Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Venice Private Tour


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From $264.93

43 reviews   (4.98)

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Venice, Venice

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This is not just another city tour; this is the best of Venice from a unique perspective! Get to know Venice on a city tour that gives you the perfect overview, with city highlights, hidden gems, storytelling, and a local treat - this tour has it all!

Forget about big touristy groups and the crowds; it's time to see Venice at its best but from the eyes of a local. Check out main landmarks like Doge’s Palace, Marco Polo’s house, Campo San Francesco della Vigna and uncover hidden gems and city secrets with the help of a knowledgeable local guide. And the cherry on top, a local treat is included.

Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups.


What's Included

1 local drink/tasting

Local Guide

Private Tour

What's Not Included

Food

Hotel pickup and drop-off


Traveler Information

  • CHILD: Age: 1 - 9
  • ADULT: Age: 10 - 99

Additional Info

  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

San Francesco della Vigna is a Roman Catholic church in the Sestiere of Castello in Venice, northern Italy. One of two Franciscan churches in Venice, originally built on a vineyard.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Doge's Palace
Palazzo Ducale: Get amazed by the beauty of one of the most important jewels of Venice, a palace built between the 10th and 11th centuries that holds plenty of histories. Palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo)
Marco Polo's House: Hear the story of Marco Polo's explorations and see the house where he used to live! Here lived one of the most well-known explorers with his family when he wasn't travelling the world.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza San Marco
Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

• Admission Ticket Free

Ponte di Rialto
Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

• Admission Ticket Free

Canal Grande
Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

• Admission Ticket Free

libreria Acqua alta
Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

• Admission Ticket Free

Riva degli Schiavoni
Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

• Admission Ticket Free

Dalmatian School
Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

• Admission Ticket Free


Reviews

Superb walking tour
Clare100, 02-10-2022
Great tour by Marzia who was full of local, historical and contemporaneous knowledge. She showed us places that one would not normally chance upon nor notice. We loved it.
Perfect two hour tour of Venice
DeniseR221, 22-09-2022
We had an awesome tour of Venice with ROKO. It was perfect for our family. We only wanted two hours and he was dead on in showing us the highlights of the more popular tourist attractions and then took us to the local streets and alleys where we experienced a local book store, a pastry shop and gelato because we told him we liked these things. Roko was flexible, so smart and catered to our wishes. It's a great company and we would use them again in any city. It is very reasonable for the amount of time and knowledge he provided.
Excellent guide
lindahS6753WD, 17-09-2022
My husband and I took a tour with Roko, who is as knowledgeable and kind as everyone states in their reviews. Although we are very active, we are an older couples. Roko made sure to check in with us frequently to see if we needed to take a break (we almost never did! - we didn't want to miss a minute).
If you are interested in the art and history of Venice, there is no one better to show you than Roko.
Venice as only locals know it.
Hayden_T, 09-09-2022
Our guide Genny was fantastic. She showed us neighborhoods, markets, eateries and historic buildings off the beaten path as opposed to all the places the tourists can find on their own. Very personable and she followed up with a number of recommendations and links to other activities we asked her about Gondola rides, Murano glass, etc).
Insider Information for the Best Experience
Laura_W, 31-08-2022
Genny was fantastic! She stepped in when the other tour guide got sick and couldn't go with us. She knew all the best places for shopping and eating local. She was able to give us directions to get to a restaurant we wanted to eat at and a glass place for me to get the special treasure I wanted. She was able to give us details and history that could only come from someone who lived there. If you want to have a deeper understanding of Venice and its people take this tour!




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