Venice Day Trip: Explore Iconic Landmarks

Embark on an action-packed day trip from Milan to the breathtaking city of Venice. Explore iconic landmarks, learn about local craftsmanship, and enjoy a gondola ride!

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canal Grande - Experience the beauty and glory of Venice, with its gondolas, exotic architecture and puzzling canals. On this day trip, Venice is yours to discover by boat and on foot. While in Venice you’ll enjoy a boat trip across the Venice lagoon.
  • Piazza San Marco - Take a two-hour guided walking tour where you will uncover the most…
What's Included
  • Professional tour leader
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Guided walking tour with tourist guide in Venice
  • Private boat cruise
What's Not Included
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gondola ride
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on an exhilarating day excursion to the stunning city of Venice from Milan, and tour the city’s premium attractions with an expert local guide! Through a foot exploration, unearth must-visit Venetian hotspots like the St Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, and the Rialto Bridge, whilst delving into their historical backgrounds. After a stroll…

Location
Milan Visitor Center - Zani Viaggi
Largo Cairoli
Please be ready at the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure of the tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Alexis_r
Nov 24, 2025
Mario was incredible! - Incredible experience. We had Mario as our guide and he was such a gem! I traveled with my son and felt safe the entire time. Mario have extremely clear instructions along with a map for meeting points & times. 10/10 recommend!
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Joseph_c
Nov 17, 2025
A day in Venice. Loved it but a few things could be done better. - Even the rain couldn’t ruin this experience of Venice. Being picked up at our hotel was really good. Who wants to wonder around a strange city at 6 in the morning trying to get to the right place. We were picked up right at six then dropped off but didn’t know what to do. Nobody else was there. Others started to arrive but no representative from the tour company. Buses arrived but the drivers told us to wait and shut the doors. So we stood outside in the rain. Once the tour person arrived things were organized but perhaps someone needs to be there when people are actually arriving. The tour person who came with us to Venice was very good. She pointed different things out to us. She even gave us her personal number just in case there were any problems. The tour person in Venice was knowledgeable but sometimes hard to keep up with. We needed more time to look and take pictures but she would rush off. Our radios were losing the connection with her and sometimes it was difficult to find her. (The thing she held was not as high as the ones we saw being held up by other tour guides. That added to the difficulty of finding her.). We were told we were lucky it was not as crowded as usual. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to stay together if the normal crowds were there. The guided part ended with the glass factory. By the time we exited she was gone and we were on our own. Being on our own was expected but she was gone before we could even tip her. The first person took over when it was time to return to Milan. It was easy to start off with our hotel pickup but there weren’t any options that could be prearranged to get us back to our hotels. She gave us general directions to the Metro and a taxi stand but it was dark and raining and we were on our own. We never used the Metro and we’re on our phones trying to figure out the.pros and cons of taxis versus Ubers. Also in Milan you can’t flag taxis. But we wanted to tip her and in the confusion at the end we never did. (Probably shouldn’t have given people the option to leave by the back door of the bus.) But loved Venice! The tour people know their stuff. Just a few things could have been better. They do this all the time, but we don’t.
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Wafa_m
Aug 25, 2025
Venice day tour review - Venice is a must do trip in Milan highly recommend! Only thing is the tour guide wasn't friendly, chastised people when they asked questions on meeting point and time. He also walked too fast without a flag. Trip was awesome - tour guide was 😖
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Discover285213
Oct 11, 2025
Good opportunity to see Venice from distant Milan. - It was an awfully long day a total of 9 hours on the bus, but we got around 5 hours to see and explore, most of it on our own after an initially guided start in St Marks, and then a glass showroom. Plenty of time for lunch and then a good exploration of the island and canals. Guside and driver good and professional.
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Marcia_z
Sep 29, 2025
Tour guide is very good... - Tour guide is very good and helpful Driver was excellent. Tour was well planned out tour guide was very clear on directions
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Gayle_d
Sep 24, 2025
Venice is beautiful. I... - Venice is beautiful. I could not walk due to an injury so I didn't see a lot but I have been there before
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Melissa_r
Sep 21, 2025
Fun day trip! - We enjoyed getting to hear about the history of Venice, the live glass blowing and taking the optional gondola ride. However, don't eat any food in the main square as the birds snatched our lunch within seconds of walking into the square. We went on a chilly, rainy day but it was still beautiful. Our guide was friendly and helpful.
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Nami_l
Oct 7, 2025
Average trip. - Long drive 4 hours to Venice and 4 hours back. The guide doesn't even bother to introduce himself. For such a long drive he could talk a little bit about Italy history and point out certain interesting buildings or area as we pass by Milan and Bergamo. Felt like such an easy job for him to get everyone on bus, talk a little about Venice, and walk us through the area a little bit. No what I expected after joining so many different tours. As for Venice, no as exciting. It may be cheaper to just buy a high-speed ticket to Venice and self tour.
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Dalyce_c
Oct 5, 2025
Too Far, Not Worth It - Venice is just too far from Milan to make for a good day trip. 3.5-4 hrs each way (necessary stop mid-way) makes for a very long day. On arrival there is time for a bit of history and information (our guide was good) but not to actually tour inside of anything. And the optional gondola ride was a complete rip off - though that likely more on the gondola guys than on Viator but a better explanation of what spending 30 euros per person gets you certainly would have been appropriate. It turned out to be a 15 min ride of what on the canals amounted to a turn around the block with nothing particularly interesting to see. Give this one a pass!
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Ferasa588
Aug 13, 2025
August is not a good time to visit Venice - Was super hot 🔥 🥵 The whether was hot 🔥 couldn't visit..walking around was impossible Mosquito 🦟 eaten our skin 😒 Not a blesant experience
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