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15 Guided Experiences Around the World Worth Booking

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This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 guided experiences worth the ticket, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you book.

Venice: La Fenice Opera House Entry Ticket with Audio Guide - Arriving at the theater and collecting the audio guide
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Venice: La Fenice Opera House Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

1.Venice: La Fenice Opera House Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 11,742 reviews · 1 day · from $14Our pick

Enter La Fenice Opera House with a skip-the-ticket-line voucher and explore its grand auditorium, royal box, rooms, paintings, and Maria Callas display. Download the audio guide to your phone in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, or Russian, and bring headphones.

“We loved La Traviata , the performance was excellent , the view was somewhat obstructed because we bought our tickets late. The opera house is spectacular and is a must see when in Venice . It was highlighted by meeting the wonderful actress Emma Thompson at intermission Who graciously allowed us a photo”

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Liverpool: City & Beatles Tour with Live Guide & Live Music - Liverpool’s landmarks before the Beatles stops
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Liverpool: City & Beatles Tour with Live Guide & Live Music

2.Liverpool: City & Beatles Tour with Live Guide & Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5,944 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $29

Spend 90 minutes touring Liverpool and Beatles landmarks with guides such as Damion, Jimmy, Jen, and Chris. Expect live commentary, Beatles singalongs, city history, photo stops at Penny Lane and Strawberry Field, childhood homes, and a free glass of bubbly at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms.

“Jimmy the guide was brilliant, keep up the good work”

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Sydney Opera House Official Guided Walking Tour - Starting at the Welcome Centre
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Sydney Opera House Official Guided Walking Tour

3.Sydney Opera House Official Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,770 reviews · from $34

Follow a local guide through the Sydney Opera House for one hour, seeing two performance venues, elegant foyers, the shell tiles, and spaces usually closed to the public. Guides such as Peter, Sheila, Michael, and Laura have earned praise for clear stories and lively delivery. Expect about 300 stairs.

“A must! We only wish we booked a night comedy or concert. Quite the experience walking through and learning the history of the Opera House.”

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Vienna: Tickets for Mozarthaus Vienna with Audio Guide - Three floors that put Mozart in context
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Vienna: Tickets for Mozarthaus Vienna with Audio Guide

4.Vienna: Tickets for Mozarthaus Vienna with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 2,344 reviews · 1 day · from $18

Step into Mozart’s only preserved Vienna apartment, where he lived from 1784 to 1787 and composed The Marriage of Figaro. Explore three exhibition floors at your own pace with an audio guide, then add Haus der Musik for an interactive music experience. Bring headphones if using your phone.

“Everything was too good!Mozart was living in a nice-looking house,with a great view outside!”

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New York City: Sunday Harlem Gospel Guided Tour - Passing Columbia University and the Schomburg Center
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New York City: Sunday Harlem Gospel Guided Tour

5.New York City: Sunday Harlem Gospel Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 438 reviews · 4 hours · from $89

Spend four hours exploring Harlem by bus with a live guide, then join a local congregation for Sunday gospel. You’ll hear stories of the Great Migration, pass the Apollo Theater, Cotton Club, Columbia University, and Schomburg Center, and finish with music inside a working church.

“Super nice tour. Alvin our tourguide was excellent. Great experience”

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Hamilton Musical Themed Guided Walking Tour - From King’s College to the New York City Commons
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Hamilton Musical Themed Guided Walking Tour

6.Hamilton Musical Themed Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 338 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Meet your guide at South Ferry for a three-hour, 1.75-mile walk through Hamilton’s New York. Guides including Leo and Chazz connect songs to Federal Hall, Trinity Church, Bowling Green, and other sites, using music, images, and a personal listening device.

“The tour says 2 miles of walking, which seems like a good amount given the very cold temperatures, to keep everyone warm and engaged. Instead it should have been called a standing in the cold tour. We covered less than half a mile. Your guide really needs to pick up the pace, walking and talking, with much less standing, especially in cold weather. I appreciated that if he was going to have us standing still, we went to public inside spaces, but it was uncomfortable being in spaces where only customers were allowed. I was preoccupied that we were going to be kicked out. I also found the tour guide’s…”

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Sydney Opera House Backstage Guided Tour with Breakfast - Entering through the Stage Door
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Sydney Opera House Backstage Guided Tour with Breakfast

7.Sydney Opera House Backstage Guided Tour with Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 329 reviews · from $142

Start at the Stage Door at 6:45am for a three-hour tour of backstage areas, rehearsal spaces, stages, dressing rooms, props, and orchestra pits. Guides such as Bella, Bruce, Steve, and Michael share theatre stories before breakfast in the Green Room. Expect more than 300 stairs.

“Fascinating to see the behind the scenes of the opera house and the other theatres. Our tour guide Steve was fantastic!”

