VENICE
The best of Venice and the lagoon.
The 15 most popular 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“You need to be able to handle the walking on uneven terrain. The guide was excellent and we would have preferred more of the walking tour and done without the gondola ride. Our gondolier was less than enthusiastic.”
Skip-the-line St Mark’s, a guided walk through Venice backstreets, then a 1-hour Grand Canal boat ride in a small group.
“Francesco was our tour guide. Being a Venetian native, he was able to share information that he knew first hand. The Bascilica was amazing and the boat tour a blast. I highly recommend both and ask for Francesco... you won’t be disappointed!”
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.
“Amazing guide, great pace and Alisandro’s knowledge was fab, learnt so much about Venice. Would highly recommend this tour, exceeded our expectations.”
Small-group Venice walk with a local guide. See Rialto and St. Mark’s in 2 hours, with history, smart shortcuts, and practical tips.
“Great quick introduction to Venice with a lot of interesting information. Our guide was friendly and energetic even in the heat!”
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.
“Our guide was amazing. She knew how to keep our interest and the energy of the group flowing. A true expert. She was also wonderful with my 7 year old son. I would definitely recommend this as a must do on your trip to Venice.”
A short Venice morning walking tour with headsets, outside-only sights, and doge-era stories through calli, squares, and Mercerie for $29.
“Learnt a lot and made it easier to navigate the city during the remaining of our trip!! Learning one’s culture makes it easier to really see and understand what you are enjoying.”
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.
“We had a nice boat ride around Venice. The boats speaker system was cutting out half the time so we could only hear half of what the tour guide said. The tour guide's accent was so thick we could only understand about half of what she was saying, so could only get about a quarter…”
St. Mark’s to Rialto guided walk with local spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola ride and VR history, in a small group.
“Very nice tour. Much information was given about unique locations throughout the San Marco area. Tour guide ISABELLA was great!”
Cruise to Murano by semi-private water taxi for a live glassblowing furnace demo, plus island time and Venice views.
“It was a great experience. We had plenty of free time on each island and also got some information on the other islands around.”
A 90-minute night walk through Venice’s Castello and Cannaregio, trading classic sights for murder, legends, and canal-side eeriness.
“This was a very nice guided tour. Though I wouldn’t call the stories scary, they were told with charm.”
2-hour small-group walk in Venice from Dorsoduro to Rialto and St. Mark’s, led by an English guide with major stops.
“Good 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Tour guide knew there stuff and made interesting and gave list of where to good to go 😀”
Winter Venice highlights with priority entry to the Prison Palace area and Procuratie Vecchie, plus canal views, optional museums, and vaporetto add-ons.
“Our experience was very disappointing. At the first stop (St. Mark’s Basilica), the two tour guides gave a brief explanation but after that, they completely disappeared. The group I was with was left confused and unsure of where to go next. We tried to continue to the following stops on our own, but the lack…”
Walk Donna Leon’s Venice with a small group, hit Cannaregio stops from the Brunetti series, and finish at the famous green Questura doors.
“Der Guide hat uns zahlreiche Drehorte gezeigt und mit vielen Geschichten untermalt. Wir blieben großteils außerhalb der Touristenpfade und erhielten als Draufgabe viele Empfehlung zu Lokalen und anderen großartigen (z.T. weniger bekannten) Sehenswürdigkeiten. Leider sind einige Lokationen (wie die Questura) inzwischen recht heruntergekommen, könnten in diesem Zustand nicht verwendet werden.”
Venice highlights in 4 hours: a guided walk through canal alleys plus skip-the-line Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica entry.
“Our guide, Elizabeth, was great. Her level of knowledge of the city and its buildings really made this a must do tour, you miss so much just looking at the city and it’s sites, it becomes alive with a tour guide and gives you so much more of an appreciation of its history.”
Guided walk through Rialto and St. Mark’s views, then a shared 30-minute gondola with audio and a gondola-making gallery.
“Very interesting bits of history on this small group walking tour. We were grouped up with other walking tours for the gondola ride, and had a long wait in line for the gondola. Our gondolier did not speak with us at all, so that part was quite disappointing, but overall a great tour if you…”
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