Italy · WALKING TOURS IN VENICE
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 walking tours in Venice worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Venice’s walking tour and 30-minute gondola ride, with route details, guide tips, price value, meeting advice, and honest drawbacks.
“The tour was ok. Couldn’t understand everything. Guide spoke English but heavy accent. It rained the whole time. I was hoping guide would allow us to buy a poncho.”
Explore Venice beyond the crowds on a guided walk through San Marco and Rialto, with Casanova stories, secret corners, and an optional gondola ride.
“loved this trip. brilliant ❤️ the half hour gondola ride after the walk and talk was fantastic”
Venice tour review covering St. Mark’s Basilica, hidden Castello lanes, Grand Canal boat ride, price, timing, and practical tips.
“our guide Christina, knew everything about her city and was really enthusiastic giving us all the information Also the boat tour was great However the price was rather high”
Review of Venice’s $14 city-center walking tour, covering St. Mark’s, Rialto, La Fenice, quiet lanes, VR history, and optional gondola rides.
“Ana is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about Venice in one hour (and for such a reasonable cost) that we were rather blown away. It was a great time and we highly recommend.”
Review of Venice’s 2-hour English walking tour, covering Rialto, San Polo, the Jewish Ghetto, and St. Mark’s Square for $44.
“The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. She showed us some great areas and would highly recommend it.”
Review of Venice’s private walking tour with St. Mark’s Basilica, skip-the-line entry, local guides, hidden lanes, value, and practical tips.
“Amazing guide, great pace and Alisandro’s knowledge was fab, learnt so much about Venice. Would highly recommend this tour, exceeded our expectations.”
See Venice’s Rialto Bridge, San Marco, Marco Polo’s home, and quiet lanes on a practical two-hour walking tour with a local guide.
“Excellent guide & great day out. Walking tour was approx 2.5 hours. Guide offered advice, practical tips, interesting anecdotes and insight into Venice’s modern day beauty and its colourful past. Would highly recommend, even the rain.”
Review of Venice’s Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica, and walking tour, with practical tips on value, timing, guides, crowds, and meeting point.
“Our guide was amazing. She knew how to keep our interest and the energy of the group flowing. A true expert. She was also wonderful with my 7 year old son. I would definitely recommend this as a must do on your trip to Venice.”
Taste Venice at sunset with 15-plus local foods, six regional drinks, Rialto views, and an expert guide for $99.
“A very enjoyable evening sampling local food and learning a bit of Venetian history and customs.”
Venice morning walking tour review: see St. Mark’s, hidden lanes, Doge landmarks, and local history with a guide for $29.
“Our guide was great, we learned a lot about the city and the tour was just the right amount of time. Even little thingS you wouldn’t noticed at first become evident as the tour guide points them out to you.... super cool experience and highly recommended. We even had the tour while the high tie was in which was a good reflection of the tour company (not to cancel)”
Review of Venice’s San Marco to Rialto walking tour, with local streets, legends, a bacaro spritz, VR history, and optional gondola ride.
“We had a great tour guide in Marco who battled to remain bright & informative in a humorous way regardless of the inclement weather”
Review of Venice’s private two-hour boat and walking tour, with Grand Canal sights, quiet canals, local history, and a Venetian snack.
“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.”
Explore Venice’s San Marco and Rialto, ride the Bell Tower lift, and step into the city’s past with VR and optional gondola time.
“Valentina was an incredible tour guide! So personable, approachable & knowledgeable about Venice! The tour was the perfect length of time and we thoroughly enjoyed the info we learned during our unforgettable Gondola ride through three canals of Venice!”
Review of Venice’s 2-hour walking tour and shared gondola ride, with backstreet sights, canal views, guide tips, value advice, and FAQs.
“My wife and I visited Venice for our first Anniversary and this Gondola ride and tour were the perfect way to start on our first day. We found the meeting place very easy to get to and the whole process simple - literally a case of take your passport and printed off voucher (head of party only) and present to the tour operator at the designated time - ours was 3pm. The Gondola ride was first and we took some truly amazing photographs from water level and then the tour (led by Ilaria - not sure if I have spelt that correctly) followed. Our guide was very knowledgable about the…”
Follow Commissario Brunetti through Venice’s Ghetto and Cannaregio, with film locations, food stops, local stories, and a guide-led city walk.
“Die Tour hat unseren Vorstellungen absolut entsprochen. Wir würden jederzeit wieder den Guide buchen.”
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