Off the Beaten Track in Venice: Private City Tour

4.9 (129 reviews) Venice, Italy
Duration2h 30m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Ready to experience a side of Venice like a local, with a local? This is a tour, unlike any other! If you want to take a step away from the touristy path, there's no better way than by diving into the city's alternative side. Welcome to Dorsoduro!

If you're done with the main highlights, why not step away and take a less-traveled path that will show you an unexpected side of Venice? Follow a local guide on a private tour full of surprises and check out Campo Santa Margherita and Isola San Giorgo, and more that let the true form of the city shine!

Withlocals Off the Beaten Track Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

What's included

  • CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
  • Transportation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks

What to expect

  1. 1h
    To begin with, get to see the most amazing view of not only the whole Saint Mark’s water basin but of the Doge’s Palace and part of Saint Mark’s Square itself.
  2. Campo Santa Margherita
    1h
    Surrounded of houses from the XIV and XV century, is a very well-known meeting point of the Dorsoduro District area
  3. Fondamenta Del Gaffaro
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  4. Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  5. San Polo
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  6. Mercati di Rialto
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  7. Chiesa di Santa Maria della Fava
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  8. Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  9. Piazza San Marco
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  10. Basilica di San Marco
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  11. Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
  12. Fondamenta de Ca' Bala
    Pass by
    Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

In front of Libreria Ca' Foscarina 3 (bookshop)

End point

In front of Libreria Ca' Foscarina 3 (bookshop)

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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