Book the Best Walking Tour Tickets in Venice

The meeting point was incorrectly designated on the email and tickets. So we missed it on the day we'd planned to attend. We attended an equivalent tour on the following day.

How well the guide has done with very pleasant explanations and you can tell she knows the city very well and a great gondola ride.

It is a good tour, everything depends on your guide. You will not get tired, since the walking part is taking approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. After the guided tour we had a gondola ride. This totally worth it to try. It can be better, than taking a separate gondola ride (from price perspective), because this tour might cost 45 euros, but the inly one gondola ride is 39 euro.

The tour itself was great as was a the gondola ride! Both the guide and the gondolier were very pleasant. Our issue was with the male staff member at your meeting point. Admittedly, we were late for the tour as we had trouble navigating from our cruise ship to the meeting point. When I asked him where we could meet them, he very reluctantly gave me an address for my google maps and sent us on our way WITHOUT THE HEADSET. His complete attitude from the first moment was rude and condescending.

A very informative tour away from the main attractions.

The tour guide never showed up & we were very disappointed. We waited for over an hour & asked 10 different people if that was the correct location & we confirmed we were at the correct address & no guide showed. I would appreciate a refund since we were left abandoned waiting for someone to show up. Very unprofessional! We are very disappointed & I spent good money on a tour that didn't happen. Show

Amazing, we liked our captain and how highly experienced he was

Marco, our waking tour guide was amazing. His dry wit made the tour super enjoyable. We also enjoyed the gondola ride, we had great weather for it!

The walking tour was very interesting, but the gondola tour was terrible, the gondolier didn't even say hello during the ride.

The city tour was excellent! Unfortunately the gondola ride was disappointing, the gondolier was very unfriendly and obviously didn't feel like it.

Ticketing and walking tour was good. Gondola ride was so-so.

It was a great experience and very informativ

The meeting point wasn't specific. The maps gave us two different locations, so we kept going back and forth trying to find the group. At one point, we were at the right spot 5 minutes before the tour started, but I guess the group left early. The tour guide should’ve had a flag or worn specific clothing. My friend and I are still waiting for a refund.

The city tour was competent and very informative, entertaining and fun. The technology worked well and the guide was easy to understand. The pace of the tour was appropriate. The subsequent gondola ride was somewhat shortened and not the route as advertised but quite okay.

Our guide, Andrea, was very knowledgeable. It was a very picturesque walk through the city. The gondola ride was very unique and a great photo opportunity.

Valentina was a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeable, engaging and easy to understand. We had a lot of fun and I feel like we learned a lot! This was probably my favorite walking tour while traveling Italy! Valentina then took us to meet up with Riccardo, the guide who led us to the Gondola ride. Born and raised in Venice, he really knew his stuff. He was an incredibly intelligent young man who answered all of our questions! He also had a wonderful sense of humor. Thank you Valentina, Riccardo and our Gondolier for a great morning!

Amazing experience, much much cheaper, Gondola ride was fantastic. Venice town tour was great, lot of nice places visited. Very recommend to everyone. Thank you.

Totalmente recomendable, Franchesco,es un crack.Nos guio más de 2 horas enseñándonos sitios q sin guía no hubiéramos visto, y un paseo en Gondola de suño.

Die Tour mit Francesco war super. Durch enge Gassen und kleine Hinterhöfe haben wir viel über Venedig erfahren. Vom Anfang über den Markusplatz bis hin zum Ende bei der Rialtobrücke waren wir gute 2h unterwegs die sich aber nicht so angefühlt haben. Auch die Fahrt danach in der Gondel war ein Erlebnis! Absolut empfehlenswert!

Notre guide était sympathique et intéressante. Le tour de gondole est un must lors d'une première visite à Venise. Nous avons eu un peu de difficultés à trouver le point de rencontre. Nous avions réservé pour 10h croyant que le tour à pied et le tour de gondole étaient l'un après l'autre. Toutefois, le tour de gondole était en après-midi. Par chance, nous avions rien planifié durant l'après-midi. Somme toute, nous avons apprécié notre expérience.

I liked the gondola ride and the guide for that ride. He was speaking English rather well, he was funny, chatismatic and he told us interesting things. However, the walking tour guide, Francesco, didn't have more than a basic knowledge of English. Moreover, he talked partly in Italian and partly in English. So it was not an entirely English speaking guided tour as I expected. For my taste, what he said was rather basic. There were not that many interesting insights or anecdotes into Venetian history,culture and architecture. But he did show us areas of Venice that we would not have found on our own. Overall,a nice experience.

These tickets are worth it, make sure to experience Gondola like a true Gondolier by walking the streets and taking in the culture

This tour is pretty awesome, our tour guide was very professional and informative as he walked us through Venice’s most stunning attractions

Whenever I go to a new city, the first thing I do is try to immerse myself into the local culture: and this is exactly what these tickets have to offer: a slice of Venice

Shout out to our tour guide Xavier who did a brilliant job in keeping us updated about all the landmarks, but also making us laugh

The walking tour is really fun, you get to see so many iconic monuments in Venice: my personal favorite part of this tour was when we got to see the Teatro La Fenice. Highly recommend

As we floated on the Grand canal, whilst taking in the view of the gorgeous floating city, I felt great about these tickets

Bought these tickets for my hubby, he loves the Venetian culture, but I was pretty much bored. I did enjoy the Gondola ride though

A lot of the iconic Venetian buildings are very repetitive: the only thing I’d recommend about these tickets is the Gondola boat ride!

