Top 15 City Tours in Venice

Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour - Starting at Piazza San Marco: Getting Your Bearings Fast

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,873 reviews · 1 - 2.5 hours · from $14Our pick

Walk St. Mark’s Square to Rialto with calli shortcuts, Teatro La Fenice passing views, VR history, and optional gondola water time.

“Francesco was a helpful tour guide with a nice sense of humor. He covered quite a few landmarks of the city in a quick 1 hour. Even though the weather was not the best with so much fog, we got to learn about the history and the structure of the city of Venise. After the walking tour, we had a few minutes of VR experience about the history of Venise. It was a big plus of the tour and we enjoyed it a lot. The highlight of the experience was the gondola ride in the mist over the water of Venise. It was like in the movie and it felt…”

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Venice: Walking Guided Tour of the City Must-See Sites

2.Walking Guided Tour of the City Must-See Sites

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,095 reviews · 2 hours · from $44

2-hour small-group English tour through Venice’s Rialto, Cannareggio, and St Mark’s Square, led by a local guide.

“One of the best guided walking tours I have ever done! This was the perfect start to my visit to Venice providing a good orientation of the city. My guide Valentina was absolutely fantastic! Her passion for the city, her knowledge and her positive, friendly and entertaining engagement with all the guests really made the tour feel like a shared experience, even though for me I was travelling on my own. I would highly rate Valentina and this tour for anyone visiting the city. Conveniently the tour ends at St. Mark's Square meaning you are then well placed to continue exploring the delights of the city. The fish market was…”

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Venice: Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City

3.Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 937 reviews · 30 min · from $48

Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal for $48, 30 minutes total. Pass Santa Maria della Salute and La Fenice, with flexible departures.

“Didn’t initially expect much but during and after the short 30 minute tour, I feel that it was a can’t miss experience that everyone has to have if they visit Venice. Just to realize the history and the close contact that you get by riding the canals. The cost was well worth it.”

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Venice: St. Mark’s City Pass with Doge’s Palace Entry

4.St. Mark’s City Pass with Doge’s Palace Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 742 reviews · 6 months · from $52

Venice’s St. Mark’s City Pass bundles Doge’s Palace and key St. Mark’s museums for faster entry, big savings, and flexible visits.

“absolutely amazing, make sure you visit dodges palace and correo museum. the churches you may not have time for”

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Venice: Winter Pass Top Attractions & City Walking Tour

5.Winter Pass Top Attractions & City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 181 reviews · 7 days (approx.) · from $18

Venice winter pass walking tour with priority entry, Grand Canal audioguide, and optional Doge's Palace and museum access.

“The audio guide was very temperamental. Everything else all worked well and easy to use and generally clear as long as you read the booking instructions properly”

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Venice: City Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

6.City Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 158 reviews · 2 hours · from $31

A 2-hour San Marco Venice walking tour with a live guide, photo stops like Scala Contarini del Bovolo, plus an app for 100+ more sights.

“visite très très instructive du point de vue histoire de l'art, architecture et politique. le guide était passionné et passionnant !”

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Venice in a Day: The Main Highlights of the City

7.Venice in a Day: The Main Highlights of the City

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 139 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $213

Skip-the-line St Mark’s and Doge’s Palace with a Castello walk, Correr Museum ticket, and a shared gondola ride in Venice.

“I liked that we were able to see the major attractions in Venice and do the Gondola and Boat Tour all in one tour. The guide we had for the palace and the Church was very nice and I liked her a lot. My disappointment in the tour was that it had a long break between the 11:00 gondola ride and then 1:45 meeting time for the church/palace trip. I didn't like that we had multiple meeting points to find and would have preferred a tour that went without break between the different events instead of having a several hour period of down time to kill and where the guides…”

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Verona City Sightseeing Walking Tour of Must-See Sites with Local Guide

8.Verona City Sightseeing Walking Tour of Must-See Sites with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $43

Small-group Verona walking tour with a local guide, covering Piazza Bra, Piazza delle Erbe, Dante’s Square, and a Romeo and Juliet balcony stop.

