Venice : Private Custom Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Sneh was very knowledgeable and fun to have as our guide - we toured away from the madding crowd which was perfect and extremely interesting listening to his history stories

Radha was very friendly and informative, a pleasure to have as a guide! Took us to many places we would not have found on our own!

THE WORST! Guydeez DOES NOT DELIVER! I booked and paid for this activity, at 16:00 I was contacted to ask me to change the selected language, I told them that the language was necessary but that I was flexible with the schedule. No more news until 21:00 to inform me that the guide had just had an accident (which is false given the message hours earlier) and they were canceling my tour. The refund according to the company will take at least 3 business days (6 actual days) and leaving me, due to the time, without the possibility of looking for another company or another tour. They refused to provide me with a complaint form or to give me any other solution. The fraudulent pseudo-company didn't even cancel the reservation on Viator. If you can avoid this company, do it and save yourself from being left without your activity the night before and without your money for who knows how long (I honestly doubt they will ever return it).

Silvia was a wonderful guide for Venice. She ensured that we were able to see the major sights and returned us to our next adventure on a Gondola. She was informative and made sure we had great photos together for our memories. She was wonderful Rich and Cheryl McFarland

Moses was an excellent guide, informative with a touch of humor.

Victorio was excellent in every way

Very knowledgeable guide about fun facts about Venice that I didn’t know. Was on time to our requested meeting point. Gave us recommendations on where to go around the city

We booked with TripAdvisor who subcontracted to Guydeez tours. Would check and see if it is cheaper to book direct next time. We were so grateful to our tour guide Majid for being flexible and patient. Our flight was delayed so we had to adjust times. It was a scorching day and we were exhausted from overnight travel so he paced out tour accordingly. Majid met us promptly at our hotel, texted via WhatsApp that he was there, and toured us through 2 of the 6 sestieri (districts). We stayed primarily in San Marco (St. Mark's Square and Doge's Palace) and San Polo (the Rialto bridge and an authentic mask making shop where we felt a little pressured to linger and purchase). Majid was the real deal guide, clearly extensively educated and carrying maps and visuals with him and pointing out many small details we would have missed. He blended practical knowledge with fun stories and interesting historical details. He made suggestions about where to shop, eat, and see when we asked him but did not push any one particular vendor other than the mask shop. This is definitely the way to get the "lay of the land" for the most touristy parts of Venice but would not satisfy anyone looking to see the Jewish ghetto in Cannaregio, or explore the art and student hub of Dorsoduro, or see the shipyards or gardens of Castello. To be fair, we grossly underestimated the size of Venice and getting to all of those in a 2 hour tour is wildly unrealistic!

Very kind and very informative. Highly recommend. Easy to understand for English. Tailored the trip to our needs.

Our first guide was canceled at the last minute; we were offered to reschedule the tour, and Majid came to take over. He was incredible and allowed us to take a custom tour according to our wishes; he was perfect. A thousand thanks