One of my things on my bucket list of places has always been Venice, and why not? This floating city basically has it all, and this tour is to die for: definitely worth the price

The tour guide was very energetic! Discovered a lot! I recommend it!

The whole tour went very satisfactorily. The staff excellent and the guide experienced and attentive.

Good walk about and nice gondola ride - will always be too short but good experience

easy to check out orders

we booked for a group of 10. So much fun!

Very Good service

Quick and reliable payment portal

The ease of booking process and its reliability is very good. Will use again!

we had a fantastic time... thanks Headout!

We are very happy we decided to book this tour. Our guide was extremely knowledgable and very easy to understand. We found it so much better than trying to do it on our own.

Martina is an attentive and passionate guide who described Venice and its history through her Venetian eyes. She shared her knowledge and anecdotes throughout our visit.

Avant toute chose, je tiens à souligner l énorme professionnalisme de Stefania, notre guide française du jour. Elle a été d une grande clarté, précise dans ses présentation, à l écoute, douce et nous a présenté avec passion les joyaux de Venise (Palais des Doges et la basilique Saint-Marc). Nous avons tellement apprécié les visites que nous n avons pas vu le temps passé (3h tout de même). Quel bonheur !! Ma compagne et moi sommes heureux et enchantés d avoir pris ce combo de visites avec Stefania. A faire aveuglément !! (Ma compagne et moi avons la 40ène).

Valentina was fantastic! She is so knowledgeable and knows so much about the history of Venice! We really enjoyed her tour and would like to have her as a guide again.

The ticketing experience was great. It was easy to get tickets and reserve what we wanted to do along the tour. Separating the walking tour and the guided tours ended up causing some confusion and our group for the guided tour was too large for the tour guide to manage in the crowds in the Basilica. She did an excellent job, but the company placed too many people in her group (she complained about it before we got started) and it distracted from the tour in several situations along the way.

I loved my experience. I believe my tour guide's name was Katarina. She was fantastic, very knowledgeable, and made sure the group stayed together so no one was left behind. Ten out of ten for Katarina specifically.

Achat sur headout sans souci. Prix un peu élevé pour une famille avec 2 enfants mais on ne regrette pas l'expérience (plus de 3 heures). Une visite guidée est incontournable pour profiter pleinement des lieux. Je recommande.

I rarely book tours on trips, but I was so glad that I did. Our guide was awesome and she had some much knowledge. Visiting these beautiful sites are you own would be a shame as you'd miss out on all the history and information. Glad I did it. Plus we skipped the line and walked past hords of people standing in line.

Visite très complète de la ville et des prinicpaux monuments avec une guide maitrisant complètement la langue et très cultivée

La visite guidée dans les rues de Venise à été particulièrement agréable, la guide (Barbara), nous a expliqué l'évolution de l'architecture des bâtiments, la vie quotidienne des habitants, les contraintes, la qualité de vie... la visite du palais des Doges à été très détaillée, beaucoup d'explications d'histoire de l'art, avec des comparaisons par rapport au Louvre. Beaucoup d'informations, toujours intéressantes. La basilique était inaccessible car inondée par "acqua alta". Très bonne organisation des rdv pour les visites.

Very interesting and informative. Beat the queues tickets were a real bonus.

Guide was entertaining and really informative and really inclusive of the kids in the group.

Our tour guide Natalia was fabulous. Knowledgable engaging and inclusive. This was a great tour. Thank you

Super sympathische und kompetente Reiseführerin. Sehr gerne wieder.

good memory with friends. smooth booking

Easy. Immediate receive of tickets.

It was great, I booked my tickets in minutes

Easy and very pleasant experience

Easy service to use and the customer service rep was friendly

Very easy selection and checkout. Great!

We had a ton of trouble finding the office to meet our guide. Google maps wasn't working well and we just kept going in circles around St Mark's Square. We asked military, regular police, and other shop owners for help but ended up finding the office 30 minutes after our tour departed for the Basilica. Thankfully, we were able to catch up to our party in the Basilica. For whatever reason, when going through the Doge Palace, those of us who were going on the gondola ride, had to leave the group and return on our own later to see the rest of the tour. The timing seemed to be too tight. The guide was great, but the timing was just off for the whole day. When we went on the gondola, the gondolier spent the whole time yelling at the other gondoliers and joking with them. It was like a bad Disneyland ride. We were one gondola after another just making a circle back to the meeting point. I think the only thing that was pointed out to us was where Mozart had stayed.

Really enjoyed the tour and liked our tour Guido Gloria

We had the chance to See many venues and sightseeing. In my opinion the islands need some more time to discover them adequately

The well-organized tour allows you to visit the main attractions of Venice in one day. Very knowledgeable tour guides. Recommended!

