Best Of Venice: St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace Guided Tour

Venice, Italy

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

If you’ve got limited time in Venice, don’t waste time waiting to enter its top attractions. Instead, guarantee entry to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with skip-the-line access and included tickets priced at €12 and €35 respectively. Get more from your visit than you would alone with insight from your guide.

Save hours of waiting time with handy skip-the-line entry
Tick off two on Venice's top attractions on one tour
For extra insight, ask your guide questions as you explore
Headsets ensure you hear your guide clearly

What's Included

Pre-reserved tickets for St. Mark's basilica, euros 12(If option with Basilica it's selected)
Pre-reserved tickets for Doge's Palace (euros 35)
Expert Certified Guide
Small group tour for a more personalized experience
Headset to hear the guide (groups more than 9 people)
Tickets for the Correr Museum

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Access to Pala d'Oro and Terrace

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Torre dell'Orologio
P.za San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
Meet your host and your guide under the blue Clock Tower at the corner of St. Mark's Basilica, next to Bar Americano. The host will be holding a blue flag.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

Torre dell'Orologio, P.za San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy

Itinerary

Piazza San Marco

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica di San Marco

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palazzo Ducale

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Ponte dei Sospiri (Pass By)

Vecchia Murano

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
The visit inside St. Mark’s Basilica lasts about 15–20 minutes, according to local regulations.
The tour runs even in light rain. Please note that during certain time of the year, high tide may occur. In that case, raised walkways are set up to allow access and disposable shoe covers can be purchased in front of the entrance.
We kindly ask you to arrive on time, as late arrivals can’t be accommodated or refunded.
Please dress appropriately for a place of worship: shoulders and knees should be covered.

Please make sure to provide a valid e-mail address and phone number including your country code, so we can send you confirmations and updates.
Basilica tickets are priced at €12 per person. Doge's Palace tickets are priced at €35 per adult. All additional charges are considered administrative costs.
Photography and video recording are not allowed inside the Basilica. For security reasons, large bags and backpacks cannot be taken inside.
Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the attraction.
Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to St.Mark’s Basilica.
Please note that the itinerary for our tours may differ from the advertised order of destinations. We assure you that any changes made to the tour itinerary are carefully planned and intended to enhance your overall experience.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.1

based on 44 reviews

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Convenient and stunning

Lydia_I, Jul 2026

Francesca was a wonderful tour guide who had an abundance of knowledge! It was amazing to have that earpieces so you could hear in a big group. We were running a little bit late, but they called us and waited for us. We spent more time in Doge’s palace than the Basilica. We did not know that we didn’t get the glass factory tour because of the timing of our tour. By the time our tour was over, the glass factory was already closed. Doge’s Palace and Saint Marks Basilica are on top of each other, but for the glass tour we would go to Murano ourselves, and get the tour with our card.

Disappointed and Frustrated

Ana_H, Jun 2026

The experience started out well at Dodge’s Palace, our guide was very knowledgeable about this location and its history. My family and I were very excited to continue the tour. Unfortunately, the guide left us behind and we got lost inside. We could not find guide anymore and we were not able to into ur the tour to St. Marks Basilica which was the reason for me booking the tour in the first place. I was very disappointed because without the tour guide we could not get in the basilica since she had our tickets. I tried to call the person who contacted me the day prior and all other phone numbers I could find, including the Viator customer service line. There was no answer or reply from anyone. We were very frustrated that point and left the area since we couldn’t even buy the tickets again because they were sold out. I feel that the service was not well provided as we couldn’t reach the end of our tour.

Very good tour guide....

Rouman_E, Jun 2026

Very good tour guide. Good English. Good knowledge. Easy connection with all the employees of the provider.

Not as advertised

Steven_s, Aug 2024

What was advertised is not what we received. The activity is titled: Doge palace and saint mark’s basilica guided tour fast entry. There were many options to choose from and we selected ‘skip the line tickets’. Obviously there was no tour and this was entry only and that was ok for us. When we met the guide at the arranged spot she only had tickets to saint mark’s basilica and not to the doges palace. In my opinion this is false advertising. We checked all through the fine print and no where did it say that entry was only to the basilica and not to the palace as well. The guide was very apologetic but could do nothing to help us in the moment. We have booked many tours through Viator and have been satisfied with all of them with the exception of this one.

Waste of Time

Linda_M, Jul 2024

Very boring, didn’t explain anything of importance except the name of the author who painted a picture. Ended in a glass place that our tour didnt include access to. Very rushed and disorganised

Guide cancellation

MARY_W, Jun 2024

The Guide cancelled the Tour at the last minute because not enough people had signed up. Very disappointing. Could not reschedule tour because we were leaving.

Good tour

Laura_V, Jun 2024

Guide was wonderful and informative but not overwhelming with information. Tour included bridge of sighs. Only downside was after tour of Doges and St Marks we were taken to a glass blowing demonstration. I did not think this was included in the tour and I had already been to Murano earlier in the day. Our guide left us there without giving us a chance to tip her and I felt the glass place was trying to hard sell us expensive items.

Last minute booking

Christy_T, Apr 2024

Great experience exceeded our expectations. Alex did a fantastic job giving us a lot of history in Doge’s Palace. Felt a little rushed towards the end

The guide was excellent. Very...

Norma_P, May 2026

The guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable and eager to share that knowledge. I recommend this tour without a doubt.

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Inaccurate indication of...

Gunther_H, Apr 2026

Inaccurate indication of the meeting point , once the column with the lion was called , then once the bell tower. An incorrect address was provided to redeem the credit!

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Roberto_S, Nov 2024

Correggete L informazione riguardo al Ritiro dei biglietti: Scrivete al Cliente. Che devono essere ritirati invece li avete direttamente voi

Tour muy interesante

JesicaFabiola_R, Sep 2024

Fui el 13 de septiembre a Venecia y me pareció realmente buena y muy completa la explicación del guía. Lo recomiendo ampliamente, nos compartieron muchos datos históricos muy interesantes.

Likely to Sell Out