Private Venice Family Tour with Saint Mark’s & Doge’s Palace

About this tour

A two-hour private tour of Venice's architectural gems designed with families in mind. Skip queues at Saint Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace whilst children work through an interactive scavenger hunt booklet, solving riddles to unlock clues hidden throughout the Golden Basilica's mosaics, the Palace's grand chambers and prison cells, and the Bridge of Sighs. Your guide weaves in stories and mysteries spanning centuries, keeping everyone engaged across both landmarks.

Highlights

• Queue-free entry to Saint Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace
• Children receive scavenger hunt booklet with riddles and prize
• Explore prison cells and major halls of Doge's Palace
• Cross the Bridge of Sighs between buildings
• Private guide adapts content for mixed-age families
• Golden mosaics and artwork throughout both sites

What to expect

Your guide meets you at a set time and takes your group straight into Saint Mark's Basilica, bypassing standard ticket queues. Children work through their activity booklet, hunting for visual clues tied to the building's history and golden decoration. You'll move through the main floor, then walk to the Doge's Palace where the group explores its grand rooms filled with paintings, plus the former prison levels and the famous enclosed bridge. Throughout, your guide offers historical context and encourages children to solve riddles that piece together stories from Venice's past. The booklet submission at tour's end earns each child a small prize.

Good to know

Shoulders and knees must be covered to enter religious spaces. Valid photo ID required for all visitors at Saint Mark's—photocopies don't work. Scavenger hunt booklets are English-only and designed for ages 5–10, though guides adapt for older siblings. Book with full names of all travellers; vouchers must match or entry is denied. A €5 Venice access fee applies on certain dates for day-trippers from outside the city.