Venice Highlights: Private Tour with Gondola Ride

Experience the best of Venice on a private day tour with skip-the-line access to top attractions and a memorable gondola ride. Explore Saint Mark’s Square, visit Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, and discover hidden gems like the Rialto Bridge and Marco Polo’s house.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Begin your Venetian adventure at the renowned St Mark’s Square, where you will also meet your guide.
  • Basilica di San Marco - Skip the queues and enter this stunning and intricate basilica as your guide shares fascinating stories about its history.
    A valid, original photo ID is necessary for entry to St. Mark’s Basilica….
What's Included
  • Skip the line tickets to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace
  • Hall of the Great Council
  • Marco Polo’s house
  • 30 minute private gondola ride
  • Campo Santa Maria Formosa
  • Rialto bridge
  • Bridge of Sighs
  • Private expert local guide
  • Doges Prison
What's Not Included
  • food and drinks
  • gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Embark on a special excursion of Venice with a personal specialist guide, and fully experience this extraordinary city and its main attractions. Start in the Saint Mark’s Square for a brilliant view of Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, the personal sanctuary of the Venetian dukes until the 1800s. Enjoy exclusive entry, and bypass the long…

Location
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto
Campo San Giacomo di Rialto
In front of Chiesa di San Giacomo in Campo San Giacomo di Rialto. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Linda_t
May 28, 2025
Great overview of Venice - This tour, while expensive, provided access to all the highlights of Venice. Our tour guide, Marie had a wealth of knowledge about the history and art. She was so personable and although provided a lot of information, it was not overwhelming. The gondola ride at the end of the tour was also good.
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447lindat
May 28, 2025
Great tour and guide - Our guide Marie was extremely knowledgeable and covered a lot of info, but not overwhelming. I highly recommend this tour and Marie.
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207meghanf
May 19, 2025
Walking Tour of Venice - Our tour was wonderful and our guide was kind and very knowledgeable as she was a local who was born and raised in Venice. It was a great way to learn a lot and explore. Would definitely recommend!
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Mdewindt1005
Apr 29, 2025
Best way to see Venice! - With only limited time in Venice, this is the best way to see it! Skip the lines allowed us to see all the major landmarks and combined with Marie’s knowledge, this was a terrific experience! Plus, don’t leave Venice without a gondola ride- loved that it was included in the tour!
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Y7154onandyg
Apr 17, 2025
Marina is the best! - Marina is the best private guide you could find in Venice, she is Awsome! We did tours with her several times and was always very fun, interesting and a pleasure to stroll Venice with her.
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Southerncrossflyer
Apr 14, 2025
Fantastic family tour - Despite a rainy evening, we all really enjoyed our tour. We learnt a great deal about the history of Venice and saw all of the main highlights/locations that we were interested in. The tour proceeded at a very reasonable, relaxed pace. Highly recommended!
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Cjijk
Apr 7, 2025
Venice at Your Pace - We loved getting to see nearly all of Venice with extra time spent in the main attractions and learn more about everything that we were looking at from our tour guide, Paula. We were able to be flexible with where we ate, how much time we spent where, Gondola ride timing, and have our guide take tons of family pictures. We loved it. Highly recommend it!
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I6877zqellieh
Apr 4, 2025
Great experience! - We had a great time with Marie! The perfect amount of information given! Would definitely recommend! Favorite tour so far on our Italy trip!
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Ksw0609
Mar 19, 2025
Absolutely great introduction to Venice! - We had the opportunity to meet Marie today to take a walk through Venice and learn about the history and the streets. It was absolutely phenomenal. I have a 12-year-old and nine-year-old and they were engaged the entire time her knowledge is exceptional! It was a perfect way to start our trip getting a baseline of the history… Would highly recommend especially with Marie!
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Jamesbp5517jk
Mar 11, 2025
Chiara was amazing!!! - Chiara was absolutely amazing. Highly recommend any tour she does. I loved the fact that she was born and raised here in Venice!! She knows everything!! She Even brought us to a local sandwich shop for lunch that was SO good. Highly recommend!!!
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From $284
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).