Venice · WALKING TOURS
45 reviewed
The good walking tours in Venice sell out early and the great ones sell out first. Ranked below are the 15 best, with current prices and what makes each one different, so you can book before the calendar fills.
Skip-the-line guided walking tour of Venice’s St Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace, and St Mark’s Basilica with priority entry and standout views.
“Ana was amazing, really a great experience with her!”
Guided walk from St. Mark’s to Rialto with a local bacaro spritz, VR Venice Gallery, plus optional gondola or Fortuny palace entry.
“The guide was very enthusiastic and she shared a lot of interesting information”
Venice tour from St Mark’s Square with a guided walk and a 30-minute gondola on the Grand Canal, seeing Scala del Bovolo and La Fenice.
“Met at the meeting point at designated time. Tour left without us. Apparently if you aren’t early they sell your tickets to someone else. We caught up with our tour and they were full so couldn’t allow us to join. Not a great experience.”
Skip the line at St Mark’s, learn Venice history on foot, then cruise the Grand Canal on a small boat for a classic first-day combo.
“1.- First part "Venice Tour with St Mark’s Basilica" was average. 2.- "Grand Canal Boat tour" was excellent, lady acting as a tour guide was very enthusiast, she knows Venice very well, explained us every detail clearly. My wife and I were there on September 27th 2019 in the afternoon tour. I wrote the name of the woman, but lost the paper, the only thing I remember is that she live around and looks like an actress some kind of Jennifer Aniston. 3.- You need a Sign that let your client to locate you easy. It was very stressful to find you, I was in the place 1 hour before.”
Walk St. Mark’s Square and Rialto calli, add VR history, and optional gondola. A smart Venice center tour for $14.
“Guide Natalia was very knowledgeable and made the historical facts very interesting.”
2-hour English walking tour in Venice for $44, covering Rialto Bridge and St. Mark’s Square with small-group local stories.
“We were greeted by our guide Flavia, who absolutely made the tour fun and educational. Highly recommend doing this as it gives you a good perspective of Venice. We did this at the beginning of our visit which helped us immensely find our way around.”
Skip the line for St. Mark’s Basilica and get a 2-hour Venice overview with a local guide, quiet alley stops, and radio headsets.
“The inside of San Marco Basilica and information. It is a unique basilica in the world. Qqqqqwwwwwwerrttttyyuuiiiiooooiiuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuygfcvvvbbbbnnbvcxcxxxxxx”
A 2-hour small-group Venice walk with a local guide, hitting Rialto Bridge, Marco Polo, Frari, and St. Mark’s Square.
“Non-stop, walk thru the city. Few opportunities to snap a picture (you will fall scarily behind). Don’t expect a rest or comfort stop—no opportunity to grab a coffee or soda on a hot, humid day.”
Skip-the-line walk through St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace, Casanova’s prison cell, and Byzantine wonder inside St. Mark’s Basilica.
“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”
Venice at golden hour with 15+ tastings, regional wine, and sunset sights like Rialto Bridge, plus a guided history story.
“Carlo was a super tour guide. He was able to share much about Venice, wine and food. The food wall very good as well as the wine. Carlo was able to share a Venetian insiders view with us. I would do this tour again, 100%.”
Private Venice walking tour with a local Lokafyer. No set route, real neighborhood tips, and a plan built around your interests.
“Miriam was great, she had broad knowledge of Venice and she seemed so inspired and happy telling me about Venice. I would definitely request her again.”
90-minute morning walk in Venice’s calli with headsets, outside sights, and stories of Doges, St. Mark’s, and quiet squares.
“The walking tour was a great intro to the city of Venice. It blended the history of how Venice started as a refuge from the Barbarians to it's dominance in global trade in the renaissance era.”
San Marco to Rialto walking tour with spritz in a bacaro, photo stops, and optional gondola VR. Small group, map-free Venice.
“Valentina was a good guide, sometime it took her longer time to describe things. The content of the guided tour was adequate for the venue taken and the length of the tour. She shared many interesting stories and facts about the locations.”
Private-style Venice boat and walking tour with Grand Canal views, quieter canals in Cannaregio, plus snack tasting with coffee or cicchetti.
“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.”
Venice city-center walk with a Rialto Bridge viewpoint, spritz in a bàcaro, then a 30-minute gondola and VR finale.
“Paula conducted a very good tour leading us through the maze of streets outside San Marco square. The tour was very informative, she I cured relevant history and modern day vignettes. Audio worked perfectly throughout the tour. Awesome guide! Thank you Jerry from Toronto”
