Venice: Walking Guided Tour of the City Must-See Sites

2-hour English guided walk from Dorsoduro to Rialto and St Mark’s Square, with small-group stories and practical Venice orientation.

★ 4.7

“Valentina was amazing!! She made the tour incredible with her passion for Venice and for people. We honestly would never have know how much there was to see without her. Highly recommend.”

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Venice: Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City - Meeting point: TU.RI.VE, Calle larga de l’Ascension, and the 15-minute rule
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Venice: Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City

3.Venice: Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City

A 30-minute shared gondola ride through Venice’s Grand Canal and side canals, with departure-time options and no guided narration. From $48.

★ 3.9

“Enjoyed the gondola ride. Beautiful views. Be wary that it is advertised for 30 mins but that also includes the walk from the meeting place to the gondola and then our gondola finished a few mins early so probably was only around 20 mins. Good experience though”

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Venice: St. Mark's City Pass with Doge's Palace Entry - Bridge of Sighs: Make One Stop, Get One Extra Story Beat
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Venice: St. Mark’s City Pass with Doge’s Palace Entry

Venice: Winter Pass Top Attractions & City Walking Tour - Optional museum upgrades: Mocenigo, Ca’ Rezzonico, and Goldoni House
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Venice: Winter Pass Top Attractions & City Walking Tour

5.Venice: Winter Pass Top Attractions & City Walking Tour

Winter-pass style Venice sights with a guided walking tour, app-and-AI support, priority entries, and optional museum upgrades plus 2-day vaporetto.

★ 3.0

“Total scam. There’s no audio guide. They give you a QR code to download an existing “love Venice” app which does not work anywhere in Doge’s palace (and has the app review score of 1)”

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Venice: City Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour - Scala Contarini del Bovolo: Venice’s Staircase That Everyone Forgets (Until You See It)
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Venice: City Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

6.Venice: City Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

A 2-hour guided walk through Venice’s San Marco backstreets, featuring Scala Contarini del Bovolo, San Moisè Church, and an app for 100+ sights.

★ 4.1

“It was a great introduction to Venice which can be a difficult city to navigate. It went at a good pace but at times hard to follow. Our guide was informative but had a strong accent and we didn’t understand everything he said”

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Venice in a Day: The Main Highlights of the City - The morning start at the Torre dell’Orologio clock tower
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Venice in a Day: The Main Highlights of the City

7.Venice in a Day: The Main Highlights of the City

A guided whirlwind of St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with skip-the-line entry, plus a shared gondola ride on Venice’s canals.

★ 4.0

“This was our first time in Venice. It has the worst internet connectivity I've seen. On top of that, Google Maps kept navigating us to water taxis, rather than pedestrian bridges. In all the tours we've done elsewhere, we arrive on time or early and wait up to 30 minutes to get started. And lastly…”

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Verona City Sightseeing Walking Tour of Must-See Sites with Local Guide - Piazza delle Erbe: the square where eras overlap like a collage
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Verona City Sightseeing Walking Tour of Must-See Sites with Local Guide

8.Verona City Sightseeing Walking Tour of Must-See Sites with Local Guide

Verona’s must-see squares in a small group with an English local guide, including the Romeo and Juliet balcony and Italy’s largest amphitheatre.

★ 4.5

“A really informative and interesting tour by Laura, we walked through parts of Verona that we probably would have missed on our own, she walked us through routes that missed most of the crowds and made the the tour really enjoyable.”

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Off the Beaten Track in Venice: Private City Tour - Stop 1: Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore and the Saint Mark’s basin view
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Off the Beaten Track in Venice: Private City Tour

9.Off the Beaten Track in Venice: Private City Tour

Private off-the-beaten-track Venice walk with a local guide. Quieter streets, classic views, and time to explore at your pace.

★ 5.0

“Marzia was a very knowledgeable, fun guide! She was patient with us and changed our meeting point to accommodate us since we took the wrong water taxi to the original meeting place! A great way to get to know the wonderful city of Venice!”

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Venice: City Highlights Tour with St Mark's and Gondola Ride - Where you meet at Campo San Giacomo di Rialto (and what to wear)
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Venice: City Highlights Tour with St Mark’s and Gondola Ride

Venice: Guided City Highlights and Street Food Tour - Cicchetti 101: what you’re actually tasting
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Venice: Guided City Highlights and Street Food Tour

Venice: City Tour & Skip the Line for St. Mark's Basilica - Piazza San Marco to Santa Maria Formosa: The Walking Route That Gets You Oriented
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Venice: City Tour & Skip the Line for St. Mark’s Basilica

Venice Ghost & Legends Walking City Tour - Campo San Bartolomeo: The First Hidden Square at Night
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Venice Ghost & Legends Walking City Tour

13.Venice Ghost & Legends Walking City Tour

Venice Ghost & Legends night walk at dusk with an English guide, hidden squares in Cannaregio and Castello, small group, 90 minutes.

★ 3.5

“June 2, 2023 - Great tour and our guide, Ursula(?), made it so interesting and lively. Did this on our first night in Venice and fun way to start. We highly recommend!”

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Venice: City Wonders Group Walking Tour with a Local Expert - Meeting at Campiello dei Squellini Near Ca’ Foscari
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Venice: City Wonders Group Walking Tour with a Local Expert

14.Venice: City Wonders Group Walking Tour with a Local Expert

Small-group Venice walk with a local expert: Rialto Bridge, St Mark’s Square, Dorsoduro sights, and key churches in 2 hours for $41.

★ 4.7

“Denise was the best tour guide I could have possibly asked for! She provided a perfect mix of humour, historical information and local knowledge. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Venice for the first time!”

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Another Side of the City: Discovering Authentic Venice - Start at Gallerie dell’Accademia: Art in Your Peripheral Vision
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Another Side of the City: Discovering Authentic Venice

15.Another Side of the City: Discovering Authentic Venice

Private Venice walking tour past Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Zattere and Squero di San Trovaso, with local stories and fewer crowds.

★ 5.0

“We did our tour with Martina and we LOVED her. She is so knowledgeable and kind and made the whole experience feel so personal. She treated us to all kinds of goodies along the way (gelato/wine/cicchetti) and let us see inside a few buildings we normally wouldn't have been able to. Martina made our first…”

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