Recently Viewed
Venice Highlights: Hidden Gems and Local Treats Tour
4.9
136 Ratings
Venezia
Discover the best of Venice on a private tour with a local guide. Explore the city’s highlights, uncover hidden gems, and indulge in a local treat. Avoid the crowds and experience Venice from a unique perspective.
Discover the best of Venice on a private tour with a local guide. Explore the city’s highlights, uncover hidden gems, and indulge in a local treat. Avoid the crowds and experience Venice from a unique perspective.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Calle San Francesco - San Francesco della Vigna is a Roman Catholic church located in the Castello district of Venice, northern Italy. It is one of two Franciscan churches in Venice, originally constructed on a vineyard.
- Doge’s Palace - Palazzo Ducale: Be captivated by the splendor of one of Venice’s most significant treasures, a palace built…
- Calle San Francesco - San Francesco della Vigna is a Roman Catholic church located in the Castello district of Venice, northern Italy. It is one of two Franciscan churches in Venice, originally constructed on a vineyard.
- Doge’s Palace - Palazzo Ducale: Be captivated by the splendor of one of Venice’s most significant treasures, a palace built between the 10th and 11th centuries, rich in history. This palace, designed in the Venetian Gothic style, served as the residence of the Doge of Venice, the highest authority of the former Republic.
- Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo) - Marco Polo’s House: Discover the tales of Marco Polo’s adventures and visit the house where he resided! This was the home of one of the most renowned explorers and his family when he was not journeying across the globe.
- Piazza San Marco - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Ponte di Rialto - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Canal Grande - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Libreria Acqua Alta - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo) - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Canal Grande - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo) - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Riva degli Schiavoni - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Riva degli Schiavoni - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo) - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo) - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
- Dalmatian School - Depending on your host and their selected tour route, this stop might also be part of your itinerary.
What's Included
- Private Tour
- Local Guide
- 1 local drink/tasting
- Private Tour
- Local Guide
- 1 local drink/tasting
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food
Additional Information
This isn’t just your average city exploration, it’s the best of Venice seen from a unique viewpoint! Discover Venice through a city tour that provides the ideal overview, incorporating well-known highlights, unknown treasures, storytelling, and a local delight - this tour offers everything!
Lose the large tourist clusters and the bustling crowds; it’s…
This isn’t just your average city exploration, it’s the best of Venice seen from a unique viewpoint! Discover Venice through a city tour that provides the ideal overview, incorporating well-known highlights, unknown treasures, storytelling, and a local delight - this tour offers everything!
Lose the large tourist clusters and the bustling crowds; it’s time to experience Venice at its finest through the lens of a local. Visit prime landmarks such as the Doge’s Palace, Marco Polo’s residence, Campo San Francesco della Vigna and discover unseen treasures and city anecdotes from a well-versed local tour guide. To top it off, a local delicacy is included.
Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is a distinctive tour offered by Withlocals in major cities globally. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides who receive a reasonable wage. We bolster local economies by solely promoting local products and avoid over-tourism with small, unobtrusive groups.
- Private tour: only you & your local guide
- CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
- Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Location
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto
Campo San Giacomo di Rialto
Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, near the fountain
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(136 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Triack
Oct 6, 2025
Loved the experience - Loved our experience, completely tailored to what we wanted. Nothing was too much trouble and our guide helped us fully immerse in the atmosphere of Istanbul
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Kelly_m
Aug 8, 2025
Take this tour, it's a must! - Marco was absolutely brilliant! We learnt so much about the history of Venice from the perspective from a native Venetian. If you want to experience the true Venice (not just the tourist-side) then take this tour. We could not recommend Marco more! We'd even give him 10 stars if we could :-D
Review provided by Viator
James
Jul 21, 2025
Getting lost in Venice without getting lost - Sara was a marvelous guide. She took us off the beaten path into many of Venice’s districts. She gave us extra time and even helped us find a place to eat dinner. We truly felt welcomed to Venice and felt that we got to see a side of the city that many do not get to see.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Matthew_k
May 5, 2025
Great Venice Tour! - This was a great off-the-beaten path tour of Venice! Adair was a fantastic local tour guide who showed us true hidden gems and history in Venice! Highly recommend this tour!
Review provided by Viator
Michael_m
Mar 28, 2025
Great way to learn about a wonderful city - Federica was outstanding. We were able to learn about the history and culture of Venice that you would otherwise likely miss on a more traditional tour. She kept it informative and engaging even for younger children. I would highly recommend this tour.
Review provided by Viator
Vball31nyc
Mar 18, 2025
Venice in a locals point of view - Mattia was great. He met us at our meeting point and welcomed us to his city. We got to know each other a bit and then he proceeded to give us a history of Venice and the square we were standing in. From a visitor’s point of view, the little side streets and alleys can be daunting but he was able to make us feel at ease and go through the city while also giving us what Venice was, is and hopefully will be. We went to different bridges, the ports, pointed us the different islands around Venice as well as good places to eat. It was definitely a great tour and definite ask for him! Thanks Mattia!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
123mpw
Feb 16, 2025
The best ever!! - Fabulous!! Would give 10 stars if I could. Great guide! Exceptional tour from a local the happened to be a historian. Answered every question and catered tour to our requests.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
35east
Nov 7, 2024
Worthwhile tour with a very patient guide. - Really worthwhile tour of places close to my hotel. Beautiful chiasas chianti? Breathtaking architecture and views from bridges.
Some really interesting historical information backed up with diagrams from Riccardo's tablet e g. Re: Foundations.
Very kind, patient person. Went at my pace. Felt totally safe with him. Really helpful on a personal level.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Michaelsp3263ib
Nov 3, 2024
Perfect - The tour was excellent. Roko worked very hard to make the tour special for us. I reached out to Roko because I wanted to get engaged while in Italy, and I wanted to have someone take a photo of the engagement, but I wanted to surprise my soon to be fiancée, and I didn't want to give my camera to someone on the street. I worked with Roko beforehand to tweak our tour so to find a quiet corner of Venice where I could pop the question away from the crowds. The whole thing went off without a hitch. I've been on several tours before, but there is only one guide that I can say that without a doubt saved my marriage. <3 Thank you Roko!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jackdo2398ca
Dec 7, 2025
Mediocrity in Venice - Sadly the Crazy4Rome highlights of Venice and Murano private tour w/ private speed boat was not worth the money for our family. We thought highlights’ “admissions tickets” included tickets to the St Mark’s Basilica and Doge Palace since this was a 5 hour tour. But alas our tour guide, Davide, did not have tickets for these places. The tour included glass making in Murano (which was well worth a visit but we were told by our hotel that they offered free boat rides to Murano so we didn’t need to spend money on this.) Davide offered very little information about the history of Venice but he did have some suggestions for places to get authentic Venetian food. We paid for 5 hours but the tour ended one hour early. We did get some money back, but would have preferred a more thorough experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
