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Grand Canal Shared Gondola Ride with Live Commentary of Local Guide
Embark on a gondola ride through the Grand Canal and feel the romantic atmosphere around you. Listen to the guide's descriptions of local attractions. Enjoy the view of the amazing La Fenice Theatre and the "De le Ostreghe" Canal. Also, you must visit Desdemona’s House and Mozart’s House. The highlight of this trip will be the Grand Canal. There are some stunning Venetian palaces alongside the canal, like Ca' Dolfin, Ca' Loredan, or Grimani Palace. Be sure to visit the Salute Church and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Mini group
50 minutes
Group size up to 5 persons
Mobile ticket
Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
English
What is included in activity
50 minutes of guided tour including 30 minutes of gondola ride
Professional local guide on board of the gondola
Live commentary about the itinerary & the history of gondolas and gondoliers. In English, French, Spanish and Italian
Commentary by mobile app in German, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi and Russian
Access to mobile app to see Venice in the past.
What is not included
Food and drinks
Tips and personal expenses
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Mobile-compatible earphones
Details
Experience the ultimate romantic excursion by embarking on a gondola ride along the Grand Canal, soaking up the enchanting atmosphere that surrounds you. Listen attentively to the guide's descriptions of local attractions as you marvel at the stunning La Fenice Theatre and the picturesque "De le Ostreghe" Canal. Don't miss the opportunity to visit Desdemona's House and Mozart's House.
The Grand Canal is the main highlight of this tour, featuring magnificent Venetian palaces such as Ca' Dolfin, Ca' Loredan, and Grimani Palace. Make sure to visit the Salute Church and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection for an unforgettable experience.
Enjoy panoramic views of Punta de la Dogana and Saint Mark's Basin before returning to Campo San Moisè. To enhance your experience, a special QR code will be provided for you to access digital maps with 2D images of Venice.
Important to know
- The guide will be on only one gondola. The participants on the other gondolas will listen to them with the audio device
- The live commentary will be only in English and Italian. The commentary in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian will be provided by mobile app downloaded to your own device
- Each gondola can hold a maximum of 5 people
- The gondolier will determine your seat according to your weight
- The tour will only be cancelled in cases of extreme weather conditions
- The itinerary may change in cases of wind or bad weather
- Please note that this is a shared tour, it is not a private gondola ride
- Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the activity starts
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Staff are very friendly and the meeting location was easy to find. A nice overview is given before the gondola ride and while on the Grand Canal. The ride itself was lovely and relaxing and our gondalier even sang a little song and pointed out a few places of interest :) Head to Emilio Ceccato beside the Rialto bridge afterwards to pick up the shirt all the gondaliers wear from the nicest lady who works there.
Bice C.
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excursion
in a mini-group
excursion
in a mini-group
Small group
There will be a maximum of 10 members in the group with you
More benefit
It will cost less than an individual one, but will pass in the same comfort
Guide near
In a small group, you will get more attention from the guide
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Price
Adult (Age 3-99)
€39.5
per person
Infant (0 - 2)
€0
per person
For any payment method you must book a ticket through the booking form below and receive confirmation by e-mail and (or) SMS.
What places you will see
Grand Canal, Desdemona’s House and Mozart’s House, Salute Church, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and some of the stunning Venetian palaces, Punta de la Dogana and Saint Mark’s basin
Activity book period
You can book tour up to 1 hour in advance.
Languages in what activity is performed
English
Directions to meet your guide
Venice Tours Assistance Point St. Mark's Square
How long your tour will be
50 min
Photos
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Reviews by travellers
Idea D.
Great atmosphere, Riccardo was a great guide which explained us the history of Venice und some fun facts.
1 day ago
Marcella S.
Incredible experience. The weather was not good but it is highly recommended. The very professional guide, explaining the history of the area in Spanish and English. A gondola ride is one of those things that everyone should do once in their lives.
3 days ago
Dennis S.
It was a very nice experience. A must do in Venice. For private gondola rides you'll pay more than double the price for the same duration of time. (30mins). Instead you can share a gondola with max 5 people. You only get a guided audio video, no tour guide (we were told it was because of the weather, it was a rainy day). Which was a bit of a setback cause it is written in the description that you'll get a tour guide explaining some things to you for 20 min before the ride starts. Which did not happen. Although we were fortunate to get a very nice and friendly gondolier, who explained some things to us. Yet it is a bit hard though to keep up with the audio + the gondolier explaining things (not always coinciding with the audio) + trying to enjoy the view and taking pictures/videos). So in the end I think it would have been easier to have gotten a guide, it would have been more organised and I think we could've enjoyed it more.
4 days ago
Diamante B.
Wife and I had a great time. Had a nice group and had a very knowledge tour guide, Ricardo I believe. Spoke multiple languages, was very personal, and a true Vanetian! The gondolier was funny and had a smooth ride. Would recommend!
4 days ago
Kelly D.
Our guide (Esra I believe) first showed us around for about 20 mins and gave us lots on info and facts about Venice. After that only we got to sit the Gondola which last for 30 mins. It was a lovely experience and I would recommend this tour rather than trying to get a Gondola ride on the spot that’s triple the cost!
7 days ago
Aimone C.
Good tour to go to the gondola. This way it is cheaper and you get a small guided tour of Venice. The gondola experience is something that must be done yes or yes.
7 days ago
Annabelle B.
The live commentary was informative and inclusive. The gondola ride was pleasant and worth experiencing at least once.
8 days ago
Amirah M.
Absolutely loved it! Walking tour (15/20) mins to the gondola was very informative. Gondola ride just lovely, only wish it had been longer!!
8 days ago
Arcadio G.
We enjoyed the whole activity very much. My thirteen year old daughter loved it so much. This is truly value for money but we realised there could be other alternative routes that could be much exciting as this. Definitely recommend this
8 days ago
Bruto C.
Very good experience. Instructions and comments during the activity are completely clear and consistent.
8 days ago
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