Doge's Palace Guided Tour

We had a small tour group of seven. Susie, a solo traveler, joined our group of six. She is from our home county in California. Susie was a pleasant addition to our group. Clare , our guide, had enough energy for everyone. She was so interesting and engaging. She provided information about the Doge’s and the Saints. It was so much fun. Doge’s Palace contains beautiful art and history. I was amazed at the different time periods all in one place. We left Claire and were escorted to the gondola ride. You have to take a gondola ride once in your life.

The tour was very good and informative. The meeting point was easy to locate. Our guide was very helpful, the only slight annoyance was keeping the group together as some people were wondering off so we found ourselves waiting for certain people at times which was a little annoying but the tour guide cannot be blamed for this. It was certainly worth the visit.

Where the Doge and his vassals presided over the venitians and not just law but also religious laws. The believed that they were doing the work for god. The paintings inside are incredible. In the great hall is the worlds largest oil painting - Tinorettos patadise.

I really liked the virtual tour of the Doge’s Palace in Venice, while exploring it, I noticed the incredible architecture and the huge rooms filled with paintings and gold decorations, several important artists from the renaissance worked there and their artworks can be seen on the walls and ceilings throughout the palace, one of the most impressive rooms is the Grand Council Chamber because it is very large and beautifully decorated, in the past, the palace was visited by nobles, political leaders, and government officials who gathered there to make important decisions for Venice, today, the palace functions as a museum where people can learn about the history, art, and government of the Venetian Republic, I found the virtual tour very interesting because it allowed me to explore many rooms and see the small details of the palace. I would definitely recommend it to people who enjoy history, architecture, and Renaissance art.

We missed our time due to passport control at the airport, but they honored our tickets. Great views and later in the evening small crowds,

Very good information on the history of the palace and of Venice in general. Going later in the day was good because it was less busy.

This tour was not what we paid for. It did not deliver what was advertised or what we paid nearly AUD$275 for. The tour inclusions said this included walking over the Bidge of Sighs and the Cells (where Casanova was held). The older woman turned up late, then at 4pm walked us into the courtyard of Doge Palace where we stood outside in the sun until 4:20pm. She wasted so much time in headsets & lockers. Once inside she gave the most boring tour of 3 rooms of Doge Palace and as we entered the 4th room and the hour was nearing an end we asked if she was taking us to the Bridge and Cells (which is were the main things our kids wanted to see) and she said “no” that we would need to get separate tickets and take ourselves there! WHAT! We were very annoyed that we wasted this hour with her. Finding this out at 5pm was frustrating. Honestly this did not deliver as advertised and we’d like our money back!!

We did not get to go on the tour because the tour time changed and I was only notified via email, not text and I did not have Wi-Fi access while walking around Venice so we weren’t aware of the fact that our tour changed from 4:15 to 3:45. We were at the meeting point at 4 o’clock, five minutes ahead of the time that we were supposed to be there. The tour operator was not open on the weekends and by Monday, our last day in Venice, there was no time to reschedule the activity. So we not only missed the tour and didn’t get to do it at all, we were not refunded the monies we paid for the tour. I will not use Viator moving forward, as I have used them many many times in the past. NEVER AGAIN. I will be sure to share it from the rooftops for people to avoid Viator at all costs.

The tour guide was excellent. Very knowledgable and found places for my disabled husband to sit throughout the tour. The palace has a lot of history.

This was a complete scam. The tour guide did not show up and the number provided for contact was not reachable. We arrived on time as indicated on our ticket, and waited for 30 minutes at the designated meeting point. The tour guide was not where to be found. We called the contact number and the office appeared to be closed.

Great tour ! Very informative , was on time and the audio guide was very helpful to hear our in-person guide. We learned a lot!

We had a wonderful time exploring the Doge’s Palace and learning about the great history. Our guide was fantastic.

Disappointed that the tour guide did not call, email, or text to see where we were as we were running 15 minutes late due to lack of info as to meeting site. Missed the tour and still no follow up.

It was amazing the knowledge shown by our guide was incredible. The palace was fabulous, the tour was a little rushed, as my husband did not have the time he wanted to look at everything, but we thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend as a must see/do.

The guide was informative and fun. Thought there would be a bit more to the torture room than just using your imagination.

The start location was easy to find. The guide was kind and knowledgeable. It felt a little bit rushed at the end but we were able to go back and explore.

The tour guide Anatola was very good. Informative & interesting. Her English was very good & easy to understand.

What an amazing experience. Every corner turned revealed another jaw dropping room. The guide was fantastic. A local through and through with hundreds of fascinating stories.

Really good pace with lots of interesting facts. Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Loved the history and beautiful rooms. If you are claustrophobic the bridge of Sighs bit could be challenging.

Henrico was a great guide. The tour was informative and well worth the money. We were able to skip the line and get in fast.

I thought this was an excellent tour. At first I was surprised we got headphones, but then I realized this was just so everyone could hear in a crowded environment. The tour was very informative of the history of Venice as well as the Doge's palace. I highly recommend it!