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“Porto: Fado Show with Guided Tour in a Historic Monastery” - Entering São Bento da Vitória Monastery
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“Porto: Fado Show with Guided Tour in a Historic Monastery”

8.“Porto: Fado Show with Guided Tour in a Historic Monastery”

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 164 reviews · 1h 30m · from $15

Tour Porto’s São Bento da Vitória Monastery with an English, Portuguese, or Spanish-speaking guide, then hear one hour of Fado in an intimate chapel. Your 90-minute visit includes Port wine, Singeverga liqueur made by Benedictine monks, and time to browse monk-made products.

“We loved the Fado show and the history lesson about the monastery. Beautiful building !”

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Santiago: Guided Foodie Tour with Drinks, Tapas & Live Music - Three bars and a practical introduction to tapas
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Santiago: Guided Foodie Tour with Drinks, Tapas & Live Music

9.Santiago: Guided Foodie Tour with Drinks, Tapas & Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 153 reviews · 2.5 hours - 1 day · from $47

Meet guide Alex in Cervantes Square for a small-group food walk through Santiago. Visit three local bars for three drinks and tapas, hear stories about Galician food, the Camino and city life, and finish with live music on most evenings.

“The Tour was such a great experience! It was a perfect mix of super tasty galician food (amazing tapas) and really good local wine and more. Our Tour Guide Alex walked us through the best spots in Santiago. We learned a lot about Galicia and its culinary while having good talks and laughs together. I had the best time. You have to do it when you‘re in Santiago!! Big recommendation!!”

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Harlem Gospel and Brunch Guided Tour - Mount Morris Park and Harlem’s changing story
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Harlem Gospel and Brunch Guided Tour

10.Harlem Gospel and Brunch Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 89 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $120

Begin at the Apollo Theater for a four-hour Sunday walking tour through Harlem. Local guides such as Jonathan, Carolyn, Joseph, and Debi share neighborhood stories, lead you to Bethel Gospel Assembly for gospel music, and finish with brunch at a Harlem restaurant.

“Guide was excellent!. The entire tour was very informative and exceeding our expectations. Would highly recommend.”

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Sydney Opera House VIP Experience: Guided Tour, Dinner & Drinks - What you see inside the Opera House
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Sydney Opera House VIP Experience: Guided Tour, Dinner & Drinks

11.Sydney Opera House VIP Experience: Guided Tour, Dinner & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · from $157

Meet at 4:15pm for a one-hour VIP Sydney Opera House tour with a guide such as Peter, Evi, Nicolas, or Katerina. See selected halls, hear the building’s story, then enjoy a two-course dinner and two drinks at Bennelong or Midden by Mark Olive.

“Wonderful VIP Tour with super polite and knowable guides. Weather was rainy and cold but the Tour was 5 star”

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Opera Garnier Mysteries Private Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entrance - Starting at the Opéra and entering without the wait
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Opera Garnier Mysteries Private Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entrance

12.Opera Garnier Mysteries Private Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $232

Meet your certified guide at Paris’ Palais Garnier for a 90-minute private visit through the Grand Staircase, Grand Foyer, rotundas, library, and auditorium when open. Guides such as Nick and Alex explain the architecture, ballet connections, and Phantom of the Opera lore in English, French, or German.

“Nick was friendly, informative and great photographer! He was patient and took time to answer our questions.”

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Florence Baptistery & Opera Museum Audioguided tour with guide - The Baptistery: Florence’s oldest-feeling sacred space
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Florence Baptistery & Opera Museum Audioguided tour with guide

13.Florence Baptistery & Opera Museum Audioguided tour with guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 41 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $66

Meet at noon in Piazza San Giovanni for a two to three-hour guided visit to Florence’s Baptistery, cathedral, Santa Reparata Crypt, and Opera del Duomo Museum. English and Italian commentary, entry tickets, and an optional 414-step climb of Giotto’s Bell Tower are available. The cathedral dome climb is not included.

“Locating our guide, or more accurately the assistant assigned to meet us before the guide arrives and tour begins, did not go very smoothly. Once the tour started we were very pleased with our guide and were awestruck by the art/architecture/history.”

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New York: Guided Harlem Gospel Tour - Meeting the Italian-speaking guide at 10 a.m.
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New York: Guided Harlem Gospel Tour

14.New York: Guided Harlem Gospel Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 40 reviews · 4 hours · from $79

Spend four hours exploring Harlem with an Italian-speaking guide, then attend a Baptist church service with live gospel music. You’ll learn about figures such as Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Lena Horne, while seeing a neighborhood shaped by African American culture. Dress modestly and leave cameras behind.

“brava la guida. la chiesa dove siamo andati non era una chiesa. i canti non ospitavano alcuna spiritualità sembrava uno show grottesco”

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Sydney: Opera House and Harbour Guided Kayak Tour - A calm paddle across Sydney Harbour
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Sydney: Opera House and Harbour Guided Kayak Tour

15.Sydney: Opera House and Harbour Guided Kayak Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 1h 30m · from $98

Meet guides such as Bo and Pavel at Milsons Park Boat Ramp for a 90-minute paddle past the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. You will receive safety gear, an English or Hungarian briefing, and photos and videos from the water. Choose a single kayak or book an even number for doubles.

“Really fun!!! The guide was very helpful and kind, my brother and I had a great time”

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