Doge’s Palace and a Gondola Ride, Our Top 15

1.Venice In a Day: St Mark’s, Doges Palace Gondola Ride & City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,588 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $124Our pick

See Venice’s Rialto, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and canals in six hours with skip-the-line access and a gondola ride.

“It was a great experience with Mateo! It was just my boyfriend, myself, and him. It felt more private and awesome! We enjoyed getting to see parts of the city we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. It was also cool to have a break in between and go on the gondola and see the city another way other than via our feet. Mateo is super informed about everything and made sure we got all the information we needed. Would recommend to all of our friends heading into Venice!”

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2.Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,478 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $129

Review of Venice's Best tour, with St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, gondola ride, VR history gallery, tips, value, and drawbacks.

“Excellent tour! The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I learned a lot about the history of the places we visited. It was well worth the time and money!”

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3.Best Of Venice: Saint Mark’s Basilica, Doges Palace with Guide and Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 800 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $125

Review of Venice’s 3.5-hour guided tour of St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and a classic gondola ride.

“Our guide Marco, was the perfect blend of historical story telling and comedy. The tour was perfect for our family with teens who loved it (and they are hard to please). The gondola ride was the perfect length to get the experience on our trip to Venice. Definitely a must do tour!”

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4.St Mark’s, Doge’s Palace, with Murano and Burano & Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 753 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $34Cheapest seat

See St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Murano, Burano, and ride a gondola in one full Venice day, with guides and skip-the-line entry.

“I was looking for a trip that would include as much as possible in a day because I was short on time and this one didn't disappoint. In the morning, our guide was Grazia who was born and raised in Venice, had very good (C level) English and was very knowledgeable about both the Doge's Palace and the St Mark's Basilica. Not trying to be rude, just a bit of feedback, I felt her explanation of the differences between her name "Grazia" and the way to say thanks in Italian "grazie" a bit too long. After these morning sessions we had some free time to grab a bite, then we…”

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5.Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Tour with Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 677 reviews · 3.5 - 9.5 hours · from $46

Review of Venice’s St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and gondola tour, with practical advice on value, timing, crowds, dress, and upgrades.

“Our guide was informative and friendly. We had a great time.”

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6.Venice in A Day: St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace & Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 591 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $148

See Venice’s biggest sights in one day with guided access to St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Rialto, and a gondola ride.

“Met expectations. Guide was knowledgeable and gracious and answered all of our questions. Some of the participants had problems with the stairs.”

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7.Venice’s Icons: Basilica, Doge Palace, Rialto & Optional Gondola

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 413 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $162

Explore Venice’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Rialto Bridge, Bridge of Sighs, VR history, and optional gondola ride in one guided day.

“Terrible experience. The tour company insisted that I booked a shared ride when it was a private ride. The ride was to include the grand canal and last for approx 30 - 45 min. We never made it to the grand canal and the ride lasted 10min only”

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8.Doge’s Palace Guided Tour with Optional Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 362 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $81

See Venice’s Doge’s Palace with skip-the-line entry, the Bridge of Sighs, prison cells, Correr Museum access, and an optional gondola ride.

“Great guide, willing to answer all our questions. Great tour. The gondola ride was great.”

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9.St. Mark’s, Doge’s Palace, Rialto, and Gondola Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 320 reviews · 30 minutes - 6 hours · from $46

See St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Rialto, and Venice by gondola on a guided tour built for short stays.

“very informative, well paced tour, covering lots of information. tour guide Michaela was great and easy to understand.”

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10.Doge’s Palace Guided Tour With Tickets & Optional Gondola

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 172 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

Review of Venice’s Doge’s Palace guided tour, skip-the-line entry, Correr Museum access, timing tips, and optional shared gondola ride.

“Gondola ride was a blast, especially the gondola traffic jam! Found out what the "Bridge of Sighs" was - also cool.”

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11.Best of Venice Private Tour: St. Mark’s Doge Palace Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $544

Review of Venice’s private St. Mark’s, Doge’s Palace, walking tour, Rialto sights, and 30-minute gondola ride, with practical booking tips.

“Our guide was truly knowledgeable about Venice and its history. Very much enjoyed the customized tour that allowed us to see all the high points of Venice, and avoid the crowds. Skip the line tickets and tour of Doge palace and canal tour by Gondola were the highlights of our tour. Highly recommend this tour.”

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12.Basilica and Doge’s Palace Tour with Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 85 reviews · from $158

Review of Venice’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and gondola combo tour, with timing, value, route details, dress rules, and practical tips.

“We learned way more than we expected. Our guide was great and informative. the Gondola ride was a nice way to end our time with this tour.”

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13.St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace & Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 69 reviews · from $146

Review of Venice’s St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace and gondola tour, with itinerary, value, practical tips and who should book.

“MOSES was a great great great tour guide. He actually made the whole excursion they wouldn’t wouldn’t have been worth it but for MOSES.”

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14.Tour of Doge’s Palace and Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 60 reviews · from $116

Tour Doge’s Palace, ride a shared gondola, and visit Venice museums with practical tips on timing, value, guides, and access.

“The tour throught the doge‘s palace was wonderful! we had no problem to find the start point of the tour. The tour guide was a real perl! she was really informative and charasmatic! with a sense of italian humour. also the gondola tour was really nice.”

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15.Saint Marks Basilica, Doge’s Palace and Gondola tour in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $168

Review of Venice’s St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace and gondola tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide tips, price advice and key drawbacks.

“Our tour guide was very funny and very knowledgeable. The only problematic part is we also booked a tour with a gondola ride and none of the information provided told us where and when that was to take place. We had to message the provider and fortunately about 14 minutes before the meet up time they responded and we happened to be in that area. So beware and ask questions up front. Otherwise it was a very well run and well guided tour. Highly recommend.”

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