Venice Express Day Tour with Gondola Ride & Doge's Palace
4 hours
Max 20
Why take this tour?
Highlights
- Check all of Venice's must-see sights off your list in half a day, with all logistics handled.
- Glide through Venice’s canals on a traditional gondola ride.
- Skip the line at the Doge’s Palace.
- Immerse yourself in local life at the bustling Rialto Market.
- Hear the stories of the Doge’s Palace and cross the Bridge of Sighs.
- Sites Visited
- Rialto Fish Market
- Rialto Bridge
- House of Marco Polo (exterior)
- Santa Maria dei Miracoli (exterior)
- Gondola ride
- St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco)
- St. Mark's Basilica (exterior)
- Doge’s Palace
- New Prisons
- Bridge of Sighs
- Tour Includes
- Pre-reserved Doge's Palace ticket
- 30-minute gondola ride
- Local English-speaking guide
Iconic sites, insider stories, and a quintessential gondola ride: the perfect half-day in Venice.
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Excellent
Notre guide touristique, Givanni, était super. Nous avons beaucoup appris sur la ville et son histoire. On nous a accordé des pauses adéquates.
Viator customer · Susan · Jan 03, 2026 Excellent
We learned so much on this tour about Venice. You see a lot but get breaks to have coffee and lunch. Skipping the line was great
Viator customer · Michelle · Dec 29, 2025 Excellent
Excellent tour, wonderful and friendly guide. We focused on most of the important areas one should see while visiting the city. The guide was very friendly and entertaining. There was alot of walking, but we were expecting it. We never felt like it was too strenuous, the pace was leisurely and pleasant.
Viator customer · Anna · Dec 28, 2025 Excellent
Very thankful to our tour guide, Giuliano from Walks for the insightful and well organised tour in Venice. Guiliano was very knowledgeable about the history of Venice, the Rialto bridge, Rialto fish market, and the various attractions in Venice such as the Doge's Palace and Basilica di San Marco. Very experienced guide and also brought some humour during our tour. Highly recommend!
Viator customer · Eddie · Dec 27, 2025 Excellent
There is a lot of walking but Grace was a great commentator. She did a wonderful job and we learned a lot!!!
Viator customer · Kimberly · Dec 20, 2025
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Excellent
Notre guide touristique, Givanni, était super. Nous avons beaucoup appris sur la ville et son histoire. On nous a accordé des pauses adéquates.
Viator customer · Susan · Jan 03, 2026 Excellent
We learned so much on this tour about Venice. You see a lot but get breaks to have coffee and lunch. Skipping the line was great
Viator customer · Michelle · Dec 29, 2025 Excellent
Excellent tour, wonderful and friendly guide. We focused on most of the important areas one should see while visiting the city. The guide was very friendly and entertaining. There was alot of walking, but we were expecting it. We never felt like it was too strenuous, the pace was leisurely and pleasant.
Viator customer · Anna · Dec 28, 2025 Excellent
Very thankful to our tour guide, Giuliano from Walks for the insightful and well organised tour in Venice. Guiliano was very knowledgeable about the history of Venice, the Rialto bridge, Rialto fish market, and the various attractions in Venice such as the Doge's Palace and Basilica di San Marco. Very experienced guide and also brought some humour during our tour. Highly recommend!
Viator customer · Eddie · Dec 27, 2025 Excellent
There is a lot of walking but Grace was a great commentator. She did a wonderful job and we learned a lot!!!
Viator customer · Kimberly · Dec 20, 2025 Excellent
covers the core tourist parts of Venice . it’s a long tour and is about 6 hours - so brace for it . the tour guide was exceptional.
Viator customer · Pradeep · Dec 20, 2025 Excellent
This is a tour that you should take when you first arrive in Venice. Our Guide was very knowledgeable and very personable!
Viator customer · Tom · Dec 18, 2025 Excellent
What a wonderful day. Filippo was a very knowledge tour guide. We learned so many historical facts and truly enjoyed this tour. I would highly recommend!
Viator customer · Stephanie · Dec 16, 2025 Excellent
We had a wonderful time and learned so much on the tour. It was obvious our guide was very knowledgeable about the city and loved sharing its history. Truly a benefit to be here in winter to be part of a small group to have plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Viator customer · Paul · Dec 16, 2025 Excellent
Great tour of Venice highlights! Our tour guide Roberta was excellent and very passionate. She was extremely knowledgeable and always kept us on track. I liked that she explained the agenda before we began the tour. Many guides don’t and it leaves me wondering what’s next. We enjoyed the gondola ride however I think it lacked the spirit of some of the rides booked individually. I wanted to hear the “driver” sing!!!
Viator customer · Joan · Dec 13, 2025You Can Also Experience These Similar Tours
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