Live Guided Tour: Golden Basilica, Doge's Palace & Gondola ride | La Vacanza Travel

Live Guided Tour: Golden Basilica, Doge's Palace & Gondola ride

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Italy, Veneto, Venice
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  • 3 hours
  • Venice
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

A wonderful 3- hours experience to discover the historical and artistic heart of Venice!

The expert guide will escort you in the fascinating Doge’s Palace and the Saint Mark’s Basilica in Piazza San Marco. Admire their stunning artworks and learn the endless history the Venice Repulic. You'll cross also the famous Bridge of Sighs! Go on the Terrace of the Basilica and admire its fascinating mosaics.

Then you will enjoy a romantic gondola ride through the Grand Canal and its picturesque waterways: during the ride you’ll admire the main Venice Highlights as Fenice Opera House, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Santa Maria della Salute Church and many others.

Included in this activity you will have a mobile app to visit by yourself to visit the Rialto and Saint’s Mark areas.

Visit: Basilica di San Marco, San Marco, 328, 30124 Venice Italy

Then, you will enjoy an amazing guided tour to the historical and famous Golden Basilica. You will admire stunning gold mosaics and marble inlays of the floors, sitting comfortably while our guide will show you the represented biblical scenes, the history and the particularities of this ancient basilica.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy

A guided tour in the Doge’s Palace the old seat of the Venetian political power. In his splendid rooms, immersed in hundreds of masterpieces of painting, the Doge and his Council controlled the ancient Republic of Venice. A professional guide will escort you in the halls of power and the bridge of Sighs to reach to the old prisons.

You may visit by yourself the other magnificent palaces around St. Mark’s Square under the name of Procuratie with the same ticket!

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Visit: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy

Enjoy a charming gondola ride through the most romantic waterways, passing under small bridges and along part of the Grand Canal! During your pleasant gondola ride you will admire the Mozart House, the famous La Fenice Theatre, Rio (Canal) “De le Ostreghe” and part of the spectacular Grand Canal where you will see the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Ca’ Dario Palace the Santa Maria de la Salute Church and other magnificent palaces.

The only gondola tour with commentary: a mobile-guide which will explain the magnificent palaces and attractions around you! Venice Goes App is an innovative mobile app (included in the price) that you can download easily on your mobile, click here to know how to get it.


Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy

A personal walking tour is the best way to discover independently the most famous and marvelous areas of Venice: Accademia, San Marco and Rialto! 31 points of interest spread across the itinerary, among them you will see Campo Santo Stefano, Rialto Bridge with its typical market and the majestic Accademia Bridge! Of course, the audio-guide will escort you through the endless-history of Saint Mark’s Square and its breathtaking basin! Download the app on your device and you won’t get lost in the city! You will be able to visit Venice, corner by corner, step by step, at your pace.

Pass By: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy

Later, enjoy the Audio guide with digital map to discover the 5 districts of Venice with their best attractions and squares, day or night, on a self-guided tour. Listen to the automatic audio narration of the city’s highlights, with more than 200 points of interest!

Inclusions
  • Shared guided tour of Doge Palace and Basilica by a qualified guide. The visit is monolingual.
  • Skip the Line”: Doge's Palace and Basilica
  • 30 minutes shared gondola ride
  • Skip the line ticket to visit by yourself Museo Correr, Biblioteca Marciana & Archeological Museum.
  • Mobile app to discover Venice by your self: audio guide with more than 200 point of interest.
  • Entry/Admission - Basilica di San Marco
  • Entry/Admission - Canal Grande
  • Entry/Admission - Doge's Palace

Exclusions
  • Hotel pick-up
  • Food and drinks
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide or in case of unplanned religious functions (in these cases it can be postponed to the day after otherwise it will be refunded)
  • On Sunday, the guided visit to the Basilica will be done from the second floor due to Mass.
  • Due to the security reason, luggage and bags are not allowed inside the Basilica.
  • Each gondola can host maximum 5 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending of guests weight.
  • The gondola ride does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather, high/low tide or local gondoliers strike (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded)
  • The itinerary of gondola ride may change in the event of wind or bad weather
  • The mobile app is supported by the followed system: Apple: from IOS 8; IPhone, Ipad and Ipod Touch Android: from the 4.1 version system
  • You'll receive the mobile app for panoramic tour by e-mail.
  • For the visit of the Basilica suitable clothing is required (no shorts)
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
  • The customers health is the most important matter for us, the tour operates in according to the Covid-19 National directives in order to guarantee the experiences in a safe environment.
  • All customer touchpoints are frequently cleaned, and the tour will leave with small groups.
  • We only ask the kindness to bring the own mask in case you need to wear it.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

1: Venice Tours Srl Close to St.Mark’s Square, Calle S. Gallo, 1093/b, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
2: Calle larga de l'Ascension, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

Kimberly_D

12 Oct, 2023

Our tour guide (I don't know his name, but he was very GQ and tall) was informative and funny. The Gondola ride did not meet our expectations as those manning the ride (loading and unloading were rude).

B4570LFmassimom

06 Aug, 2023

Interesting gondola ride. Interesting commentary and ambience. Organised. I would rebook again. I recommend.

Milada_P

16 Jul, 2023

The beginning of the trip was not such good experience as the first tour guide, who was giving us instructions took so much time as she had to repeat the instruction several times. She should have waited for all the people on the list to arrive first and then give the instructions. The tour to Golden Basilica and Doge's Palace were great as we skiped the line. The second tour guide lady was very knowledgable, but in times it was hard to understand her due to accent and many people around. I was not able to attend the gondola ride as it was at 3:00 pm and I was flying out from Venice at 4:00 pm.

catherinedF6744YN

03 Jun, 2023

This tour was awesome! Nico, our guide was so knowledgeable and pleasant…the tour was perfect. Nico speaks perfect English and is a native of Venice, so he was able to give in depth answers to all of our questions. We passed by huge lines to enter the Doge’s Palace and the fantastic Basilica. He took us to the old prison area and was super informative along the entire tour-Nico pointed out small details and made the experience so interesting for our group of 6 adults and a toddler. The gondola ride at the end was fun and great for photos. Love, love, love Venice and this is the perfect tour to see the highlights.

Anonymous

12 Oct, 2022

More than ample time was spent in both the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica...making for both a beautiful & educational experience!

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