🏨 Venice Combo: Doge's Palace & Gondola Ride Tour Activity

Venice Combo: Doge's Palace & Gondola Ride Tour

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From $148.43

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 2 hours

Departs: Venice, Venice

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Learn the history of the Doge's Palace at the heart of the Venetian Republic
• Discover the city and its picturesque as you glide down small canals and into the larger Grand Canal
• Embark on a 2-hour tour with a professional experienced guide
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Explore the interiors of the Doge’s Palace with skip-the-line access. See the Bridge of Sighs, the sights of St. Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge. Enjoy an enchanting gondola ride along the Grand Canal and the inner canals of Venice.

What's Included

• 30 minutes Gondola Ride

• Official certified guide

• Radio system to hear the guide

• Skip the Line access to the Doge's Palace

• We guarantee "Skip the Line" even during peak season

What's Not Included

• Food and drinks

• Guided tour on gondola

• Hotel pickup and drop-off / Transportation to/from attractions

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
CHILD: Age: 6 - 12
ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Due to recent safety concerns, some lines to enter the Doge's Palace may occur even for skip-the-line ticket holders
• For security reasons sacks, bags or knapsacks are not allowed inside the Palace
• Please note that customers suffering from claustrophobia, vertigo of cardio-respiratory disorders, pregnant women and Children under 6 are not allowed on this tour.
• Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes as there is a moderate amount of walking involved
• The itinerary may change in cases of wind or bad weather
• The tour will only be cancelled in cases of extreme weather conditions or a gondolier strike
• Unfortunately, wheelchairs and strollers cannot be accommodated on this tour.

Bring your own headphones
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
• Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
• For reasons sacks, bags or knapsacks are not allowed.
• Please not that your seat is non-negotiable: the gondolier will determine what seat you will sit in according to each guest’s weight
• Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled
• Please note that this is a shared tour, it is not a private gondola ride
• Subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
• The tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide or in case of religious functions (in these cases it can be rearranged or refunded)
• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of this occurring you will be offered an alternative or full refund

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.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Piazza San Marco

Join the guided group tour which starts at winged lion column at the Saint Mark's Square and enter from the large and bright courtyard of Palazzo Ducale, rich in precious marble decorations, going through a narrow door on the ground floor, you’ll find yourself in the Pozzi (wells). The guide will explain you the places of detention, consisting of small wet cells, barely lit by oil lamps, ventilated only through round holes in thick stone walls and closed in by locked doors with solid bolts. You’ll see the cells and some writings and some drawings on the walls as you can almost imagine and feel despair and the desire for freedom of the prisoners.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Doge's Palace

Next, through a narrow staircase, you’ll visit the two small rooms of the Ducal Notary and the Deputato alla Segreta, important officers of the institutional machinery. These interconnected rooms lead to a Square Atrium.

The guide will then lead you to a large and beautiful Chamber of the Secret Chancellery, whose walls are lined with cabinets containing public and secret documents relating to the work of most of the Venetian magistrate. Passing through the small room of the Deputy to the Chancellery one comes to the Torture Chamber, also known as the Chamber of Torment; this disturbing place is linked directly with the Prisons. The guide will explain how torture was practiced in Venice and I which century it was abolished.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Canal Grande

Finally, after a guided tour inside the secret path of the Doge’s Palace, the guide will escort you to climb aboard on a gondola for a 30-minute punt along the canals of Venice. Be lulled by the gentle sway of the lagoon as you move deeper into the minor canals, and coast past lesser known areas to see quaint corners and majestic palaces from a new perspective.

This two-hour tour will end again at the docks of Grand Canal, it’ll be a hassle free and not overwhelming tour. Share this wonderful experience with the people closet to you and discover this enchanted city with our professional guides..

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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