Skip the Line: Venice in One Day Including Boat Tour

3 Hours

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Hotel Pickup Offered

English

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Overview

See the best of Venice in a day on a tour that combines a guided walk with a cruise along the bustling Grand Canal. Hear the history of St Mark's Square and Rialto Bridge from a guide, and visit St Mark's Basilica with a skip-the-line ticket to beat the long admission lines. Discover the tucked-away treasures of Venice's backstreets and charming canals, and then finish on a high note: a water taxi cruise on the Grand Canal.

3-hour combination walking and boat tour of Venice
Enjoy a 2-hour walking tour including the famous monuments of St Mark's square
Gain skip-the-line entry to St Mark's Basilica
See Campo Santa Maria Formosa, the home of Marco Polo and the Rialto Bridge
Explore small back streets, narrow passageways and piazzas as you learn about historical Venice from your guide
Cruise along the Grand Canal on a 1-hour water taxi ride
Break for lunch and shopping with free time between tours

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Start your Venice in one day tour with a 2-hour guided walk to learn about the city's key monuments. In St Mark's Square, hear the history behind legendary sights such as St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace prisons.Admission lines at top Venice attractions are long and no more so than at St Mark's Basilica. Use your skip-the-line ticket to bypass the lines and step straight inside. Then admire the acclaimed mosaics that adorn the basilica's interior as you explore with your guide.From St Mark's Basilica, continue to Scuola Grande di San Marco (aka Ospedale Civile). Today the historic building is used as a museum and hospital, but, in its medieval heyday it functioned as a school that helped to lay the foundations for Venice's trade empire.Leave the tourist crowds behind, and follow your guide around the winding alleyways that form the backstreets of Venice. Explore narrow passageways that cut between sun-bleached palazzos, and admire the bridges that cross the canals.Pass through Campo Santa Maria Formosa to see its gothic palaces, and have your camera ready for Marco Polo's House. Other sights include an age-old merchants warehouse and a wellhead, which many say is the city's most beautiful.Say goodbye to your guide at Rialto Bridge, and make the most of some free time before your 1-hour water taxi cruise along the Grand Canal.As you glide down the waterway, listen to stories about the eye-catching palaces and churches that line your route, and hear fun facts about the famous residents that have lived on the equally famous street. Continue with a tour of the smaller, lesser-seen canals. Hop back on to dry land to finish your experience in central Venice.Please note: There will be a break between the Venice Walking Tour and Grand Canal Boat Tour, for you to spend time at leisure. The duration of this break will vary depending on the season. Details of the exact meeting location and time for the Grand Canal Boat Tour will be given by your guide after the walking tour.

Skip the Line: Venice in One Day Including Boat Tour

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