VENICE
The Venice shortlist.
The 15 most popular 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.
“Gianmarco was an amazing guide. Local knowledge and provided a great lay of the land to get your bearings on the city. The tour helped set me up to enjoy the palazzo and other sites even more.”
Skip long lines to Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, then walk San Marco and Mercerie with a guide.
“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”
A morning walk through Venice’s calli and squares with headsets, big-picture Doge history, and smart, off-the-main-route stops.
Private 2-hour Venice boat-and-walk tour on the Grand Canal plus secret canals and a food tasting, with small-group comfort.
“It’s an absolute scam, don’t believe you can cancel within 24 hours!!! terrible customer service !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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.”
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.
“We really had such a great time on this tour. Our tour was smaller being we visited in Feb and so it was a great opportunity to really get to know our guide and get a one-on-one experience with him. We learned so many things about Venice that we never would have without booking to…”
Small-group Murano glassblowing by water taxi, plus time on Burano. Live furnace demo, lagoon views, and shopping.
“Misleading and disappointing. Visited on 26th December. After arriving, we were told their own furnace was not operating and were taken to another furnace at a distant location. Only then were we informed that no master glassmaker was working due to Christmas — this was never disclosed before booking.”
Evening Venice in 90 minutes: Jewish Ghetto and Rialto on foot, optional gondola ferry, then a free motorboat ride back through the Giudecca Canal.
“Camilla was a fantastic tour guide. Incredibly knowledgeable, extremely personable, friendly and kind. The lovely slow paced walk took us to most of the major highlights in Venice. We learnt a lot about the history of Venice, the Jewish Ghetto, banking, fish market & flooding in Venice. Our highlight was the 1 min gondola ride…”
Venice at night, 90 minutes of ghosts, murder legends, and superstitions in Castello and Cannaregio with a local English guide for $42.
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.