“Laura was my guide and she was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. I learned a lot and we were able to do the tour in about 1 hour and 45 minutes!”

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Off the Beaten Track in Venice: Private City Tour

9.Off the Beaten Track in Venice: Private City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $146Top rated

Private Venice tour that escapes crowds, starts in Dorsoduro, and delivers a San Giorgio Maggiore view plus quieter local squares.

“It was a pleasant surprise when Nicolo used his boat to take us around the canals of Venice. We thoroughly enjoyed it”

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Another Side of the City: Discovering Authentic Venice

10.Another Side of the City: Discovering Authentic Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $102

Private 4pm Venice walk with Elisabetta Amadi, from Santa Maria della Salute to Zattere and Squero views, plus local campos.

“Definitely take this tour as soon as you arrive in Venice if you’ve never been before. Elisabetta is a true Venezian who speaks great English and knows all the off the grid spots to go. We talked to her about cultural norms, and she warned us of scams and showed us how to spot pickpockets. We got to ask her a lot about being a resident of Venice, which I found very interesting. She tailored the tour to what we wanted to see and talk about.”

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Cultural Kayak Tour: Discovering the City’s Canals

11.Cultural Kayak Tour: Discovering the City’s Canals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $83

Paddle Venice canals in a small group, train with local coaches at a rowing club, then float past the Arsenale with guide photos included.

“The tour was an incredible way to see the city from a completely different view. We are experienced kyakers, but I think the route can be adjusted for any level of experience. Alexandra was an amazing guide who really told about history of Venice and her passion for her city. I completely understand why Venitoans would be proud of their history- highly recommended tour for anyone who has been in a kayak before!”

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Sunset Kayak Tour in Venice: Discovering the City’s Canals

12.Sunset Kayak Tour in Venice: Discovering the City’s Canals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.) · from $118

Paddle Venice’s canals at sunset with a small group, learn kayak basics from local guides, and get pro photos from a real rowing club stop.

“I actually did a nighttime kayak experience with a different company in May this year, so I can compare for ease of others choosing the numerous kayak tours available. 1. This is the only professional rowing club in Venice-they are twin with Westminster and Henley rowing club in the UK (along with other countries). 2. All equipment was exceptionally well maintained and lifejackets and skirts to protect you from getting wet we’re all clean. 3. Unlike the other company, these provided skirts 4. Access was from a proper decked pier with a ladder onto a boat and was much more stable than the other company we used. It was also…”

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Family Friendly Venice Private City Tour

13.Family Friendly Venice Private City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $219

A 2-hour private Venice walk built for families, from Rialto Bridge to Marco Polo's House and Acqua Alta bookstore.

“Monica was amazing. We enjoyed the tour as adults BUT the boys really enjoyed it which was a Hugh factor in going with them. I highly recommend this during a visit to Venice.”

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Private City Kickstart Tour: Venice

14.Private City Kickstart Tour: Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $211

Private Venice kickstart tour with a local guide. See Rialto and San Marco plus local tips. 2 hours, English, mobile ticket.

“This is an amazing experience with Frederica. We learned so much, got some great advice, and fell in love with Venice even more. So worth it.”

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Enchanting Venice: City Walk & Majestic Gondola Ride!

15.Enchanting Venice: City Walk & Majestic Gondola Ride!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $150

A small-group walking tour plus a 30-minute shared gondola ride in Venice, with clear audio and smart route planning.

“The guide was informative. The tour was mostly focused on architecture. The tour had a lot of walking and the guide went fast. We had 3 people who couldn’t keep up and they gave up on the tour. This tour company has a lot of tours all starting in the same place at the same time so it’s pretty chaotic, but we eventually got sorted into the right tour. We did a tour with a gondola ride… it’s a shared gondola ride — they just group together parties based on size to get 4-5 people to a boat. The gondola ride was exactly what they said… 20-30 min around Venice…”

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