Venice Tour: St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace

Discover Venice’s gems with a fast-track tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. Uncover history, art, and architecture effortlessly.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Begin your journey in Venice’s most magnificent square! This breathtaking open-air marvel reflects golden light off centuries of history. It’s the ideal spot to immerse yourself in the enchantment!
  • Doge’s Palace - Enter the opulent realm of Venice’s leaders. With its ornate halls, gilded ceilings, and a hint of drama, this…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line entry to Doge’s Palace
  • Skip-the-line entry to St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Guided Tour of Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Professional Licensed Tour Guide
  • Personal Audio System
  • Complimentary Entry to Museo Correr (not guided)
  • Complimentary Entry to Monumental Rooms of Biblioteca Marciana (not guided)
  • Complimentary Entry to…
What's Not Included
  • Food & Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel Pickup and Drop-off
Additional Information

Avoid the long queues and explore Venice’s most famous landmarks with this guided tour of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. Begin your adventure in St. Mark’s Square, the vibrant heart of Venice, before entering the Doge’s Palace, where lavish halls and political intrigue defined the Venetian Republic. Marvel at the exquisite masterpieces that…

Location
Colonna di San Marco
Piazzetta San Marco
Meet in Saint Mark’s Square near the waterfront by the two large columns. Our Coordinator will be wearing a purple "Crown Tours" T-shirt/Jacket and will be waiting for you under the Column with the marble statue of Saint Theodore on top.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Paul_r
Jul 2, 2025
Great tour and tour guy! ... - Great tour and tour guy! Highly recommend for the entire family. Perfect length for those traveling with kids.
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Jennifer_d
Jun 30, 2025
Amazing guide - What a great experience! Lots of stairs and some tight spots, but our guide was amazing and provided a lot of information. Very knowledgeable! Didn’t know much about the Doge Palace before but we learned a lot and it was incredibly beautiful.
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736keshavr
Jun 29, 2025
Premium tour, but we’ll worth it! - Lots of insights about history and how things unfolded, including the significance and their meaning inside both the palace and basilica from our guide. Was a no-brainer at the end of the tour - detailed, focused on the main highlights, with the added commentary; not sure I could have done this without our guide. Two thumbs up!
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Sunnyjim55
Jun 24, 2025
Great Tour! - The tour was great, our guide was excellent, was very helpful and informative, she seemed to love her job, I would 100% recommend the tour. Crown Tours emailed us earlier to remind us about the tour and the meeting point, this was great to make we did not miss out.
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Ruth_b
Jun 21, 2025
Ariana was amazing - Amazing to be able to skip the queue . It was great value and certainly very interesting. Ariana is so knowledgeable and was lovely with it
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Jennifer_d
May 12, 2025
Our guide was lovely and... - Our guide was lovely and so knowledgeable. She spoke easily about the history of the Doge and St. Marks and ensured that we had a great experience!
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Frequentflier718493
Jun 14, 2025
Good tour - Well organised - Well organised - easy to follow joining instructions for the tour. Really engaging guide (Emma) gave comprehensive commentary throughout via radio headsets. Unsurprisingly there are lots of steps/stairs - especially if you select the balcony option ! The down ones were especially steep.
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Andrew
Jun 7, 2025
1hr not 2hr. - We rarely complain. This tour was poor. The “skip the line" tickets still led to a wait of 37 minutes. The whole tour was rushed, with little time for explanation and photos. And to make it worse, the guide finished the tour 20 minutes early. That means a 2 hour tour went for just over an hour. I am hugely dissatisfied with the way my complaint has been handled. Delays happen, but a decent company would go out of its way to ensure satisfaction. Do not do this tour. There are other ones that have better reviews and more cost effective.
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John_v
Jul 6, 2025
Tour Time Changed Without Notification - They moved the tour a half hour early and did not email me. We arrived the advised 15 minutes before and could not find the tour operators. A nice person from a different company phoned them and helped us find where they had gone. They reluctantly gave us the passes to the palace and the basilica. But the guide had left. They said I was emailed about the time change. I was not and could not have made it any earlier than we did anyway. By the way there is no office to exchange voucher for tickets they just stand somewhere in piazza. They also told us we could only spend 30 minutes in Doge's palace and we had to haggle for 45. Then we had to come find them again for the basilica tickets. Why this was so at midday if we didn't have a guide I cannot say. Crown Tour was the operator and they really need to get their act together. Anyway the face value of the tickets was half of what we paid so I requested a 50% refund and I will wait and see what happens.
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Andrew_w
May 21, 2025
A 1 hour tour, not a 2 hour. - We rarely complain. This tour was poor. The “skip the line” tickets still led to a wait of 37 minutes. The whole tour was rushed, with little time for explanation and photos. And to make it worse, the guide finished the tour 20 minutes early. That means a 2 hour tour went for just over an hour. I am hugely dissatisfied with the way my complaint has been handled. Delays happen, but a decent company would go out of its way to ensure satisfaction. Do not do this tour. There are other ones that have better reviews and more cost effective.
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From $102
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).