Giovana was the loveliest guide you could wish for. Her excitement, despite having likely done hundreds of these tours, was contagious. She paid great attention to detail while also ensuring that every person in the group felt included. The equipment quality was excellent, with clear audio throughout the tour. Giovana provided just the right balance of historical context and insights into current life and events. We loved every moment. Our gondolier was also praiseworthy. Despite being a young man, he was knowledgeable without being overbearing. Although we can’t recall his name, the boat was called ‘Luca,’ and he was stepping in for his father. A delightful experience with a charming young man.

The guide was excellent and everything was great until the end. When we went on our gondola ride we did not go by the bridge of sigh and the gondolier was on his phone the whole time. Not only was it bad enough that he was on the phone, he had it on speaker so we could hear the woman he was talking too. Missing out on the bridge and the phone ruined the entire experience.

The audio downloads are a nice compliment to the tour.

Tour guide great - the new regulations with the balcony unfortunately very opaque and difficult to understand.

The guide was very well informed, and obviously really enjoyed taking the group round. The fast tracking into the basilica was an added bonus

The Basilica was amazing. Beautiful, the view from the terrace is beautiful. If you have the Basilica and Doge tour together, you are no able to visit the terrace.

It was a bit difficult to find the right group in the beginning due to some confusion with the booking. The guide was very competent and friendly.

Tour guide Information was clear. Would recommend.

Our guide was fantastic, knowledgeable and kind.

Efficient and effective. Excellent guide

Our guide was so sweet and very informative about the basilica and Venice itself. Would definitely recommend!!!!

The experience was good, but very expensive.

What I loved the most about this experience was the clock tower. Our guide really knew the history well.

Spiegazzione troppo semplice e non interessante, la guidatrice ha arrivato tarde e il tour ha diventato troppo corto. Una sperenza vuota

That the tour didn't start at the Doge's Palace but already above St. Mark's Square with a lot of background knowledge. The process from the meeting point and organization to the entrance at the various points. Very understandable and expert explanations.

Phillipo was a terrific guide and we learnt lots from him about Venice and its history. It was great in a smaller group and to be in the palace with not too many other people. Going from the bottom prisons through to all the levels of government was a great way to understand the system

My wife and I, having arrived in Venice by train only ninety minutes earlier, at the height of our excitement already along the water cab ride to the landing on the Riva degli Schiavoni, at fifteen o'clock on May 18, 2025, move from the nearby hotel to the place agreed upon when we purchased tickets online for direct access to the magnificent monument. One of the efficient and courteous young people at the Tour Shop in Campo San Zaccaria escorts to the southern portico of the Doges' Palace the group of those who, like us, had booked the tour and entrusts them to the various experts, depending on the nationalities of those present. Professional and clear, our Italian guide begins by telling us about the symbolic value, for the city, of Mars and Neptune, whose statues stand in the courtyard at the top of the Scala dei Giganti: the two classical deities are expressions of Venice's power both on land and sea. We ascend to the Gothic loggia, then to the first piano nobile-formerly the Doge's residence-along the Golden Staircase, so named for the gleam of the gold-leaf coverings of its stucco decorations. We continue our visit to the second piano nobile and contemplate the sumptuous vaulting of the Sala del Collegio, embellished with paintings by Paolo Veronese, completed in 1578. Between the two figures of Mars and Neptune is painted the winged lion of St. Mark, symbol of the lagoon city. The "Venetian blond" that characterizes the hair of female figures is highlighted, for example in the allegory of Dialectic, shown in the act of weaving a spider web. "Venetian terrazzo" is the mixture of cement and stone fragments that has been used in the city for floors over the centuries; our guide tells us about it as we stand in the enormous Great Council Chamber. Here, on an entire wall we admire Jacopo Tintoretto's Il Paradiso (Paradise), completed in 1592, crowded with characters, painted - the guide explains to us - on a single 24-and-a-half-foot-long canvas, specially made to be woven by the master. The black panel in the frieze of the doges represents the "damnatio memoriæ" of Marino Faliero, who was beheaded in 1355 for having wanted to conspire against the city's patriciate, aiming at the establishment of a tyrannical regime. During the passage in the Bridge of Sighs - in which in the past the condemned from the court to the prisons called the Wells passed - our escort tells us about the escape of Giacomo Casanova in 1756 from the Piombi, cells located higher up, under the roof of the palace. I am convinced that it would have been difficult to receive a warmer and more competent "Welcome to Venice!" than the one Headout reserved for my wife and me upon our arrival in the Serenissima.

False marketing. Paid for and was advertised as "mystery and secrets tour" which included the various places on the secret itinerary on the website and the tour was just a basic tour. Complete rip off

Very well organized. Our guide explained the history of the Doges' palace with passion. It was interesting. I recommend it.

Elena was outstanding!! The best guide we could have. Thank you so much for being fun and helpful. We definitely recommend her to other people.

The welcome at the meeting point was good and friendly. We are very satisfied.

The guide was very interesting and the visit very pleasant. We learned a lot of things really well

Good organization, very competent management