Venice: Exclusive Grand Canal Gondola Journey with Guide
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✨ Experience Venice from its most iconic perspective — a guided gondola ride paired with a journey into gondola history and tradition. • Walking Introduction – Secrets of the Gondola Begin with a short walking tour as your expert guide reveals the fascinating history of gondolas and gondoliers, sharing hidden legends and stories passed down through generations. • Gondola Ride – Venice on Water Glide through quiet canals and iconic sights like Mozart’s House, La Fenice Theatre, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Sail past the domes of the Salute Church and Punta della Dogana, ending with breathtaking views of St. Mark’s Campanile and the Doge’s Palace. • Gondola Gallery – History & Innovation Step inside a Venetian palace to explore a real gondola up close. Touch handcrafted parts, learn how it's built, and enjoy a virtual Grand Canal journey through the ages — just like Venetian nobles once did. A truly unforgettable expierence!
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I1578VNbobn, 10/19/2025 10:46:51 AM
Our guide, Alvise, was energetic and informative, explaining everything quite clearly. The gondola ride was classic- a nice scenic route through some of the canals. The end of tour bonus was the virtual reality show depicting ancient Venice. All in all, a nice experience and worth the price.
42naveend, 10/19/2025 9:17:45 AM
We were a couple so it was fun! Ricardo looks like Marco Polo from the Netflix series and Venice is amazing! We would love to come back
Castelinho15, 10/19/2025 6:37:03 AM
Very nice gondola tour, on the beautiful Venice canals. Super recommend! Tour speaker Beatrice were fantastic 😊 Good price for a nice experience.
V4043ABbarbaraw, 10/19/2025 6:22:52 AM
Excellent informative experience. Gondola ride through the buildings was fantastic with a singing gondolier. Finished off with a VR about the history of Venice. Well worth it.
H5598ZAgabrielc, 10/19/2025 6:18:32 AM
Thanks you to Sofia for the great explanation in Spanish! The Gôndola trip is great, extremely recommended! Must see in Venice.
monikarJ6545PA, 10/18/2025 3:45:42 PM
Amazing experience riding the gondola in Venice. I didn't expect to also learn about the city's history with the mini walking guide between the gondola rides, Beatrice was very insightful and made everyone welcome. The VR show at the end was very unexpected and very worth seeing.
Denise_P, 10/18/2025 2:49:30 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed our gondola ride and tour around Venice. The commentary from our guide was only before getting in the gondola, and nothing during the actual ride. Plus, the ride was done in groups so we did not get a private tour as expected. It wasn't an issue for us but not what was expected based on the description.
Wyantkr, 10/18/2025 1:00:58 PM
Our tour guide was great. The Gondolier didn’t say a word to us but it was a nice ride through the city nonetheless. The gondolas constantly pile up in the canals so we’re now joking calling it the Gondola Parade.
zazam497, 10/18/2025 12:41:13 PM
Al vise was exceptional very knowledgeable informative, helpful,patience, love him telling us all the history behind the city, Gondola drivers, also about the theatre house how you can come watch the performers get dress before a show for free, Even suggested other places of interest to visit while here in Venice . I’m highly suggesting you do the 3 D history video of Venice ! Which was included in the tour, 1000% happy.
anamariaeliasg, 10/18/2025 11:27:46 AM
Alvise was great! Loved the tour. Totally recommended. The explanation before the gondola was great and the one after too.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Each gondola can host maximum 5 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending of guests weight.
- The Gondola Ride does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather or high/low tide (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded)
- The itinerary may change in the event of wind or bad weather
- The guide will be only on one gondola, the participants on the others gondola will listen to her/him with the audio-devices
- The live commentary will be only in English, French and Spanish. The commentary on German, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian will be provided by mobile app downloaded on the own devices.
- The live commentary IS NOT included in the PRIVATE OPTION
- Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the departure time
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
- SHARED GONDOLA RIDE OPTION (if option is selected): 20 minutes walking introduction to the gondola experience and 30 minutes shared gondola ride
- Please note that the activity may follow two different itineraries, the Grand Canal or St. Mark’s Basin, depending on the option chosen.
Departure point
Venice Tours is in Campo San Gallo, beside San Marco Square. Having the Basilica of San Marco behind you, stay on the right side of the square and go under the arches. Find Olivetti Museum, turn right, pass under the archways, cross the little bridge and go straight to “Campo San Gallo”.Return details
✨ Experience Venice from its most iconic perspective — a guided gondola ride paired with a journey into gondola history and tradition. • Walking Introduction – Secrets of the Gondola Begin with a short walking tour as your expert guide reveals the fascinating history of gondolas and gondoliers, sharing hidden legends and stories passed down through generations. • Gondola Ride – Venice on Water Glide through quiet canals and iconic sights like Mozart’s House, La Fenice Theatre, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Sail past the domes of the Salute Church and Punta della Dogana, ending with breathtaking views of St. Mark’s Campanile and the Doge’s Palace. • Gondola Gallery – History & Innovation Step inside a Venetian palace to explore a real gondola up close. Touch handcrafted parts, learn how it's built, and enjoy a virtual Grand Canal journey through the ages — just like Venetian nobles once did. A truly unforgettable expierence!Redemption
- Each gondola can host maximum 5 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending of guests weight. - The Gondola Ride does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather or high/low tide (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded) - The itinerary may change in the event of wind or bad weather - The guide will be only on one gondola, the participants on the others gondola will listen to her/him with the audio-devices - The live commentary will be only in English, French, Spanish. The commentary in Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian will be provided by mobile app downloaded on the own devices. - The commentary IS NOT included in the PRIVATE OPTION - SHARED GONDOLA RIDE OPTION (if option is selected): 20 minutes walking introduction to the gondola experience and 30 minutes shared gondola ride24 hours before travel date - 100% refund
Less than 24 hours before travel date - 0% refund