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50-minute Shared Gondola Ride with Live Guide

Embark on a captivating journey through the enchanting canals of Venice with our carefully curated gondola tours. Each option offers a unique experience, tailored to your preferences.

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An exciting gondola ride in Venice that will take you along the canals of this magical city while the guide let you discover tales known only by Venetians!


Choose your option:
Audio-guided Gondola Ride (Same Gondola Seats): €41
20 minutes walking tour + 30 minutes gondola ride with audio commentary (via app) (Live guide will explain the itinerary and history of gondolas and gondoliers before boarding the gondola, on board the audio-commentary will be available via the app)
Bonus: Gondola Gallery: 3D-VR journey across the centuries. Discover how Gondolas are built and see a sectioned one yourself

Guided Gondola Ride (Same Gondola Seats): €42
20 minutes walking tour + 30 minutes gondola ride with live commentary (The guide will be only on one gondola, the participants on the others gondola will listen to her/him with the audio-device).
Bonus: Gondola Gallery: 3D-VR journey across the centuries. Discover how Gondolas are built and see a sectioned one yourself

Know before you go
  • To use the commentary on the mobile app you must have a smartphone or a tablet (headphones recommended)
  • Children under 2 years old ride for FREE if they do not occupy an additional seat
  • The guide will only be in one gondola, the participants in the other gondolas will listen to him/her with the audio devices.
  • This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
  • The gondola ride is NOT private, rather shared with other people.
  • Each gondola can host maximum 5 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier to ensure correct weight distribution
  • The itinerary could change in case of wind or bad weather.
  • You may have to wait when boarding the gondola
  • Pets are not allowed on board the gondola
  • Digital and printed vouchers are accepted (to be shown to staff at the meeting point)
  • Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the departure time.
We like it a lot. Before the gondola ride, there is a short tour with a guide who tells us some facts about Venice. We really enjoyed the ride, the gentleman who took us on the gondola spoke Portuguese which was very lucky for us. From then on it was easier to create a conversation and he told us some facts along the way.
Katharine
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The Discounted Gondola Seating (€39) is only available with the purchase of a single ticket.

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What is included in activity

20- minute introductory walking tour to the gondola experience
30-minute shared gondola ride
Professional, local guide who will explain the itinerary and history of gondolas and gondoliers
Commentary via app
Access to the mobile app with a QR code to see Venice in the past.
Gondola Gallery: 3D-VR journey across the centuries. Discover how Gondolas are built and see a sectioned one yourself

What is not included

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Important Info

• The gondola ride is NOT private but is shared with other participants.
• The price is per person.
• The price per child under the age of 2 is FREE if the child does not occupy its own seat in the gondola
• This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility
• Each gondola can accommodate a maximum of 5 people; the seat on board cannot be chosen, but will be assigned by the gondolier depending on the guests' weight.
• The guide will be on one gondola only, the participants on the other gondolas will listen to him/her via audio devices.
• Live commentary is available in English
• A smartphone or tablet is required to use the commentary on the mobile app
• Comfortable shoes are recommended
• The itinerary may change in case of wind or bad weather.
• Pets are not allowed on board the gondola
• Digital and printed vouchers are accepted (to be shown to staff at the meeting point)
Mini group
40 - 50 minutes
Group size up to 5 persons
Mobile ticket
English

Meeting point

Venice Tours Assistance Point is in St. Mark's Square, Calle Larga dell' Ascension #1257. The Assistance Point is the big grey newsstand between Fendi Boutique and Poste Italiane (the Post Office) with a sign "VENICE TOURS – ASSISTANCE POINT". The staff will wait for you right there with the signboard “Gondola Tour”. Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the departure time. HOW TO REACH THE MEETING POINT With Piazza San Marco and the arches of Correr Museum at your back and Poste Italiane (the Post Office) in front of you, find on your left side the Venice Tours Assistance Point - the big grey newsstand (with many souvenir and newspapers). The newsstand is located between Fendi Boutique and Poste Italiane (the Post Office) and has the sign "VENICE TOURS – ASSISTANCE POINT".

What places you will see

• The Peggy Guggenheim Collection Palace
• Palazzo Gritti
• Salute Church
• Punta della Dogana
• St. Mark's Basin

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Reviews by travellers

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Brittany W.
We really appreciated the guide's explanations. The gondola ride was very good, as was the historical presentation of Venice using virtual glasses. We would have liked the Grand Canal tour at the end of the activity to be longer.
4 days ago
Maria R.
I liked the brief history before getting on the Gondola. athe guide was very knowledgeable and our Gondeler was very nice.
5 days ago
Howard J.
The only negative note is that the docking area to get off the gondolas is not suitable and absolutely needs to be improved.
6 days ago
Carolyn R.
we absolutely loved the gondola ride ❤️ the 3d experience before was amazing
12 days ago
Adi
The walking tour was excellent. We learned a lot about the city. The gondola ride was good but not very long and there was no live guide during the ride. It's something to check off the list at a very reasonable price.
15 days ago
Sean B.
Guide was great, spoke very good english and answered mine and the groups questions. learned a lot about Venice I was not aware of. Gondola ride was peaceful and relaxing. Different view of Venice and would recommend this tour
16 days ago
Anna L.
The time in the gondola is quite short, it's a shame and our gondolier didn't have the typical outfit but the ride is nice. In addition, the initial visit in the streets of Venice with the guide and the experience with the virtual reality headset was rather nice
17 days ago
Keita
Nice guide but not the gondolier, not the typical hat!
18 days ago
Glen E.
Awesome tour! I enjoyed discovering the real Venice and learning about the city's unique history. I recommend this tour!
19 days ago
Jeremy J.
We really enjoyed our gondola ride, the scenery, music and experience was amazing. a once in a life time opportunity. Our tour started with a walking tour of the city, then straight to our gondola ride. the gondaleers were amazing helping us into and out of the ride. we had some seniors with us, so it was really helpful. the love commentary was very helpful and informative. We enjoyed that very much. At the end of our tour, our tour guide gave us an option for a virtual tour of the city in the past. it was amazing, we would do that again and it was free (included in our price).
22 days ago
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Starting point of the tour
Venice Tours Assistance Point is in St. Mark's Square, Calle Larga dell' Ascension #1257. The Assistance Point is the big grey newsstand between Fendi Boutique and Poste Italiane (the Post Office) with a sign "VENICE TOURS – ASSISTANCE POINT". The staff will wait for you right there with the signboard “Gondola Tour”. Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the departure time. HOW TO REACH THE MEETING POINT With Piazza San Marco and the arches of Correr Museum at your back and Poste Italiane (the Post Office) in front of you, find on your left side the Venice Tours Assistance Point - the big grey newsstand (with many souvenir and newspapers). The newsstand is located between Fendi Boutique and Poste Italiane (the Post Office) and has the sign "VENICE TOURS – ASSISTANCE POINT".