Venice Travel Forum

Hello,
We plan on booking a Doge's Palace tour as well as the Secret Tour. Just wondering how long does the Doge's tour take to make sure we are allocating enough time. I'm thinking of booking the Doge's palace tour at 9am and the Secret Tour at 1130am (english version). Do we have enough time if we book it this way?

Also since Doge's palace does not have option for Italian and English version, I assume everything is in English?

Thanks a lot!

I am a little puzzled as to why you would feel the need to do an ordinary tour as well as the Secret Tour. You will find yourself repeating a lot of it. I have never had the good fortune to do the Secret Tour, but I beleive it is excellent. I have taken myself around with a guidebook twice and that has been fabulous as well. I really do feel that if you do the English Version of the Secret Tour, you'll have well and truly seen all that is of ineterest in the Doge's Palace. It's a fabulous place, enjoy it.

unless you really feel the need to be told, dont bother with the tour of the main palace. It doesnt repeat the secret itinerary, really, as thats ALL behind the scenes. but if you can get a pre-booked ticket and arrive before nine you may get in early, when the wholeplace is empty. thats worth the chance. You go straight up the golden starircase, and there is a fixed route you pretty much have to follow around, so if your ahead of the crowds you will stay ahaead.

By all means book the Secret Itineries tour. It is facinating and lasts about a hour or so (longer if people ask a lot of questions).

After the tour finished our guide said we were free to wander about the rest of the palace for as long as we wished. We did so for around 30 minutes then left satisfied that we had seen everything.