The 7 Best Walking Tours in Venice

1.Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3,630 reviews · 2 hours 9 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes (approx.) · from $72Our pick

St Mark’s to canals: walk past Scala del Bovolo and La Fenice, then a 30-minute gondola down the Grand Canal.

“Our guide Elena was excellent, and we had a great time on this tour and the gondola ride. Elena was highly knowledgeable and told the story of venice throughout the tour extremely well. The gondola ride started down the grand canal before turning down a side canal, with plenty of opportunities for pictures! My only negative comment would be that its hard to find the tour start, maybe having a brighter / more obvious sign would help. The area the tour starts in is quite busy, so it was hard to find which group was ours.”

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2.Rialto Bridge & Offbeat Unusual Venice Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3,538 reviews · from $28

Offbeat Rialto Bridge and San Marco walk with Casanova stops and an optional 30-minute gondola ride, from about $28.

“The tour was a fantastic way to get off the beaten track. My children really enjoyed it also.”

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3.Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark’s, Walking tour & Boat tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3,372 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $480

Skip the St Mark’s line, walk Venice’s backstreets, then cruise the Grand Canal. Small groups, pro guides, and a smart break.

“Tour guide was so sweet and accommodated us with a private tour of the city and water taxi trip in and out of the grand canal seeing unique spots not listed in this description. St. Mark basilica was special and very sacred.”

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4.City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,873 reviews · 1 - 2.5 hours · from $14Best value

Guided walk from St. Mark’s Square to Rialto with calli alleys, a VR history stop, and optional gondola for about $14.

“Guide Natalia was very knowledgeable and made the historical facts very interesting.”

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5.Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark’s Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 884 reviews · from $142

Skip lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, then walk through Venice’s squares and Mercerie shopping street with a live guide.

“We found the tour very informative. St. mark's and Doges Palace were amazing and we avoided long lineups.”

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6.Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 848 reviews · 3 hours · from $99Top rated

3-hour Venice sunset walk with 14+ tastings, 6 regional drinks, and expert stories from Rialto to historic churches.

“Mercedes was an excellent guide. Nice group and fantastic food! Highly recommended”

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7.Morning Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 705 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $29

Morning walk through Venice calli and St. Mark’s area, doges' tombs, and Mercerie shopping, led by a guide with headsets.

“Booked this last minute, but was so glad we did gave us a good insight into Venice and how it is put together. Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable on the area.”

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