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Private Gondola Ride for Two in Venice: A Romantic Escape through Quiet Canals
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130 Ratings
Venezia
Enjoy a serene and love-filled gondola journey across Venice’s peaceful waterways. With a private 30-minute excursion, you can leave the crowded touristy spots behind and navigate through the city’s less frequented canals. Ideal for a memorable event, with loads of stunning picture possibilities!
Duration:
30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Grand Canal - Pre-book your gondola tour for just the two of you!
Enjoy a 30-minute relaxing journey through the tranquil canals of Venice, away from the tourists and see Venice as it should be seen.
Glide through centuries of history, allowing yourself to be captivated by the glamour and elegance of the Venetian Palazzi.
The perfect way to appreciate the beauty, charm and colour of this unique city built on water.
Board your private gondola and emerse yourself in this ancient Venetian tradition, experience Venice as the locals have for more than a thousand years.
On this unique exploration of the Venetian romantic canals, unwind and relax into the gentle rhythms and movements of the Grand Canal, appreciating the skill involved in steering the gondola through the intricate waterways of the city.
As you sit back and take in the views, you will inevitably become involved in the friendly banter of the gondoliers - as much a part of Venetian culture as the gondola itself! This charming tour will take you one step closer to the romantic facades of Venice and will enable you to understand what it was to be truly Venetian.
What's Included
- Private gondola ride for approx 30 minutes.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drink
- This is not a guided Gondola ride
Additional Information
- This tour is not guided, although the gondolier may chat and give you some local history
- Check in is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time
- For all late arrivals or no show, no refund
- 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
Campiello Traghetto, 2467
Campiello Traghetto
Meeting point: 15 min before the departure time at the gondola station of Santa Maria del Giglio, next to the Gritti Palace Hotel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.0
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Alyce_m
May 29, 2024
A Must Do in Venice! - This was the best location to go out of and our guide was amazing. Very nice gondola ride. I would highly recommend doing a private one. The boats are small, but perfect for a family of four or five.
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Emily_s
May 6, 2024
Beautiful and Peaceful - Beautiful and peaceful gondola trip around Venice, which was led by an experienced professional who did point out a few landmarks and worthy photo points! The private gondola is a romantic, lovely opportunity I'd recommend anyone to take!
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Stepehn_m
May 29, 2024
Wonderful experience - Be organised and ensure you know where you need to be as there are many different Gondola meeting points in Venice. We were late for our booking but were fortunate that the company still allowed us to take our Gondola ride. The ride itself was good and our Gondolier was very pleasant and happy to chat to us during our journey. It was over too quickly and could have done with a longer ride but all in all a very good and must do experience.
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Thiago_v
May 18, 2024
Promised 30mins, got 20mins. - If you come to venice with your significant other, you must do this. However, it is said it lasts around 30 mins bit my tour was barely 20 mins, 3 of which was standing still waiting for a lane to clear up. It was insanely short.
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Paul_b
May 25, 2024
Gondola tour - For the cost of the ride it was okay. I didn’t feel like we received our full time scheduled and our gondaler only shared a few items with us . As an evening tour it was a bit lacking. However, our driver gave us a smooth ride and after all, it’s Venice!
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Phil_q
May 12, 2024
Skip this - This does not have to be booked through Viator ahead of time. Gondola rides are 90 euros for daytime till 5pm or 6pm and 110 euros for evening. That’s up to 5 people per gondola. There are plenty of gondolas and it’s only a round trip “around the block”, meaning wherever you board, it will only go around that area. If you want to ride in a specific place, like going under the Bridge of Sighs, you’ll need to board the gondola in the San Marco area. Viator does not inform you about this and we were sent to a location that is less desirable than others. The gondolier was busy on his phone while “gondoliering” (impressive actually) but needless to say, my attempt for conversation to learn about the area was pitiful at best. The 30 minute ride was over in about 18-20 minutes. Oh well, live and learn.
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Lisa_b
May 6, 2024
Ok - Was disappointed that our 30 minute private Goldoni ride only lasted 20 minutes. Our driver did not say a word to us the whole trip
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Dennisbm9381xp
May 13, 2024
usury - The gondola ride itself is very nice, but unfortunately the Tripadvisor ticket is a complete rip-off!
A gondola ride with up to 5 people costs between €90-110 at the countless gondola stations in Venice and definitely not the €190 quoted here!
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Walter_a
May 21, 2024
Bad experience! - We were told aprox 30 mins for the gondola ride and in reality we were given only 20 minutes.
The gondolier was very rude with us, making the experience very bad.
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Greg_u
May 17, 2024
Very Disappointed - Very disappointed-
Unfortunately they didn’t seem very organized. Ride was only 15 minutes vs the advertised 30 minutes. The gentleman did not speak to us and only to other men on their boats. I do not recommend.
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