Venice

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

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Venice Highlights Small Group Tour
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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 3 hours
  • Offered in: English

Overview

  • Discover two Venice highlights in one tour
  • Utilize pre-reserved tickets to maximize time
  • Explore St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace
  • Learn about history and architecture
Go sightseeing in Venice with a small-group tour of city highlights including St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. Meet your guide for a half-day stroll focused on the history and culture of Venice. Maximize time with pre-reserved tickets at St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. Go inside these landmarks and learn about their history from a local guide.

What's Included

  • Pre-reserved tickets for St. Mark's basilica
  • Pre-reserved tickets for Doge's Palace
  • Expert local guide with insider's knowledge
  • Small group tour for a more personalized experience
  • 3-hour walking tour at a relaxed pace
  • Tickets for the Correr Museum
  • Admission to National Archeological Museum and Biblioteca Marciana
  • Guided Tour of Correr Museum, National Archeological Museum, and Biblioteca Marciana
  • Transportation to/from the meeting point

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

  • Piazzetta San Marco
    Piazzetta S. Marco, 30100 Venezia VE, Italy

    We meet in Saint Mark’s Square near the waterfront by the two large columns. Our guide will be under the one with the winged lion on top. Your guide will have a signboard that says, “Walks In Europe.”

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Venice (Pass By)

Piazza San Marco

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Basilica di San Marco

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Doge's Palace

2 hours Admission Ticket Included

Bridge of Sighs (Pass By)

Museo Correr

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Bring your passport or ID card in order to prove your age if you have selected a discounted ticket.
  • Do not bring large bags or luggage. These items are not allowed and there is no place to leave them so you will be denied entry.
  • Acqua Alta (high tide) in Venice can cause delays in entering the Basilica.
  • Both sites can be subject to unforeseen closures due to liturgical celebrations. In such an event, your guides will give explanations from outside.
  • Basilica is a holy place, both men and women must wear clothing that covers the belly, shoulders and knees.
  • Religious authorities may decide to suspend skip-the-line priority because of the high number of visitors. We are only allowed to stay inside the Basilica for 20 minutes.
  • In case of denied access, you will be provided with entrance tickets to visit the Basilica on your own at the assigned time.
  • If you take the 2:00 PM tour, the Correr Museum will be closed before your tour finishes. Therefore, you will have Correr tickets for the next day
  • Please note that carrying any type of weapon or sharp objects, such as a knife, is not allowed for this tour.
  • 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 16 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.