This was an excellent tour with an excellent guide. The meet up is a bit chaotic at a busy intersection and having to traverse a crowded St. Marks Square, but it was easy to follow our guide holding a small flag. It was quick access through the ticket gate and into the palace. The guide was very knowledgeable and kept things moving along at a reasonable pace.

Could not understand a word the guide was saying. He was speaking italian with a little bit of english.

Inside was simply stunning and awe inspiring. It took way too long to get inside and the guide lost our interest multiple time by waffling instead of getting us to the stunning buildings

It was very well organized excursion, we almost got a private tour, only 4 people were there for the English group. Sorry I forgot the name of our guide but that lady was super knowledgeable. It was a good tour with enough time to explore this historical palace.

Doge’s palace is very beautiful totally worth it, the tour is very well organized, meeting point is easy to find, there plenty of options for languages and the info is very good, very nice

Monica was an excellent guide and provided great context to the history of Venice. Being given the history of the art and building itself truly helps to appreciate the significance and its beauty.

The number of staircases was very difficult for older people.. should be a caution on how hard it may be

Tour started off a little slow. We were given our headsets, the guide did a sound check and then just started walking through San Marco Plaza with no commentary. All we could hear was the crowds in the background of the mic. The guide was not speaking, just walking through the busy area. Once we arrived at the Doge's Palace however, our guide was a wealth of knowledge. Inside we viewed amazing and beautiful art and learned interesting history of the ancient rulers of Venice. Overall a good tour, would probably not do it again though. Seen it once, no need to see it again.

Mirco gave a wonderful overview of Venetian history. Politics, culture and art history with a sense of humour! It was stimulating and enlightening. Thank you Mirco!

Veronese's paintings in the palace were amazing. Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the palace. Would definitely recommend.

The palace is an amazing building. In a couple of attempts to move our small group ahead of other groups, I wondered if we were missing elaboration that other groups received.

Although our tour started late, once it began, it was fantastic! Our guide was energetic, informative, and engaging! Great tour!

Guide was very kind, informative, and considerate. A little hard to find the meeting point, so give yourself a little extra time to scope it out, but all in all a great tour.

The building and artwork is incredible made more interesting with the guides informed commentary with personal asides adding a local flavourful and insight to the tours aspects.

Great experience learning about the Doges and the history of the palace. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and shared lots of information about what we were seeing.

Bought tix for an 11:45am English language tour, showed up on time but was told that there was no English speaking tour guide available until 3pm. They offered us tickets to see the Basilica instead but we wanted to see the Doge’s Palace. Then as we were leaving, we heard a tour guide speaking English and rounding people up. So we think they oversold the time and ran out of headsets. We did get the tickets to go to the Doge’s but did not get the tour that we paid for.

I enjoyed my tour of Doge’s Palace in 2017, so I made sure to book a tour to take our young adult children on this trip. The palace is impressive, but one of our headsets wasn’t working so we couldn’t hear what the tour guide was saying on 99% of the tour. Disappointing that she didn’t bring any extras. We went on other tours in Italy and the guides had spares.

Excellent visit of the palace. The guide was extremely knowledgeable, patient and kind. We learnt and enjoyed how the tour and will highly recommend a guided tour

We didn’t get to go because our travel was disrupted because of flight delays. I tried to change the tour to today and Venus said that she would do that or cancel our tour (I called from Orlando before we left) and she didn’t. So now I am being charged for a tour that we didn’t take. Not happy.

Our tour guide was an enthusiastic lady who went over above to give us the history of Venice and Doge’s Palace. She brought pictures of how the city was constructed so that we had a better understanding how the palace and the clock tower on St. Mark’s Square were originally built. Unfortunately, we ran out of time at the end and skipped many beautiful religious paintings toward the end of the tour. It would be nice if the tour was 1.5 hours long rather than 1 hour. Then, we would not have skipped several rooms that contained beautiful paintings toward the end of the tour.

We didn't realize it would take that long on water bus to get to Doge. Will were too late and missed tour. Any chance of getting our money back?

Frances a led us through the Doge palace and the dungeons and gave us a wonderful historical perspective. A must do in Venice!

Our guide was so knowledgeable and you can tell she loved her job! The palace was beautiful and we even got tickets to the museum next door included

All was interesting. The guide was very good making the best of an over crowded experience. The ‘powers that be’ allow too many people in at a time making it hectic. Also the tour meeting place was a mad house.

At the start , too chaotic . Our guide took off through the crowd and left us behind . We did eventually find her but she seemed very rushed . I am guessing that this is the tour company itself hurrying her to be done in a certain amount of time so she can move on to the next group . Quality versus quantity is always preferred. My sister has limited mobility so the speed of this tour took all of the enjoyment away .

Tour guide was knowledgeable & palace was very very beautiful. It was quite crowded but still a great tour!

Pleasant informative guide made the experience very nice. As a plus you get tickets to a nearby museum located on the square.

Guide Max was very informative and pleasant. Very impressive site. Would have liked to have had access to upper prison where Casanova was kept.