VENICE
Venice, for the two of you.
The 15 most-loved historical 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 lines at St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a gondola ride with app commentary and VR Venice history context.
Most Popular“Excellent tour. Definitely worth doing and our guide was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the history which she explained so well. Lots to see and really informative.”
Walk Venice’s St. Mark’s and Rialto areas with VR in the Venice Gallery and optional gondola, all for an affordable guided price.
Skip the line to St Mark’s Bell Tower for 98 m views, then pair it with St Mark’s Square History Gallery and a VR time-travel film.
Guided skip-the-line tour of Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, with Bridge of Sighs and optional Campanile views in 2–3 hours.
“Our tour was well organized the information online was helpful and precise. We had no difficulty finding the meeting place and it started on time. Our guide Helena was SUPERB!!! She was very knowledgeable, organized and responsive to our questions.”
Priority skip-the-line entry to St. Mark’s in Venice plus a mobile audio guide, VR history of the square, and optional live guiding.
“Unfortunately this was poorly run from the rushed, late guide to few instructions. It wasted a lot of our time. It was stressed to be 20 minutes early or lose your time, we were prompt but waited 20 minutes for the guide to come in then 15 more minutes for him to get organized. After…”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace with a small-group guide, then use your tickets to explore Museo Correr and St Mark’s Square museums.
“I thought this tour was fascinating. It addition to seeing the architecture and the art, the really great thing was hearing about the government structure of the doge. I learned a lot.”
A one-hour private Venice Lagoon boat ride on a historic craft, with a guide, an onboard aperitif near San Marco, and uncrowded views.
“The boat tour was on a miraculously well maintained boat that had been in operation for 90 years. The owner/operator of the boat did an excellent job showing us the sights of Venice. He added some extra time so we could catch the Venetian sunset. We even got to see the canals resident dolphin up…”
Learn watercolor in Dorsoduro with Venetian master Nicola. Small-group, scenic canal views, and a handmade bookmark souvenir in 1.5 hours.
“Absolutely a breathtaking experience, never in my life did I think I would be standing next to an enchanting canal in VENICE, painting away live! The painter has many many years of experience and such a nice gentleman to work with. Oh gosh how I miss Venice!!!”
Guided walk through St. Mark’s and Castello with **skip-the-line** Doge’s Palace entry, plus a ticket to Correr and Marciana rooms.
“Amazing, informative and captivating guide, Ilaria, lead this brilliant walking tour including San Marco square, Basilica, Doge’s Palace and prisons. Book now, you will not regret!!”
A 2-hour private Venice walk mixing Rialto legends, Marco Polo’s sites, and church art, ending at San Marco’s prison complex.
“Super lame. Got notices all day telling me about my appointment showed up 15 minutes ahead of time and nobody showed up for 45 minutes.”
Skip the ticket lines for St. Mark’s Bell Tower, then add a 3D Venice in the Past experience at the Gondola Yard Gallery.
“The Bell tower visit itself was ok. It is at a high level of Venice and the views are nice. The ticketing process was tedious. The company first provides a voucher that needs to be exchanged at their office for a ticket. The directions to their office is terrible. I wandered around for awhile before…”
Rialto to San Marco in 2 hours: a passionate Venice guide, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Acqua Alta library, and skip-the-line San Marco.
“Alessandro was an amazing tour guide whose passion for the city and intimate knowledge of its art, architecture, and history made our experience incredible. His command of English, knowledge of how to get around efficiently, and his sincRead more”
Prebook entry to Venice’s Palazzo Mocenigo museum of textiles, costume, and perfume for a quiet, self-guided 1–3 hour visit.
“I love this place and visit whenever i can. Quiet, unassuming and interesting. The temporary displays are always interesting. The 18th century waistcoats are beautiful”
A 2-hour small-group walk through Cannaregio’s Venice Jewish Ghetto, with hidden sites, synagogues from outside, and WWII stories.
“It was great! Lucia is great. We had a good time with her! Totally recommend this tour. It was interesting and fun, she made some games for us and a great surprise in the end”
Priority-entry Venice History Gallery with a VR gondola ride to the 1700s, plus a guided 3D tour and a take-home 3D wooden puzzle.
“This was great for a self guided tour! Plenty of signs with info to read. The only downside was that there were no signs on the prison side telling what famous persons were in what cells and their stories. The gondola ride was also phenomenal!!”
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.
