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BEST OF VENICE AND ST. MARK’S BASILICA WALKING TOUR
Equipped with complimentary head-phones so that you can follow every word of your expert English-speaking Venice Tour Guide as you stroll around St. Mark’s Square discussing all the major monuments that will include the Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Bell Tower & Clock Tower prior to entering St. Mark’s Basilica with skip the line tickets to enjoy an in-depth tour of St. Mark’s Basilica discussing the fabulous mosaics and the Byzantine architecture.
In the second part of the tour we’ll leave the hordes of tourists behind in St. Mark’s Square to explore a very different Venice. A Venice that’s more fascinating and intimate, what we call the Hidden Venice.
INCLUSIONS:
• Licensed Expert English speaking guide
• Skip the line tickets to St Mark’s Basilica
• Headphones
• St. Mark’s Basilica, St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace (exterior), Bridge of Sighs (exterior) & time spent
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 11:00 AM | 11:10 AM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
| 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Everyday |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 2 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Entrance to the Royal Gardens on the water front of St. Marks Square.
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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BEST OF VENICE WALK & SHARED GONDOLA RIDE EXPERIENCE
This super saver combo tour features a 2-hour walking tour of St Mark’s Square, St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace (exterior), Hidden Venice with a shared Gondola Ride
INCLUSIONS:
• Local expert English-speaking guide
• Skip-the-line tickets to St. Mark’s Basilica30-minute ride in a traditional Venetian Gondola limited to a maximum of 6 passengers per Gondola
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 11:00 AM | 11:10 AM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
| 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 2.5 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Entrance to the Royal Gardens on the water front of St. Marks Square.
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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VENICE IN 1 DAY (Walking tour + Golden Basilica + Grand Canal)
The tour combines a walking tour of Venice featuring St Mark’s Square, St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace & Bridge of Sights (exterior), Hidden Venice and a boat tour along the Grand Canal
Visit St. Mark’s Basilica with skip-the-line tickets, St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace (exterior), Bridge of Sighs (exterior), Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Hidden Venice, Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge.
INCLUSIONS:
• Highly qualified local expert English-speaking guide
• Skip-the-line tickets to St. Mark’s Basilica
• Motor-launch for 1-hour guided tour of the Grand Canal with max 8\9 people per boat
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 11:00 AM | 11:10 AM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
| 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 3 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Entrance to the Royal Gardens on the water front of St. Marks Square
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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ORIGINAL VENICE GHOST & LEGENDS WALKING TOURS
Our Venice Ghost Walking Tours feature a delightful sightseeing route through Hidden Venice that provides the perfect stage upon which your guide will introduce you to Ghost Stories and Legends from Venice’s Past & Present. Stroll through narrow passageways, cross sleepy canals and abandoned piazzas (campi) to discover that Venice by night is a city of romance and mystery. With stories of rat-infested prison cells that flooded during high tide, and a stroll along the “Calle dei Assassini” you’ll enjoy our Venice Ghost Walk with many surprises along the way. The Tour ends close to the Rialto Bridge.
INCLUSIONS:
• A delightful stroll through the dimly-lit alleyways of the Hidden Venice
• Venice Ghost Stories & Legends
• Expert English speaking Venice tour guide
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 7:45 PM | 8:00 PM | Mon, Wed, Sat |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 1.5 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Campo San Bartolomeo by the statue in the middle of the Square.
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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ART & FOOD VENICE WALKING TOUR WITH TRADITIONAL TASTINGS
Meet your guide and set the scene for your Venice walking tour visiting a historic café. While your guide introduces you to Venice’s unique features you will start experiencing the characteristic lifestyle enjoying a complimentary “colazione” : espresso (or cappuccino) and delicious taste of patisserie. After indulging your taste buds set off to explore.
Energized by the espresso enjoy a pleasant walk through the enchanting and mysterious cobble-paved alleys streets and bridges (Calli, Ponti, Rughette) admire sumptuous palaces and catch glimpses of eternity.
