Private Venice Shore Excursion | City Highlights & Gondola Ride Reviews

Best tour of Venice

My family of 6 adults did the LivItaly “Best of Venice: All-Inclusive Shore Excursion” private tour (one of three LivItaly tours we took on this trip). Bottom line is, I highly recommend LivItaly, this tour, and Marie. Our contact met us at the port and took us to our awaiting private water taxi where we traveled down the Grand Canal to meet our tour guide, Marie. Marie was awesome! She is very knowledgeable about the city’s history, culture, religion, government, and it’s evolution to modern day and current challenges. As Marie has lived in Venice for some time, she expertly navigated the numerous narrow streets, alleys, and bridges during our walking tour of the city, providing insightful information along the way. We visited Saint Mark’s Square where we toured Saint Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace without waiting in any lines -- wonderful architecture, beautiful art, and fascinating history. We ended the tour with a gondola ride under the Bridge of Sighs and through the narrow canals, then a private water taxi took us back to the ship. We had a great time in Venice! Thank you LivItaly and Marie!