15 Evening Tours in Venice to Build a Day Around

1.Catamaran Sunset Jazz Cruise with Aperitivo

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,206 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $94Our pick

Spend 90 minutes aboard a roomy catamaran with Andrea and his attentive crew, sailing from Riva dei Sette Martiri past San Marco Bay, Giudecca, and toward Lido. A saxophonist plays jazz and bossa nova while you enjoy cicchetti and one included drink.

“Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou so much to Andrea’s and his amazing wonderful staff. Each and everyone of them deserve maximum praise, Thankyou. They went above beyond for me and my now fiancé. I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to help me propose! What an amazing beautiful experience we had. The saxophonist was phenomenal. We will be back and we will be back on the jazz cruise again!! The perfect end to the perfect holiday. Cannot thank everyone enough. Amazing!”

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2.Lords of the Night Prison’s Palace Cells & Tortures

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,067 reviews · 1 day · from $11Best value

Enter Venice’s former prison beside Doge’s Palace for a guided visit through cells, courtrooms, torture displays, and a 16th-century passage. Guides such as Julia, Tiziana, Kristian, and Christian have led informative tours, while an audio guide is available in four languages.

“The guide was brilliant, very passionate about the topic. Very informative.”

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3.Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 848 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Spend three hours with a local guide such as Alice, Carlo, Marianna, or Sarita, sampling 14 or more bites and six regional drinks at seven bars and restaurants. Expect cicchetti, pasta, cod, pastries, coffee, gelato, Venetian history, and a relaxed walk near Rialto.

“Amazing! Carlos was outstanding as well as the food and wine. Maybe my favorite tour ever.”

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4.Venice Sunset Cruise by Typical Venetian Boat with Prosecco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 505 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $114Top rated

Join skipper-guides such as Leonardo or Tommaso for a 1-hour-45-minute cruise from Ospedale vaporetto station. Travel by sampierotta or bragozzo through the lagoon, past San Giorgio Maggiore, Lido, San Lazzaro, and Venice’s waterfront, with Prosecco and soft drinks available.

“Such a wonderful experience! Our boat, skippered by Tommaso, was such a unique time. He gave us insights into the history of Venice, only as a local could do! He was willing to change the time of our excursion to accommodate for much better weather. Loved it!”

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5.Guided Canal Kayak Tour at Day, Night, or Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 318 reviews · from $63

See Venice from water level on a 1 to 100-minute guided kayak tour through Cannaregio and the lagoon. Guides such as Daryl, Irene, Boris, Julia, and Agustina provide safety coaching, local stories, and help for first-time paddlers. Choose a daytime, sunset, or night departure.

“Loved the little stories and ability to doodle our own kayaking.”

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6.Sunset Cruise by Typical Venetian Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 268 reviews

Sail for 105 minutes from central Venice past St. Andrea, Vignole, the Lido, San Giorgio Maggiore, and quiet lagoon islands. Your guide, often Leonardo or Tommaso, shares local stories while you sip Prosecco and watch the sunset.

“Tommaso was an excellent guide and it was a very enjoyable tour!”

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7.Sunset Jazz Catamaran Cruise with Aperitivo and Live Saxophone

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 240 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $96

Spend 90 minutes aboard a spacious catamaran with a drink, light cicchetti, and live tenor saxophone. The route leaves San Marco Bay, follows the Giudecca shore, passes San Giorgio Maggiore, reaches Lido, and returns through Sant’Elena and the Biennale gardens.

“Crew was so welcoming and helpful and the boat is very spacious as stated. The music was perfect to enjoy the amazing views as we sailed around the lagoon. It was a memorable trip!”

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8.Evening Walking Tour with optional motorboat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 225 reviews · from $34

Walk from Santa Lucia through Venice’s Jewish Ghetto, Strada Nova, Rialto, and St. Mark’s Square with a multilingual local guide. You may add a €2 gondola ferry crossing, then take a free motorboat through the Giudecca Canal back toward the station. Camilla has led some departures.

