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893 Reviews for: Tours & Activities
MariaSS
May 2017
Other
UNITED STATES
Reviewed on 17 Jun `17 - Booking No. 174158
'This is a must'
Tour
St Mark's Museum and Cathedral from above (Skip The Line Guided Tour)
With all the lines in Venice, this is a must. Booking process was easy. Our tour guide (English speaking) was excellent. Only 8 people in our group. Guide met us promptly at designated location. Veneto inside communicated changes to meeting place promptly
Strenghts
Great tour. If you do some reading on your own you will enjoy the tour much more
Weaknesses
none
Jacko
May 2017
Group of friends
FRANCE
Reviewed on 15 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1766479 - Service sold by a Distribution Partner of Insidecom srl
'Excellent tour'
Tour
Half-day excursion to Murano and Burano Islands
This was an excellent tour. Could not ask for better. Very relaxing and the ambiance was perfect. I appreciated the fact that the tour guide spoke different languages (very fluently). Will certainly redo this tour on future visits to Venice
Chad
May 2017
Mature couple
UNITED STATES
Reviewed on 13 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1721786 - Service sold by a Distribution Partner of Insidecom srl
'Great tour'
Tour
Guided visit of Burano and the monastery of San Francesco del Deserto
Sylvia did a wonderful job of walking us around the island and pointing out all of the unique history of Burano. She was very kind and informative throughout the entire tour.
Strenghts
Knowledge of the island's history.
Weaknesses
Cannot think of any weaknesses.
DCINVENICE
May 2017
Young couple
UNITED STATES
Reviewed on 09 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1764099
'St Marks'
Tour
St. Mark's Cathedral and its Treasures (Skip The Line Guided Tour)
Great tour to see other areas of cathedral. Last tour of day though doesn't allow time to see everything else and if you leave a bag in storage you have to run and pick it up before they close.
Strenghts
Behind the scenes tour
Weaknesses
Don't take last tour of day, no time to view rest of caledral.
roadstermatt
May 2017
Young couple
UNITED KINGDOM
Reviewed on 06 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1734768
'1.Venice Walking Tour, St Mark's Basilica & Gondola Ride - Venice'
Tour
Venice Walking Tour, St Mark's Basilica & Gondola Ride
the Venice Walking Tour, St Mark's Basilica & Gondola Ride - In Venice on the whole was very good, The initial meeting place and organisation in St Marks Square was a bit disorganised but once they got sorted it was alright. The walking tour was the best bit very informative and you saw bits of Venice you probably wouldn't have (unless you got lost) the guide was very helpful and gave lots of suggestions of things to do and see in Venice, the St Marks Basilica also was very informative but due to there being a rain storm it appeared that the whole of Venice's Tourist industry had pilled into there thus making it very busy and difficult to move. the guide did her best to fill in the time so it was still all good however the gondola trip was disappointing there were 6 of us in the gondola and my wife was at the opposite end of the gondola which kind of ruined the experience this is why I have marked down the overall score.
Strenghts
Walking tour , Basilica
Weaknesses
Gondola, Initial disorganisation at meeting point
Reply by venetoinside.com Staff
Dear roadstermatt,
thank you for you detailed feddback! We are sorry that the gondola ride partially ruined the whole experience. Unfortunately this is a collective tour, so the gondola is not at your entire disposal … It may happen that there are no two seats together available on the same gondola and therefore you have to accommodate on the ones available. Next time, if you wish to try a private experience, we suggest you our private gondola tour… Of course, it costs more than the collective one but you will share the experience only with people at your choice, up to a maximum of 6!
Best regards,The venetoinside.com staff
The Monk
May 2017
Solo traveler
UNITED STATES
Reviewed on 06 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1738139
'Excellent Experience'
Tour
Skip the line: Doge's Palace Guided Tour
Excellent experience. Tour was great and very informative. Worth every penny.
Strenghts
Knowledgeable tour guide.
Weaknesses
A lot of steps.
Reply by venetoinside.com Staff
Dear The Monk,
thank you for your review! About the steps… As you should have seen, the Doge’s Palace is very big… We think it’s worth a bit effort to fully appreciate it, don’t you?
Best regards,The venetoinside.com staff
Robert
May 2017
Mature couple
UNITED STATES
Reviewed on 06 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1761936
'Knowledgeable Guide, (rude check-in)'
Tour
Skip the line: Doge's Palace Guided Tour
The experience started out on a bad note. There was nobody at the check-in at the time we were told to arrive. They got there a little late and the woman who checked us in was rather unpleasant. She had a lofty opinion of herself for no apparent reason. Our guide, however, Stephanie, was extremely informative and charming.
Strenghts
Our guide had studied history and art and it was extremely apparent. She presented material in an informed and understandable manner.
Weaknesses
As previously mentioned, our check-in agent arrived late, had quite an attitude and was unpleasant.
Reply by venetoinside.com Staff
Dear Robert,
we are pleased you appreciated the tour and the guide despite the not very welcoming treatment at the meeting point. We will do further investigation on this matter in order to recognize who was in charge on that day and try to prevent other similar situations from happening again. Our apologies for this!
Best regards,The venetoinside.com staff
Ronny
May 2017
Group of friends
UNITED KINGDOM
Reviewed on 05 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1710240 - Service sold by a Distribution Partner of Insidecom srl
'Exceptional value'
Tour
Half-day excursion to Murano and Burano Islands
Despite wet weather we absolutely LOVED the trip. Burano is a fairytale island. The glass-blowing demo at Murano was amazing. We missed our scheduled morning trip due to underestimating our journey time from Mestre but we were transferred to the afternoon sailing which meant we visited 3 islands instead of 2. We will definitely return to Burano!!
Mone
May 2017
Other
UNITED KINGDOM
Reviewed on 02 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1737134 - Service sold by a Distribution Partner of Insidecom srl
'Amazing'
Tour
Skip the line: Doge's Palace Guided Tour
Would highly recommend this tour!
Strenghts
The guide was brilliant, so much knowledge and enthusiasm. You could tell that she loved her job. Also, the tickets last 3 months and can be used in two other museums, which we didn't know until after the tour.
Weaknesses
Would have been great to have had the tickets before hand to make the most of them. We didn't get chance to use them for the other museums as we booked our tour for the end of our trip.
Reply by venetoinside.com Staff
Dear Mone,
thank you for your kind review! Unfortunately it is not possibile to obtain the tickets before the tour because they are connected to the voucher you are required to show to the staff at the tour meeting point.
Best regards,The venetoinside.com staff
Steven
May 2017
Group of friends
UNITED STATES
Reviewed on 01 Jun `17 - Booking No. 1757750 - Service sold by a Distribution Partner of Insidecom srl
'Fun little ride'
Tour
Gondola Ride
Fun, scenic, soothing - wish it went a little longer but overall not bad for the price.
Strenghts
Affordable, scenic
Weaknesses
Somewhat short but still ok
Reply by venetoinside.com Staff
Dear DCINVENICE,
thank you for your review and for reminding such an important detail to our customers. Please consider that we already warned our customers about this, in the Additional Information section on the tour page 'At the end of the guided tour you can remain inside the Basilica and continue the visit on your own. Please note that St. Mark's Basilica closes at 5.00 pm and therefore participants in the 4.00 pm tour will not have time enough to visit the basilica freely'. We regret you missed it before booking!
Best regards,The venetoinside.com staff