Private tours in Venice
Fifteen itineraries in English. The quoted price covers one to three guests; from four upwards, quoted on request.
First time
If Venice is new to you
2 hours · from €300
Private walking tour of Venice with a licensed guide
The city without its mask: from the main squares to the quiet quarters
2 hours · from €300
Doge’s Palace tour with skip-the-line entry
The machinery of power: from the gilded halls to the prisons
1 or 2 hours · from €500
Grand Canal tour by private boat
The formal face of Venice, seen the way it was meant to be seen
Deeper
If you have seen the city already
2 hours · from €300
Jewish Ghetto of Venice: a guided walk in Cannaregio
The first ghetto in the world, and an island within an island
2 hours · from €300
Venice evening walk: legends, intrigue and the empty city
Ghosts, alchemists and secret societies, with the record kept straight
2 hours · from €350
Gallerie dell’Accademia: a private guided tour
Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto, and the invention of Venetian colour
3 hours · from €350
Venice artisan workshops: a private studio tour
Closed studios, and the people who have kept the trades alive
Private and family
Boats, islands, whole days
2 hours · from €300
Venice family tour for children: a lion hunt
A quest through the city, and parents who get to look at it
1 or 2 hours · from €600
An evening boat cruise in Venice
The empty city from the water, with a glass of prosecco
4 or 7 hours · from €1010
Murano, Burano and Torcello by private boat
Glass, lace and the quiet end of the lagoon
8 hours · from €2000
A full private day in Venice, arranged end to end
Logistics, access and pace, with nothing left to chance
Closed doors
Access that is not for sale
1.5 hours · On request
St Mark’s Basilica after hours: a private visit
The mosaics under full light, and nobody else inside
1.5 hours · On request
The Doge’s Palace after hours: a private visit
Power without witnesses: the secret rooms, the prisons and the silence of empty halls
2 hours · On request
A visit to a private palazzo in Venice
Lived-in houses, and the families who receive you
On request · Quoted individually
Bespoke Venice: an itinerary built to your brief
If what you want is not in the list, it gets built from nothing
Lagoon boat tours
A section of its own: nine routes across the lagoon and the city — the islands, a sunset, Poveglia, the Grand Canal — and the fleet the boat for each route is chosen from.
Main Events
The 61st International Art Exhibition, "In Minor Keys" — until 22 November
3–4 hours · from €850
Biennale: the Arsenale — main show and best pavilions
The main curated show and the pavilions worth your time — without the flat audio guide
3–4 hours · from €850
Biennale: the Giardini — garden of national pavilions
The Biennale's historic park and a century of national architecture
~6 hours · from €1590
Biennale in a day: the Arsenale + a private off-programme project
The main venue in the morning — an independent project beyond the programme after
2 days, 3–4 hours each · from €2190
The complete Biennale: Arsenale and Giardini, unrushed
The Arsenale and the Giardini, each on its own day, without the rush
3–4 hours · from €1290
The Biennale through an artist's eyes
Contemporary art from someone who makes it
On request · Individual quote
Private curated programme
Several days, private collections and studios — the route built around you
- Side-project (~2h, from €490): Fondazione Prada, the Pinault Collection, the Abramović show.
- Private visit to an independent off-programme project (added to the Arsenale / Giardini tours) — on request.
Biennale tickets are always paid separately.