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The best of Venice and the lagoon.
The 15 most popular venice walking tours in Venice. The ones worth carving a morning out for, with what each costs, how long it runs and who walks you through it.
A 3pm St Mark’s walk plus a Grand Canal gondola ride: Scala del Bovolo, Teatro La Fenice, and Rialto views in about 2 hours.
Most Popular“Stefano did a good job our walking you guide 👏 🙌 and also gandola boat 🚢 driver 👏 he was good and nice looking guy too 😁..get tour you will love it..we had fun even it's rainy day but we had much enjoyed and fun.. From USA 🇺🇸 Judy Mclane”
Skip-the-line St Mark’s, a guided walk through Venice backstreets, then a 1-hour Grand Canal boat ride in a small group.
“Arriana was very friendly and accommodating to our group. The boat and chuch tours were interesting.”
A 2-hour Venice walk with skip-the-line St Mark’s Basilica access, plus smart stops in quieter streets and canals near San Marco.
“Francesca was our tour guide and she was excellent. She spoke into a microphone that wirelessly connected to earphones that she gave us. She was attentive to making sure we could hear her as we traveled through the busy Venice streets. She filled in our journey with wonderful stories and history lessons.”
Small-group Venice walk with a local guide. See Rialto and St. Mark’s in 2 hours, with history, smart shortcuts, and practical tips.
“Very good guide, spoke English well. Although it was very hot, she kept us in the shade and the walk was a steady but doable pace. Climbed quite a few bridges (very Venice) so if stairs aren’t your friend, a little tough.”
Skip the worst lines in Venice and get guided access to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, plus a smart walk through San Marco.
“Walking tour, Doges and Basilica. Guide EXCELLENT made the tour very interesting.”
A short Venice morning walking tour with headsets, outside-only sights, and doge-era stories through calli, squares, and Mercerie for $29.
“Christine was a great knowledgeable guide having lived in Venice all her life. tour well organised and headsets were great. would have liked to cross over Rialto bridge rather than just walk past. great recommendation to go up the Campanile in st Marks sq. well worth it”
St. Mark’s to Rialto guided walk with local spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola ride and VR history, in a small group.
“To much time talking about what I feel was unnecessary. Spent the majority time in square, ran through rest of stuff. Was left on own to paid catch gondola ( 3 hours) after the tour was to end. Unorganized to stay the least”
Two-hour Venice boat and walking tour from St. Mark’s with Grand Canal sights, hidden canals, and a food tasting for a small group.
“It was a great way to see pretty much all of Venice on water. We passed the Rialto and académico bridges. The tour guide was knowledgeable about the history of Venice.”
A 90-minute night walk through Venice’s Castello and Cannaregio, trading classic sights for murder, legends, and canal-side eeriness.
“Graziella was a fantastic guide. One of the best tours we did in Venice.”
2-hour small-group walk in Venice from Dorsoduro to Rialto and St. Mark’s, led by an English guide with major stops.
“It was good to have a historian as a guide, informative your. The guide was a local which is an advantage to take all the little hiden passages around the city”
Winter Venice highlights with priority entry to the Prison Palace area and Procuratie Vecchie, plus canal views, optional museums, and vaporetto add-ons.
“The tour guide just disappeared after the first experience. We were also not told that we had to wear clothing over the knee. So we had to spend more Money to buy a cover. Were also not told we needed headphone to hear to guided tour”
Venice highlights in 4 hours: a guided walk through canal alleys plus skip-the-line Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica entry.
“We were on a one day visit to Venice and this tour was very good for seeing highlights and experiencing some of the history during the walk. The walk of the tour was longer than I expected but very interesting thanks to our excellent tour guide Emmanuela. She shared interesting history and answered many of…”
Guided walk through Rialto and St. Mark’s views, then a shared 30-minute gondola with audio and a gondola-making gallery.
“Great experience! We had a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable and brought the tour to life with facts, funny stories and tidbits. The gondola ride at the end was perfect❣️”
A small-group Venice walk from Campiello dei Squelini to Rialto and St. Mark’s, with local stories and an easy pace.
“I have been here several times before. It was a refresher course! It was good and pretty fast paced!”
Skip long lines with headsets on a small Venice walk, including St. Mark’s Basilica entry and an orientation through Piazza San Marco and Castello.
“Highly recommended as the line was v e r y long. The guide was most knowledgeable and interesting.”
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