Discover the grandeur of St Mark’s Square, a showpiece which beautifully represents the splendor of Venice’s past, crowned by the Venetian-Byzantine domes of the grandiose St Mark’s Basilica. Follow your guide across the square and take in the gothic architecture of the Doge’s Palace, once seat of the government, Palace of Justice, prison, home to the Doge, which also houses the haunting Bridge of Sighs.
During your Venice walking tour enjoy the chance to join the locals for traditional “Cicchetti”, luscious Venetian “tapas” made with local products, and refreshments. Admire the iconic Ponte di Rialto over the Grand Canale, and learn why it was once said that this beautiful daring structure was bound to fall (while it’s still standing after more than 400 years! ) Then see the fascinating Rialto Fish Market and crown your day with a final Venetian specialty tasting in the market (or local café on market closing days).
INCLUSIONS:
• Guided walking tour
• Italian Breakfast
• Local product tasting
• Licensed English-speaking guide
• Suitable for vegetarians! (please inform us in advance)
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 8:45 AM | 9:00 AM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 2.5 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: ST MARK’S SQUARE: meet our tour leader under the column with the lion on the top, in front of the Doge’s Palace
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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VENICE HIGHLIGHTS WALKING TOUR
Meet your guide in Venice city center and, with your local insider, discover the magic of Venice in a 2-hours walking tour. The expert will tell you everything about the typical features of Venice, such as the navigation, the unique lifestyle, the most authentic places, the delicious food and wine and the city’s glorious past.
Admire the most beautiful places of Venice, walk through the picturesque “calli”- tiny and fascinating streets -, see the Gondoliers sailing in the canals and arrive at the Rialto area. Here, you’ll admire the local market and the center of Venetian business since the year 1000. Merchants coming from all over the world went to Rialto Market to exchange spices, fabrics, salt and gold. Now you can still see the ancient fruit and fish market with Sant’Erasmo’s first fruits.
Finally, reach the Ponte di Rialto, the first bridge built on Grand Canal. Don’t forget your camera! This is one of the most photographed places in Venice. Beautiful palaces, built in the so-called Venetian style embellish the canal that cuts Venice into two. Keep following your local insider through the “sestieri” – Venetian name for neighborhood – until the majestic and world-famous Piazza San Marco, the stunning square that hosts St.Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s palace. Listen to stories and legends about Venetian architecture and art and admire the most iconic square in the world.
INCLUSIONS:
• Licensed local guide
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 2 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Venice, Piazzetta San Giacomo di Rialto (under the clock)
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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ART & FOOD VENICE WALKING TOUR WITH TRADITIONAL TASTINGS & GONDOLA RIDE
After meeting your guide, you will start out pleasant walk through the enchanting and mysterious cobble-paved alleys streets and bridges (Calli, Ponti, Rughette) to reach the most beautiful sights admiring the sumptuous palaces and glimpses of eternity, as you discover the grandeur of St Mark’s Square, a showpiece which beautifully represents the splendor of Venice’s past, crowned by the Venetian-Byzantine domes of the grandiose St Mark’s Basilica. Then to the gothic architecture of the Doge’s Palace, once seat of the government, Palace of Justice and prison, as well as home of the Doge and the hauntingly Bridge of Sigh. We’ll stops at local shops and the traditional “Cicchetti” for tasting of local products, refreshments and enjoyment of your soul and palate.
Make your Venetian experience even more complete, with anhalf hour Gondola Ride for a romantic, special and unexpected views of the city from its founding element, water.
INCLUSIONS:
• Walking tour
• Italian Aperitivo with appetizers
• Food tastings with local products
• Licensed English speaking guide
• 30 minutes gondola ride
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 8:45 AM | 9:00 AM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 3 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: ST MARK’S SQUARE: meet our tour leader under the column with the lion on the top, in front of the Doge’s Palace
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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VENICE FOOD & WINE WALKING TOUR
Follow your local foodie, live a one-of-a-kind experience and, just like a real local, start your day in the right way drinking an authentic Italian espresso. After this Italian ritual you’ll be ready to visit the most traditional market of Venice. The fish and vegetable market near Rialto. Here you will find locally-sourced fish and Sant’Erasmo vegetables that grow in the homonym island of the Venetian lagoon.
