VENICE
Venice, for the two of you.
The 15 most-loved guided tours for couples in Venice, with prices, timings and who you book through. The ones worth planning a slow Venetian day around, and what each one is really like.
Skip the line at Venice’s La Fenice and explore inside with a 7-language audio guide, including stunning rooms and opera-house stories.
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Private boat to Murano and Burano for glassblowing and lace-making demos, plus time to wander colorful canals with an expert guide.
“Murano and Burano are wonderful and our guide, Elly, was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The perfect guide.”
Fast-track guided access to Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and prisons, plus St. Mark’s VR/3D moments and optional gondola.
Skip-the-line St Mark’s Basilica guided tour via St Peter’s Door. Learn the gold mosaics and Bible stories, with optional museum, terrace, and Pala d’Oro.
“Learning the details of the church and its history was memorable. Our guide, Pamela, was extremely knowledgeable”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a guided small group, audio headsets, and smart timing in Venice.
“What a great couple of hours!”
Walk Venice’s St. Mark’s and Rialto areas with VR in the Venice Gallery and optional gondola, all for an affordable guided price.
Fast-track Doge's Palace guided tour: Bridge of Sighs, Golden Staircase, major art. Optional Museo Correr ticket included.
Small-group Venice walk with a local guide covering Rialto, Marco Polo’s house, San Zanipolo, and ending at St. Mark’s Square.
“Valentina was not only very knowledgeable but also friendly, witty, and above all, patient. She really took the time to get to know all nine of us on the tour (and answered all our questions!), while providing us with lots of fun facts and insights into Venice’s history, geography, and culture, as we weaved our…”
Venice street food with a local guide, Rialto Market stop, cicchetti tastings, and city-sightline walking in a small 2.5-hour tour.
“We had a great experience with Tone! It was just the two of us with him and we are happy we did it because we wouldn’t have gone to some of these places otherwise. Nice to also get a history lesson of places we passed by as well.”
One 3.5-hour Venice express: St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace with a guide, plus a classic gondola ride on the canals.
“Booked this tour at short notice and wasn’t disappointed. The guide Philipo was enthusiastic and his information and detail interesting and relevant. Very well organised and the highlight of our Venice experience.”
Skip the line at Doge’s Palace in Venice with a guided look at secret prison areas, the attic cells, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“The only downside for us was the meeting place. We tried to follow the instructions but got turned around so we asked at one of the information booths. We were sent in the opposite direction. Thankfully we got a call from one of the agents Read more”
A guided lagoon cruise that hits Murano, Burano, and optional Torcello in one day, with glass and lace demos plus free time.
“A lot of travel time. 15 minutes watching a glass blower and a 5 minute lace making demonstration does not a tour make.”
Shared Venice gondola near St. Mark’s with app audio commentary and a run under the Bridge of Sighs, 30–50 minutes.
Human-powered Venice canal kayak with an English guide. Ride 1h40 through quiet waterways, safety gear included.
“Amazing! We kayaked through the canals and listed to history, stories, it was a once in a lifetime experience. Don’t pass up! Night time was the best.”
Tour Teatro La Fenice in Venice with an English guide: opera history, royal box access, and stories from Rossini to modern premieres.
“Face to face small group guide is way to go. We were fortunate to have tickets to the actual opera the same evening and this tour enhanced our experience as well.”
From the gondola and St Mark’s to the lagoon islands, the food and the Veneto beyond, every way to spend a day in Venice as a couple.
