The 7 1-Hour Experiences in Venice That Earn Their Price

1.1-Hour The Doge’s Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 97 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $79Our pick

Skip the line at Doge’s Palace with a live guide, see Tintoretto, tour the Hall of Great Council, then cross the Bridge of Sighs to prisons.

“Très belle visite du Palais des doges avec une guide parfaite commentaires clairs et très intéressants ! La visite d'une heure se termine par l'intérieur du pont des soupirs et des prisons mais vous pouvez refaire la visite en totalité pour apprécier de nouveau tout ce palais tant que vous ne sortez pas de l'enceinte... A noter que le billet d'entrée vous donne accès au musée Corre situé à côté le jour même et le lendemain ...une visite à faire sans hésitation !!!”

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2.45-Minute or 1-hour Private Gondola Ride from Rialto

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 85 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $337.34

Private 45 minute gondola near St Mark’s, gliding on the Grand Canal with Rialto Bridge views, up to 5, mobile ticket.

“Our group of 12 folks reserved three gondolas for one hour at Sunset! It’s the way to go! Less crowded and cooler! Our gondoliers were a hoot! We made beautiful memories and got some great photographs!”

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3.1-Hour Panoramic Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 64 reviews · 1 hour · from $29

Venice panoramic 1-hour boat tour from St. Mark’s Square. See Doge’s Palace, Giudecca Canal churches, San Giorgio views, Burano photos.

“just clean windows and try to get better speakers, I could not hear much English”

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4.1-Hour Spritz Time Experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 9 reviews · 1 hour · from $17Best value

One hour of Venetian aperitivo at Un Mondo Di Vino: a classic Spritz and 2 cicchetti in a bacaro setting, taste local flavors.

“unkomplizierter, netter Ablauf freundlicher offener Wirt genau, wie wir es uns gewünscht hatten”

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5.Venice Sunrise 1h Running Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $42.06

7:30 am Venice running tour from Rialto to San Marco, dawn photo stops, English guide, small groups, 1 hour.

“Ben was a fantastic guide,early norning meant no one around,learnt alot about Venice and had the first decent coffee in Europe!!”

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6.1-hour panoramic tour of Venice by boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $28.92

Venice lagoon cruise with onboard commentary in four languages, passing San Marco, Giudecca’s Palladian churches, Molino Stucky, and San Giorgio Maggiore.

“Bellissimo giro, una piacevole immersione di un'ora nella storia e nella cultura veneziana!! Ottima organizzazione e puntualità del tour. Capitano della barca e guida super accoglienti.”

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7.1-Hour Motor Boat Ride on Grand Canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 1 hour · from $265Top rated

A 1-hour private motor boat ride on Venice’s Grand Canal with a live multilingual guide, palace views, and calm photo time.

“So busy and not too easy to find our guide at first, but once we did it was an experience that we will never forget. We learnt so much about Venice in such a short time. The guide was very friendly and passionate about the area.”

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