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Venice Highlights: Saint Mark's and Gondola Ride
3.9
10 Ratings
Venezia
Experience the beauty of Venice on a walking tour and gondola ride. Explore the historic Saint Mark’s Square and the Golden Basilica, then relax on a scenic gondola ride through the city’s canals.
Experience the beauty of Venice on a walking tour and gondola ride. Explore the historic Saint Mark’s Square and the Golden Basilica, then relax on a scenic gondola ride through the city’s canals.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- TU.RI.VE. Meeting Point - Arrive 15 minutes before departure at Calle Larga de l’Ascension, near the wooden kiosk by the post office. Look for the Turive assistant.
- Piazza San Marco - Your guide will share extensive information about Saint Mark’s Square and lead you on an in-depth tour of the Golden Basilica, once the private chapel of the…
- TU.RI.VE. Meeting Point - Arrive 15 minutes before departure at Calle Larga de l’Ascension, near the wooden kiosk by the post office. Look for the Turive assistant.
- Piazza San Marco - Your guide will share extensive information about Saint Mark’s Square and lead you on an in-depth tour of the Golden Basilica, once the private chapel of the Doge of Venice. This unique Italian landmark is renowned for its lavish golden mosaics and stunning marble inlay flooring.
- Basilica di San Marco - Experience the ambiance as your guide explains the biblical scenes depicted throughout the Basilica, along with its history and unique features.
- Doge’s Palace - The guide will escort you to the Doge’s Palace, a dominant feature of Saint Mark’s Square. Inside, explore the halls where the Doge and his Council governed the Serene Republic, surrounded by numerous artistic masterpieces. Discover Venice’s political history and admire works by prominent Italian Renaissance artists, including Tintoretto’s world-renowned largest oil painting. Cross the famous Bridge of Sighs to reach the new prisons. Named by English poet Lord Byron, the bridge symbolizes the prisoners’ last view of the lagoon and Venice before imprisonment.
- Gondola Bauer - After a brief break, return to the meeting point and present your voucher for the gondola ride.
Relax on this historic vessel, enjoying the excitement of the Grand Canal and smaller canals. Marvel at Venice’s stunning architecture, glide under its bridges, and uncover secret entrances to elegant palaces and hidden corners.
APRIL - OCTOBER
14:45 - 15:45 Saint Mark’s Basilica tour
17:15 - 17:45 Gondola tour
NOVEMBER - MARCH
13:45 - 14:45 Saint Mark’s Basilica tour
15:00 - 15:30 Gondola tour
What's Included
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Gondola ride, with up to 5 people on the gondola
- Guided tour of Saint Mark’s Square and Saint Mark’s Basilica
- Live tour guide in multiple languages: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
- Guided tour of the Doge’s Palace
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Gondola ride, with up to 5 people on the gondola
- Guided tour of Saint Mark’s Square and Saint Mark’s Basilica
- Live tour guide in multiple languages: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
- Guided tour of the Doge’s Palace
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gondola ride is not guided
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Pala d’oro
- Gratuities
- Gondola ride is not guided
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Pala d’oro
Additional Information
Spend an afternoon in Venice exploring the masterpieces and marvels of Saint Mark’s. Tour the Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica, followed by a delightful gondola ride through the Venetian canals.
• Experience the famous landmarks of Venice from both land and water
• Benefit from this package that includes three of the top tours in Venice
• Skip the…
Spend an afternoon in Venice exploring the masterpieces and marvels of Saint Mark’s. Tour the Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica, followed by a delightful gondola ride through the Venetian canals.
• Experience the famous landmarks of Venice from both land and water
• Benefit from this package that includes three of the top tours in Venice
• Skip the line and make the most of your holiday time!
- Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- -> APRIL-OCTOBER Doge’s Palace & Basilica departure at 14:45 (2 H 15 MIN) ->NOVEMBER-MARCH Doge’s Palace at 11.45 (1 H 15 MIN) Basilica at 13.45 (1 H)
- -> APRIL-OCTOBER Gondola ride departure at 17:15 (30 MIN) -> NOVEMBER-MARCH Gondola ride departure at 15.00 (30 MIN)
- 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
TU.RI.VE. Meeting Point
Calle larga de l'Ascension
15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 next to the post office San Marco (opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the yellow sign "Meeting point" on the wooden kiosk and the Turive assistant.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(10 Ratings)
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Stephanie_e
Jul 25, 2023
Professional and courteous tour company - We missed our originally scheduled tour time (thunderstorm plus Venice is very hard to navigate at times- leave your hotel early!) but we were able to get on with another tour and were so grateful! Our tour guide was a native Venetian and passionate about city history. There is a lot you miss in the narrow streets and she covered so much. We had time to do the gondola ride, which was lovely and lasted about 20 minutes. The queue for the gondola was a little hectic and we were standing in the sun for a while so bring water and a parasol if you’re visiting in the summer. Otherwise, great experience.
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George_e
Jun 18, 2023
We had a great adventure... - We had a great adventure with our gondola and later with Donatella, who we are highly recommending. We saw a lot of secret sightseeings around Venice and also had a lot of information concerning the relationship of Verona to our country.
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Manuela_s
Oct 30, 2022
Beautiful Venice - We enjoyed the Gondola Ride and the walking tour very much.
The guide was very informative and walked us through very interesting alleys and kept us attentive.
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Gill_l
May 15, 2023
Gondola ride the highlight - The gondola ride was good. The walking tour was good in the way you saw things you wouldn’t see otherwise although at times it was rather boring and hard to understand the guide as he mumbled
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Hunter_r
Oct 10, 2022
Worth it! - Gondola ride was actually really good. Loved the smaller canals and a little of the grand canal. Walking tour was a bit fast paced but overall good experience :)
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Roam07773589735
Jun 22, 2019
Walking Tour and the Gondola Ride - The gondola ride was amazing with plenty of picture opportunities! It was relaxing, with opportunities to talk to locals if you know Italian.
For the walking tour, it was very boring. The guide talked mainly about architecture, which I have no interest in.
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Marjorie_v
Aug 19, 2024
venice is very beautiful - the tour of st mark's was very informative and interesting. the guide was great and everything went smoothly. however the wait time between the end of the tour til the gondola was too long with no place to sit at st. mark's.
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Linda_l
Oct 29, 2023
Asking for $30 refund per ticket for short Gondola ride - We only got a 15 minute gondola ride! We were promised more. We had to wait a long time while most of the group were riding and then got a very short ride in order to make the meeting for the walking tour. The walking tour was very good. I am asking Viator for a $30 refund per ticket.
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Cynthia_m
Jul 23, 2023
Not good for the money spent. - The gondola ride was nice but they just take you around, no discussion about anything, very assembly-line like (and you can get a gondola ride on your own for significantly chaper). However, the walking tour was not good. We expected a walking tour of ~ 1.5- 2 hours and the guide spent the first 20 minutes checking out the radios. Then, we saw no highlights of Venice at all. It was like she just wanted to take us to see three sisterns and a theatre that had burned down a couple of times in a non-descript part of the area near where the tour office was for 50 minutes. She spent more time telling us over and over about how we had to stay to the side so anyone (other than us) could get by, where she was going to turn and how we had to be back for the gondola (why the tour was so short). It felt like maybe this tour operator got paid by the city to keep tourists out of the way.The walking tour part wasn't a tour at all but a complete waste of time and money.
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