VENICE
The Venice shortlist.
The 15 most popular venice walking tours in Venice. The ones worth your time in a city with plenty to choose from, each with prices, running times and the operator behind it.
Venice walking tour plus a Grand Canal gondola ride from St Mark’s, with exterior sights like Scala del Bovolo and La Fenice. About 2.25 hours.
Most Popular“You need to be able to handle the walking on uneven terrain. The guide was excellent and we would have preferred more of the walking tour and done without the gondola ride. Our gondolier was less than enthusiastic.”
Skip-the-line St Mark’s plus a local walk into backstreets and a 1-hour Grand Canal boat cruise. Small groups, big Venice payoff.
“Arriana was very friendly and accommodating to our group. The boat and chuch tours were interesting.”
Walk St. Mark’s Square and Rialto, plus VR history and optional gondola. Small-group tour for about $14, in 1–2.5 hours.
Private-style Venice walk with skip-the-line St Mark’s Basilica, canal-side stories, and a tight 2-hour route in small groups.
“This was a great way to learn about the city and its fabulous history. And get into St Mark’s - I cannot remember our tour guides name - but she was lovely, very informed and knowledgeable. Thanks for the great tour.”
Small-group Venice walk with a local guide, covering Rialto Bridge, Marco Polo’s area, doge tombs, and St. Mark’s Square in about 2 hours.
“Dropped the luggage off at the hotel and wondered around until our tour started. It was a great way get introduced to Venice.”
Skip long lines to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, then walk San Marco and Mercerie with a guide.
“Felipe was an amazing guide around town! Answered all of our questions and gave us great tid bits of the city we wouldn’t have known otherwise! Super easy to understand”
A morning walk through Venice’s calli and squares with headsets, big-picture Doge history, and smart, off-the-main-route stops.
San Marco to Rialto on foot with local stories, spritz at a bacaro, and a VR gondola history stop for great orientation value.
“The tour started very chaotic. The staff didn't know where the guide was and they told us different things about where to gather. The tour started late and lasted for 1 hour instead of the 2 hours we paid for.”
Private 2-hour Venice boat-and-walk tour on the Grand Canal plus secret canals and a food tasting, with small-group comfort.
“We had a nice boat ride around Venice. The boats speaker system was cutting out half the time so we could only hear half of what the tour guide said. The tour guide's accent was so thick we could only understand about half of what she was saying, so could only get about a quarter…”
Walk Venice’s historic Jewish Ghetto and step inside the Spanish and Levantine synagogues for rare access and human stories.
Skip lines at Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, with terrace views, Bridge of Sighs, Casanova and museum access.
“Guide exceptionnelle !”
A 2-hour Venice tapas and wine walking tour with a local guide, cicchetti at bacari, and three glasses of regional wine.
“The tour was excellent. Gianmarco was an experienced, knowledgeable guide. We saw a side of Venice that we would have never seen, learned a great deal, and had some delicious food and wine in the process. Highly recommended!”
Evening Venice in 90 minutes: Jewish Ghetto and Rialto on foot, optional gondola ferry, then a free motorboat ride back through the Giudecca Canal.
“A walk around the main sights of Venice, knowledgeable guide”
Venice at night, 90 minutes of ghosts, murder legends, and superstitions in Castello and Cannaregio with a local English guide for $42.
A 2-hour Venice small-group walk from Dorsoduro to St Mark’s, hitting Rialto and classic squares with a local guide.
“Just a perfect time . Valentina was vivacious, friendly and very knowledgeable. She made it enjoyable and interesting for both adults and children alike. The best introduction to Venice for my family but still informative for me who has been to Venice many times”
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.
