Unusual Walking Tour with 30-Minute Shared Gondola Ride

Name: Unusual Walking Tour with 30-Minute Shared Gondola Ride
Start: 2025-09-12T09:15:00.000+03:00
End: 2025-09-12T10:15:00.000+03:00
Location: Venice

Wander Venice’s unique paths, with an optional gondola ride to complete the experience.

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What to expect:

Depends on the option chosen start your tour as a part of the group or privately. Get off the beaten path of Venice, away from the crowds. With a guide, explore the heart of Venice, including lesser-known areas, rich with history such as the Rialto Bridge.

First, discover Campo Santa Maria Formosa, one of the largest squares of the city, and explore the nine streets and 11 bridges that branch from it. Cross the Campiello degli Orbi, where once lived presumably a blind people Confraternity.

Next, arrive at the Saints John and Paul area, now the site of Venetian hospital. Visit the labyrinth of calli and campi (narrow Venetian streets and squares) and find Marco Polo's House, a building believed to be the home of the famous explorer, marked by a white plaque and now used as a theater.

Finally, pass through St. Mark's Square with its stunning monuments as well as Doge's Palace.

Complete your journey with a gondola ride through the canals, blending Venice’s hidden streets and famous waterways into one memorable adventure.

By booking the Walking Tour and Gondola Ride option, you get the Gondola Ride for just €32.50—the lowest possible price!

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Important Info

• This tour does not include entrance to main sites and it will completely take place outside (only external comments of the various sites will be provided).
• It is a shared gondola (up to five people for each one)
• The tour will take place also with rain, in the event of exceptional high tide in Venice or bad weather it might be cancelled and refund will be provided
• No refund will be provided for no shows or late arrivals
• Cancellation fee: until 24 hours before no charge, after that full amount will be charged

2 - 3 hours

Group size up to 15 persons

Mobile ticket

English

Children allowed

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

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Change time

Please note that transport and route in different days subject to change.

Meeting point

15 min before the starting time in Campo San Zaccaria, check-in at the shop located opposite the church.

Places you will see

• Campo Santa Maria Formosa
• The Saints John and Paul area
• The Mozart House
• The Fenice Opera House
• The Grand Canal
• Piazza San Marco

Reviews by travellers

4.7 out of 5

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Dorothy

Francesco was very knowledgeable about Venice past and present. He was a very engaging guide!

4 days ago

Chris

Our guide was excellent The only suggestion for improvement would be to have groups who all spoke the same language. The fact that half of the tour was in a language each group didn’t speak effectively meant that half the commentary was not relevant Otherwise we thoroughly enjoyed the walk Thank you

5 days ago

Letitia

The tour was a fantastic way to get off the beaten track. My children really enjoyed it also.

5 days ago

Federica

Silvia was a very knowledgeable and pleasant guide, my friends and I really enjoyed this tour of the less touristy parts of Venice, definitely recommended

6 days ago

Bianca

Our guide was fantastic. A wonderful tour, beautiful alleys, and wonderful churches. He explained everything brilliantly with passion, wit, charm, and a wealth of expertise. The Hofmann family says thank you so much

7 days ago

Gill

It was an interesting tour of venice off the beaten track and Valentina was a very good guide who clearly loves her home city of Venice. she gave us some interesting insights

7 days ago

Donna

The tour was great. the equipment sometimes didn't work for the guide but she fixed in seconds. well done Valentina. very informative fun tour. loved learning about casanova and seeing where he was born.

11 days ago

Cezariat

Le fait d être en visite privée, une guide très aggreable et qui a été à l'écoute de nos envies. elle nous a amené en dehors des lieux habituels et il sont bien plus agréable à voir que la place san marco.

12 days ago

Julie

we had a really well informed and friendly guide and she took us to a lot of the main sites as well as many off the main routes. there were about 20 of us - 60% English speaking, 40% Italian but that didn't cause us any problems. Definitely a good activity

13 days ago

Jamie

Rosalina was a great guide for our Venice tour. She shared so much knowledge and interesting insights about Venice, Venetian culture, and history making the tour very engaging. We also appreciated her recommendations for restaurants and cafes. Our gondolier was also very good - amazing skills he has to keep us within an inch from the canal walls without the gondola touching them. He also sang! This was the quintessential Venice experience without the price tag of a private tour.

13 days ago

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