Venice Gondola Ride: Explore Grand Canal and Hidden Waterways

Embark on a romantic gondola ride along the Grand Canal and hidden waterways of Venice. Skip the line and enjoy commentary in multiple languages. Book now!

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canal Grande - Known as “The most beautiful road in the world,” the Canal Grande offers a view that has remained largely unchanged since the 18th century. Imagine seeing what an 18th-century nobleman, a Renaissance courtesan, or a medieval merchant would have seen.
  • Peggy Guggenheim Collection - The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is among the…
What's Included
  • Multilingual staff at the embarkation point
  • 15-minute introduction to the gondola experience
  • Shared 30-minute gondola ride
  • In-app commentary
  • History Gallery - secrets of a sectioned gondola (not included in the serenade option)
  • VR Experience - Journey in the past (not included in the serenade option)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up
  • Earphones
  • Audio-devices
Additional Information

Discover the captivating charm of Venice as you glide through its romantic canals with an expert gondolier. Enjoy free access to an app that provides insightful commentary about your gondola ride. As you take in the breathtaking views of the Grand Canal, admire landmarks such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the historic Gritti Palace, along with…

Location
gondola ride
Calle larga de l'Ascension
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ron
Feb 12, 2025
Gondola and short tour was great - Elizabeth made it very enjoyable keeping us informed as we walked to the gondola trip to gondolas she kept it light and interesting
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Fernandastoppa
Feb 10, 2025
Very cool experience! - The gondola tour is already quite nice, but this one has a small tour before we enter that enriches the tour, plus a small show with virtual glasses at the end, which shows what Venice used to be. Really nice! More complete than just riding a gondola
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Molivia6
Feb 10, 2025
Inevitable in Venice - Nice and pleasant Experience, enriched by the story of the very kind Ilaria who in the path between the meeting point and the boarding point, entertained us with interesting anecdotes and stories about the city of Venice. For each gondola there are a maximum of 5 people, so everything remains almost like a private tour but at affordable costs! Recommended!
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Y8046cjandyb
Feb 9, 2025
A must - Excellent trip got to see some parts of Venice you wouldn’t normally see. Can be a little rocky on the gondola but all part of the experience. The VR experience afterwards is definitely worth it too as you get to see how Venice might have looked thousands of years ago.
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Soum214
Feb 9, 2025
Gondole à Venise 😍 - Amazing experience with Ilaria The best visit in Venise Je recommande Venice tours pour cette ballade Thank you à Ilaria
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Beverlyl568
Feb 8, 2025
Yeah, good! - Great, the welcome, the explanations, everything was perfect! Thank you Ilaria for your support and thank you to the gondolier for this discovery.
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C2810wiquentinb
Feb 8, 2025
Great experience! Thank you. - Great experience, complete, great explanation, good mood of our guide. I highly recommend it. Very good day
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Fearless62205394321
Feb 8, 2025
Nice streets of Venice - This is a rare opportunity to ride on a Paris-Milan-Venice-Rome trip! I made a reservation. The gondola was explained to us by our guide for about 10 minutes at the beginning, and we boarded slowly for 20 to 30 people, including us. There were some guides who spoke Japanese, but the guides were mostly in English. Still, I was relieved to find him polite and friendly.
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Alhaitham_a
Feb 10, 2025
Incorrect Meeting Point Location - We were disappointed honestly. The meeting point location written on the ticket is incorrect/inaccurate so we sat there waiting for a while but now one showed up and I had to call the customer service number for them to tell us that the meeting point is actually opposite Fendi boutique and not where we were waiting. When we the in-charge he simply said that the 4:00 pm tour had left and we have to wait for the 4:40 one instead, in which we couldn’t as we had other activities planned. He ended offering us a tour with an “Audio guide” instead of a live one which was disappointing simply because we didn’t get what we have paid for. The tour itself was nice but the hassle beforehand wasn’t impressive.
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Anupama_s
Feb 12, 2025
Big scam and deceiving people - This is a scam, dont waste money and your precious time at venice. They took us thr just the inner most sewage canals, gandola drivers shouting and talking to each other and zero communication with us. They path they are all following is a big scam running by group of people to all small group travellers. No one can even question bcz they dont explainthat they take ride through gutters of venice. Rude and unresponsive drivers. Total waste of money and BIG SCAM!!! I want to claim my money back, this ride ruined my travel.
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