VENICE · PRIVATE TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 15 venice private tours worth booking. A short list of the ones travellers come home raving about, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Skip lines at St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with early 8am access, Bridge of Sighs, and optional VIP terrace/balcony views.
Most Popular“Great tour. Learned so much about the history of Venice as well. Small group size allowed us to ask as many questions as we wanted.”
After-hours VIP access to St Mark’s and Doge’s Palace: Bridge of Sighs, hidden prisons, and gilt mosaics with a live guide.
“A great experience the guide was wonderful explained everything to us . Love when we left the Doge Palace The water was rising. We had to buy boots to get to St Marks . The Basilica is absolutely gorgeous and it was a good experience to see how the square flooded. It sounds silly, but…”
Skip lines and follow a guided route through Doge's Palace secret passages, prison cells, and St Mark's Basilica in Venice.
“This is a must do. I’ve toured the Doges Palace a few times. An interesting layer was added with the behind the scenes from stories of various prisoners to seeing supports to hold the ceiling.”
A small-group after-hours tour of Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, with a slow-lit mosaic show and fewer crowds.
“Our guide Nico was amazing! Incredibly knowledgeable about the history of the doges palace and basilica!”
Enjoy St. Mark’s Basilica after hours in a private VIP tour with expert guide, golden mosaics light show, Pala d’Oro access, and crypt descent.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The experience of being in after hours and getting to see things up close was absolutely worth it!”
Private luxury chauffeur service with Mercedes comfort and WiFi, plus van-to-lagoon coordination from Piazzale Roma to the Dolomites and Cortina.
“Fantastic service, Valter was polite and patiently waited for us even though our flight was delayed. Marco posed for photos with us on the boat before setting off to the hotel. What a way to enter Venice. Can’t recommend them enough”
Private after-hours Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica tour in Venice, with golden mosaic lights and palace dungeons—no crowd pressure.
“A special experience, with an amazing guide! We had a perfect visit with light crowds and a special chance to see the Basilica lit perfectly to showcase the mosaics. Martina was a warm welcome for our first experience in Venice and made sure we were well taken care of. Highly recommend this experience.”
A semi-private after-hours St. Mark’s Basilica tour in Venice, with golden mosaic lighting, a close Pala d’Oro look, and a crypt visit.
“Awesome small group tour to see the night lighting of the basilica. Paola was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. This was well worth the time and cost. Highly recommend!”
VIP after-hours small-group tour to Saint Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, with Bridge of Sighs and up-close Pala d’Oro.
“On the expensive side, but definitely worth it! Our guide, Adriana was great, she did put all her heart in it. It was great to experience both the Dodge Palace and the Basilica without the large crowds”
VIP private boat tour to Burano and Murano with hotel-area transfers, guided island walks, and glass blowing plus lace time.
“Spending a few hours seeing these two islands is perfect - and our tour guide was efficient and informative - as usual for a Viator tour - very cost effective too!”
Luxury private Riva boat tour in Venice with hotel pickup, St Mark views, Poveglia legends, Murano glassmaking, and prosecco for up to 5.
“This was an amazing experience on a beautiful boat!! Worth it, 100%! There is no better way to see all that Venice has to offer along with its other islands without going out into the Lagoon. This experience was the highlight of our Venice trip, there is nothing like a Riva and these beautiful Italian…”
Small-group Murano glassblowing and VIP shopping from Venice. See a real factory demo, browse a huge gallery, and return by boat.
“The gallery is stunning, with truly unique glass artworks.”
3-hour Venice semi-private walk with local stories, a 30-minute gondola ride, and optional Doge’s Palace & St Mark’s Basilica terraces.
“The guide (Lorenzo) was very knowledgeable and friendly. I really enjoyed learning from him all the interesting things about Venice and he customized the tour to what I was interested in (lucky for me I was the only guest). And he even helped make a reservation at an excellent restaurant. I learned a lot about…”
Private VIP stroll through Venice at dusk, ending with after-hours access to Saint Mark’s Basilica, crypt, and golden mosaics.
“I have been to at least 30 guided tours of famous churches.”
A private Venice VIP photo shoot with a local pro, 40 post-processed images, and fast digital delivery, plus an optional gondola add-on.
“Stefano was EXCELLENT. Very easy to work with. We had a great time, can’t wait to see pictures. Definitely knows where to take you to get some hidden gem shots”
Private guides, skip-the-line access and after-hours experiences, in every city we cover.
