VENICE
Venice, for the two of you.
The 15 most popular guided tours in Venice, from the Doge's Palace and St Mark's to the Murano and Burano islands and the quiet back-canal walks.
Skip queues for Doge’s Palace, tour St. Mark’s Basilica with terrace access, and cross the Bridge of Sighs on a guided Venice combo.
Most Popular“Frederica was lovely and gave us a lot of information and some humour as well. Recommend this tour”
Boat cruise from Venice to Murano and Burano with a Murano glass factory visit, live demo, and free time on the islands.
“Best trip we did during our whole stay in Italy. Very well organised and we thoroughly enjoyed this trip. Both islands are well worth a visit.”
Half-day boat tour to Murano, Torcello and Burano with a glassblowing demo, Byzantine sights and lace shopping. Fast-paced value.
“Felt very rushed on each island. No real free time to do much with the time given.”
Private boat to Murano and Burano for glassblowing and lace-making demos, plus time to wander colorful canals with an expert guide.
“Great guided tour. Sylvia was very informative and had a lot of stories to tell about the other islands surrounding Murano and Bruano. The glass making was very interesting to watch and seeing all the products in the shop that was made were all very beautifully crafted. Bruano was gorgeous with all the colourful houses…”
Half-day boat tour linking Murano glassblowing and Burano’s colorful houses, with scenic lagoon views and free time on both islands.
Tour Murano glassmaking, colorful Burano, and Torcello mosaics from Venice by boat, with factory demo and free time on each island.
“Excellent, considering we thought we'd missed the boat. At the last possible moment, we were found by the tour company! The guides speak five languages and provide a good overview of each stop and the lagoon. The boats are clean. The stops are beautiful, interesting, and humbling (all the ingenuity and labor that have created…”
Skip the lines to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, see golden mosaics and Doge halls, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and hear the stories.
“we would never have learned all that on our own. he was very educational. highly recommend the tour to anyone.”
St Mark’s backstreets on foot, then a 30-minute gondola down Venice’s Grand Canal. See Rialto and La Fenice.
“You need to be able to handle the walking on uneven terrain. The guide was excellent and we would have preferred more of the walking tour and done without the gondola ride. Our gondolier was less than enthusiastic.”
A 3-hour guided Venice tour with skip-the-line tickets for St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, plus museum access.
“The Doge's Palace is magnificent. It would truly be a huge loss if you didn't get to see this in Venice. Price to skip the line and tour is high, but we had a great tour guide so we felt it was worth it. Maria? encouraged us to ask many questions, so she can research…”
Skip-the-line St. Mark’s tour, quiet alley walking, and a 1-hour Grand Canal boat ride in a small group over about 3 hours.
“Beautiful venue. Fairly good guide but had to hear using whispers since hers was not working well. Lovrf water ride”
A small-group Venice food walk with cicchetti, wines, cured meats, fish, and gelato—plus local stories near Rialto for about 3 hours.
“Great introduction to Venetian food, drink and culture.”
Fast-track guided access to Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and prisons, plus St. Mark’s VR/3D moments and optional gondola.
A small-group boat trip from Venice to Murano and Burano for glassblowing and lace-making, with colorful Burano time to wander.
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”
Sail Venice’s lagoon to Murano, Burano, and Torcello with live multilingual commentary, a Murano glass demo, and time to wander each island.
“The meeting point was confusing. Ticket said 1A but we kept moving to different places. Since we do not speak Italian, this was especially hard for us.”
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.
