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Venice Saint Mark's Basilica and gondola tour in the afternoon
3.9
10 Ratings
Venezia
Experience the beauty of Venice on a walking tour and gondola ride. Explore the historic Saint Mark’s Square and the Golden Basilica, then relax on a scenic gondola ride through the city’s canals.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Calle larga de l’Ascension, 1258 - Meet your guide 15 min before the departure time in calle larga the l’ascension at the wooden kiosk next the post office. Look for the Turive assistant.
What's Included
- Headsets for clear audio
- Shared Gondola ride (max 5 people)
- Guided tour of Saint Mark’s landmarks
- Multi-language live tour guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gondola ride is not guided
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Your guide will provide you with a wealth of information regarding Saint Mark’s Square and then accompany you on a detailed tour of the Golden Basilica from Saint Mark’s square, once the private chapel of the Doge of Venice, the only one of its kind in Italy, thanks to the sumptuous golden mosaics and impressive marble inlay flooring. During the tour you will be able absorb the atmosphere whilst listening to your guide who will describe the biblical scenes represented throughout the building, together with history and particularities of this ancient Basilica.
After a small break return the the meeting point and show your voucher for the gondola ride.
Relax aboard this historic vessel, enjoying the thrills of both the Grand Canal and minor canals. Admire Venice from this amazing point of view, witness its magnificent architecture and whilst gliding under its bridges, discover secret entrances to the elegant palaces and hidden corners.
- Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- PLEASE PRINT OR SHOW YOUR VOUCHER TWICE (1 FOR THE BASILICA AND 1 FOR THE GONDOLA) The meeting point for the gondola tour is the same for the Saint Mark’s Basilica tour.
- APRIL - OCTOBER 14.45 - 15.45 Saint Mark’s Basilica tour 17.15 - 17.45 Gondola tour NOVEMBER - MARCH 13.45 - 14.45 Saint Mark’s Basilica tour 15.00 - 15.30 Gondola tour
- 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
Location
TU.RI.VE. Meeting Point
Calle larga de l'Ascension
15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 next to the post office San Marco (opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the yellow sign "Meeting point" on the wooden kiosk and the Turive assistant.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(10 Ratings)
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Stephanie_e
Jul 25, 2023
Professional and courteous tour company - We missed our originally scheduled tour time (thunderstorm plus Venice is very hard to navigate at times- leave your hotel early!) but we were able to get on with another tour and were so grateful! Our tour guide was a native Venetian and passionate about city history. There is a lot you miss in the narrow streets and she covered so much. We had time to do the gondola ride, which was lovely and lasted about 20 minutes. The queue for the gondola was a little hectic and we were standing in the sun for a while so bring water and a parasol if you’re visiting in the summer. Otherwise, great experience.
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George_e
Jun 18, 2023
We had a great adventure... - We had a great adventure with our gondola and later with Donatella, who we are highly recommending. We saw a lot of secret sightseeings around Venice and also had a lot of information concerning the relationship of Verona to our country.
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Manuela_s
Oct 30, 2022
Beautiful Venice - We enjoyed the Gondola Ride and the walking tour very much.
The guide was very informative and walked us through very interesting alleys and kept us attentive.
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Gill_l
May 15, 2023
Gondola ride the highlight - The gondola ride was good. The walking tour was good in the way you saw things you wouldn’t see otherwise although at times it was rather boring and hard to understand the guide as he mumbled
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Hunter_r
Oct 10, 2022
Worth it! - Gondola ride was actually really good. Loved the smaller canals and a little of the grand canal. Walking tour was a bit fast paced but overall good experience :)
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Roam07773589735
Jun 22, 2019
Walking Tour and the Gondola Ride - The gondola ride was amazing with plenty of picture opportunities! It was relaxing, with opportunities to talk to locals if you know Italian.
For the walking tour, it was very boring. The guide talked mainly about architecture, which I have no interest in.
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Linda_l
Oct 29, 2023
Asking for $30 refund per ticket for short Gondola ride - We only got a 15 minute gondola ride! We were promised more. We had to wait a long time while most of the group were riding and then got a very short ride in order to make the meeting for the walking tour. The walking tour was very good. I am asking Viator for a $30 refund per ticket.
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Cynthia_m
Jul 23, 2023
Not good for the money spent. - The gondola ride was nice but they just take you around, no discussion about anything, very assembly-line like (and you can get a gondola ride on your own for significantly chaper). However, the walking tour was not good. We expected a walking tour of ~ 1.5- 2 hours and the guide spent the first 20 minutes checking out the radios. Then, we saw no highlights of Venice at all. It was like she just wanted to take us to see three sisterns and a theatre that had burned down a couple of times in a non-descript part of the area near where the tour office was for 50 minutes. She spent more time telling us over and over about how we had to stay to the side so anyone (other than us) could get by, where she was going to turn and how we had to be back for the gondola (why the tour was so short). It felt like maybe this tour operator got paid by the city to keep tourists out of the way.The walking tour part wasn't a tour at all but a complete waste of time and money.
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