Venice Highlights: Gondola, Rialto, Doge's Palace

Experience the best of Venice in just one day! Explore the iconic Basilica San Marco, visit the majestic Doges Palace, and take a romantic gondola ride along the Grand Canal. Limited to 20 people for a personalized experience.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 7 days
Highlights
  • Ponte di Rialto - Begin the tour at ground level with a guided walk through the city’s most renowned and captivating landmarks. Discover the Rialto Bridge and delve into Venice’s culinary traditions at the Rialto Fish Market. Along the journey, hear stories of notable Venetians like Marco Polo and learn about Venice’s origins and its remarkable…
What's Included
  • Gondola Ride
  • Pre-reserved ticket to the Doge’s Palace (25 €)
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Expertly guided walking tour with headset
  • 8:15am & 8:30am tours only: Skip-the-line ticket for St. Mark’s Basilica (12 €)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
  • Lunch
  • 9:00 AM departure does NOT visit St. Mark’s Basilica
Additional Information

Visiting Venice for the first time? Make the most of your visit with a comprehensive full-day itinerary that covers all the city’s unforgettable sights. Begin by walking across the iconic Rialto Bridge and exploring the bustling Rialto fish market. Then, enjoy a romantic gondola ride along the Grand Canal. Following that, gain access to St. Mark’s…

Location
Campo S. Giacomo di Rialto, 255
Campo San Giacomo di Rialto
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets outside the entrance of the Church of San Giacometto at Campo San Giacomo di Rialto 255, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Sjchap64
Jul 23, 2025
A great introduction to Venice! - Our guide, Guliano, was knowledgeable and personable. He truly knows and has passion for his hometown. He kept the tour interesting and moving. This was my first full day in Venice and I feel like I planned it well!
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Sanchia_d
Jul 22, 2025
A good, but not too long... - A good, but not too long walking tour of Venice. Our guide (Ciara - sorry not sure on spelling) was a Venice local and very knowledgeable about the city. It was a good mix of history with some free time and a gondola tour.
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Rod_a
Jul 22, 2025
Great information on history - Excellent information regarding history or Venice. Nico explained things concisely but completely regarding Venice's place in history
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Leah_l
Jul 22, 2025
Fabulous! Roberta was great. - We loved this tour. Especially our guide, Roberta, was fabulous. We saw a lot of Venice and it was an enjoyable experience. We highly recommend.
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Jeremy_s
Jul 21, 2025
Nice walking tour with... - Nice walking tour with Fillip as our guide. We learned a lot about sites that we wouldn’t have found out just walking around on our own. Great to see the Doge palace and take a gondola ride as well but I would say that the gondola ride wasn’t as special as I thought it would be. The gondolier barely acknowledged us and it was a bit cold, not temperature wise. I’m sure they are just tired of doing it over and over again but they shouldn’t be asking for tips at the end if they aren’t going to be putting forth any effort throughout the ride. Overall a great experience and our tour guide made it fun.
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Noshabao
Jul 21, 2025
Unique experience - Very unique city Great architecture and history Felt captivated Very busy on Saturday 2 days maximum stay Must do gondola ride as very special for the place
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Anagha_j
Jul 21, 2025
Good guide and covered... - Good guide and covered everything in Venice in half day. Ask for Filipo as your guide. Would definitely recommend if first time travelers
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Cruiser07817021294
Jul 21, 2025
Venice family trip for one day - We went to venice for one day we arrived at 11 Am Its a beautiful place Its very hot we didnt buy a vomperto card we traveled walking till san marco its almost 40 min walk in the way back it was very hard fo the kids to walk and because we didnt buy a vomperto card we had to take a taxi boat it coast 70 euro very expensive I recommend to get tickets for the vomperto for a day so u can move with it from a place to other We went on a trip with the gondola its also expensive 90 euro but it was fun Its a very hot place in the summer and expensive But we enjoyed our time
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Patricia_h
Jul 23, 2025
Great information, too much information, too many hours. - The route and tour thoughtfully scheduled. Great history given. The guide was passionate about her role. The only thing for us it was too much commentary. Not enough time to freely enjoy the destinations. This tour could easily be reduced by 90 minutes.
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Melissadw7966sr
Jul 22, 2025
Terrible customer service. - Just so everyone is aware. We had booked this trip prior to arriving in Venice. The day before? Swiss airlines kept delaying our flights to get us there, so we were unable to get to Venice in time for this tour. Completely out of our hands. I contacted the tour contact that day letting them know we were stuck in Frankfort, then Muennich, in which they told me to contact Trip Advisor for a refund since we were having issues getting to Venice. After doing so, I was told they are unable to give us a refund on a tour we physically couldn’t get to. Even when an airline can’t physically get you there, there is NO refund.
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From $130
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 7 days before the start of your experience (local time).