Exploring Venice: Architectural Marvels, Labyrinth Bridges and Gondola Journey

Embark on a captivating journey through Venice’s architectural marvels, labyrinth bridges, and a gondola ride. Explore St. Mark’s Square, Castello, and uncover the treasures of campo Santa Maria Formosa and campo San Giovanni & Paolo.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Embark on a journey of exploration as you navigate the hidden alleys and charming squares nestled between St. Mark’s Square and the iconic Rialto Bridge. Your adventure sets off from Campo San Moisè, an enchanting starting point adjacent to St. Mark’s Square, immersing you in the rich tapestry of the city’s history. Accompanied…
What's Included
  • Set forth on a guided stroll through Saint Mark’s Square and the Castello areas.
  • Leverage a private audio setup and headset for insightful tour narration.
  • Tours available in English
  • Savor a 30-minute shared Gondola experience, skillfully guided by a Gondolier.
What's Not Included
  • Transport
  • Food
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Commence an alluring voyage through St. Mark’s Square, where noted landmarks including the esteemed St. Mark’s Basilica, lavish Doge’s Palace and the timeless Renaissance clock tower are ready for your appreciation. Take a step into the intricate residential terrain of Castello, a maze of charming bridges, captivating byways, and peaceful squares that…

Location
Giardini Reali
Piazza San Marco
The meeting point is in SAN MARCO GIARDINETTI c/o ALILAGUNA TICKET COUNTER IN FRONT ILLY CAFFE 5 minutes before the departure of the tour. Once you arrive at the meeting point, you must enter the Aliguna Ticket Office, show the voucher, which we will send you via whatsapp, and receive the tickets.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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211vadimp
Apr 1, 2024
Gondola in Venice - I took part in a tour in Venice which included the walking tour and the gondola, we had a lot of fun. Our guide, Giovanna, was incredibly professional and courteous throughout the excursion. The gondola ride was fascinating and fun. Overall, I highly recommend this tour!
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Avi_n
Mar 30, 2024
Highly enjoyable and informative - Well informed and articulate tour guide. Beautiful introduction to the history of the sights. Enjoyable gondola ride.
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510marcieb
Dec 12, 2023
Great tour! - Our tour was great! The guide was very friendly and informative. And we loved that the audio devices allowing us to hear the guide were available to us. Great idea! Next time we'd like to do a tour of the palaces and basilicas.
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Luciana
Dec 5, 2023
Great Sights and Great Laughs - The tour was fantastic! We learned so much and the tour guide had us laughing the whole time. Our guide showed us all the hidden gems that we didn’t know Venezia even had to offer and gave us tips for how to explore the city on our own. We were never bored and didn’t even realize how much we walked at the end because of how much we enjoyed it. Having the gondola ride included at the end was an added bonus. Recommend this tour to start off your stay in this charming city!
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Scenic24512699330
Dec 5, 2023
Reasonable tour - A thorough and balanced tour. The guide was personable and entertaining. The tour could have been better if it included entry into St. Mark's, but it would be longer and more expensive. Our gondolier was not chatty or a singer, but we had a reasonable amount of time on the water for our loop of travel.
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Mommin_around
Jun 4, 2024
Very good tour guide and experience! - Should’ve written this review right away because now, unfortunately, I cannot remember our tour guide’s name! She was friendly and knowledgeable and very good at keeping the group together and on-track (even though some parts of the walking tour were very crowded with other tourists and tours). It was great to learn the details about the various neighborhoods and buildings, architecture and history…things we would never know without doing tons of research on our own. The gondola ride was also very enjoyable —- we loved the banter between/amongst the gondoliers! Our guide also provided great background information about the gondoliers/gondolas that made the ride itself even more interesting. Time well-spent and would definitely recommend!
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Donaldw212
May 28, 2024
Worth it - Tour was very informative. Our guide, Stephano, spoke very good english and made the tour fun. We lost audio several times as we wandered through the small alleys in San Marco. A very positive experience but know that the huge number of tourists can be a challenge in staying with the group.
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Riyaz_v
May 25, 2024
Walking Tour and Gondola Ride - Too much history and not enough landmarks of Venice. The Gondolier was not engaging with us. This could have been better.
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Jeri_k
Dec 3, 2023
Don’t be late!!!! - Unfortunately, our train was delayed so we missed our booked time by 12 minutes and we were unable to go on the tour. No credit or refund was offered. Don’t be late no matter what happens. We had to go with a local/ independent company and pay more $$$ for the gondola ride only.
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Matina_z
Nov 25, 2023
Inaccurate information - This tour was listed as a 5 person tour and that was not accurate at all. It had 20-25 people. We were not under the impression that we were signing up for a large group tour when we signed up our family of 4. The gondola portion of the tour was not enjoyable, as we didn’t go through any canals. It felt like a production assembly. This was a disappointing experience.
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up to 5 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).