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What's included

Skip-the-line entrance to Palazzo Ducale and the Museum of the Palazzo Ducale
Skip-the-line entrance to the Museo Correr, Biblioteca Marciana and the Archaeological Museum
Audio guide in mobile app format for Palazzo Ducale, San Marco and Rialto
30-minute ride in a shared gondola (max. 5 people) with live commentary
Audio guided Grand Canal tour by ACTV vaporetto

What's not included

Live guide for all attractions

Important information

* Please note that you have to swap your smartphone voucher at the Venice Tours Assistance Point before visiting the venue * The audio-guide is provided to the customers on spot

Meeting point

Calle Larga Ascensione, 1257, 30124, Venice

  • Explore the splendor of the Venetian Republic with audio-guided, skip-the-line access to Palazzo Ducale
  • See Venice from its network of canals, including the Grand Canal, on a cool and charming 30-minute gondola tour with an audio guide
  • Get access to historical highlights like the Museo Correr, Biblioteca Marciana, and National Archaeological Museum, plus see the famous Bridge of Sighs

Let your audio guide lead the way on this best of Venice tour! Skip the line to the historic Palazzo Ducale – also known as the Doge's Palace – and cruise the beautiful Grand Canal in a gondola.

Enter the iconic Palazzo Ducale and uncover the history and culture of the City of Masks. Inside, you'll find fantastically ornate rooms decorated by artists, including Persian carpets, liturgical vestments, illuminated manuscripts and more!

  • Go to the Venice Tours Assistance Point and show your smartphone voucher to collect your paper tickets
  • You must take your gondola tour at 16:00. Keep in mind you need to arrive 15 minutes before start
  • The Venice Tours Assistance Point is a grey newsstand situated between the Fendi boutique and the Poste Italiane with the signboard “Gondola Tour”
  • Show your ticket at the entrance of the Palazzo Ducale (last admission: 30 minutes before closing)
  • For Grand Canal ACTV Vaporetto tour, you must take boat #1 from the San Zaccaria or Piazzale Roma stop

Audio guides:

  • Palazzo Ducale: Spanish, German, French, Italian and English
  • Grand Canal: Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian
  • Venice City App: San Marco, Rialto and many more in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French

Gondola itinerary with Live guide in Italian & English:

  • Mozart’s House
  • Fenice Opera House
  • Canal Grande
  • Basilica Santa Maria Della Salute
  • San Giorgio Maggiore Island
  • Saint Mark’s Basin with an overview of Piazza San Marco
Procuratie
Tuesday 08:00 - 23:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 23:00
Thursday 08:00 - 23:00
Friday 08:00 - 23:00
Saturday 08:00 - 23:00
Sunday 08:00 - 23:00
Monday 08:00 - 23:00
Doge's Palace
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00
Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday 09:00 - 18:00
Monday 09:00 - 18:00
  • Cancellation is possible until 24 hours before your visit.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 24 hours before your visit.

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Juliana,  Netherlands Netherlands
19 Oct 2022
Excellent
Just excellent. I’d highly recommend. Would have preferred to have the gondola guide earlier on the day.
Best of Venice: Palazzo Ducale, St. Mark's Basilica & Gondola Tour (Doge's Palace)
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Carole,  United States United States
12 May 2022
Average
Need clearer instructions on where to turn in sheet to get tickets. Need clearer instructions on where to meet for gondola ride. Only in the gondola very short time.
Best of Venice: Palazzo Ducale, St. Mark's Basilica & Gondola Tour (Doge's Palace)
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Elena,  Spain Spain
13 Sep 2019
Excellent
It was splendid! Absolutely recommendable! Thanks a lot to Alexia from Venice Tours :)
Best of Venice: Palazzo Ducale, St. Mark's Basilica & Gondola Tour (Doge's Palace)