Top Venice Unique Experiences

Murano Glass Factory Experience: A Workshop in Venice

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

3.8

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from $83

Venice Private Walking Tour with a Local

Swap the schedules and historical focus of conventional tours for a private walking tour of Venice with a local who’ll show you the city like a friend. Tell them what you fancy doing, and enjoy a personalized tour enriched by their grassroots knowledge. Explore often-overlooked neighborhoods; discover sights and eateries favored by locals; and get transport and cultural pointers to help ensure you get the most from your visit.

Venice Private Walking Tour with a Local

2 to 6 hoursFree Cancellation

4.6

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from $65

Rialto Market Tour & Private Cooking Class in the Heart of Venice

4 hoursFree Cancellation

Get an inside look into the centuries-old art of glassblowing with a factory tour on Murano Island, home to the world’s finest artisan glass. Tour the facilities at Colleoni Glass Factory and watch a master craftsman shape molten glass through a combination of heat, blowing and sculptural techniques. Visit the factory showroom to see beautiful finished works of art, and receive a special Murano glass souvenir to take home.

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from $149

Venice Murano Island Glass Factory Tour with Glass Blowing Demonstration

Venice Murano Island Glass Factory Tour with Glass Blowing Demonstration

40 minutesFree Cancellation

3.9

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from $12

Rialto Market Tour with Hands on Cooking Class, Wine & Tiramisu

Don't just savor traditional dishes during your Venice trip—immerse yourself in the city's cuisine, and walk away with new culinary skills, on this small-group market tour and cooking class. Led by a local chef, explore the vibrant Rialto Market, and discover the freshest local produce. Then, return to their home to prepare a 3-course meal, featuring handmade pasta, tiramisu, and more. Savor your dishes with local wine, and receive take-home recipes.

Rialto Market Tour with Hands on Cooking Class, Wine & Tiramisu

4 hoursFree Cancellation

4.7

(68)

from $153

Mask Workshop - Paint Your Own Venetian Mask in Venice, Italy

1 hourFree Cancellation

4.6

(40)

from $68

Traditional Bragozzo Boat Tour to Murano, Burano & Torcello

Explore three of Venice's top islands in one day on board a traditional "bragozzo" boat. Leave the crowds in central Venice behind and cruise across the lagoon with your local skipper and small group, taking in views of the Floating City along the way. Enjoy free time to explore the glass workshops on Murano, snap photos of the colorful houses on Burano, and delve into Venetian history on Torcello.

Traditional Bragozzo Boat Tour to Murano, Burano & Torcello

5 hoursFree Cancellation

4.8

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from $87

San Marco Square Pass: Basilica, Doge's Palace & Bell Tower

3 to 4 hoursFree Cancellation

4.1

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from $80

Private Vacation Photography Session with Local Photographer in Venice

1 hourFree Cancellation

Chocolate Tasting in Venice

(10)

from $325

Per group

40 minutesFree Cancellation

Semi-Private Murano & Burano Experience

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from $91

4 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

4.8

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from $70

Avoid long lines with skip-the-line entrance tickets to Venice’s most famous icon, St. Mark’s Basilica. Follow your guide through the basilica’s Byzantine mosaics, listening to informative commentary about the history of this Italian city and the vibrant culture that has emerged from it. Your tour also includes a visit to a glass factory to watch a glass-blowing demo by a Venetian master.

Venice Saint Mark Basilica Only Express Tour

Venice Saint Mark Basilica Only Express Tour

1 hourFree Cancellation

3.0

(2)

from $41

Venice: Home Cooking Experience with a Local by Cesarine

3 hoursFree Cancellation

4.8

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from $93

For this private mask-decorating workshop in Venice, arrive at a traditional atelier, and get a blank sand-colored mask that’s ready for your artist eye. Use feathers, sequins, and other materials to make a masterpiece. Your guide will share facts about the history of mask making and can also show you some great techniques to use. Afterward, you’ll get to bring home your decorated mask.

Venice Mask Workshop Class

1 day

See a different side of Venice when you join a local for a private traditional 4-course lunch featuring Varese specialties. Join your host at her home in Mirano, on the outskirts of mainland Venice, watch her cook, then savor recipes from her family cookbook. Enjoy four delicious courses—starter, pasta, entrée with side dish, and dessert—and wash it all down with local red and white wines plus water and coffee.

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from $101

Dining Experience at a Local’s Home in Mirano with Cooking Demo

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Arianna is one of the few remaining Venetian artisans who still prints like in the 15th century. If you plan to visit Venice you cannot miss the opportunity to travel through time and return to the age of the "Serenissima". You can meet Arianna at her art studio, an antique-style printing house in Fondamenta dei Ormesini in the Cannaregio district and attend an entire press session with her: you will be surprised by the atmosphere, the colors, the scents, the gestures , from the work behind a single print. The entire work behind an art print will be shown: starting from the initial drawing, the various processing steps will be explained to obtain a chalcographic engraving, until the actual print is under your eyes.

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from $101

Demonstration of art print

20 minutesFree Cancellation

4.0

(1)

from $24

Cesarine: Venice Show Cooking & Dining Experience at Local's Home

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

4.4

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from $130

Jewish Ghetto and Cannareggio Private Tour in Venice

Most tours only visit Venice’s historic Jewish district in passing, but this specialized guided walk takes you to the heart of Cannaregio and the Jewish Ghetto. Discover hidden corners of the city and little-known palaces and bridges, and listen to an overview of Jewish culture and traditions in Italy. The private tour conveniently ends in the neighborhood, so you can opt to visit the museum and synagogue on your own.

