Venice in a Day: Private Tour with Expert Local Guide

Venice, Italy

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Explore our promoted experiences

Venice, Veneto

Verona - City of Lovers: Full-Day Private Tour from Venice

from $656

Price varies by group size

Venice, Veneto

Cortina D’Ampezzo and Misurina Full Day Private Tour from Venice

from $1,039

Price varies by group size

Grand Canal, Murano Glass Factory + glass blowing experience!

Venice, Veneto

3.9

(12)

Grand Canal, Murano Glass Factory + glass blowing experience!

from $292

Price varies by group size

Viator earns higher commissions on experiences featured here

Overview

It’s easy to get swept away in the romance and bustle of Venice, but if you’re on a tight schedule, you need some structure. That’s exactly what this Venice in a day tour offers—walk the streets of Venice like a local, and see the city from unique perspectives that other tours don’t manage to find. Stumble across hidden gems while you search for the iconic sites that brought you here, and take a boat ride on the Grand Canal.

Grand Canal boat ride is included in the tour price
Visit a traditional Venetian glass artist in their workshop in Murano
Travel by shuttle boat to San Marco—also included in the tour
Private tour—flexible and customizable

What's Included

private tour of the grand canal by boat with guide 1 hour to murano
visit of one historical glass factory in murano 1 hour
shuttle boat offered by the glass factory from murano to San Marco (can be shared with other guests)
city tour 2 hours with local professional guide
way back transfer to hotel or santa lucia train station or Piazzale Roma

lunch
entrance fees during the city tour

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

we pick up the clients at Santa Lucia train station or at Piazzale Roma or in all hotels in venice including Cipriani , Kempinski, JW Marriott

Meeting point

Venezia Santa Lucia
30121 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
we will meet you at santa lucia train station holding a sign with your name at your train arrival platform

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Canal Grande (Pass By)

Murano

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza San Marco

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Ponte di Rialto

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Supplied by

Cancellation Policy

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

Reviews

3.7

based on 3 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

We perform checks on reviews

SCAM!!! Do not book!!!

talya_f, Jun 2026

6/1/26 DO NOT TAKE THIS TOUR!!!!! It is a SCAM. The tour indicates 6hrs. The guide is with you for the first 30 minutes on a boat that takes you to Murano island, and then he dropped us off at Murano and vanished. After the Murano visit, which was all done by ourselves, we headed back to the boat, where he took us back to the main island to board a gondola. Again, this was a 30 minute trip. The guide does not get on the Gondola with you. The Gondola ride was 30 minutes. As we existed the Gondola, our guide came to us and thanked us and said “have a nice day”. We were stunned and said, what about the rest of our tour? He said that was not his job and it belonged to someone else. So in total, the guide was with us for 60 minutes. We reached out to the provider who indicated that the time spent on the gondola and Murano island (even though the guide was not present) is counted. So what the heck do we need the guide for? We paid $1400 to guide ourselves. After going back and forth with this scam of a tour company, we said we would take it up with our credit card company, considering they refused to compensate for the lack of a proper tour. On top of that, we were charged $200 for the gondola, only to find out that is only cost $95. All this wicked company kept saying to me as a response was; “well you agreed to our terms.” We live the US and booked from there. How are we supposed to know the tour guide is not with you for 6hrs as advertised. AVOID AT ALL COST! SCAM!!!!