Venice

15 Best Venice Walking Tours

The walking tours: San Marco to Rialto through lanes that dead-end into water without warning. Morning departures beat the day-tripper tide; the guides know which bridges lose it entirely.

1.Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

Discover Venice’s hidden alleys and iconic canals on this guided walking tour with a gondola ride, offering a balanced mix of sights and authentic charm for $69.39.

Most Popular★ 3.5

“You need to be able to handle the walking on uneven terrain. The guide was excellent and we would have preferred more of the walking tour and done without the gondola ride. Our gondolier was less than enthusiastic.”

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3.Eat Like a Local: 3-hour Venice Small-Group Food Tasting Walking Tour

Discover Venetian flavors on this small-group 3-hour walking tour, sampling seafood, wines, gelato, and local secrets with expert guides in Venice.

★ 5.0

“Excellent experience walking through Venice learning the hidden locations to eat and drink. Fun meeting others and sampling food I would never try on my own.”

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4.Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

Discover Venice with a 2-2.5 hour guided walking tour exploring St. Mark's Square, Rialto Bridge, and hidden gems, with optional gondola ride for a water view.

★ 4.2

“Very good. Lots of information. Covered a larger area than I expected to, but saw many alleys, squares etc which were not full of tourists (like us!). We also stopped for a drink at a small bar and I tried a few cichetta - that…”

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5.Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark’s Basilica

Discover Venice’s highlights with this 2-hour private walk, skipping lines at St. Mark’s Basilica and exploring hidden alleys and architectural gems.

★ 4.0

“Our tour guide Donatella gave us a full tour of Venice in 2 hours! We learned so much that we wouldn’t have been able to figure out on our own even in 2 days. She even set us up with Venice a glass making tour…”

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6.Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Discover Venice’s hidden gems on this small group walking tour with a local guide, visiting top sights like Rialto and St. Mark's Square for authentic insight.

★ 4.5

“Excellent guide & great day out. Walking tour was approx 2.5 hours. Guide offered advice, practical tips, interesting anecdotes and insight into Venice’s modern day beauty and its colourful past. Would highly recommend, even the rain.”

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7.Venice: Private Walking Tour with a Local

Discover Venice with a private local guide, exploring hidden gems, authentic spots, and personalized stories — perfect for a genuine city experience.

★ 4.6

“Miriam was great, she had broad knowledge of Venice and she seemed so inspired and happy telling me about Venice. I would definitely request her again.”

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8.Venice: Morning Walking Tour

Discover Venice’s highlights and hidden corners on a 1.5-hour guided walking tour. Perfect for first-timers wanting an authentic, insightful intro.

★ 4.6

“The guide included commentary on architecture, history, flooding, trade, language, enough to fill in quite a few blanks. Very pleasant, just the right pace,”

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9.Venice Off the Beaten Path Walking Tour: Rialto Bridge & Beyond

Discover Venice’s hidden corners on this 2-hour off-the-beaten-path walking tour, including Rialto Bridge, secret streets, and optional gondola ride for authentic sights.

★ 4.5

“Valentina was a good guide, sometime it took her longer time to describe things. The content of the guided tour was adequate for the venue taken and the length of the tour. She shared many interesting stories and facts about the locations.”

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10.Private Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica Walking Tour

Experience Venice’s top sites with a private guided tour of Saint Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, skip lines, and enjoy personalized insights.

★ 5.0

“We learned so much on this tour from Matteo. The two locations are historical and definitely beautiful. We could have appreciated them on our own, but having historical elements explained and things pointed out was much, much better.”

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13.Venice: The Ghost & Legends Walking Tour

Discover Venice's haunted corners and legend-filled streets on a 1.5-hour evening walking tour, led by expert guides through Castello and Cannaregio.

★ 4.0

“It was a fun lighthearted tour of Venice. Our guide was historically well informed about the city. The tour was supposed to be in English but she agreed to change it to Spanish because of the nationality of the group so, thank you, it was…”

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15.Venice: City Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

Explore Venice's hidden gems and iconic sights on a 2-hour guided walking tour with local insights, unique landmarks, and an optional self-guided app.

★ 4.1

“It was a great introduction to Venice which can be a difficult city to navigate. It went at a good pace but at times hard to follow. Our guide was informative but had a strong accent and we didn’t understand everything he said”

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More Venice Walking Tours

4.5Venice Walking Tour plus Skip the Lines Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica Tours4 hours (approx.)$186.15 4.1Venice: Legends, Anecdotes and Ghost Stories Walking Tour1.5 hours$41 4.0Unusual Venice Walking Tour through Rialto & Gondola Experience2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)$60.60 4.5The Essence of Venice in a Stress Free Small group Walking Tour with a Top Guide2 hours (approx.)$42.33 3.5Byzantine Venice Walking Tour & Saint Mark’s Basilica2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)$85.22 4.5Private Tour: Venice Half-Day Walking Tour3 hours (approx.)$181.41 4.5Verona City Sightseeing Walking Tour of Must-See Sites with Local Guide2 hours (approx.)$43.54 4.5Venice: Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour with Synagogues Visit2 hours (approx.)$88.10 4.7Venice: 1.5-Hour Walking Tour1.5 hours$37 4.6Venice: Must-See Attractions Walking Tour3 hours$41 4.0Morning Walking Tour of Venice Plus Gondola Ride3 hours (approx.)$87.70 5.0Small-Group Walking Tour of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice2 hours (approx.)$71.35 4.0Walking Tour of Venice with Mini Cruise1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)$30.04 4.5Venetian Cicchetti Street Food & Sightseeing Walking Tour with local guide2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)$59.13 4.7Venice: City Wonders Group Walking Tour with a Guide2 hours$41 5.0Venice Sightseeing Walking Tour for Kids and Families2 hours (approx.)$264.29 5.0Secret Venice, an unusual walk – Private Walking Tour2 hours (approx.)$453.01 5.0Secret Gardens of Venice Walking Tour2 hours (approx.)$111.03 5.0Venice Photography Walking Tour with Private Guide3 hours (approx.)$271.54 4.9Venice: Cicchetti Street Food and Sightseeing Walking Tour2.5 hours$46 4.5Venezia: Digital Guide made by a Local for your walking tour$7 4.5Venezia Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local3 to 4 hours (approx.)$7.81 4.5Venice Must See Attractions Walking Tour With A Guide3 hours (approx.)$41.94 4.5Venice Top attractions Walking Tour along the Canals with Local Guide2 hours (approx.)$33.55