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Combo Tour: Palazzo Ducale Guided Tour & Grand Canal by Gondola

By Venice Tours
6.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $119 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Skip the line
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Discover the ancient residence of Doges
  • Charming gondola ride through the most romantic canals
  • Discover the Grand Canal with its spectacular palaces
  • Skip-the-line admission to Saint Mark’s Royal Palaces
  • Visit the Royal Palaces & Empress Sisi rooms

Activity location

    • San Marco
    • 30100, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Calle Larga de l'Ascension, at the brown wooden newsstand with the yellow sign where is written "MEETING POINT"
    • Calle Larga Ascensione
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes3h 30m
    3h 30m
  • English

Live Commentary in English for the Doge's Palace guided tour.

Mobile App for gondola commentary: English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, German, French, Japanese and Russian

Starting time: 11:45am
Price details
$119.14 x 1 Adult$119.14
Total
Price is $119.14

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-line ticket to the Doge’s Palace
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission to Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Marciana
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Audio-receiver devices are included for groups over 10 people for the Doge’s Palace guided tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Mobile App for gondola commentary: English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Rus
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of the Doge's Palace
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Gondola ride
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pick up
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Guided tour of Museo Correr and the palaces in St. Mark's square

Know before you book

  • For security reasons suitcases, backpacks or large bags are not allowed inside the Doges’ Palace, the storage service is free of charge.
  • Each gondola can host maximum 5 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending on guest's weight
  • Mobile vouchers accepted
  • The tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded)
  • Mobile App for gondola commentary: English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, German, French, Japanese and Russian
  • You will receive an e-mail with the QR code and instructions to activate the mobile app for commentary on gondola
  • ATTENTION: The visit to the Doge's Palace is at 11:45 AM - the gondola ride is at 4:00 PM. Please consider the gap of time between the Doge's Palace and the gondola ride.

What you can expect

Skip the usually long lines for the tickets and go on this guided tour to discover the imposing Palazzo Ducale, the center of the political power of the former Venetian Republic, and its long rich history! After the visit you will enjoy a lovely gondola ride along the Grand Canal and the most charming and romantic channels of Venice. Set off on this unique gondola tour, the only one that provides a commentary!

Thanks to our highly-qualified and professional guide, you will visit the halls of power and the residence of the Doges. You’ll be stunned by the spectacular gold staircase, the architectural masterpieces and the fine art pieces that decorate the entire palace.

Moreover, once you will cross the Bridge of Sighs and visit the old Venetian prisons you will experience firsthand the anguish of the convicts who were here imprisoned.

After this experience, you will enjoy a romantic gondola tour that will take you along the picturesque waterways of Venice and the Grand Canal. During this ride, you will see the world-famous La Fenice Theatre, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Museum, Ca’Dario Palace and Punta della Dogana from where you will get a stunning view of the breathtaking Saint Mark’s basin and S. Giorgio Island.

The ticket for the Palace includes a self-guided visit to the museums in St. Mark’s Square: the Royal Palace, today Museo Correr, The National Archaeological Museum (Italian: Museo Archeologico Nazionale) and the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, a perfect example of Venetian Renaissance Architecture.

ATTENTION: The visit to the Doge's Palace is at 11:45 AM - the gondola ride is at 4:00 PM. Please consider the gap of time between the Doge's Palace and the gondola ride.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • San Marco
    • 30100, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Calle Larga de l'Ascension, at the brown wooden newsstand with the yellow sign where is written "MEETING POINT"
    • Calle Larga Ascensione
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy