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Skip-the-Line Venice Private Tour Including St Mark Doges Palace & Gondola Ride
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Skip-the-Line Venice Private Tour Including St Mark Doges Palace & Gondola Ride

By Private Tours of Venice
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Duration: 6h
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Live guide: German, English, French, Spanish
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  • English speaking local guide with professional license
  • Gondola ride
  • Doge's palace and Basilic admission tickets
  • Entry/Admission - Doge's Palace
  • Entry/Admission - Basilica di San Marco
What's not included
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities


Start:
  • St. Mark's Square, Piazza San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
    The meeting point is in San marco square next to the Lion Pillar at 9:30 am
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 88259P6

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travellers can participate
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
    • 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).
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 88259P6

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      Venice, Veneto, Italy
      Joined in March 2015
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Valentina our Venice local guide ~ FANTASTIC!!
      Valentina was delightful. She shared interesting facts and information, was always open to questions and kept us entertained throughout the tour. We were fortunate to have a small group and were able to dive deeper into questions and local history and enjoyed a lot of laughs. We learned enough to feel very comfortable enjoying Venice on our own the next several days.
      Written 1 November 2024
    • P6479ELdeborahh
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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      Daisy was an excellent tour guide! The walk was so informational and focused on not just the history but the everyday lives of the Venetian people. She took us places we didn’t even know existed. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who loves knowing more about the places they visit.
      Written 31 October 2024
    • 769justinp
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wonderful walking tour with a terrific guide
      We did the tour on the first day we arrived in Venice which proved to be a great decision. It was a great introduction to such a unique place. Our guide was wonderful, very nice and personable and gave us the perspective of a Venetian living nowadays in Venice, as well as a huge amount of historical context for everything we were seeing. We had a pretty small group so it felt quite intimate and the tour was very helpful to decide what we wanted to see next. Highly recommended!
      Written 26 October 2024
    • amywZ1557HV
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great walking tour
      Great walking tour to see and learn things you wouldn’t necessarily experience. Daisy was so knowledgeable and a great guide.
      Written 2 October 2024
    • Italy i
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Super Tour
      Our guide Valentina was really friendly and knowledgeable, the tour was beautiful! I recommend it!!! Thank u Valentina!
      Written 24 September 2024
    • StephenHMD95
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour!
      We had a fabulous tour! It was our second day in Venice and we had already seen St Marks. She customize our tour to what we wanted. More time at Doge palace. Back streets and restaurants. Art galleries. We loved it. It was my wife and 2 adult daughters and son-in-law. Great english. Great enthusiasms. Friendly. Excellent tour.
      Written 30 August 2024
    • rickdlr2002
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Highly recommend this tour. Denise was fantastic!
      Denise was the best tour guide ever! She is a native Venetian, so it was great to hear her stories about life for the people who call Venice home. She is also so knowledgeable about the history of the city and all the beautiful sites we saw. The gondola ride was a lot of fun. My wife could not stop taking pictures. This has been the highlight of our trip to Italy.
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    • GrandTour08964375373
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      Informative, clear and amazing tour of the secret parts of Venice
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      Amazing Venice- discovered hidden gems of the city
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    • federicag61
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      Super!!
      Valentina was the best guide and the tour was really fantastic. Touch the must important attraction and also hidden place.
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      Our guide Julia was very warm, friendly and helpful. Although we didn’t see a lot of the sites or attractions, we were glad she didn’t spend time hurrying along, pointing to this and that and overwhelming us with sites we couldn’t keep up with. Since it was our first time to Venice, we very much enjoyed her explanations of how things worked in the city, the water wells, the high and low tides, the refuse disposal (oh dear!), and the struggles of local people, especially the younger folks. She also shared a bit of her own story, which we enjoyed and made it feel a bit more personal. We would recommend this tour, and especially our guide, Julia.
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    Penelope M
    Manama, Bahrain151 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Caroline was an amazing Tour Guide. She did an excellent job sharing with us the history of Venice, pointing out some of the important paintings and stories, while we were in the doges palace and the Basilica. She personalized it she shared her own experiences, provided photos and connected all of the stories together as we traveled throughout the town. My mother was in a wheelchair and she knew just how to make sure that we could take the easiest route possible.
    Written 5 February 2023
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    Caroline was great! She was extremely knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. She made the tour special, my whole group was engaged and we range from ages 14-70. The skip the line tour I was perfect. Just the right amount of time to see the best parts. The gondola ride was the perfect end to the experience!
    Written 10 July 2023
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    Maria R
    Houston, TX15 contributions
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    Jul 2024 • Family
    Great tour! We loved our guide Denise. She was so knowledgeable but also fun! A true Venetian who went above and beyond and told and showed us so much more than we expected. We felt like locals for a bit, eating the best gelato in a quieter neighbourhood away from the crowds. And went away with many stories and recommendations and tips for dinner and shopping.
    Written 3 July 2024
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    Rebecca M
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    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    We were contacted the evening before, stating that we could not get into Saint Mark‘s basilica . That was the only reason why we had scheduled this tour. The name of the Tour was changed on the day that we had the tour. It was an hour and a half shorter than originally scheduled, we never received a refund for the tickets that we had paid for to visit Saint Marks Basilica, and the guide was very difficult to understand. While on the tour, I was able to listen to some of the other guides, and their groups were given much better explanations, and details. When the person called to inform us that we would be unable to have the original tour, she was not very kind, she was very short tempered, and said that this was the best Tour that she could provide. I think we should receive a partial refund for this tour, it was expensive and the price we paid did not reflect the quality of the tour. , I would not recommend the agency that provided the tour.
    Written 1 November 2023
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    Maxi A
    Dallas, TX10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2022 • Couples
    We had a wonderful time using private tours of Venice! Everything was set up and communication was excellent. Our tour guide was one of the best I've ever had, Alessandro. The tour coordinator was incredible and ensured everything was set up. If we needed to change or add anything we just messaged them and it was done! Highly recommend this company and Alessandro! Thank him for making our day in Venice and Bruano a day we will never forget!
    Written 20 December 2022
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    Nmgr
    Chappaqua, NY15 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Knowledgeable guide, efficient and enjoyable day seeing all of the highlights. Most importantly quick and easy booking. Would use again.
    Written 18 February 2024
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    nada b
    7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2022 • Couples
    The tour guide was very funny and fun and the tour was simple and informative. It’s excellent if you want a quick review on what to do in venice interms of site seeing, history, food and bars
    Written 24 July 2022
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