Doge's Palace guided tour and Gondola ride
Description
Discover the fascinating past of Venice on an unforgettable journey through its most iconic landmarks! Begin your adventure just a few steps from St. Mark’s Square, where your expert guide will lead you into the magnificent Doge’s Palace. Explore the splendid halls and private chambers that once served as the political and administrative heart of the Venetian Republic. From the Doge’s apartments to the grand Staircase of the Giants, every corner reveals stories of power, art, and intrigue. Take in the stunning views over St. Mark’s Square from the Loggias before crossing the legendary Bridge of Sighs to reach the dark, haunting prisons that once held the enemies of the Serenissima. To conclude your experience, glide along the city’s enchanting canals on a peaceful 30-minute gondola ride. Admire the elegant palaces rising from the water and discover hidden corners of Venice that can only be reached by boat — a truly magical way to see the city from a new perspective.
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Let yourself be fascinated by these two tours combined in one package that will allow you to take in two of Venice's most famous attractions
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a NO SHOW (if you don't show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher)
- Please arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the tour departure time.
- At the tour departure point you will meet a TURIVE representative who will check your vouchers and give you information to do the tour. Please be advised that, due to the new security measures concerning the entrance into the major Venice museums, there might be queues at the entrance, with consequent protraction of the usual waiting time to access the museums.
- This is a collective tour, which means there might be other participants going on the tour with you.
- A gondola can host up to 5 people, thus if your reservation includes more than 5 people, your group will be divided into smaller groups, or rather you will enjoy different gondolas. Please bear in mind that this is a collective tour, so there might be other people enjoying your same gondola. In this case people belonging to your reservation can be divided into different gondolas.
- The tour might be suspended in case of bad weather. In such cases, you are required to go to the departure point in order to know whether the tour takes place or not and any alternative ways to use the service.
- In exceptional cases and/or reasons of force majeure that may prevent the tour already purchased to run regularly (i.e. acts of nature, strikes, exceptional closures, serious unexpected events or health problems experienced by the person in charge with the service after which it is really impossible to find a substitute), the tour might be cancelled. The customer will be notified of this as soon as possible and will be asked to choose between postponing the tour on the first date available or receiving a prompt refund of the price paid for the tour, if the cancellation policy of the service itself allows a refund.
Reviews(2)
The group leader did a terrific job very engaging. Very demonstrative was very educational and I highly recommend it to anyone. I got a lot out of it so much so that I went to bought a book to review some of the things that she was speaking about.
Tour of the Doge Palace was very informative! Tour guide was excellent!! The gondola ride was disappointing as the headsets did not work as the guide was in a different gondola and got out of range.
