Venice Grand Canal Tour: Luxury Motorboat and Basilica

Embark on a luxury motorboat adventure in Venice to explore the iconic Grand Canal and the stunning Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore. Enjoy personalized attention from a knowledgeable guide as you speed through the city’s waterways and admire the famous landmarks. Don’t miss the chance to climb the bell tower for breathtaking views of Venice!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Begin your journey by meeting your guide at the renowned Piazza San Marco. While you may have enjoyed a gentle gondola ride, experiencing the Venetian waters like a local requires a luxurious speedboat for a true feel of the city.
  • Canal Grande - Embark on a luxury boat tour of the magnificent Grand Canal, where an expert…
What's Included
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Ticket for San Giorgio Maggiore Bell Tower
  • Expertly guided boat tour
  • Headset
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Experience the wonders of the enchanting canal city with an elegant motorboat tour of the Grand Canal. Admire the breathtaking beauty of this renowned waterway as you glide past landmarks such as the Doge’s Palace and Rialto Bridge, all under the expert guidance of a professional driver. Reach the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore and ascend the bell…

Location
Doge's Palace
Piazza San Marco
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets in Piazza San Marco, 1 at the winged lion column in front of the Doge's Palace.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Rob_m
Oct 17, 2024
Don’t miss this adventure! - Daria was wonderful. She clearly enjoys people and sharing knowledge. Having grown up and lived in Venice her entire life really adds to the story telling. Thank yiu for a fantastic time!
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744cassieb
Oct 12, 2024
Emmanuela was bellisimo! She was funny, engaging and very knowledgeable about the city. I recommend asking for her! S - Ask for Emmanuela! She was funny and knows history, art, the shady site of Venezia. She was great! I loved her sense of humor.
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Peyton_c
Sep 26, 2024
Highly recommend! - We absolutely loved the boat tour around Venice. We were originally contemplating if we wanted to do a gondola ride instead, but are so happy we chose the Boat tour. We were with 2 others so there was plenty of room to move around the boat to take pictures and have shelter from the sun/rain when needed. I would highly recommend this for anyone considering it!
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Holly_s
Sep 23, 2024
Amazing Excursion, well worth the money. - Our tour guide Alessia was amazing. Very knowledgeable and shared a ton of information and history. The boat ride through the small canals and grand canal was great. The lift was broken so we couldn't go to the top of the tower but she more than made up for that with extra time in the boat. Highly recommend for a good scenic tour of Venice!!!!
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Mark_f
Sep 22, 2024
Alessia, what a guide! - Fabulous trip, Alessia, was a brilliant and knowledgeable guide. We really enjoyed the trip to Giudecca island to visit the Basilica, shame that we could not go up the bell tower though. What really blew us away was the trip through the canals on the boat for almost 1 and a half hours. Was absolutely brilliant and was able to see everything from the river viewpoint. Cannot recommend this trip enough. Truly fabulous.
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Vivienw209
Sep 14, 2024
Highly Recommend - Perfect orientation to Venice from the water! Would certainly recommend it!Book was lovely and saw a number of the neighborhoods we wouldn’t have walked to.
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913judithc
Jul 19, 2024
Do this day one! - I loved this tour! Saw parts of the city I would not otherwise have seen. Learned so much history. Was overwhelmed by the beauty of the Basilica and the priceless artwork inside it.
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Diane
Aug 25, 2024
Excellent tour but bell tower closed even though they charge you for this! - The tour of the grand canal was excellent and the tour guide was very good and knowledgeable…loved it. The only negative was that we could not go up the bell tour and this had been closed for some time but was not advised of this when we booked…not yet received a refund for this!!
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Sean_t
Aug 8, 2024
Grand Canal Boat Tour - The boat took us on a very informative drive along the Grand Canal and around the main island. Franchesca was very knowledgeable and discussed many of the buildings and surrounds. We mentioned to her the boat driver should stay off the phone during the tour because it did become hard to hear the guide when the boat driver was screaming into his phone (we were sitting up front near the driver). Palladio's cathedral visit was also very worthwhile seeing.
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Sarah_m
Aug 15, 2024
Not worth it - I wouldn't waste your money. You can't see anything from the boat or take any good pictures. You will have a better time in a gondola and cheaper.It was so hot inside the boat and honestly I think it should have been called off, it was dangerous how hot it was. Our tour guide didn't have much interesting information that I hadn't heard elsewhere and we spent more time in the lagoon and around the industrial part of the city than the Grand Canal. The guys driving the boat never docked it properly and getting in and out was so incredibly dangerous as one guy held the boat by the rope while we were thrown around trying to get out, if he had slipped it could have caused a very big accident.
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