Take an unforgettable tour to enjoy Venice in all its beauty. Participate in a guided tour of the Doge’s Palace and Golden Basilica and then visit Rialto and San Marco areas at your own leisure.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 2 hours
- Starting time 10:45 AM
- Skip the ticket line
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English, German, Spanish, Italian, French
Experience
- Skip the line to the Basilica and Doge Palace with your tour guide
- Admire the marvelous Basilica with its golden mosaics
- Discover the magnificent halls of power of the Doge's Palace
- Create your own customized route to take in the Saint Mark and Rialto areas
COVID-19 Update
Due to health and safety regulations, this itinerary may change. See Know before you go for the latest updates.
- Skip the line guided tour of Doge's Palace and Basilica of San Marco
- Audio-receivers for groups of 10
- Mobile app with commentary for self-guided tour of Rialto & San Marco square
- Hotel pick-up
- Food and drinks
- Wheelchair users
Customers must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
- Customers must bring their own headphones
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
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Prepare for the activity
St Mark's Square, the white building with the blue clock facade. The assistant will wait for you for with a signboard saying "TOUR". Customers are advised not to go to the Bell Tower.
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- Comfortable shoes
Not allowed
- Pets
- Luggage or large bags
Know before you go
- Until further notice, entrance inside St. Mark’s Basilica is not possible due to ongoing restoration work. Tours will visit the basilica's Terrace and its Museum instead
- You will receive an e-mail with the QR and instructions to active the Rialto & San Marco self-guided tour
- You can use the mobile app anytime by night and by day however many times you want
- For security reasons suitcases, backpacks or large bags are not allowed inside the Basilica and inside the Doges’ Palace, so a free storage service is provided
- The app won’t use up any data connection as it runs on GPS only
- You have to download the app on your mobile phone
- Unfortunately this tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
- You will receive the app by e-mail, no later than 10:00 AM on the day after your reservation, otherwise, you can come to Venice tours office (San Marco 1130) for assistance and download the mobile app