Welcome! Venice Sightseeing kickstart Tour with local guide, small group

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Venice, Italy

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Venice Hidden Gems and Secrets Tour with a Local in Small Group

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Overview

What's Included

A great lover of Venice for helping you to fall in love with the city on the water
photo stops
Visit to the historical area of Rialto
Unique view of the Rialto bridge
Many tips and suggestion for your stay in Venice

Gratuities
Snacks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Campo San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy
At the well in the middle of the campo (Campo San Polo)

End point

St. Mark's Square
Piazza San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
We will end the tour in the iconic St. Mark's Square after enjoying the view of the most important monuments

Itinerary

Rio Terà de le Carampane

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

San Polo

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mercati di Rialto

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Canal Grande

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ponte di Rialto

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

San Marco

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Canal Grande

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Piazza San Marco

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

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

Infants must sit on laps
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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 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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Featured review

Joe_C

Lucia provided a wonderful tour. As a life-long resident of Venice her knowledge of its history from its founding to present is amazing and her ability to impart it is first rate. We learned so much from her as she took care to explain everything in detail and answered all questions from the group. As a bonus she provided her personal recommendations on places to dine and the best gelato shops. All delivered with a lively personality.

Reviews

5.0

based on 54 reviews

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Venice 101

Doug_J, Apr 2025

Excellent way to get oriented in a beautiful but confounding place. It was just our family and the guide for a few hours, perfect for young children.

Best and Most Informative Tour Ever

Joe_C, Sep 2024

Perfect introduction to Venice

Jaime_E, Jun 2024

Lucia was an excellent host to her city! We started our trip to Venice with this tour and this was the perfect introduction. Lucia entertained my 8 year old and teenager and offered fun and interesting stories and histories throughout the tour. Highly recommend!

See Venice in a new way!

Elizabeth_M, Mar 2024

Lucia was absolutely fantastic! She loves her city and it shows. She was delightfully engaging with kids and adults. The stories and tales of the city unfolded as we walked. I see Venice in a different way than previous trips. Well worth the time to take this tour!

Cool facts about Venice

EdwardPaul_C, Mar 2023

It was a very cool tour, but perhaps then name of the tour could be changed to interesting tit bits of Venice.

Great way to start your trip in Venice

Sharon_W, Jan 2023

Gianni was a fantastic local guide who have us so much knowledge as we walked around exploring some of the major sights of Venice. We did this tour shortly after arriving and it gave us a great foundation to then explore further on our own. Gianni was the consummate professional, even persevering with the tour under heavy rain.

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