VENICE · ART GALLERIES
The ones worth booking.
The 15 venice art tours that send visitors home talking about what they saw. Each one reviewed in full, with the rooms it covers, who leads it and how to skip the queue at the door.
Skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace plus a guided canal gondola ride with VR history in Venice. Small group.
Most Popular“Excellent tour! The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I learned a lot about the history of the places we visited. It was well worth the time and money!”
Shared Grand Canal gondola with priority boarding, short history walk, and Gondola Gallery with 3D/VR journey in English and 9 languages.
“We went to the location that we were provided which was incorrect. We went to 4 separate locations before finally getting to the correct location and ended up being 20 minutes late. The tour guide company said they notified Viator months ago about the location change for the meeting spot but it was too late…”
Skip-the-line to St Mark’s Bell Tower for 98-meter views, plus a History Gallery and VR trip through centuries of Venice for one hour.
“Views were amazing - 360 degrees. We are here in summer and this attraction was not crowded. If you are up there when the bells toll, that’s an experience in itself. And it’s very safe.”
Skip-the-line guide through Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s, plus VR History Gallery and optional Campanile views.
“This tour started with an excellent virtual experience and then a walking tour with historical information of all places. It was an excellent tour and I highly recommend it.”
Explore Venice’s Ca’ Pesaro modern art and the Oriental Art Museum, including Edo-era Japanese treasures, for $11 with one-day entry.
Priority skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica, plus VR and a St. Mark’s Square history gallery in Venice.
“It is a great experience, a lot of information about Venice and its history, everything presented in such a beautiful way.”
Skip-the-line guided visit to Doge’s Palace plus Museo Correr and St Mark’s Square museum access, with lunch and VR options.
“My experience with Viator tours has always been positive, well-informed guides with a passion for their work. Their knowledge has been deep and their answers to questions thought provoking. Sadly, today was not the of the same caliber. 1. The meetup was confusing as we had to redeem our reservations at a kiosk, and we…”
Small-group Venice walk from Rialto to Piazza San Marco with a local guide, photo stops, and stories from medieval Venice to now.
“Excellent way to get oriented in a beautiful but confounding place. It was just our family and the guide for a few hours, perfect for young children.”
A 2-hour private Venice intro from Rialto to St. Mark’s with a local guide, mobile ticket, and practical tips to plan your day.
“Roko was an amazing guide!! How lucky we were to have him take us around Venice. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting. We saw the best sites in Venice and hidden gems around the streets. Thank you Roko. From Alex & Ed (Australia)”
Priority access to St. Mark’s Campanile plus a short VR/3D stop for Venice-in-the-past, with fast elevator views and photo time.
“You can just get these tickets directly or day of cheaper. It’s not usually sold out and seemed like it was cheaper to buy direct. I thought it was a tour but it’s just access to the tower.”
A small-group Venice art and history walking tour with Doge’s Palace entry and a 30-minute gondola ride, starting at Piazza San Marco.
“I happened to be the only guest on this tour. I missed meeting other people, but Davide, the tour guide, was wonderful and really tailored what he talked about based on my studies of medieval Europe. He was quite knowledgeable on a vast variety of areas and also made for a great conversation partner. The…”
A 30-minute Venice VR gondola ride plus a hands-on look at gondola building, ending with a take-home wooden puzzle for $10.
“Very informative and fun way to learn a bit about Venice’s history and kept the children engaged. There were quite a lot of people though in a small area! Just like Venice generally…”
A short, guided Venice stop with priority entry, a 3D VR gondola ride on the Grand Canal, and a take-home 3D wooden gondola puzzle.
“It was like one of my dreams come true experience It was like Recreating the very famous iconic Bollywood song from 1979’s Release The Great Gambler Since a Very young Tender age I dreamt of Gondola Ride ever since”
Private guided tour of Venice’s Accademia Gallery plus a Dorsoduro walk, with tickets included and a chance to see rare displays like Vitruvian Man.
“Our guide was lovely and gave a great overview of the city and Venetian art. She was early, stayed a bit late to finish, and was great with our young daughter. Our only small complaint is we sometimes exhausted her knowledge of certain technical points, but I imagine this wound not be an issue for…”
Private 2-hour Accademia Gallery walking tour with an official guide and entry included, plus Venice context. English tour for your party.
“Guide was very nice and knowledgeable but not an art historian as advertised and stated on my voucher. if I had paid $50 per person i would have given it an excellent review but for $200 each (total $400) definitely NOT worth the money. And very disappointed that we had missed the Leonardo exhibit, the…”
