Venice: 30 min private Gondola Ride with Guide | 30 minutes

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2 Adults x $348.27
$696.54
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$696.54
Duration: 30 minutes
SPANISH
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$696.54
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$696.54
Duration: 30 minutes
GERMAN
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$696.54
Duration: 30 minutes
FRENCH
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$696.54
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$696.54
Duration: 30 minutes
ENGLISH
2 Adults x $348.27
$696.54
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$696.54
Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
  • Private guide in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian
  • Private 30 minutes gondola ride
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drink

Overview

Float through Venice by private gondola boat on a 30 minutes tour, and learn all about the history of the quintessential Venetian gondolas, too! As a gondolier navigates the boat along the famous Grand Canal, relax and listen to fun facts and trivia about the boats and the city from a local guide. The traditional gondola is small but seats up to four people comfortably in addition to the onboard guide and gondolier.

Meeting points

Meeting point: 15 min before the departure time at the gondola station of Santa Maria del Giglio in front of the Gritti Palace Hotel. Please look for your guide with a sign with your name on it!

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • N/A (Pass By)

    Meeting point for the tour and drop off

  • Canal Grande

    A truly unique and magical 30 min gondola guided tour of Venice’s waterways, you will be guaranteed the best and most breathtaking views of the city of Venice from the water. Once you have met up with our expert guide you will be steered in style by your own personal gondolier along the incomparable Grand Canal. All you need to do is sit back, relax taking in the surroundings while our informative guide entertains you with stories and anecdotes of the city, explaining the history behind La Serenissima and her array of stunning palaces. Our informative guide will tell you all about the gondola, its unique structure and traditions of the Venetian gondoliers – unique to Venice. An excellent way to combine an informative and stimulating guided commentary with an essential gondola ride, this tour is not to be missed!

    30 minutes

  • Punta della Dogana (Pass By)

    Punta della Dogana is part of the itinerary

  • Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Pass By)

    Basilca di Santa Maria della Salute is part of the itinerary

  • N/A (Pass By)

    Ca' Dario is part of the itinerary (but ask to the gondolier first)

  • Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Pass By)

    Peggy Guggenheim is part of the itinerary

  • Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti (Pass By)

    Palazzo Franchetti is part of the itinerary

  • Ponte dell'Accademia (Pass By)

    Accademia bridge is part of the itinerary

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants aged under 2 years will be seated on the lap of an adult;
  • There is a limit of 4 people + 1 guide per gondola
  • 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

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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139 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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  • 4 stars
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  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
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  • 1 star
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 77 reviews with 5 stars

Great historical ride

Published on Sep, 2024

If you want a romantic trip as a couple, this is not the way. If you want a gondola ride with a knowledgeable guide to teach you about the history of the city and gondola rides. This is the way.

Just do it.

Published on Jun, 2024

This is a Venice essential, and taking the trip with a guide is sooooo much better than alone with the gondolier or with musicians. Our guide was excellent. The trip was both fun and interesting.

Gondola Venice

Published on Jun, 2023

Sylvia is very knowledgeable and informative about the city as she is a native born Venetian. Highly recommend fir your gondola ride.

Loved it!

Published on May, 2023

Very pleased with our guide. Easy to find. We loved having the hour to go through all the canals, seeing the beauty of Venice.

Informative

Published on Apr, 2023

Our guide was lovely . Very pleasant and informative. Answered all our questions but also let us relax and enjoy .

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