Top Venice Private Sightseeing Tours

Rona was fantastic! Full of history, landmarks, gorgeous buildings and views. Gondola ride across the Grand Canal and through beautiful areas of homes and businesses was refreshing and peaceful. We stopped when we wanted and she took pictures of us throughout.

We found the Doges palace tour extremely interesting. The whole history of the Doges is fascinating. The palace is so ornate and the paintings absolutely stunning. If you compare it to the Vatican, we much preferred the Palace. Sorry I can’t remember the ladies name but she was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Took the time to explain in detail everything we need to know.

Had the best time traveling from Venice to the Dolomites with our small group and Marco. The weather was a bit rainy and cloudy, however, Marco did his absolute best to make sure we had the best experience and even stopped on our route multiple times to catch a glimpse and photos of the mountain ranges when they would peak out from the clouds. Such a great switch up from Venice, would highly recommend!

Our guides, Elizabeth and Claudia, were awesome! Our ride over to Murano Island was fun! Our tour of the glassblowing factory was amazing! The master created stunning work of art before our eyes! Each piece is one of a kind. I highly recommend this tour.

Venice's St. Mark Square, St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace are "must sees." The question for us was how much time we wanted to allow for "seeing and standing in line." We decided to do a semi-private (7) tour with Francesca of LivTours as our guide. I had limitations with stair-climbing and standing for log blocks of time. When we met, Francesca had already planned for my needs in the Bacilica and the Palace. We accesed both through private entrances. The Palace had an elevator and Francesca provided a "guardian angel" to escourt me to where the group was meeting on each floor of the building. Plus, there was a special exhibition in the Doge's personal quarters that only I got to see on the way to/from the elevator. Francesca was very knowlegeable and answered every question our group had. She tied Venetian history together with paintings and other art we saw, and was obviously proud of her heritage. But, my husband I will long remember her timing of the tour, and the special care for my needs that made the semi-private tour well worth the cost. Thanks Viator and LivTour.

Our boat ride with Alex was very special. He took us to Murano and Burano where we disembarked and spent a good amount of time in each. At Murano we were led to a factory where we got a private demonstration by a Grand Master glass maker, Massimo, who made a small vase and a small horse in front of us. From there they led us upstairs to a gallery full of beautiful authentic Murano glass art and we were able to walk all around the gallery with a man who worked there. At the authentic Murano stores you can bargain and they’re usually willing to give you a discounted price. Burano is known for lace making and there we walked into one of two stores that Alex recommended. At Burano bargaining with the client is alive and well also. And yes, both at Murano and Burano, but especially at Burano, they are a little pushy and you may feel like you’re in a tourist trap, except what they are selling is beautiful and unique, so you are compelled to stay and look and maybe buy also. We didn’t disembark in Torcello but Alex drove us all around the island highlighting the most important facts. In honor of our wedding anniversary which we were celebrating he gave us prosecco and some traditional Burano biscuits. It was a bit chilly so he also gave us jackets to wear. Alex made the experience very special.

Perfect booking for what we wanted. We visited Venice for a day and wanted to get a feel for the city in a quick tour. Did a 2 hour tour with Hadar. Always awesome. He took us around to some of the key spots, lets us meander through the streets. Took us to a great food pit stop. And ended the tour in his favorite Campo. Great tour.

Claudia is an outstanding guide and host to the city she grew up in, Venice. She knows the history inside and out and is passionate about explaining and sharing it. We especially appreciate her as this is our first visit. We could not be happier with our tour and gondola ride.