Venice: Doge's Palace and Piazza San Marco guided tour

This tour was very thorough and complete. Our group was comprised of about 30 persons with headsets. We were able to hear our guide. We skipped the lines into both sites. We did not see the horse sculptures from Constantinople. It was not included. But, they were available for an additional cost after you completed St. Marks. Just don't leave the cathedral with the group. Return your headset to the guide. There is an additional cost to go upstairs to see them. If you only have a short amount of time in Venice, these two historic sites are a must. I doubt young children would enjoy this.

This was so much more than I expected! We met our tour guide at 9 sharp outside St Marks Basilica and we’re given individual headsets in order to hear our guide. Unfortunately I didn’t get the name of our guide but she made this tour! The first part of our tour involved walking around some of the back streets around St Marks and being given a brief history of so many different aspects of life in Venice. Our tour guide was extremely passionate, knowledgeable, funny and entertaining. We learned loads and just wish we’d have taken this tour earlier in our stay. Once in Doge’s Palace the knowledge and passion continued. We were blown away by not only the interior but the history behind it all. The tickets also allow you access for 4 of the museums around St Marks up to 2 months from your visit so you can go at your leisure. Loved this tour and would highly recommend anyone travelling to Venice to take this tour early into the visit to allow you to use the museum passes at your leisure. Wish we had got our tour guides name as she was amazing, loved her!!

The visit was very well coordinated and managed. The guide Monica was very good in her communication, explaining clearly the history behind each painting or monument. The pace was a leisure one with not making everyone hurry. The only issue was since it was Sunday, we were not able to enter St. Mark's Church which they should have informed earlier. So guys dont do the visit on Sundays!

Very informative and interesting tour of the Venice backstreets giving a flavour of places to go back to and see in more detail. Then the highlight visiting the Doges Palace. The guide explained in an easy manner how power was allocated and controlled in Venice for hundreds of years to the benefit of the population as well as pointing out the wonders of the palace. Not cheap but worth the money.