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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Verified Customer reviews
Latest reviews
Excellent
Carla did a great job as our guide and she gave us a wealth of information! The itinerary was planned nicely to spend time outdoors and on the gondola first before going indoors when the temperature soared after noon! This was a great tour to catch the top sights in Venice in a day including an awesome gondola ride for 30 minutes with a brief stint in the grand canal.
GetYourGuide customer · Aravind · United States · Aug 16, 2025 Excellent
Our guide, Shannon was amazing! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her.
GetYourGuide customer · Elizabeth · United States · Jul 05, 2025 Great
The listing includes “skip the line for st marks basilica” but this tour did not take us into the basilica at all, so for that reason I feel we overpaid a little for it. However we did see doge’s palace and had a nice gondola ride, and our guide was absolutely wonderful- friendly, very knowledgeable, and kind. We had four children ages 7-12 on the tour with us and while it’s quite a bit of walking, it was very doable for them and they were fine.
GetYourGuide customer · Kate · United States · Jul 03, 2025 Excellent
Guide Gradcia or Grace was amazing!
GetYourGuide customer · United States · Jun 26, 2025 Excellent
It was a great tour that combined the top things to do in Venice in one package.
GetYourGuide customer · Nancy · United States · Jun 04, 2025You Can Also Experience These Similar Tours
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