Venice Doge’s Palace - Priority Entrance & Premium Guided Tour
Description
Our Doge's Palace tour offers a deeper look into Venice’s history. Led by expert guides, you'll explore key rooms and stories that shaped the Republic, from political decisions to daily life behind the palace walls. During the visit, you will cross the iconic Bridge of Sighs, just as Casanova once did when he made his daring escape from the dark and wet prisons of the Doge's Palace. If you're looking to elevate your visit with a truly exclusive experience, the Secret Itineraries of the Doge’s Palace reveal the hidden side of Venetian power. This special tour goes beyond the public halls, uncovering restricted areas where covert trials and political intrigue unfolded. Explore private offices, secret archives, and chilling spaces like the Chamber of Torture and the cramped Pozzi cells. Perfect for history lovers and curious minds, the Secret Itineraries offer a rare, immersive glimpse into the shadowy heart of the Venetian Republic.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Admire the most beautiful square in the world, Piazza San Marco.
Discover the majestic Doge's Palace.
Cross one of the most iconic bridges in Venice.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Suggested comfortable clothing
- The tour may be shared with guests not in the same group
- Unfortunately, this tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with mobility disabilities
- Small group
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
- The secret itineraries option is not suitable for children under 6 years old, pregnant women or individuals with claustrophobia.
- Following new regulations effective July 1st, all travelers visiting St. Mark’s Basilica must provide their full names — not just the lead traveler. Failure to do so may result in denied entry
Reviews(48)
Interesting history. Very beautiful inside with beautiful ceilings and paintings. Sara, our tour guide, was awesome. Made the tour a fun experience!
We were added to the tour midway through and it started 25 minutes late due the guide running behind. We were just told to jump in the line. We never even knew the guides name. It was hard to hear him at times. Overall just not the best experience.
The guide is very good. Tour somewhat at the pace and very general ... ok for those who just want a nice overview. I thought it would be more detailed anyway... too bad!
The audio guide didn’t work. While the guide was knowledgeable, he left the group 2/3 of the way through the tour and we had to finish on our own
It was short & sweet. Very nice to have a guide to provide the information & it made getting in very easy!
Not happy. Booked Doge Palace Tour with Secret Itineraries option but was given standard tour instead. I took my complaint to the tour office but was brushed off.
We had an excellent guide. She was informative as well as entertaining. We would definitely recommend thus tour.
Tour advertised the Secret Itineraries but this was just the normal tour. Did not contain any exclusive content. Tour was ok, just not what we paid for.
Dear guest, thanks for your feedback, it will definitely help us improve. If you need to communicate with us further, do not hesitate to reach out. Please note that in the webpage of the product is indicated what is included in the tour. We hope to see you again in Venice. Best regards, Lucrezia - Venice Tours
Do not book with this company. This is a bait and switch scam. They falsly advertise for the secret itinerary tour and you purchase tickets for the "mystery and secrets tour" to go see what they advertise on the site of Casanova's staircase, chamber of secrecy, entire prison and we received the normal guided tour which is not what we paid for. I asked 2 people, the guide and the person at the meeting point if this was correct tour they both assured me it was and then put us in the normal tour. We saw nothing that we paid to see. And had no customer support to fix the situation.
Dear guest, thanks for your feedback, it will definitely help us improve. If you need to communicate with us further, do not hesitate to reach out. We hope to see you again in Venice. Best regards, Lucrezia - Venice Tours
There were 25 people visiting the secret passages, which is way too many in my opinion. The guide was so far ahead that the second part of the group could not hear even with the radios because the sound cut off. In addition, the activity started 30 minutes late and the guide passed super fast ...