After a very Italian beginning, a Venetian “ombra” aperitif is waiting for you. You’ll stop in one of the most traditional “Bacaro” of the city, where you will savor a traditional “ombra de vin” (a typical glass of wine) while tasting some local products.
The next step will make your mouth water: try the original Venetian “cicchetti”, a delight for your palate. Whether with fish, ham, cheese, sauces, or meat, eating the “cicchetti” is a real must-do! While eating and drinking, your local foodie will tell you the ancient history of Venice, the commerce of spices and exotic food and the centenary story of fish cuisine.
Finally, stop in an historical Gelateria to taste a yummy artisanal Gelato to refresh your mouth. This tour will allow you to see Venice from a brand-new perspective, made of great simplicity and unique flavors. At the end of this experience you’ll have a taste of beauties for your eyes and delights for your palate. A tour has never been so tasty.
INCLUSIONS:
• Local food guide,
• Food and wine tastings
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 2.5 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Venice, Piazzetta San Giacomo di Rialto (under the clock)
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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SMALL GROUP DOLOMITES & CORTINA TRIP
The beauty of the Dolomites is in their diversity. Throughout these excursions from Venice, we make frequent photo-stops; it will feel as if you have travelled from one mountain range to another such is the stark variation in scenery. During your Dolomites tour, you’ll be able to see glaciers in the distance, soaring peaks, emerald green lakes surrounded by forests of pine and larch with reflections of the mountains mirrored on their calm waters, and typical Tyrolean villages clinging to the mountainsides.
At the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, at an altitude of 2,360m (7,500 ft), you’ll enjoy a photo stop to enjoy one of the best views of the mountains, where you can gaze out across a myriad of peaks and valleys as far as the eye can see.
INCLUSIONS:
• English speaking driver-escort
• Mercedes minivan or similar make
• Entrance Fees to the Tre Cime Di Lavaredo
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 8:15 AM | 8:30 AM | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 8/9 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Outside the TRONCHETTO water-bus line nr 2 station.
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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PROSECCO WINE, CHARMING HILLTOWNS AND PALLADIAN VILLA DAY TOUR
Travelling at a relaxed pace, along scenic back-roads, with plenty of free time, it will feel as if our Venice Day Tours Hill Towns of Veneto excursion was designed just for you. We’ll then visit the picturesque town of Bassano del Grappa, featuring a magnificent Palladian bridge crossing the mighty Brenta river. Enjoy a walk around its narrow streets, spacious squares and at spectacular viewpoints, enjoy superb views over the surrounding hills and mountains. Here you’ll also have the chance to sample some of the local firewater – “Grappa” (Optional). Bassano is also a shopper’s paradise famous for its ceramics produced in town, porcini mushrooms and other local delicacies, you can take the opportunity to do some shopping during your free time.
The last hilltown we visit is the enchanting and elegant Asolo, the pearl of Veneto, perched on lush-green hills. Along with its delightful gardens, palatial villas, beautiful renaissance palaces, the spectacular views of the surrounding countryside have inspired poets and writers over the centuries, the likes of Robert Browning and Freya Stark.
INCLUSIONS:
• English speaking driver-escort
• Mercedes minivan or similar make
• Enjoy a casual wine tasting of local prosecco wine
: TBD Contact us for more info.
| Pick Up (Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to departure.) | Start Time | Departures |
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| 8:15 AM | 8:30 AM | Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat |
Season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 2023
Duration: 8/9 Hrs. Approx.
Meeting Point: Outside the TRONCHETTO water-bus line nr 2 station.
Languages: English
Tours are not available on Italian Bank Holidays: April 17th, 18th, 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th
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