Highlights of Venice Walking Tour | Semi-Private

LivTours’ Semi-Private Venice Walking Tour takes you through this enchanting city’s main highlights. Your semi-private small group of six people max is guaranteed, allowing for your introduction to Venice to be intimate and personal.

This walking tour winds through Venice’s serene canals and charming bridges, stopping along the way to discover the major sites, as well as the less known hidden throughout. Capture the essence of this floating city by seeing and experiencing a slice of the 118 islands that Venice is built upon.

You will see the city’s most ancient church in Campo San Giacometto, cross the Rialto Bridge, walk through the neighborhood where Marco Polo grew up, and stand in awe of the ornately decorated and domed St. Mark’s Basilica. This semi-Private Venice walking tour offers you a glimpse into Venice’s remarkable past and the opportunity to also experience its vibrant present.

• Engage with your guide thanks to LivTours small group sizes - max six people
• See the Ritalto Bridge, St. Mark’s square, and much more!
• Experience Venice with our local expert English-speaking guide
• Learn the stories and fascinating history behind the art & architecture of Venice
• Explore Venice’s labyrinth of footpaths, bridges, hidden churches and squares

Your LivTours Semi-Private Venice Walking Tour begins in Campo San Giacometto, a charming square, once the heart of Venetian financial and political activity. Your small group of curious fellow travelers will meet in front of the church of San Giacomo di Rialto, the oldest church in Venice. Learn about the amazing history of this small church built in 421 AD and about the miracle of its survival over the centuries. Admire Venice’s past while also observing modern Venetian daily life as people shop for their daily groceries in the bustling Rialto marketplace.

Just around the corner, your group will come across Venice’s most spectacular bridge, Ponte Rialto. Built in the 1580s, your guide will teach you about this bridge’s amazing story and the brilliance of its architectural design. One of the most picturesque views of Venice’s Grand Canal and its boat traffic can be seen from the highest point on the Ponte Rialto. Snap a picture of this unusual morning commuter scene.

Onward through Venice’s characteristic labyrinth of small walkways, footbridges, and hidden corners, your guide will help you find your way as you turn corners and find yourself suddenly in quaint squares with churches and other noteworthy buildings. Listen to the incredible stories and delightful anecdotes about the influential families who both ruled over and contributed to the creation of this magical city.

Your group will continue to the heart of modern-day Venice, St. Mark’s Square. No guidebook nor picture can quite prepare you for the absolutely breathtaking architecture and imposing presence of St. Mark’s Basilica and the adjacent symbol of wealth and power, the Doge’s Palace. Even from the outside, these ornate, heavily adorned structures reveal the magnitude of Venice’s historical significance and showcase their diverse art styles spanning both time and cultures.

• Church of San Giacomo di Rialto
• Rialto bridge
• The Grand Canal
• Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo
• Campo Santa Maria Formosa
• St. Mark’s Basilica (from the outside)
• Expert English-speaking guide

• Gondola Add-On: We do our best to book your gondola departure at the end of your tour, however availability is sometimes limited and we may have to book a later departure time. If you have any timing restrictions please let us know in the additional notes box at check-out.

All LivTours Semi-Private Group Tours are limited to 6 guests per tour guide. Our commitment to maintaining our uniquely tiny group sizes can sometimes be a little tricky, mathematically speaking. For example, we want to ensure that traveling families and friends can tour together so on rare occasions we may add one or two guests in order to not split groups. On that same note, you may also find yourself on tour with less than six people! We thank you for your understanding and flexibility.

Make your experience even more unique by upgrading your LivTours experience. Please note: add-ons are non refundable.

By selecting Choose Dates Later / Buy as Gift at booking, any tour can be purchased without fixed dates. This is the perfect option if you want to purchase your tour as a gift for a loved one, or if you are in the pre-planning phase of your vacation. After booking, you will receive a Travel Voucher Code and full instructions on how to schedule your tours when ready. Once your travel plans are confirmed, you can easily use the Travel Voucher Code on the LivTours website to formally schedule your tours. You can find out more here.