“Camilla was a fantastic tour guide. Incredibly knowledgeable, extremely personable, friendly and kind. The lovely slow paced walk took us to most of the major highlights in Venice. We learnt a lot about the history of Venice, the Jewish Ghetto, banking, fish market & flooding in Venice. Our highlight was the 1 min gondola ride across the water for 2 euro. A must in Venice. The earpiece worked great so you did not have to be bunched up as a group. Highly recommend Camilla as your guide, she was wonderful!Read more”

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9.Crimes, Legends, and Mysteries Sunset Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 195 reviews · from $33

Meet your English-speaking guide outside the FARMACIA in Campo San Polo for a 90-minute sunset walk through canals and narrow alleys. Guides such as Marina, Julia, Kiki, Elena, and Anita bring Venetian crime tales, local history, masks, mysteries, and dark humor to life before the route finishes near St. Mark’s Square.

“The tour was amazing, we found out about so many misteries of Venice. Julia is the best tour guide, she was very open to questions and she has a way of storytelling that captivates your complete attention and makes you want to find out more. The time flew by so quickly. I will recommend this tour to all of my friends. Thank you for a mysterious and fascinating experience ✨✨ (If we ever come back to Venice, we’ll book this tour again even if we already heard all the stories just because of Julia)”

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10.Lords of the Night Prisons Palace: Cells & Torture Tools Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 177 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $11

Spend about 45 minutes inside Venice’s Prisons Palace near St. Mark’s Square. A guide explains the Council of Ten, old cells, punishments, and famous prisoners. The museum is small, with steep stone stairs and an unclear entrance, so arrive early and allow time to find the door.

“This was a really interesting tour of the old prison! There are some amazing stories about this place, and they even have a lot of the original devices used! Our guide was young and super enthusiastic, even if his English was at time a little difficult to understand - but he was very animated and got the message across anyway! This is a great tour if you just have a short amount of time to burn. We thoroughly enjoyed it!”

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11.Sunset or Evening Gondola Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 155 reviews · 30 min · from $71

Meet near St. Mark’s Square for a shared 30-minute gondola ride through Venice’s Grand Canal and quieter side canals. A gondolier chooses the route according to traffic and tide, so the Grand Canal and sunset are not guaranteed. The English-speaking host provides meeting assistance, not onboard guiding.

“Very difficult getting to the meeting point. Guide did not wait for us past 6:20. Tour was 6:30. Meeting point not marked. Empty shack. Very upset. Would not recommend”

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12.A Venetian Evening: Wine Tasting and Cicchetti with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $131

Spend three hours in Venice with a local guide such as Federico, Giorgia, or Silvia, sampling five regional wines, six cicchetti, and a sweet treat. The route moves through Dorsoduro, Campo Santa Margherita, Campo dei Frari, and San Pantalon in a group of no more than eight.

“Wine was plentiful and we were given various types to showcase the flavors of Italy. Food was interesting and will definitely challenge those that are less risky with their palate. We did like the variety, but just wished the stops were a little more spaced out so that we had time to digest.”

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13.Venice by Night: Highlights & Hidden Gems Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $93

Walk Venice after dark with local guide Valerio Coppo on a 90-minute small-group tour. See the Jesuit church, Cannaregio lanes, San Zanipolo, Acqua Alta, and St. Mark’s Square, with local stories, legends, photo stops, and a route that changes by departure time.

“We did this tour the first night of arrival in Venice. I had not slept on the flight so it was a stretch to do this but it was worth it. The way it is described you might not do it on the first night in town, but it ended up being a great orientation. He showed us how to interpret street signs and walked us through areas that I did not see later on. He was entertaining and informative, I thought it was a great introduction.”

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14.Night Catamaran Cruise of the Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 126 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $71

Spend 90 minutes on a spacious catamaran sailing past San Marco, the Giudecca Canal, and Lido. A live tenor saxophonist plays bossa, jazz, and funky numbers while you enjoy one included Spritz or prosecco. The boat is wheelchair accessible, and an optional light summer dinner is available.

“A very nice and relax experience, the life music was really nice, the ambiance, the drinks were refreshing, the Owner great every one on board making sure everyone was comfortable we really enjoyed the view a very cool experience after a long day of walking among the crowds. I was shock to have the opportunity to book last minute!”

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15.Eat like a Local: Venice Cicchetti and Wine Tasting Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

Spend three hours eating and walking through Venice with an English-speaking guide and a group capped at 10. Taste cicchetti, spritz, prosecco, pasta, wine, and gelato at local-style bars and restaurants in San Polo and Dorsoduro. Guides such as Barbara, Anna, Alessia, and Emanuela have made this a warm, personal evening.

“We had a wonderful time! Our tour guide was fantastic and the company was wonderful. Food was delicious as well as our apperitivo and wine tastings”

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