Venice Tour: St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace

Experience the wonders of Venice on a semi-private tour of the Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica. Skip the lines and explore historical landmarks with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - The Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Tour commences at Saint Mark’s Square, where participants will meet their guide and join an exclusive small group of a maximum of 6 people. Embark on a journey through two of Venice’s most renowned landmarks in this iconic and picturesque square, while learning about its architecture, history,…
What's Included
  • Semi Private Group of only 6 people max
  • Skip the line into St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Skip the Line into Doge’s Palace, apartments and prisons
  • Local Expert Professional Guide
  • Hall of the Great Council
  • St Marks Square
  • Bridge of Sighs
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Delight in a thorough and captivating exploration of Venice’s two notorious landmarks, Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, with an exclusive small group of only 6 enthusiasts. Experience the benefits of a personal tour with quick access to one of the globe’s most renowned basilicas and navigate through Venice’s most significant historical…

Location
P.za San Marco, 1
Piazza San Marco
The meeting point is under the winged lion's column in Saint Mark's Square, closest side to the Grand Canal. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Steven
Jul 25, 2025
Private Tour of St Marks and Doges palace with Nico of LivTours - Nico, our tour guide in Venice, was incredible. His knowledge of Venice and ability to communicate it was invaluable in our tour. While there were hundreds of people standing in queue to get into St Marks Basilica and the palace, he walked us straight through with no waiting. Additionally, he was funny and a joy to be around. Am so glad we chose Livtours and was given Nico as a tour guide. We have friends traveling to Venice and will highly recommend Livtours and , specifically, Nico to them. Thank you so much to Nico for making this tour the highlight of our vacation!
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C5856yabrianm
Jul 13, 2025
Engaging for the whole family. - My family and I had the best experience with our guide Nico touring the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s. Nico shared his historical and artistic knowledge and kept our interest through the entire tour. He was a fantastic tour guide!
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Rebeccasg1889oa
Jul 12, 2025
Worth every euro - Our family toured St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge Palace with Pamela as our guide. She was an outstanding guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and interesting and we never felt rushed. She was also kind and compassionate. Highly recommend!!
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Corjac
Jul 7, 2025
Entertaining and educational - This was the first thing we did a few hours after we landed from USA. With only coffee to keep us awake, Sara did an amazing job keeping us entertained the whole time with her infectious attitude. We learned a lot about the history which helped frame the rest of our trip.
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Rick_t
Jul 5, 2025
Great tour - Our tour guide (Erika) did an amazing job covering such a large amount of material in the time allotted! We were entranced as she walked us through St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace, making each element come alive and ensuring our experience was interesting and that we learned as much as possible about both buildings.
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944ram2004
Jul 3, 2025
Great tout - The tour provided skip the line tickets for Saint Marks and a visit to the second level museum. Makayla was a very knowledgable guide.
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Road12227968298
Jul 2, 2025
Knowledgeable guide, highly recommended! - Tour was great! Very knowledgeable about the area with attention to detail. She did a great job tailoring toward our group that included history buffs and children. Recommended!
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Meander40021246264
Jun 26, 2025
Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s - Ottavia was super knowledgeable and spoke great English! We all enjoyed our time with her - plus she gave us a great lunch recommendation at the end.
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Andrewmd3759fj
Jun 23, 2025
Strongly Recommend this Tour - Fantastic tour! Our guide Barbara could not have been more knowledgeable and she shared that knowledge in a very informative and entertaining way. There is no way we would have gotten as much from a visit had we gone by ourselves. Definitely do this!
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Rhsta
Jun 16, 2025
Small group - Our guide Erika was terrific. She was knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. These sites are worth seeing in a small group.
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From $216
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).