🏨 Venice Combo: St.Mark Basilica & Gondola Ride Tour Activity

Venice Combo: St.Mark Basilica & Gondola Ride Tour

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From $78.01

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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
• Walk in the footsteps of Marco Polo and discover where the great explorer lived and worked
• Discover the city and its picturesque as you glide down small canals and into the larger Grand Canal
• Embark on a 2.5-hour tour with a professional experienced guide
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When you’re visiting Venice don’t miss the opportunity to take an enchanting gondola ride along the city’s Grand Canal and its inner canals. On this special tour, you’ll also visit the interior of St. Mark’s Basilica to admire its priceless treasures.

What's Included

30 minutes Gondola Ride

Official certified guide and Radio system to hear the guide

Skip the Line access to the Basilica

Tickets to the treasury, Museum of St Marks and Pala d’Oro

We guarantee "Skip the Line" even during peak season

What's Not Included

Guided Tour on Gondola ride

Hotel pickup and drop-off / Transportation to/from attractions / Food and drinks

We don't guarantee "Skip the Line" in the event of delays or strikes by the Cathedral management.

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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• For security reasons sacks, bags or knapsacks are not allowed inside the Basilica
• 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 wear clothes that cover your shoulders and are knee-length to access St Mark’s Basilica, otherwise you might not be allowed in.
• 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)
• Unfortunately, wheelchairs and strollers cannot be accommodated on this tour. All customers must be able to autonomously walk, climb and get off the steps

Bring your own headphones
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
• Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
• Photography is not allowed only inside the Cathedral
• 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 storage service is free of charge but please allow sufficient time to do so
• 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

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

The guide will meet you at the winged lion column at the Saint Mark's square and walk your way to the entrance of the Cathedral, which is just few minutes away and Skip-the-line at the entrance to the cathedral.

Inside this Golden Basilica, the guide with explains to you the famous fact about the incredible golden mosaics and the masterpieces of Byzantine arts which you’ll be awed! Byzantine arts are a unique artwork in Italy and mosaics are found in the church’s atrium, you’ll have the pleasure to savor beautiful gold mosaics and marble inlays of the floors, while the guide will show you the represented biblical scenes from the Old Testaments, the history and the particularities of this ancient basilica.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica di San Marco

The guide will also point out a treasury view which is a splendor of religious art collection among the centuries, where you’ll admire the altarpiece of Pala d’Oro an exquisite example of the Byzantine art with its thousands of gems and precious stones. As you feast your eyes with treasures, the guide will narrate the history of this Byzantine artwork and the story behind each of it.

Later the guide will escort you to the most interesting visit inside the cathedral, to the Museum of St Marks. You’ll have the opportunity to observe the Bacoòoaas’c ceiling and the mosaics up close but also the chance to see the most impressive and magnificent original sculpture of the Horses of St Mark. These gold-plated bronze horses were originally in the Hippodrome of Constantinople and listen to the stories and history of the other artwork and of how the Horses of St. Marks was pillaged during the Fourth Crusade.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Canal Grande

Finally, after a guided tour inside the St. Marks Basilica, 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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