Venice St. Mark's Basilica 1-Hour Guided Tour & 3 PM Shared Gondola Ride 30 Min

Tour St. Mark's Basilica
and ride a gondola in the afternoon

Meet your guide at the meeting point at 10:45 AM for a 1-hour guided tour of Piazza San Marco and St. Mark's Basilica. After a few hours of rest, you take a shared gondola ride for 30 minutes starting at 3 PM. Show your voucher for both the morning tour and the afternoon gondola ride.

Hear the history of the basilica in Piazza San Marco

The tour starts in Piazza San Marco (about 20 minutes). The guide tells you the history of the basilica, which was once the private chapel of the Doge of Venice. You listen to the commentary through a personal audio system and headset.

Walk through a basilica full of golden mosaics

With skip-the-line entry, you go into the basilica (about 40 minutes) without waiting at the ticket office. You see its golden mosaics and patterned marble floor and hear about the biblical scenes shown throughout the building.

Glide along the canals at 3 PM

The gondola ride (30 minutes) starts at 3 PM. You ride a classic gondola shared with other guests through Venice's waterways. There is no guide on the gondola.

※ The Pala d'Oro, the ground-floor museum and the Loggia dei Cavalli are not included.
※ Shoulders and knees must be covered in the basilica.