I was in Venice in March and April with my sister and brother-in-law. We booked a tour with the The Venice Experience Backstreets Tour before we left the states. Mike took us through the streets of Venice loaded with knowledge. It was great that he knew so much about Venice, but was from our side of the pond, so to... More

Its with a Spritzer in hand that we celebrate a very nice backstreet tour with Karen this morning. We appreciated the relaxed and informative walk throughout Venice. Her comments are very insightful on the way Venetians live their every day life and how the city became one of the place on Earth that we will cherish for now on. So... More

two hours after our arrival to Venice, we were guided by Karen in the backstreets of Venice. We have arranged our trip in advance by the internet. Karen was kind enough to respond to our email in which we requested a tailored guided tour. She even recommended the four hours Venice experience to be the first thing to do. She... More

Venice is a lovely city and there is much you can do, therefore you have to be very organized and well oriented with it's streets. That is way me and my wife decided to book a tour on the first day of our visit to Venice to orient us with the place and be able to organize the rest of... More

We booked 2 tours - the pub crawl and the back street tour. We Met Mike on our Second Evevening. He took us to 3 completely different Bars that we would have missed ( just of the beaten track) with an imformative walk between each. We sampled unusual food, local drinks and local culture in each place. We had such... More

it is with the highest degree of confidence that I recommend The Venice Experience Backstreets Tour to anyone who wants to visit Venice and see the city with guides who are passionate and highly knowledgeable about Venice and what the city has to offer visitors and the local community. My husband and I traveled to Venice last October and an... More

I was not overwhelmed and felt that we were being rushed through the tour, like the guide had something more important to do. More

Mike Henderson was organized, informative, and gracious throughout the tour. I have travelled in Italy nine times, and his tour was one of the most interesting tours, but it was also a calming, relaxed experience at the same time. Great deal for the money! Eric More

This tour was the most expensive of any of our tours in Italy and wasn't great. We loied the guide, but there was just no substance to the tour. We walked around a lot, but it certainly didn't help us gaet the lay of the land or learn anything new. The weather was miserable, which probably didn't help, but we... More