Venice Grand Canal Gondola Ride

Experience the enchanting canals of Venice on a gondola tour with live commentary. Glide along the Grand Canal, explore hidden passages, and learn the secrets of the city’s palaces and landmarks.

Duration: 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ombra del Leone - We will pass trough the Gran Canal terrace of Ca Giustinian, one of the oldest Palace overlooking the Canal Grande.
What's Included
  • PRIVATE GONDOLA RIDE OPTION: 30 minutes gondola ride WITHOUT commentary
  • Journey in the past by gondola Virtual Reality Experience (not included in the private option)
  • SHARED GONDOLA RIDE OPTION: 30 minutes gondola ride with commentary
  • The Yard of Venice: discover the secrets of a sectioned gondola (not included in the private option)
  • SHARED…
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup
  • Audio devices
  • Earphones
Additional Information

Discover the Magic of Venice with a Gondola Ride
Sail through the charming canals of Venice on a gondola ride, accompanied by a knowledgeable guide who shares fascinating tales of the grand palaces around you.
Expert gondoliers will steer through Venice’s secret pathways, unveiling stunning views of the city’s distinctive scenery. Pass under ancient…

Location
Venice Tours
Calle San Gallo
Cancellation Policy

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

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Kim_m
Jan 5, 2025
Gondola - Great experience when in Venice. As you’re walking to gondola they give you a small overview of the city and the sites that you pass. Once on gondola there is some pointing out of things in the canals. It was fun!
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Christopher_f
Jan 3, 2025
Boat tour of Venice - Meet up place was a little hard to find but doable. There was no waiting we had a time and they went by that(GREAT). The guide was great ,he was talkative, and had good sense of humor.. Never thought I would like But I would do it again.
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Natalia
Dec 31, 2024
Beautiful - We traveled from Milan by train to Venezia, which I highly recommend is a very parent experience. When I arrived the first thing I loved was the view and smell of the sea, none of those stories that smells horrible, zero, is very nice, the small streets full of history, the good food. Highly recommended. We only stayed one day.
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51muthuk
Dec 30, 2024
Gondola with VR experience - It’s great experience and ending part of VR is amazing. We can book Gondola directly but we would have missed the VR experience
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Susanafurphy
Dec 30, 2024
Ristorante Da Raffaelle. It is one of the best places in Venice to have lunch. - Ristorante Da Raffaelle. It is one of the best places in Venice to have lunch. We spent four days in Venice and had lunch every day at this wonderful restaurant. It was fantastic. We recommend it.
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537ashimr
Dec 31, 2024
A definitive Venetian visit experience ! - My wife and I took an evening Gondola tour. Our guide was quite well informed and gave us some interesting historical tidbits about gondolas on our walk towards the gondola boarding place. The gondola ride was pretty smooth and romantic as expected. I would recommend this tour as a pretty genuine gondola ride experience in Venice.
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Jorge
Jan 5, 2025
Disappointing experience - This was one of the cheaper options so we figured we’d take a chance but were overall disappointed. Our gondolier didn’t sing, didn’t dress the part, and didn’t speak a word of English. We had expected a bit more entertainment for the experience. Also the tour said the ride would be 30 min and it was 20 min at most and not very scenic. Overall quite a bummer and felt like a waste of time.
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Wanderer28674693719
Dec 30, 2024
Frustrating - We hired the service a day before by a tourism company for fear of getting out of options on time. We end up paying more than a shared tour where they run aboard before us and us The seats remained in very uncomfortable benches without backbone on the sides of the Gondolas. We couldn't even take pictures right out of fear of falling. In addition, the photos did not show that we were in the gondola... when the gondola appeared alongside the other unknown occupants: it was horrible. We could have easily hired a service in the hour, for 90 euros which is the standard value and had gone just us three in the gondola. Do not buy shared tour.
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Freedom52968108010
Dec 31, 2024
Sewage smell - Well, it's a canal, the main traffic artery in Venice. Not my thing, too busy, too dirty, sewage in water and it doesn't smell good. Venice in general is not my thing, too much decay, too many people, just too much of everything. There are other places that suit me much better and are much nicer and more relaxing. But Venice is not one of them. حسنًا، إنها قناة، الشريان الرئيسي لحركة المرور في البندقية. ليست من الأشياء التي أحبها، فهي مزدحمة للغاية وقذرة للغاية مياة مجاري عادمة ولا تفوح منها رائحة طيبة. البندقية بشكل عام ليست من الأشياء التي أحبها، فهي مليئة بالفساد، والكثير من الناس، والكثير من كل شيء. هناك أماكن أخرى تناسبني بشكل أفضل وهي أجمل وأكثر استرخاءً. لكن البندقية ليست واحدة منها.
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Margaret_v
Dec 29, 2024
Book direct not worth it - Chaotic and disorganized. The tour segment was nonexistent. I would suggest booking the gondola directly. We spent 30 minutes waiting for late joiners and the audio didn’t work. The tour guide walked us from the visitor station to the gondola which we could have done ourselves. The half hour gondola rate was 90 euro so any charge above this is a waste of time and money.
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