Category Doge’s Palace Tickets & Tours

Doge’s Palace combines state rooms, the Bridge of Sighs and prison passages behind one Gothic facade. Timed entry saves the queue; specialist routes reach rooms a standard ticket misses.

Venice · DOGE'S PALACE TICKETS & TOURS

The 11 Best Doge’s Palace Tours in Venice

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Venice: St Mark’s Basilica, Doge Palace, & Bell Tower Option

Venice: St Mark's Basilica, Doge Palace, & Bell Tower Option - Getting into St Mark’s Basilica without the chaos

1.St Mark’s Basilica, Doge Palace, & Bell Tower Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,633 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $100Our pick

Skip the St Mark’s line with a guide, tour the Doge’s Palace, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and add VR plus optional Campanile views.

“Tour was very well organized, very informative and if this is your first time exploring these places, I would highly recommend the guided tour because there are things you will not know you’re looking at or miss knowing. We enjoyed it. Guide was great too!”

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Venice: Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark’s Basilica

Venice: Walking tour, Doge Palace, & St. Mark's Basilica - Meeting Point Reality in St. Mark’s Square Area

Best Of Venice: Saint Mark’s Basilica, Doges Palace with Guide and Gondola Ride

Best Of Venice: Saint Mark's Basilica, Doges Palace with Guide and Gondola Ride - Meeting at Colonna di San Todaro: arrive ready to move

3.Best Of Venice: Saint Mark’s Basilica, Doges Palace with Guide and Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 800 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $125

Best of Venice in 3.5 hours: guided St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, then a gondola canal ride near Piazza San Marco.

“Terrific experience with Elena. She was very knowledgeable and a great story teller. Brought to life today’s practices rooted in Venetian traditions.”

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Venice: Doges Palace, Prison, and Secret Passageways Tour

Venice: Doges Palace, Prison, and Secret Passageways Tour - Inside Palazzo Ducale: Secret Itineraries, Prison Chambers, and Archives

Venice’s Icons: Basilica, Doge Palace, Rialto & Optional Gondola

Venice's Icons: Basilica, Doge Palace, Rialto & Optional Gondola - St. Mark’s Basilica in 45 minutes: what you should aim for

5.Venice’s Icons: Basilica, Doge Palace, Rialto & Optional Gondola

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 413 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $162

Skip-the-line tickets for St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus Piazza San Marco, Rialto Bridge, Bridge of Sighs, and an optional gondola.

“Great tour! The guide was enthusiastic and incredibly knowledgeable, which made the experience both fun and informative. We got to see so many amazing places, and the gondola ride was definitely the highlight! My only suggestion would be to improve the transition between the different parts of the tour. Since we were joining three separate tours, there were moments when we had to rush to the next meeting point, which felt a bit stressful and not well coordinated. A smoother handoff between tours would make the day more enjoyable and less hectic for participants.”

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Venice: Private Entry Doge Palace & St. Mark Terraces Tour

Venice: Private Entry Doge Palace & St. Mark Terraces Tour - Doge’s Palace Before the Doors Open: Staircases and Venetian Power

6.Private Entry Doge Palace & St. Mark Terraces Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 337 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $72Best value

Early Doge’s Palace entry plus skip-the-line St. Mark’s Basilica access, with Bridge of Sighs stories and terrace views.

“Informative and excellent length. Michaela our guide was fabulous, very knowledgeable, funny and answered all our questions. Entering ahead of opening made a huge difference it was great! Would definitely book again. Thank you ☺️”

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All-Inclusive Tour: Doge Palace, St Mark’s Basilica & Square

All-Inclusive Tour: Doge Palace, St Mark's Basilica & Square - Marco Polo’s House and Santa Maria Formosa, Venice’s legends in plain sight

Venice: St. Mark’s, Doges Palace, Rialto, and Gondola Tour

Venice: St. Mark's, Doges Palace, Rialto, and Gondola Tour - Meeting in Piazza San Marco: what to know before you start

8.St. Mark’s, Doges Palace, Rialto, and Gondola Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 239 reviews · from $164

A full-day Venice tour with skip-the-line St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, Rialto Bridge, and a 30-minute gondola ride.

“The tour was perfect for getting the most out of Venice in 1 day. Our tour guide was lovely and very knowledgeable. The group was small enough to walk around Venice without taking over the narrow streets. High recommend!”

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Venice: Doge Palace Guided Tour & Secret Itineraries Option

Venice: Doge Palace Guided Tour & Secret Itineraries Option - Bridge of Sighs, Casanova, and the Moment That Feels Most Real

St. Mark’s Basilica & Doge Palace + Murano, Burano Guided Tour

St. Mark's Basilica & Doge Palace + Murano, Burano Guided Tour - Doge’s Palace skip-the-line, plus Bridge of Sighs and Prisons

10.St. Mark’s Basilica & Doge Palace + Murano, Burano Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 148 reviews · 6 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $164

Skip-the-line St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, then float to Murano and Burano for glass and lace demos on a small-group tour.

“Fabulous tour! I am so glad they split it into two days! Day 1 - Elena was entertaining as well as informative as she shared the rich history of St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace with us! Day 2 - the first stop to the glass factory on Murano was awesome! The next stop to a lace making 'factory' in Burano was disappointing. The tour was large and the shop was small so only the first maybe 10 people who were fortunate enough to be up front saw and heard the demonstration while the rest of us could not. Perhaps plan to have several demonstrations so all of us could…”

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Best of Venice Private Tour: St. Mark’s Doge Palace Gondola Ride

Best of Venice Private Tour: St. Mark's Doge Palace Gondola Ride - Doge’s Palace with the Hall of Great Council, prison, and the Bridge of Sighs