4 to 6 hours
Islands by Boat: Murano, Burano & Mazzorbo
A layered introduction to the Venetian lagoon and the communities that sustained Venice for centuries.
Venice, but personal
Private Venice tours with a licensed local guide. All tours are shaped around your pace, your people, and how you want the city to feel.
Why it feels different
I'm Adair—a Venetian-American guide who's called Venice home for over a decade. What started as studying architecture and the history of the city turned into a life here: I married a Venetian and I'm raising my daughter in the same streets I explore with guests.
I've known Venice as a traveler, a student, a local, and a mom. That layered view is what makes these tours intimate instead of scripted—fewer checklists, more room for the moments you actually care about.
A thoughtful mix of iconic highlights & hidden gems
Each experience blends Venice's essential sights with quieter corners and deeper context. Rather than rushing through a checklist, tours focus on understanding how Venice works — its history, culture, cuisine, and everyday life — with a relaxed pace and flexibility to adapt to your interests.
Each experience is a flexible template that we personalize for your interests, pace, and season.
Featured Tours
Every route is a template we personalize. Start with what resonates; we'll adapt the rest together.
2 to 3 hours
Highlights & Hidden Gems Walking Tour
A thoughtful blend of Venice's most important landmarks and quieter streets, courtyards, and details.
2 to 3 hours
Venetian Food, History & Tasting Tour
A cultural walk told through cuisine, geography, trade, class, and survival in the lagoon.
What guests say
A few words from people who explored Venice in a private, personal way.
“We did an interesting tour of the Doge's palace and a city walking tour with cicchetti stops. Adair also gave us some great tips for other places to visit and eat in Venice. The tour definitely enhanced our visit to Venice and we would highly recommend.”
Victoria
“Highly recommend Adair, she was very knowledgeable and personable. We very much enjoyed our tour! She was very responsive with questions beforehand and was flexible with our stops along the tour.”
Sarah
“Adair was the most wonderful guide! She communicated multiple times with me before booking through withlocals portal to design the perfect four hours for our day in Venice. We covered a great deal of ground (and water), she knows all the history and knew exactly the best places for us to try Venice "tapas" and spritz along the way. She even made recommendations of how to spend the additional time we had in Venice. I would 100% recommend Adair to anyone traveling to Venice! There is no better than her. Thanks Adair!!”
Susan