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Such colorful history!
Henry_F, Mar 2024
Eliza had so many great stories to share that made the tour pass very quickly. We learned a lot about the history of Venice, and an appreciation for the culture. Thank you for a wonderful introduction to Venice!
Great convenient tour of two fantastic sites.
NadineC_A, Mar 2024
Great and very knowledgeable guide (Simone). Her passion and interest and knowledge was contagious. She gave a solid intro into Venice. Maybe we could have spent more time in the Basillica.
Venetian History and Art
Ida_L, Mar 2024
This was a wonderful tour of the Doge’s Palace and San Marco Basilica. Our guide, Silvia, was easy to spot, follow and understand. A lot of historical facts were relayed to us and many beautiful sights were pointed out. A very enjoyable tour.
Great knowledge and fun
Julie_W, Mar 2024
Great tour and our tour guide was fantastic, very knowledgeable with a bit of humour, perfect. Meet up at St Marks Square was easy and we were all given headsets and an earphone so we could hear our guide easily. We didn’t have to wait in the long queues as the guide had our tickets to skip the line. Inside Doges Palace was both interesting and beautiful and the tour went on for a good while but without being boring and the tour guides knowledgeable made it really interesting. After the palace we went into Doges Church and again didn’t have e to wait to go in. The church is beautiful and the guide explained lots of interesting facts about it. A fantastic tour and well worth the price paid, highly recommend.
Amazing
ALISSA_B, Mar 2024
Sandra did a wonderful job! She was very informative and was an excellent tour guide! We had a amazing time on our tour!
An excellent tour - Highly Recommend
Neil_D, Mar 2024
Sandra was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable of our tours of both The Doge’s Palace and the Basilica. She made sure to keep the group together and engaged with everyone as she spoke with excellent English. We were provided with audio equipment to hear very clearly, all of which worked perfectly. We thoroughly enjoyed the tours and Sandra made it extra special. Thank you Sandra. A+ Highly Recommended.
Informative and fun tour
P_V, Mar 2024
3 hour guided tour The Palace and Basilica are both very beautiful buildings. Guide was excellent and explained the architectural features, historical and symbolic significance and the fantastic art and artisanal work which was part of each building and interior. The guide - Edi was knowledgeable and clearly explained everything in an engaging and entertaining manner The tour was 3 hours, which gave plenty of time to really appreciate the buildings at a gentle pace. Would recommend this tour.
Time and money well spent.
Rajan_G, Mar 2024
A well informative 3 hr tour. Our guide, Carol took time to explain the history of Venice and the monuments.
Excellent tour
Julia_T, Mar 2024
Friendly Italian tour guide, quick access to the venues, easy to find meeting point, plenty of information throughout, and good price compared to others.
Best 3 hours in Venice!!
Leslie_E, Mar 2024
We spent a great afternoon in Venice with Claire! We loved her enthusiasm and her amazing knowledge of the sites and history of Venice. She is an excellent guide and storyteller!
It’s a long tour
Patricia_O, Mar 2024
Very knowledgable guide. Spent too much time on certain parts and rushed us thru others. It is a very long tour with a lot of time standing.
Memorable but hard to understand at times.
Conner_S, Mar 2024
Information was great and tour shared interesting details about the history of Venice and the Doges. However, hearing the tour guide was sometimes difficult with the single headphone provided and the microphone our guide used wasn't great. I would advise bringing your own earphones.
Great Value.
ed_c, Mar 2024
St. Mark’s Basilica, The Piazza, The Doge’s Palace and The Bell Tower were everything I hoped they would be. Our guided tour of The Palace and Basilica was simply fantastic. Overall, Venice is a little too touristy for me, but it was worth putting up with that so as to experience the main attractions of St. Mark’s et al. Our tour guide Monica did a wonderful job and I felt that we got really good value for our money.
Better with a guide
Mary_R, Feb 2024
Our guide was wonderful and so knowledgeable. We loved seeing all the artwork and learning the history behind them. Glad we had a tour guide and not just go through ourselves.
Relaxed tour jam packed with marvellous sights.
Lisa_B, Feb 2024
Marvellous tour with Sandra who was very knowledge and personable. The pace was just right, no rushing around madly trying to keep up like other tours I've been on. Plenty of stops for photos and for Sandra to share her knowledge of Venice and it's rich history.
Doge Palace and St Mark's Basillica
Rebecca_P, Feb 2024
We were a small group of six, thr knowledge of our guide was exceptional. The Doge Palace and Church are beautiful and well worth a visit.
Venice trip
Veronica_D, Feb 2024
Informative tour about the history of the Doges palace and ST. Mark’s basilica. The tour was just right on the amount of time.
Excellent intro to Venice
Lisa_H, Feb 2024
Excellent overview of important sites in Venice, and its extraordinary history. The guide, Martina, explained the meaning behind all of the paintings and murals on the palace and basilica, the role of the Doge, and the historical Venetian system of goverment. I left feeling so much more informed, and appreciative of the region.
Fantastic tour
Ian_M, Feb 2024
Edi who was our tour guide was superb - her knowledge on the buildings and history was exceptional and made the experience really interesting and enjoyable.
Great Tour
Tyler_G, Feb 2024
Great tour with someone who knows a lot. I got much more out of the tour using them as a guide. The inside knowledge added another level of fun.
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