Venice: Historic Walking Tour

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2 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Historic Venice guided walking tour
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese and Russian audio commentary
Free Vox City sightseeing app with 2 self-guided walking tours
English- Italian or English-Spanish speaking guide

Entry to attractions
Public transportation tickets

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Calle S. Gallo, 1093, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
Your ticket includes the Vox City App. Use it to track the guides and join the tours. Alternatively, please find your guide at the main meeting point: Campo San Gallo, San Marco 1093/B, Venice Tours office, close to San Marco Square, at the departure time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Saint Mark's Basilica (Pass By)

St. Mark's Square (Pass By)

Doge's Palace (Pass By)

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Pass By)

Campo Santa Maria Formosa (Pass By)

Ponte di Rialto (Pass By)

Casa di Marco Polo (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
The guided walking tour is approximately 2 hours long. Try to arrive 5 minutes early if possible, so you do not miss the tour departure

Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes
Your ticket includes a complimentary sightseeing mobile-app with a self-guided tour of Venice. Make sure to scan the QR code on your voucher to download the app and get full access to it
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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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.

Reviews

4.5

19 reviews

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Perfect for getting oriented to Venice

Jean_B, Feb 2024

Francesco was interesting, well informed and engaging. The tour was a perfect way to start our 5 day stay to get oriented to the city. The rest of our visit was enhanced by our walking tour. We saw such a variety of sites, got so much information that we wouldn’t have gotten from a tour book. Great tour.

Not much history

Anne_T, Oct 2023

Was a nice walking tour that gave insight into Venice life and how some things have worked over the years. Would have liked more history though. At the start the guide said they didn't want to throw a bunch of facts at us but that's what we were there for. It's great as a general overview but not detailed history if that's what you're after. Also want to say the tour company was very responsive and accommodating when we notified them we were going to be late because we got on the wrong ferry (doh!). So as a business I highly recommend, just maybe not this tour specifically for history buffs.

Taxi ride gave stopped wrong address 100.00 euros missed our tour

Charlene_A, May 2023

Missed the tour due to taxi driver had the address and dropped us off at the wrong location (we did not realize this) and told us would be 5 minutes to walk to get the tour. Another 45 minutes later we arrived after the tour started. We spoke to the tour company. Explained what happened with the taxi, and didn't have another tour on Sunday 5/7/23. Offer us Monday 5/7/23 only in Venice for the day. We were leaving the next day to fly home back to Orlando, Florida. The tour company was very nice and very helpful. Told us to contact Viator directly about compensation. Disappointed. Made the best of it.

Response from Host, May 2023

Hi Charlene. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. We are sorry that you had a bad experience with the taxi service, but this was out of our control since we only offer the walking tour. We hope you managed to enjoy Venice nevertheless and feel free to contact us at customer@voxcity.com if there is anything else we can do for you! Lucas

Highlights of basic sights of Venice.

Gabriella_C, Feb 2023

There isn’t anything hidden in the stops that are highlighted on this tour(St. Mark’s Square, Rialto Bridge). You would be better finding a guidebook. There aren’t any legends or mysteries that were shared. The guide was knowledgeable and could spew out dates of the building but the tour was boring and not what I expected based on description.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Hi Gabriella, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're really sorry that your experience didn't lived up to expectations, we will make good use of your comments so as to improve our Venice walking tour. Thank you and really hope to see you soon in another Vox City destination worldwide.

You won’t regret doing this tour

Hannah_P, Nov 2022

This was a great walking tour! There’s no way that we would have discovered all those hidden places away from the center on our own. Our guide was so great at explaining everything. Even my 12 year old enjoyed the tour very much. Highly recommend!!

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Good morning Hannah, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're glad to hear that you and your son had a great time in Venice with us. Looking forward to seeing you again in another destination worldwide!

fantastic experience

Pepoli_C, Sep 2020

the local guide was very nice! the itineraries very good, you can do tours all day with a cheap price!

Something special

Rachele_P, Aug 2020

Wonderful experience! A walking tour completely different and unique: you can join the tour or leave it wherever and whenever you want! The guide is expert and qualified. You can also download an App and have your “self-guided” tour at any time (even during the night if you can’t sleep because of the jet leg)! You should definitely try this experience!!

Unforgettable Venice

joseph_m, Aug 2020

Wonderful experience excellent guide and unforgettable moments in hidden corners around the romantic Venice recommended

Con Valentina todo perfecto

MANUEL_T, Jun 2023

Visita guiada con Valentina muy recomendable, explicó todo en inglés y en español durante un paseo de 2 horas aproximadamente. Perfecto

Nul

magali_s, May 2022

Pas trouver le guide donc decu . Payer pour rien avoir c est vraiment de vant on l a fait une fois et on ne nous y reprendra pas

Response from Host, May 2022

Bonjour Magali, On te remercie d'avoir pris le temps pour nous laisser un avis sur TripAdvisor. Nous sommes désolées que tu aies eu une experience négative avec notre service. J'ai contacté mon équipe à Venice et les tours sont partis normalement en Lundi, à 9h30, 11h30 et 14h30. Est-ce que tu pourrais nous envoyer un mail à booking@voxcity.com pour qu'on puisse mieux comprendre le problème et t'offrir un bon pour un prochaine voyage? Merci d'avance et encore désolé pour le dérangement