372 reviewsRated 4.7
2 - 8 hVenice : Private Custom Walking Tour With A Local Guide
★ 4.7 · 372 reviews
- 2 to 8 hours, Custom private walk with a local guide
- Private tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
Private guides on foot and by boat
Private tours in Venice: five walks and two boats
Seven private tours are listed for Venice: five walks with a guide of your own and two boat trips. The lowest price is $56 for the custom walk with a local guide, 2 to 8 hours, rated 4.7 from 372 reviews. The most reviewed is the walk with a local host at $62, 917 reviews at 4.7, planned around getting around, shopping and eating. By water, a private hour on the Grand Canal is $210 and four hours in the North Lagoon $515. Meeting points are on each listing.
Quick answer
The short answer. The private walking tour Venice visitors have reviewed most is the walk with a local host at $62: 917 reviews at 4.7, 2 to 6 hours, shaped around what you want to see. The custom walk at $56 is cheaper and runs up to eight hours. The three fixed walks cost $244 to $314; one has 35 reviews and the other two have one review each.
Private tours in Venice at a glance
- Private tours on this page
- 7five walks, two boats
- Lowest price
- $56custom walk, 2 to 8 hours
- Most reviewed
- 917 reviewswalk with a local host, 4.7
- Fixed-length walks
- 90 min – 2 h$244 to $314
- Private hour by boat
- $210Grand Canal, 134 reviews
- Longest by boat
- 4 hoursNorth Lagoon, $515
- Reviews across the seven
- 1,466on the live listings
Five walks
Long and flexible, or short and fixed
Two flexible walks hold almost all the walk reviews; three fixed walks cost more.
The five private walks split into two groups, and the split is clearer in the numbers than in the titles.
Two long, flexible walks with a local, from $56. The walk with a local host ($62, 2 to 6 hours, 917 reviews at 4.7) is a customised tour: how to get around, where to shop and eat. The custom walk ($56, 2 to 8 hours, 372 reviews at 4.7) covers the main places and the history, plus some good places to eat. Between them they hold most of the reviews on this page.
Three fixed walks, $244 to $314. The two-hour walk with an expert guide has 35 reviews at 4.9. The 90-minute walk and the two-hour guided walk each show 5.0 from one review — one person’s score, not a pattern. For a private walking tour of Venice backed by more than a handful of reviews, the $244 walk is the one of the three to book.
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Five private walks and two private boats, cheapest first. Live listing prices and ratings.
917 reviewsRated 4.7
2 - 6 hVenice: Private Walking Tour with a Local
★ 4.7 · 917 reviews
- 2 to 6 hours, Private walk planned with a local
- Private tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
Rated 4.935 reviews
2 hVenice: Private 2-Hour Walking Tour
★ 4.9 · 35 reviews
- Two hours, Private two-hour walk with a guide
- Private tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$244$122.00 / hour
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One review90 min
90 minVenice Private Walking Tour
★ 5.0 · 1 review
- One and a half hours, Private walk of ninety minutes
- Private tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$308$205.33 / hour
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One review2 h
2 hVenice: Private Guided Walking Tour
★ 5.0 · 1 review
- Two hours, Private guided walk, two hours
- Private tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$314$157.00 / hour
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134 reviewsRated 4.4
60 minVenice: Grand Canal Private Boat Trip
★ 4.4 · 134 reviews
- One hour, Private boat along the Grand Canal
- Water activity
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$210$210.00 / hour
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6 reviewsRated 5.0
4 hPrivate 4 hours North Lagoon: Traditional Venetian Boat Tour
★ 5.0 · 6 reviews
- Four hours, Traditional boat to the North Lagoon
- Water activity
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$515$128.75 / hour
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Private boat tour in Venice: Grand Canal or North Lagoon
Grand Canal, $210, one hour, 134 reviews at 4.4. Past the palaces and under the bridges of the Grand Canal: the listing names the Rialto Bridge, Ca’ d’Oro, the Accademia and the Giudecca Canal. Gondolas aside, it has the most reviews of the private boat trips on this site.
North Lagoon, $515, four hours, 6 reviews at 5.0. A traditional Venetian boat out to Murano and Burano or other islands, and the listing says the route can be changed to suit you.
