Explore Venice Like Locals: Your guide to our Venice tours

Venice tours by night

Venice or Venezia with its 100 islands is frequently visited by travellers from around the world! Venture out into Venice for a variety of unmissable experiences including canals, gondolas and beautiful architecture. And if that’s not stunning enough, The Grand Canal and the beautiful Saint Mark’s Basilica will surely satisfy any traveller’s wanderlust.

When touring Venice with Expat Explore, you can bank on seeing the Rialto Bridge and a gondola ride need not stay in your dreams. But to truly explore Venice like locals, sip on an Aperol Spritz, hear romance blossom on the canals, feel the heat from glass being blown, soak up the softly-lit canal sights and smell the authentic Venetian cuisine!

Explore Venice Like Locals with More to See

Our Italy tours include a wide range of exciting activities! But to truly make the most of your time, book one of our unmissable optional excursions in Venice.

Venice Lagoon Tour

Venice lagoon tours
There’s a lot to learn on the colourful islands of Murano and Burano!

Take a trip on a private boat from the city of Venice to seek out the colourful islands further out in the lagoon. Discover two of Venice’s most famous crafts: glass-blowing on the island of Murano and lace-making on Burano!

Related: Embark on the Venice Lagoon Tour when you join our Taste of Italy tour!

Venice Water Taxi

Venice water taxi tour
Feel like a celebrity arriving at a film festival in a private motorboat!

Cruise along in style on wooden motorboats with leather seats and private drivers as you explore some of the Floating City’s main sights like the Grand Canal and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. If you’ve ever seen celebrities arrive at the famous Venice Film Festival – this is how they arrive!

Related: Enjoy a water taxi ride along the Venice canals on our Europe Highlights tour!

Venice Gondola Ride

Venice Gondola Ride
What better way to experience Venice than from its iconic canals?

Experience ancient Venice like the locals have for hundreds of years on an unmissable Gondola ride to experience Venice views from the iconic canals! Note that Gondolas can take up to 6 people, so you will be riding with friends from your Expat Explore group.

Related: Marvel at Venice’s incredible views from a Gondola on our Italy Explorer tour!

Venice by Night

Venice tours by night
The Venice canals are a softly-lit paradise at night!

Have you witnessed the Venice canal views at night? Hop aboard a water taxi and take an evening cruise while you soak up the softly lit views from the waterways. See La Serenissima at her twilight best!

Related: Experience Venice by Night on our Italian Delights tour!

Take a look at our top Venice tours

Take a look at our top Venice tours below, and book online with ease to explore even more of Italy for yourself!

Taste of Italy

Italy tours
At just over a week, you’ll get the perfect Taste of Italy on this tour!

Spend 8 days getting the perfect taste of Italy! See Rome and Florence on local guided tours, explore Venice at leisure on a free day, and soak up the splendour of the Italian countryside and Tuscany’s beautiful Renaissance architecture.

Related: Get acquainted with even more unmissable experiences in our city guide to Venice!

Italian Delights

Italy tours to Venice
Explore Italy over 12 days, from Pompeii to Rome!

Live la bella vita for 12 days in Italy! Explore Pompeii in the shadow of the notorious Mount Vesuvius as well as the five villages of the magical Cinque Terre, choose to set sail to the Isle of Capri and discover Rome at leisure on a free day.

Related: Get ready to explore like locals with our Italian language guide!

Italy Explorer

Explore Venice on Italy tours
Tick Italian highlights like the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Amalfi Coast off your bucket list!

Discover many must-see destinations on this 17-day tour of Rome, Venice, Florence, Pompeii and more! See the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Cinque Terre, admire the Tuscan countryside, experience the Amalfi Coast and explore stunning Sicily.

Related: Take a look at some souvenir ideas to bring Italy home!

Europe Highlights

Europe tours to Venice
See the best of France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium!

Spend 10 days exploring the highlights of Europe in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. This unmissable tour is designed to tick off many of your bucket-list attractions!

Related: Check out the top bucket-list attractions in Europe!

If you’d like to take a look at some of our other upcoming departures, we have a wide variety of tours to the world’s top travel destinations.


Book a Venice tour with Expat Explore, and start exploring the variety of attractions in Venice on a life-enriching trip!


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