Doge's Palace Tour: Venice's Hidden History

Uncover the mysteries and secrets of Venice’s political history on our engaging Doge’s Palace tour. Explore the iconic Bridge of Sighs and delve into the opulent halls of the Royal Palace. Join us for an unforgettable journey!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Appreciate the world’s most stunning square, Piazza San Marco.
  • Doge’s Palace - Explore the magnificent Doge’s Palace.
  • Bridge Of Sighs - Walk across one of Venice’s most famous bridges.
What's Included
  • Bridge of Sighs Access
  • Doge’s Palace Prisons Access
  • History Gallery: a unique VR experience of Piazza San Marco in the past
  • St. Mark’s Basilica Visit (if option is selected)
  • Priority Ticket to Doge’s Palace
  • Audio-receiver device/headphones to hear the guide clearly
  • Doge’s Palace Secret Itineraries (if option is selected)
  • Priority Access…
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and Drop Off
  • Food & drinks
Additional Information

Our Doge’s Palace tour provides an in-depth exploration of Venice’s rich history. Guided by knowledgeable experts, participants will discover significant rooms and narratives that influenced the Republic, from political decisions to the everyday life within the palace walls. During the tour, visitors will cross the famous Bridge of Sighs, just as…

Location
Venice Tours S.r.l.
Calle de le Rasse
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Amy_s
Nov 12, 2025
Doge's Palace - It was short & sweet. Very nice to have a guide to provide the information & it made getting in very easy!
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Elizabeth_w
Sep 23, 2025
Amazing guide, informative and entertaining. - We had an excellent guide. She was informative as well as entertaining. We would definitely recommend thus tour.
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755bernicew
Apr 14, 2025
Great time! - Valentina provided us with a very entertaining and interesting tour of the Doges Palace. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her! She was both knowledgeable and passionate with her stories.
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Vacation61565633225
Apr 12, 2025
Great tour - recommend adding this to your general (self-guided) visit - This tour was fantastic. We booked the English speaking guided tour and thoroughly enjoyed it. As it turned out, we saw a large chunk of the palace (regular path) under our own steam prior to the tour and then this “secret” passages tour really enhanced the wider experience. Totally recommend
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Alexandra_b
May 31, 2025
Bof - There were 25 people visiting the secret passages, which is way too many in my opinion. The guide was so far ahead that the second part of the group could not hear even with the radios because the sound cut off. In addition, the activity started 30 minutes late and the guide passed super fast ...
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Allen_a
Jan 5, 2026
Disappointing - The audio guide didn’t work. While the guide was knowledgeable, he left the group 2/3 of the way through the tour and we had to finish on our own
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Rdarco
Aug 21, 2025
Was not the Secret Itineraries tour - Tour advertised the Secret Itineraries but this was just the normal tour. Did not contain any exclusive content. Tour was ok, just not what we paid for.
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Joseph_l
Oct 20, 2025
Didn’t get what I paid for - Not happy. Booked Doge Palace Tour with Secret Itineraries option but was given standard tour instead. I took my complaint to the tour office but was brushed off.
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L1098qhamandaw
Jun 21, 2025
DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR - Do not book with this company. This is a bait and switch scam. They falsly advertise for the secret itinerary tour and you purchase tickets for the "mystery and secrets tour" to go see what they advertise on the site of Casanova's staircase, chamber of secrecy, entire prison and we received the normal guided tour which is not what we paid for. I asked 2 people, the guide and the person at the meeting point if this was correct tour they both assured me it was and then put us in the normal tour. We saw nothing that we paid to see. And had no customer support to fix the situation.
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Ranakhan_a
Dec 11, 2024
Venice Doge's Palace Mysteries Tour Failure - This was a horrible experience and City Tours Co was awful to deal with! They put us on the wrong tour and would not help at all to correct the issue with many attempts (along with 2 others as well). It caused alot of time to be wasted in our 1 day in Venice , missed a significant tour that we were looking forward to and could not rebook. If you want a good tour in Venice please do not book Venice Tours-City Tours Co.
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).