Doge's Palace: Secrets and Mysteries Tour

Uncover the mysteries and secrets of Venice’s political history on our engaging Doge’s Palace tour. Explore the iconic Bridge of Sighs and delve into the opulent halls of the Royal Palace. Join us for an unforgettable journey!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Appreciate the world’s most stunning square, Piazza San Marco.
  • Doge’s Palace - Explore the magnificent Doge’s Palace.
  • Bridge Of Sighs - Walk across one of Venice’s most famous bridges.
What's Included
  • Priority Ticket to Doge’s Palace
  • Bridge of Sighs Access
  • Doge’s Palace Prisons Access
  • St. Mark’s Basilica Visit (if option is selected)
  • Doge’s Palace Secret Itineraries (if option is selected)
  • Priority Access to Royal Palace & San Marco Museum (not included in the Secret Doge Palace Option)
  • Professional Guide
  • Audio-receiver device/headphones to hear the guide clearly
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and Drop Off
  • Food & drinks
Additional Information

Our Doge’s Palace tour provides an in-depth exploration of Venice’s rich history. Guided by knowledgeable experts, participants will discover significant rooms and narratives that influenced the Republic, from political decisions to the everyday life within the palace walls. During the tour, visitors will cross the famous Bridge of Sighs, just as…

Location
Venice Tours
Calle San Gallo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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755bernicew
Apr 14, 2025
Great time! - Valentina provided us with a very entertaining and interesting tour of the Doges Palace. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her! She was both knowledgeable and passionate with her stories.
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Vacation61565633225
Apr 12, 2025
Great tour - recommend adding this to your general (self-guided) visit - This tour was fantastic. We booked the English speaking guided tour and thoroughly enjoyed it. As it turned out, we saw a large chunk of the palace (regular path) under our own steam prior to the tour and then this “secret” passages tour really enhanced the wider experience. Totally recommend
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Loni_s
Jul 13, 2024
Great tour. Our guide was... - Great tour. Our guide was informative and witty. Easy to understand and hear with headset. Highly recommend!
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Ariane_k
Oct 23, 2024
Good and concise tour - Good and concise tour as I had only limited time. Meeting point was a bit difficult to find initially but found it at the end - I was early, not an issue on the description - just Venice has a lot of small streets, to visitors to navigate around
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Alexandra_b
May 31, 2025
Bof - There were 25 people visiting the secret passages, which is way too many in my opinion. The guide was so far ahead that the second part of the group could not hear even with the radios because the sound cut off. In addition, the activity started 30 minutes late and the guide passed super fast ...
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Sandra_t
Nov 3, 2024
Not as described - Booked this tour because it looked like additional tickets were needed to access the prison and bridge off sighs. Turned out the normal entrance ticket would have been enough. There were no “mysteries” or “secrets” on the tour. It was a general history of Venice with some references to the paintings in each room. In fact, when we looked around on our own there was more information on the in room displays than was provided by the guide.
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Jill_s
Aug 31, 2024
Doges palace worthwhile but should investigate options besides tour guides. - Guide was very soft spoken. We didn’t get to the palace until 10:20 for a 10 am tour that we had to arrive at 9;45 for. Tour guide was so soft spoken, even outside, very difficult to hear or understand much of anything..
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Ranakhan_a
Dec 11, 2024
Venice Doge's Palace Mysteries Tour Failure - This was a horrible experience and City Tours Co was awful to deal with! They put us on the wrong tour and would not help at all to correct the issue with many attempts (along with 2 others as well). It caused alot of time to be wasted in our 1 day in Venice , missed a significant tour that we were looking forward to and could not rebook. If you want a good tour in Venice please do not book Venice Tours-City Tours Co.
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Photog11
Oct 18, 2024
Not good, can't recommend - We were informed this trip would last 50 minutes and one and a half hours into the tour we were only halfway and had to leave. The tour guide was very slow but informative. It took 30 minutes just to reach the palace from the starting point. The tour is labeled mysteries and prisons, and we were told we would get exclusive access to the prison but never got to see the prisons as this tour took us through the majority of the courtrooms. We were told we would cross the bridge of sighs but had to find it on our own after we left the tour guide. The tour guide spoke very slowly, quietly, and did not engage the group. It was a large group, and we were not given opportunities to ask questions. I would not recommend this tour and feel like we were misled on the contents of the trip.
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Madeline_s
Aug 14, 2024
Money back - The woman have a huge accent did not understand a word, would really want my money back. She talk too fast which was worst
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).