prices and general info
Our tours are designed for small, private parties. We charge 75 € per hour up to 10 people. Entrance fees and transportation are not included.
The guide will meet you at the hotel, if located in Venice. You can pay the guide either before the tour via bank wire (no costs for the recipients) or after the tour in cash or in traveler's cheques. We do not accept drafts or credit cards. Educational programs, focused on particular aspects of the Venetian civilization can be organized on request. If you book a second tour, you will have a discount.
ART & HISTORY IN VENICE
The Power of the Past, the Everlasting Myth
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Doge's Palace: 12 € per person, Gold Altar Screen in St. Mark's Basilica: 1,5 € per person.
Bellini, Titian, and Tintoretto - The Venetian School of Color
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Frari Church: 2,5 € per person. Scuola di San Rocco: 7 € per person.
500 Years of Venetian Painting
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Accademia Galleries: 6,5 € per person
From Gothic to Renaissance
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo: 2,5 € per person, Church of Miracoli: 2,5 € per person
An architectural Tour: from Renaissance to Neoclassicism
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225€, only private parties, admission: Church of Gesuati: 2,5€ per pers. Transport: consider using public transport to the island of S. Giorgio (3€ per pers.) and back to Venice in the Zattere area (6€ per pers.).
North meets East: Venice as a Melting Pot
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Scuola degli Schiavoni: 3 € per person, Museum of Greek Icons: 5,5 € per person
A Venetian “palazzo”: Ca’ Rezzonico and the 18th century
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Ca' Rezzonico: 6,5 € per person
The Guggenheim of Venice
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 euros, only private parties, admissions: Guggenheim Museum: 10 euros per person.
DISCOVERIES
Venice for Beginners: the City
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties
Venice for Beginners: the Lagoon
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties. Private watertaxi, 3 hours available 270 €.
A Dorsoduro discovery
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Church of San Sebastiano: 2,5 € per person
Discovering the Cannaregio District
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Church of the Madonna dell'Orto: 2,5 € per person
Exploring the Lagoon
The Lagoon Tour can be done either in 4 hours or more leisurely in 6, with a break for lunch in one of the typically charming restaurants. 4 hour tour (incl. only the islands of Burano and Murano): Guide fee: 300 €. Transp.: private watertaxi available: 340 €. 6 hour tour (includes all 3 major islands). Guide fee: 400 €. Transp.: private watertaxi available: 450 €. Adm.: Cathedral of Torcello: 3 € per pers. Bell Tower of Torcello: 3 € per pers.
Venice History for families: Two Legendary Venetians
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Secret Itineraries of the Doge's Palace: adults, 16 € per person.
Venice with the Kids: the Ultimate Theme Park or a Living Memory of the Past?
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private partie. One hour private watertaxi available: 100 €
Gliding Down the Grand Canal
2 hour late afternoon tour: Guide fee: 150 €, only private parties, transport: private watertaxi one hour available: 100 €. Food and Drinks are not included in the price.
VENETIAN LIFESTYLE
Private Luxury in 18th Century Venice
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties, admissions: Velvet factory: 40 € up to 4 people, then 10 € p.p. Ca' Mocenigo: 4 € per person
Cicheti & Nizioleti
2 hour late afternoon tour: Guide's fee: 150 €, only private partie. Food and Drinks are not included in the price.
Venice Gourmet
4 hour cooking class: lunch included. 2 to 4 people: 160 € per person. 5 to 6 people: 150 € per person
Venice Master Artisans
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties. Gondola workshop: 55 to 80 € depending on the number of people. Velvet factory: 40 € up to 4 people, then 10 € p.p. Marble paper: 40 €, only small private parties. Mask workshop: 40 to 120 €, depending on the workshop
SPECIALS
Murano Art Glass: The Latest Trends
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties. It is necessary to have a private watertaxi available at least for part of the tour. Please consider 180 to 270 €.
Photographic Tour
Please ask for details.
The Royal Retreats of the Venetians
3 hour tour: Guide fee: 225 €, only private parties.
In the Tracks of Poetry
Appr. 8 hour tour on the mainland: Please ask for details.