Doge's Palace with St. Mark's Basilica & Gondola

Description
Get ready for an action-packed day learning about Venice’s fascinating political past and its impressive religious sites. By exploring the city with a guide, you’ll save hours researching and planning your itinerary, and your guide will enhance your tour with local stories that you wouldn’t hear about otherwise. You’ll visit Doge’s Palace with skip-the-line tickets included so you don’t waste time waiting in crowds. Visit St. Mark’s Basilica, one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world. Enjoy the visit of this masterpiece of Byzantine art, unique of its kind in Italy. Have the pleasure to savor beautiful gold mosaics and marble inlays of the floors, sitting comfortably while your guide will show you the represented biblical scenes, the history and the particularities of this ancient basilica.
Experience Venice from the water and marvel at its spectacular mansions aboard a traditional gondola. Sit back and relax as you are punted along the magnificent Grand Canal and venture down some of the smaller canals to escape the crowds. Get carried away by this ancient mode of transportation as a professional gondolier rows you along the romantic waterways. Get breathtaking views of the city at every step of the way. Pass under historic bridges and near famous attractions.
Included
- Professional guide
- Skip the line ticket
- Gondola ride
Excluded
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Entrance tickets to Pala d'Oro
- Gondola ride does not include language service