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Venice Tour: Local Insights and Hidden Gems
4.6
132 Ratings
Venezia
Experience Venice like a local with our private walking tour. Skip the typical historical tours and explore the city through the eyes of a passionate local guide. Discover hidden gems and gain insider knowledge for an authentic and personal experience.
Experience Venice like a local with our private walking tour. Skip the typical historical tours and explore the city through the eyes of a passionate local guide. Discover hidden gems and gain insider knowledge for an authentic and personal experience.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Monument to Victor Emmanuel II - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
- Monument to Victor Emmanuel II - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
What's Included
- Customized private walking tour
- Private walking tour with a Lokafyer (local host)
- Personalized itinerary tailored to your interests
- Customized private walking tour
- Private walking tour with a Lokafyer (local host)
- Personalized itinerary tailored to your interests
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Entrance fees (if you choose to visit paid attractions)
- Food and drinks
- Local transportation (this is a walking tour, no transport provided)
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Entrance fees (if you choose to visit paid attractions)
- Food and drinks
- Local transportation (this is a walking tour, no transport provided)
Additional Information
Avoid the typical sightseeing tour and explore Venice from a local’s perspective.
With Lokafy, each tour is private, unscripted, and tailored to your preferences. Your Lokafyer is an enthusiastic local who shares stories, hidden treasures, and genuine advice not found in guidebooks. They are not professional guides with rehearsed scripts; they are locals…
Avoid the typical sightseeing tour and explore Venice from a local’s perspective.
With Lokafy, each tour is private, unscripted, and tailored to your preferences. Your Lokafyer is an enthusiastic local who shares stories, hidden treasures, and genuine advice not found in guidebooks. They are not professional guides with rehearsed scripts; they are locals who adore their city and want you to experience it as a friend would.
Whether your interests lie in food, art, history, or simply wandering through neighborhoods beyond the tourist areas, your Lokafyer will customize the tour to suit your interests. By the end, you’ll feel at home in the city, equipped with insights to continue exploring independently.
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- 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
Location
Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Riva degli Schiavoni
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. If your hotel is outside the city center, we’ll suggest a convenient meeting point.
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
4.6
(132 Ratings)
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Heike_m
Apr 10, 2026
Very pleasant and very interesting - The contact with our guide, Lorenzo De Min, was very pleasant. He gave us interesting information about "real" life in Venice and the historical background of this interesting city.
Lorenzo spoke very good German and was very friendly and helpful.
He deserved five stars!!!
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Boonyarit_k
Apr 6, 2026
Excellent guide. - We’ve learnt a lot about Venice, thank to Zahra Taheri , she’s very enthusiastic and informative. We can also discuss some other subjects besides the tour.
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Bduf001
Mar 24, 2026
A great guided tour with Cecilia - A tour with Cecilia, a charming guide who loves showing around her city. A very enjoyable 4-hour tour. An experience not to be missed.
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Evamaria_p
Mar 21, 2026
Fantastic guided tour of the real Venice - an unforgettable experience - We had booked a private tour of Venice. Our tour guide was Boris, a very knowledgeable, likeable young man with very good German. He told us things from the history of Venice that we would never have experienced otherwise and showed us places that we would never have discovered on our own. The joy and enthusiasm with which Boris told us has impressed us so much that we will come even closer to fussy edible city next century. We got to know the real Venice - away from the places that are typical for visiting Venice.
We can just say "thank you" for this wonderful
"Venice walk."
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Paul_k
Feb 27, 2026
Venice with a Local Guide (A Personal Experience) - This is a unique tour and recommended for travellers that are curious to understand and experience the local history and flavor. The local tour guide offers immersive and in depth cultural knowledge, local customs while uncovering local hidden gems not marketed by the traditional tours and more importantly, it was safe.
We asked to be brought to food haunts to experience where locals frequent and the food experience was nothing short of fantastic. In addition we walked through the streets of Venice and given a history of each district we visited including the uniqueness of each of the places we visited and relationship between them. This was never anticipated but added to the understanding on how these districts evolved over time. This was our first time in having a local guide and we have no regrets and only praises for this unique experience as our guide was very articulate, patient and in our opinion experienced and knowledgeable. Our guide Gio was exceptional and made our experience memorable. Before we parted, our local guide introduced local restaurants serving local Venetian food. We tried his recommendation and was not disappointed in both taste and value.
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Thomas_m
Nov 18, 2025
A long and scenic walk. - You will be walking for 3 hours … ~ 5 miles total. If such a tour is not your cup of tea, select another or advise the docent of your walking capabilities. The tour was revealing, humorous and informative… along with traveling through the non-tourist neighborhoods. A great day.
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Chris_r
Oct 25, 2025
Carlotta was our guide... - Carlotta was our guide for the walking tour. She did a wonderful job of showing us through Venice. She was very knowledgeable of the area and its history. She remained cheerful and upbeat even though if rained during our entire tour. We would definitely recommend her to anyone that was interested in a walking tour of Venice.
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John_d
Oct 17, 2025
Venice: Private Walking Tour - A wonderful, perfect way to experience Venice. Our guide, Ilaria, created a unique, interesting, informative, and fun tour that really helped us get a feel for the city, its history, neighborhoods and people. One of the true highlights of our trip!!
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John_p
Oct 10, 2025
Great tour by Miriam in Venice - Miriam gave us a great tour. She was fun, engaging and knowledgeable. She accommodated the couple requests I had and also had great pro-tricks for avoiding heavy tourist congestion while still getting into the key sites.
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Julia_m
Mar 6, 2026
A silent meander through Venice - I could hardly describe this as a tour. Our guide silently strolled next to us and pointed about obvious things, “this is a square”. There was no history told to us. We ended the “tour” early because we can walk around on our own
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