Which is the best private boat tour Venice can offer you depends on the hours you have: one hour of the city’s main waterway, or half a day in the lagoon. For a luxury private boat tour Venice also has a yacht trip, $2,117 for 4 to 8 hours with one review; it is on the boat tours page.
Every trip, current fare
Private tour prices, side by side
Price, length and rating for the seven private listings. Cost per hour is blank where the listing gives a range.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice : Private Custom Walking Tour With A Local Guide | 2 - 8 h | $56 | Custom private walk with a local guide | — | 4.7 · 372 |
| Venice: Private Walking Tour with a Local | 2 - 6 h | $62 | Private walk planned with a local | — | 4.7 · 917 |
| Venice: Private 2-Hour Walking Tour | 2 h | $244 | Private two-hour walk with a guide | $122.00 | 4.9 · 35 |
| Venice Private Walking Tour | 90 min | $308 | Private walk of ninety minutes | $205.33 | 5.0 · 1 |
| Venice: Private Guided Walking Tour | 2 h | $314 | Private guided walk, two hours | $157.00 | 5.0 · 1 |
| Venice: Grand Canal Private Boat Trip | 60 min | $210 | Private boat along the Grand Canal | $210.00 | 4.4 · 134 |
| Private 4 hours North Lagoon: Traditional Venetian Boat Tour | 4 h | $515 | Traditional boat to the North Lagoon | $128.75 | 5.0 · 6 |
Which one to book
Which private tour to book, if you…
Matched to the seven listings by what each description says.
- want the most reviewed private guide — walk with a local host, $62
917 reviews at 4.7. Getting around, shopping and eating, 2 to 6 hours.
- want a long day on foot for the lowest price — custom walk, $56
Up to eight hours with a local guide, the main places and places to eat. 372 reviews at 4.7.
- want two hours and a high rating — the two-hour walk, $244
4.9 from 35 reviews, with an expert guide.
- want narrow streets, bridges and squares in two hours — guided walk, $314
Described as narrow streets, famous bridges and historical piazzas with a local guide. One review so far.
- want the Grand Canal to yourselves — private boat, $210
One hour past the Rialto Bridge, Ca’ d’Oro and the Accademia. 134 reviews at 4.4.
- want the islands — North Lagoon, $515
Four hours to Murano and Burano or other islands on a traditional boat. 6 reviews.
Is it worth it
Is a private guide worth it in Venice?
Compare like with like. A shared two-hour walk past St Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge costs $27 on this site, with 1,597 reviews at 4.8. The cheapest private walk is $56, about twice that, and it can run up to eight hours. The fixed private walks cost $244 to $314 for 90 minutes to two hours.
What the private price buys, by the descriptions, is the plan: the two long walks are built around your questions, including where to eat and shop. If you only want the landmarks, the shared walks cover them for less. If you want a gondola to yourselves rather than a guide, see the private gondola page.
Prefer to share the guide and keep the price down? The shared walks past St Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge start at $27.
Walking tours→Common questions
Private tours in Venice, answered
What’s the best private walking tour in Venice?
By the numbers, the walk with a local host at $62: 917 reviews at 4.7, the most of any private tour here. The highest rating with real volume is the two-hour walk at $244, 4.9 from 35 reviews.
How much does a private tour in Venice cost?
From $56 for the custom walk to $515 for four hours by boat in the North Lagoon. Whether a price is per person or per group is set out on each listing; check it before you compare.
How long is a private walk?
The two custom walks are the flexible ones: 2 to 6 hours and 2 to 8 hours. The other three are fixed at 90 minutes or two hours.
Can I choose what the guide shows me?
The walk with a local host is described as a customised tour, including where to shop and eat. The custom walk covers the main places and places to eat. The North Lagoon boat is described as fully customisable.
Is there a private trip to Murano and Burano?
Yes: the four-hour North Lagoon trip on a traditional boat goes to Murano and Burano or other islands, $515, 5.0 from 6 reviews. Shared island trips are on the Murano and Burano page.
Can I cancel a private tour?
All seven listings on this page show Free cancellation. The cut-off time is on each listing.
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