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Venice Sightseeing Walking Tour with a Local Guide

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  • 2 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Explore the hidden corners of Venice on this walking tour and benefit from local knowledge. Stroll with a small group to the city square of Campo Santa Margherita, see the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, and visit the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Then cross the Rialto Bridge and walk past the Marco Polo House to St. Mark's Square. Upgrade for a private tour.
  • Small-group or private walking tour of Venice
  • Select a morning or afternoon itinerary
  • See top sights like the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark's Square
  • Get insider tips and info about Venice
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What's Included

  • English Speaking Local Guide
  • The tour is in English language only the private option can be done in English, Spanish and German
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

  • Campo San Pantalon
    Campo San Pantalon, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy

    San Toma is the nearest steamboat stop to reach Campo San Pantalon. The guide will wait near the entrance of the church.

End point

  • St. Mark's Square
    Piazza San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy

What To Expect

Start your walking tour of Venice in the morning or afternoon. Meet at a central location and set off with a small group limited to 15 people. Alternatively, select a private tour exclusively for you and your party. Your guide is a well-informed local who provides insight into the former maritime republic. 

Stroll the pedestrianized streets to historical areas and particular districts that include Rialto, San Marco, and Cannaregio. Cross charming footbridges that connect some hundreds of small islands that comprise Venice, including the Rialto Bridge. Get a look at the surrounding area, once the financial and trade center of Venice, and walk past Marco Polo's house; where one of the world's most famous travelers was born. 

See Campo Santa Margherita and the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, where the 16th-century Italian painter Titian is buried. Upon crossing Campo San Bartolomeo see the Church of San Giovanni e Paolo, the resting place of many Venice doges, or leaders, of the city-state. See the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and finish at St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco).

Your guide can offer recommendations on where to eat and how to spend your free time in Venice.

Piazza San Marco

Enjoy a fun and informative 2 hour walking tour of the highlights of Venice led by a local expert tour guide. It is the best way to explore the best of Venice in short time.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Enjoy a fun and informative 2 hour walking tour of the highlights of Venice led by a local expert tour guide. It is the best way to explore the best of Venice in short time.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wear comfortable shoes
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Traveler Tips

We took the tour on our first full day in Venice and it really provide useful as we walked around on our own in the days that followed.
On time, good english and you'll get a good picture at the Rialto Bridge.
Definitely recommend this tour for your first time in Venice!
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For beginners 😊
Hana_V, Jan 2023
A guide was a nice person. I would recommend this tour to people who don’t know much about art and history.
Useful walking tour of Venice
Gregory_F, Dec 2022
Useful tour to learn a bit of the history and geography of Venice. Tour guide was friendly and enthusiastic. Guide provided suggestions on additional things to do and how to do them
Big up Denise
Lydia_M, Dec 2022
Denise taken us through only the best parts of Venice. Amazing amounts of knowledge, very humerus very enjoyable. :)
Outstanding Tour!
Randall_P, Dec 2022
The guide Denise was Outstanding! On time, friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging! She included our 10 year old grandson in all the conversations, and treated us like friends instead of clients! Cannot recommend highly enough!
Great experience
Josephine_R, Nov 2022
Our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. She took us to very interesting spots that not known everyone.
Excellent guide; we learned and laughed a lot in Venice
Stan_S, Nov 2022
A very interesting tour, indeed! First of all, our guide was EXCELLENT; knowledgeable, laid back, funny, our guide gave us a wonderful sightseeing experience.
Excellent first thing to do in Venice
Rodney_S, Nov 2022
Amazing walking tour with a local. We went off the beaten path and saw things the average tourist would not see. Guide "Alice" was fantastic and passionate about her city. About ten in the group.
Gresy way to get to know Venice
Louise_G, Nov 2022
Fantastic way to get to know Venice and its history. Loved the small details. The walk took us through a large part and the main areas. Ideal for our first day
Interesting and fun
Isabella_D, Nov 2022
Excellent fun tour with Denise. She made us laugh with her stories and also gave us some great tips and food recommendations!
great guide great tour...
Chantal_B, Nov 2022
great guide great tour she took time to explain and answer questions she gave us good recommandations for restaurants snd food choices.
Informative and fun.
Jennifer_M, Nov 2022
Denise was excellent- the walking tour was not only informative but entertaining. Visitors leave with a good insight into the history/geography of Venice as well as a good feel for the people of the place.
A tour of the real Venice
hleej3, Nov 2022
Very knowledgeable guide. Very candid about the real history. Unusual sites. Not a typical tour of churches and museums.
Informative and fun
Emina_C, Oct 2022
This tour is a perfect intro to Venice. It is affordably priced for the breadth of the information and the experience. Our guide Denise was very friendly and knowledgable. She told fun anecdotes, answered our questions and provided useful tips for the remainder of our stay in Venice.
An excellent first introduction to Venice with an expert, friendly guide.
Andrew_P, Oct 2022
The local guide, Alice, was friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and spoke very good English. She was always happy to answer questions, and the tour went on longer than advertised due to Alice's willingness not to rush about. The tour was on our first morning in Venice and was a great way of being introduced to the city, get our bearings, and be shown some of the key sights so we knew where we wanted to go to explore further. Alice had lots of tips too, including how to navigate around the maze of streets. The starting point was Campo San Pantalon which was easy to find from Santa Lucia station. It is worth taking a look into the church there whilst waiting for the guide to arrive. It looks a bit anonymous and plain on the outside but inside is a jaw-dropping painted ceiling that is amazing. Overall we had a great tour and it was very good value for money. An excellent introduction to Venice.
Very informative...
Gillian_M, Oct 2022
Very informative knowledgeable guide , would highly recommend this tour. Gave us an insight into Venice.
The tour that made me want to return and spend more time in Venice…
JosephA, Oct 2022
The historical context, range of subject knowledge and presentation in all areas by Alice made this an outstanding tour and provided an appreciation for Venice that I never would have acquired on my own.
Nice tour to get introduced to Venice!
ELLINA_A, Oct 2022
Denise was full of Italian character! It was very good to take this your in our first morning in Venice to learn and build a sightseeing plan for the rest.
Perfect 2 hour tour
Stephanie_E, Oct 2022
Our 2 hour walking tour was the perfect way to start our trip. Our guide, Denise, was wonderful! She made the 2 hours very interesting and FUN! She provided an endless amount of useful information and kept us on the move. We loved it!
Excellent experience
sharon_r, Oct 2022
Excellent guide, so informative with great stories. Great way to spend 2 hours walking around the city
Informative and Fun!
Michelle_S, Oct 2022
We had a great time on this tour yesterday. Unfortunately, we didn’t catch the name of our guide but due to an emergency problem with our original guide, he stepped in at the last moment and was fab! We’ve been to Venice several times, but learnt lots of interesting and fun facts on this trip and are really pleased we did it..
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