Secret Venice

Badge of ExcellenceVenice, Italy

From $93.30

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

2 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Venice’s local side—and head off the tourist trail—on this immersive, private tour. Choose from multiple start times to suit your schedule, meet your guide at a convenient start point (or your hotel), and set off on foot. You’ll venture beyond the crowded areas, and will discover lesser-known treasures from quieter neighborhoods and backstreets to historic churches, gondola-making facilities, and more.

Beat the crowds, and see a local side of Venice, on this walking tour
A private tour offers the most personalized way to explore
Learn the stories behind the sights from your guide’s commentary
Discover lesser-known neighborhoods, churches, and historic landmarks

What's Included

my service

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Rialto Bridge
Sestiere San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy
Exactly at Campo San Bortolomio next to the Pharmacy.

End point

Gallerie dell'Accademia
Calle della Carità, 1050, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy

What To Expect

Campo Santa Margherita

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church of San Pantalon

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ca' Cappello - Universita Ca' Foscari

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Campo San Barnaba

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Squero di San Trovaso

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Casin dei Nobili Showroom (Pass By)

Gallerie dell'Accademia

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
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
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Wonderful Tour and Venice Secrets!

Alicia_M, Feb 2024

Our tour guide, Alisabetta, communicated from several days before our booking up until even after the booking was over. She was incredibly friendly and easy to talk to and took us all over parts of Venice that my husband and I had not seen in the two days prior that we had been there. She told us history of Venice and answered many questions that we asked her about her own life and she also asked us about our lives. It felt like walking with a friend for a couple of hours. She even changed the tour up a little bit and accommodated our request for a specific kind of treat and showed us where our dinner reservations were later that day. She told me that she would send recommendations of restaurants to go to for the following days of our trip and followed up with them right after the tour. She even sent me several places to go the next day and was incredibly friendly. We felt like we made a friend! Highly recommended this private tour.

Awesome

Iliana_S, Jan 2024

Our tour guide Elisabetta was absolutely amazing! She was so sweet and very knowledgeable on all things Italy. Super helpful and made it very personable. She took us to some pretty awesome spots of Italy. We really enjoyed her company; it was just my husband and I with her and she did not disappoint where she took us. She gave some great recommendations of where to go eat as well.

Highly recommended tour of gorgeous Venice

Kirby_L, Oct 2023

Highly recommend touring Venice with Elisabetta. Really fun and informative, and she will show you all the best places to go for food, drink, shopping, sight seeing. Should be your first tour of the trip! A+

Great insight on the history of the structures.

Jenifer_F, Jul 2023

Great knowledge from a local! She was flexible in showing us areas that were of interest to us..... not just a typical pre-rehearsed tour.

Enjoying Venice together

Kerri_W, May 2023

Our family was enamored by Elisabetta. She was very informative and spoke English well. We were taken through the labyrinth that is Venice and shown her beauty.

The way to get away from the tourist crush.

Noah_G, May 2023

This tour was marvelous and we enjoyed seeing more of Venice than the tourist hotspots. Elizabetta was kind, patient and extremely knowledgeable about the history of Venice. She was a fantastic guide to the Venice of both the past and the present.

Great tour

Dani_A, Apr 2023

We had a great time with Elisabetta walking the back streets of Venice and talking about the life of people there. We got to see a side of Venice visitors don't see, with even a quick visit to a Venetian apartment.

Fabulous

Jason_K, Aug 2022

Our guide was incredible. She walked us through the back streets and winding roads. Talked about the culture and history around a fabulous city. I highly recommend, the only way to visit Venice.

Don't skip this tour

Kathy_S, Nov 2021

We had a last minute change to our tour guide due to an injury. We ended up having Denice as our guide. SHE WAS AMAZING!!!! What a true delight to wander around the secret streets of Venice with such a charming local. As my husband and I are huge history fans we truly enjoyed her vast knowledge of this amazing city. If we were to book another tour we would ask for her personally. It truly felt like you were being escorted around the city by a friend.

Response from Host, Dec 2021

ciao Kathy, thanks so much for this great words! Off course this message will go to my lovely colleague - Denise-- I am happy to know you have enjoyed the city!!! Elisabetta

Enchanting Venetian Backstreet Tour

Roy_B, Oct 2021

Excellent tour through Venice’s lovely backstreets and residential areas where authentic Venetian life really happens. Our guide, Martina, grew up locally and offered many interesting insights and historical tidbits. Get ready to walk several miles because although we used the vaporetto when possible, Venice is intrinsically a walking city with uneven pavement and many, many bridges.

Special and interesting tour!

Mirjam_S, Oct 2020

The tour with Elisabetta was really great! We got to know a lot of interesting places and facts about the city we would never have known if we wouldn't have done the tour. We also got some recommendations for local food and wine bars :) so all in all a very good experience and definitely worth it!

Secret Venice

Maryanne_T, Oct 2020

Great tour with Elisabetta! Highly recommended this tour, Elisabetta took us around more interesting and hidden parts of Venice and shared fascinating insights and stories we would never otherwise have known! Was a great, fun and interesting tour from a lifelong venetian and would love to do it again!

Si vous souhaitez...

Thomas_B, Nov 2021

Si vous souhaitez découvrir une autre Venise, hors des sentiers battus, Elisabetta saura vous emmener aux bons endroits ! Nous recommandons.