The 15 Best Venice Walking Tours

Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride - Piazza San Marco: the social center, plus the view that makes people pause

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3,630 reviews · 2 hours 9 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes (approx.) · from $72Our pick

A guided Venice walk from St Mark’s to Rialto, then a classic 30-minute gondola ride along the Grand Canal and canals in the Fenice area.

“The walking tour was fabulous and guide so knowledgeable, though I would see a few more hidden spots. As for gondola ride is was disappointing to say, it was disgusting-and turn our last day into an unforgettable day in Venice for all the wrong reasons. We were huddled like cattle and expected to sit on this tiny chairs opposite each other.(we are 6 ft tall ) the people at the ride and new the tour was no help to fix it. Left us very very disappointed. Would NOT recommend at all.. Do the walking tour ..”

Check availability →Read our full review

Hidden Venice Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: Rialto Bridge & Offbeat Unusual Venice Walking Tour

2.Rialto Bridge & Offbeat Unusual Venice Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3,538 reviews · from $28

Offbeat Rialto Bridge and San Marco walk with Casanova and Scala Contarini del Bovolo, plus an optional 30-minute gondola ride.

“Valentina was a great guide. The early start avoided the crowds. Adding the Gondola trip made it so easy. We weren't rushed. A great tour company!”

Check availability →Read our full review

Cruises & Boat Tours, Private, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark’s, Walking tour & Boat tour

3.Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark’s, Walking tour & Boat tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3,372 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $480

Small-group Venice tour with skip-the-line St Mark's Basilica, hidden Castello backstreets, and a Grand Canal boat ride.

“Our Tour Guide was excellent. She moved at a steady pace - we weren't rushed nor bored. It was good to have a few hours between the walking tour and the boat ride. Would highly recommend.”

Check availability →Read our full review

City Tours, Guided, Historical Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

4.City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,873 reviews · 1 - 2.5 hours · from $14Best value

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…”

Check availability →Read our full review

City Tours, Guided, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

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

5.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…”

Check availability →Read our full review

Private, St Mark's Basilica Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark’s Basilica

6.Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark’s Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,063 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $242

Private-style Venice walk to St Mark's Basilica with skip-the-line entry, expert stories, and quiet alleys in about 2 hours.

“Tour of St. Marks Basilica. Skip the line tickets were totally worth it and the guide was very knowledgable”

Check availability →Read our full review

Guided, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide

7.Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 887 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $48

A 2-hour Venice small-group or private walking tour with a local guide, hitting Rialto, Marco Polo’s house, San Zanipolo, and St. Mark’s.

“Our tour guide, Valentina, was amazing!! We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. She took us to many places we otherwise would never have found - or even known to look for. Her knowledge of Venice is extensive and for this reason she made the tour very interesting. She is very friendly and fun! I would highly recommend taking this tour soon after arriving to Venice. Thank you Valentina for providing us with a memorable time in Venice!”

Check availability →Read our full review

Doge's Palace Tours, St Mark's Basilica Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark’s Basilica

8.Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark’s Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 884 reviews · from $142

Skip-the-line access to Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica plus a guided San Marco walk through squares and Mercerie. 4-8 hours.

“The guide was excellent.. could have improved by having the yellow sign for the meeting point on display prior to 15 minutes before the tour starts. we were unsure we were at the correct location because the shop sign was not visible and the address number was incomplete on the stone entrance. it was confusing”

Check availability →Read our full review

Evening Experiences, Food, Food & Drink, Sunset & Night Cruises, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours, Wine & Prosecco Tastings, Wine Tours

Venice: Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings

9.Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 848 reviews · 3 hours · from $99Top rated

Venice sunset walking tour with 14+ tastings, 6 regional wines, and guided history past Rialto and the oldest church. 3 hours.

“One of the best tours we had on the entire trip to Europe. We went to secluded laces that only locals know about, one place didn't even have a sign to know what it was. Food and wine were excellent, the guide was always busy making sure everyone was happy and had whatever they needed”

Check availability →Read our full review

Morning, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: Morning Walking Tour

10.Morning Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 705 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $29

Venice morning walking tour through calli and squares with headsets, outside-only sights, and stories of doges, St Mark’s, and Mercerie.

“Nice guide, fun tour to walk around town and be led by somebody who knows their way round”

Check availability →Read our full review

Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local

11.San Marco to Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 688 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $18

Walk San Marco to Rialto with a local guide, catch big Venice sights and backstreets, then take a spritz break, plus optional gondola add-ons.

“Very informative and off the beaten path. The tour guide really knew his stuff and the history of Venice!”

Check availability →Read our full review

Cruises & Boat Tours, Food, Food & Drink, Private, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Food Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Private Venice 2 hrs Tour: Boat & Walking Tour with food tasting

12.Private Venice 2 hrs Tour: Boat & Walking Tour with food tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 688 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $402

Two hours in Venice by private boat on the Grand Canal and hidden canals, plus a walk and food tasting in Cannaregio.

“The tour guide never showed up. both my wife and I and the other two couples were stood up by our guide. The couple from Bosnia contacted their tour guide agent and found out that our 10:00 tour was cancelled. The tour was being rescheduled for 1:00. We were unable to make that time because we had already scheduled our day beginning with your 10:00 tour.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: St. Mark’s Classic Walking Tour & Bell Tower Entry

13.St. Mark’s Classic Walking Tour & Bell Tower Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 471 reviews · from $56

3-hour Venice walk from San Marco to Rialto, skip lines to St Mark’s Bell Tower, then VR history plus optional gondola ride.

“It was a perfect walking tour to learn about the history of Venice. My guide was knowledgeable and helpful. He took us to spots off the beaten path to have beautiful views of Venice. Perfect for photos!”

Check availability →Read our full review

Gondola Rides, Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride

14.Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 466 reviews · 2 hours · from $75

2-hour Venice combo: 1.5-hour guided walk through Rialto and quieter alleys, then a 30-minute shared gondola with app audio for $75.

“This tour was great value for money but a little disjointed with lots of waiting around. First off the gondola ride was a little cramped with 6 people per boat but for the price of this tour understandable. The hidden Venice walking tour was amazing and the lady was knowledgable and very funny with a good sense of humour.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Tour Reviews, Tours, Venice Walking Tours, Walking Tours

Venice: The Footsteps of Commissario Brunetti Walking Tour

15.The Footsteps of Commissario Brunetti Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 445 reviews · 2 hours · from $157

Walk Venice with a licensed guide in the world of Commissario Brunetti, hitting film locations, campos, and ending at the questura.

“We met Valério for this tour ‘In the Footsteps of Commissario Brunetti’, conveniently at our hotel. As English nationals, we have not seen the German Series of Donna Leos books, we formed our own images of the places and characters ourselves. Valério had a hard task as 2 of our group of 3 had not read any of this series of books! I having read only 8 of the 35. Yet, Valério made the 2 hour tour fun even for my friends who were unfamiliar with sites of murders, bodies, the police station, hospital and Brunetti’s favourite bars, newspapers stand and restaurants. Filled in with other interesting facts on such…”

Check availability →Read our full review