Jewish Ghetto and Cannareggio Private Tour in Venice

2 hoursFree Cancellation

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from $296

Explore Venice through its cuisine on this private food and drinks tour led by a local. You’ll visit several bars, sampling Venetian delicacies like “fritto misto” fried seafood and traditional crustless sandwiches while sipping a glass or two of local wine or Aperol spritz—already conveniently included. As you stroll through San Marco, San Polo and the Rialto, you’ll discover dishes, flavors and ingredients you might otherwise have missed.

Venice Food Tour with a Local Foodie, 100% Personalised & Private

Venice Food Tour with a Local Foodie, 100% Personalised & Private

3 hoursFree Cancellation

3.0

(1)

from $217

Cesarine: Market Tour & Cooking Class at Local's Home in Venice

4 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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from $235

Local Venetian Cooking Class

4 hoursFree Cancellation

If you’ve already hit the main sights and are thirsting to uncover another side to the history-packed city, then this private Venice walking tour has got you covered. Escape the tourist trail and immerse yourself in local culture in the sestiere, or district, of Cannaregio, an off-the-beaten-track neighborhood filled with artisans. Then, visit the former Jewish Ghetto as you learn about the city’s often overlooked dark chapters.

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from $176

Venice hidden gems: Cannaregio & Jewish Ghetto Private Tour

2 hoursFree Cancellation

from $296

Real Venetian Kayak - Tour of Venice Canals with a Local Guide

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What are people saying about Venice

Nicholas_N, May 2026

Great time paddling the canals

The reviews are right that if you've got a beginner in your group it could sour your expectations if you don't get far from base. There were three in our group all about the same experience level plus our guide Sebastian and it was excellent. Sebastian led us through various canals and out on to the edge if the lagoon feeding us interesting info at key stops. All staff were good. Boats were good. Trip was excellent. Location was on one of the main parts of venice island, so easy to get to.

Traditional Bragozzo Boat Tour to Murano, Burano & Torcello

Aron_A, May 2026

Island Tour

We loved our skipper - guide. He made the day pleasant. The Glass blowing presentation was nice, but going through the gallery, it was all high end pricey and not able to enjoy shopping there. The Burano island was full of shopping. It was a nice day trip on the water.

Rialto Market Tour & Private Cooking Class in the Heart of Venice

Natalie_H, Oct 2025

Fantastic Day with an Italian Chef

Rarely has a vacation “experience” been as enchanting, educational, and fun as the one my friend and I had with Massimo. We communicated a bit before our meeting where he inquired about food allergies or preferences. He guided us through our morning, explaining that our cooking would start in the sea, and move landward to the mountains, entertaining us with history and anecdotes of his family’s longevity in the area. First stop was at the fish market in Venice where he picked out shark, mantis shrimp, and mussels for our meal but gave us time to peruse all the delicacies of the sea. His kitchen was an cozy setting where we participated in making and cooking pasta for the seafood, putting rosemary and pickled onions on the homemade focaccia, all while enjoying a nice prosecco. Truly one of our best meals in Italy, Massimo’s engaging passion for cooking and eating was one of the highlights of our trip.

Local Venetian Cooking Class

Samantha_V, Aug 2025

Cooking class

A great way to experience a cooking class with a true Venetian in his home! We felt so comfortable and welcomed, and learned so much about his family history, the canals and cooking secrets!! The wine was flowing as we cooked our way through amazing conversation. I would definitely recommend this experience!

Mask Workshop - Paint Your Own Venetian Mask in Venice, Italy

Fredrik_H, Jul 2025

Family crafting in lovely shop

A creative crafting session with nice and knowledgeable staff. Good selection of masks to start from, but inquire if a specific model is wanted. The workshop is held in a separate studio from main store, but still offer hundreds of masks for inspiration. Each staff member paints masks as well as alternate to host the workshop. Our hostess was very helpful overall with an introduction in basic techniques and offering additional tools and colors as well as advice when requested. As the eight staff members have their individual styles you may deep dive if wanted (time and crowd permitting). Most enjoyable if not too many (up to 10), multiple groups may book the same time. However they handle large groups (20+) but the space will be limited.

Venice: Home Cooking Experience with a Local by Cesarine

Janet_C, Jun 2025

One of the best things we did in our trip!

What an amazing experience! Communication prior to the tour was excellent! The instructions were explicit on how to find the beautiful home which was conveniently located by a water taxi. The chef, Patrizia made us feel comfortable and welcome. She provided support, encouragement, and excellent demonstrations on how to make 3 items. They were excellent, and I left with new skills as well as a list she completed with food items, recipes, and equipment-purchase suggestions. What an incredible way to enjoy family and friends in an interactive activity!

Rialto Market Tour with Hands on Cooking Class, Wine & Tiramisu

Lynne_P, Jun 2025

We enjoyed our morning...

We enjoyed our morning walking through the market with Lorenzo. We prepared fish and vegetables from the market and made fresh pasta from scratch. After preparing our meal we had a lovely lunch together and spent time just visiting in Lorenzo’s kitchen. An all-together memorable day!