Venice · GUIDED
Good guided tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Skip the line at Venice’s La Fenice and explore its opera rooms with a 7-language audio guide, including Maria Callas details and architecture.
“Loved seeing La Fenice Teatro, it was the highlight of our trip to Venice. It is jawdroppingly beautiful!”
Relax on a lagoon boat to Murano and Burano, watch glassblowing in Murano, then stroll colorful Burano canals with your own free time.
“Brilliant, we had a wonderful day Well worth visiting.”
Small-group private-boat day to Murano glassblowing and Burano lace, with time to wander canals and colorful houses in about 5 hours.
“Great value for the money, tour is wonderful and the guide Selena was great and funny, what a great tour, i ll recommend it because we learned a lot and had such a great time! Thanks”
Venice boat day trip to Murano, Burano, and Torcello, including a Murano glassmaking demo, free island time, and lagoon views.
“Our guide was impressive! A polyglot, he communicated everything (time of arrival, route etc.) very clearly. Loved the tour of Burano! Murano was only a glass demonstration and a visit to a glass shop. Torcello was our final island and it was a very quaint island with few inhabitants, lots of vegetation and a beautiful old church.”
Private-boat day from Venice to Murano glassblowing and Burano lace. Watch artisans work, shop with discounts, and wander colorful streets.
“We had a great tour and Francesca was an amazing guide. We wish we could have explored Murano a bit more but we understand that there were time constraints.”
Guided boat ride from San Marco to Murano and Burano for live glassblowing, lace-making, colorful houses, and optional Prosecco, 5 to 5.5 hours.
“Overall, it was a wonderful experience. Ilaria was lovely and gave us a nice and interesting tour while on boat and at Burano and Murano as well. Just one little pointer, I would have liked a little bit of extra time at Murano. Rather than that, everything else was perfect.Great value for money 🥰 Strongly suggest”
A 2.5-hour Venice street food walk with a local guide, tastings in Rialto Market and bacari, plus history around Frari and Dorsoduro.
“It was a great experience and Vanessa was excellent and funny.”
Fast-track guided look at Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, plus St. Mark’s Square VR and Royal Palace rooms, art, and museums.
“Elena was a fantastic guide! So much insightful information delivered in a fun and spirited way!”
Skip queues at Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and fast entry in Venice.
“Shannon was great! Spoke perfect English (from Maine) but also fluent in Italian. Gave great history on the sites and also suggestions for while in town.”
St. Mark’s to Rialto guided walk with VR history and optional gondola views. Great value for getting your bearings in Venice.
“Ana is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about Venice in one hour (and for such a reasonable cost) that we were rather blown away. It was a great time and we highly recommend.”
Skip-the-line entry to St. Mark’s Basilica with a phone audio guide, fast ticket pickup in St. Mark’s Square, and quick mosaic highlights.
“Super easy to purchase and get into the basilica. However the audio guide was complicated to access and it would not load/download inside the space - probably due to bad network indoors - and so we ended up not using it at all.”
Guided St Mark's Basilica tour from Piazza San Marco, optional Pala d'Oro add-on. See golden mosaics, St Mark’s tomb, and more.
“Gina was hands down the best guide I have ever had on any sort of tour - filled with insider knowledge, Venetian pride and also a sense of humour and perspective on what this landmark was and how the Venetians acquired wealth in the height of their glory days. Twas a shame we didn’t do the Doge’s palace with her! Well recommended”
A 2-hour English guided walk through Venice’s key sights, from Dorsoduro to Rialto Bridge and ending at St. Mark’s Square.
“Great walking tour and the guide Flavia was very knowledgeable and we learnt so much on the tour. Would highly recommend.”
Priority entry to Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs, prisons and St. Mark's museums, with a phone audio guide, about 2.5 hours.
“The guide was extremely knowledgeable and really allowed us to put everything into perspective and truly imagine how the palace was in the past.”
Skip the long lines into Doge’s Palace with a guided visit and optional Museo Correr ticket included, about 1 to 2.5 hours.
“Great tour. Nice and relaxed. Air conditioned. Great walk through Romes version of Central Park after. Highly recommend.”
Every kind of day on the lagoon, and the best of each.
