Venice Express Day Tour with Gondola Ride & Doge's Palace
4 hours
Max 20
Why take this tour?
Highlights
- Check all of Venice's must-see sights off your list in half a day, with all logistics handled.
- Glide through Venice’s canals on a traditional gondola ride.
- Skip the line at the Doge’s Palace.
- Immerse yourself in local life at the bustling Rialto Market.
- Hear the stories of the Doge’s Palace and cross the Bridge of Sighs.
- Sites Visited
- Rialto Fish Market
- Rialto Bridge
- House of Marco Polo (exterior)
- Santa Maria dei Miracoli (exterior)
- Gondola ride
- St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco)
- St. Mark's Basilica (exterior)
- Doge’s Palace
- New Prisons
- Bridge of Sighs
- Tour Includes
- Pre-reserved Doge's Palace ticket
- 30-minute gondola ride
- Local English-speaking guide
Iconic sites, insider stories, and a quintessential gondola ride: the perfect half-day in Venice.
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Latest reviews
Excellent
It’s a great tour in a magical city with great history and an amazing places to see. It’s a great tour the you have the opportunity to city almost the entire city with the gondola experience included.
Viator customer · Tomas · Nov 15, 2025 Excellent
I really enjoyed the tour host by Roberta she is so good as a Tour women, she is knowledgeable and entertaining. I will come back soon. I would love to have her again.
Viator customer · Christine · Nov 14, 2025 Excellent
This tour was an awesome way to see many of the highlights of Venice in a day. The walking tour began not far from the Rialto Bridge and took us through the less travelled areas to see churches, the local fish market, and significant buildings. We had a 30 minute gondola ride through the canals and a break for lunch. We then ended our day in St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. Our guide Marie-Therese was very knowledgeable about all of the sites we visited and is clearly very passionate about the artistic history of Venice. Overall, this tour was the perfect blend of getting to see less well known and the well known sites.
Viator customer · Kim · Nov 13, 2025 Excellent
The gondola ride was really super. Do you want to visit Venice and tell your friends that you skipped or couldn’t fit in a gondola ride? I think not. And booking a gondola ride on your own can be dicey. This was actually a 30 minute ride. We also liked the St Marks tour & Doge’s palace, plus the others sites. If you have limited time (like we did) this is a way to get it all done. We both have physical issues - Elena & Alex did what we needed and went out of their way to accommodate us. That made it a very positive experience.
Viator customer · James · Nov 12, 2025 Excellent
Our tour guide was amazing! She made the whole tour fantastic. Perfect balance of sightseeing, storytelling, and breaks! Highly recommend it!
Viator customer · Karen · Nov 10, 2025You Can Also Experience These Similar Tours
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