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50-minute Shared Gondola Ride with Live Guide

Name: 50-minute Shared Gondola Ride with Live Guide
Start: 2025-05-31T11:40:00.000+03:00
End: 2025-05-31T11:40:00.000+03:00
Location: Venice

Embark on a captivating journey through the enchanting canals of Venice with our carefully curated gondola tours.

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An exciting gondola ride in Venice that will take you along the canals of this magical city while live guide let you discover tales known only by Venetians!
Guide will explain the itinerary and history of gondolas and gondoliers before boarding the gondola, on board he will tell you about famous local stories and the most stunning Venetian palaces.

Choose your option:
Discounted Gondola Seating: €39
20 minutes walking tour + 30 minutes gondola ride with live commentary:
Choose this option to enjoy a gondola ride with discounted random seating. This means your tour guide will assign you a seat on a gondola and if you book as a group with random seating, you will not be seated on the same gondola.
Bonus: Gondola Gallery: 3D-VR journey across the centuries.

Shared Gondola Ride: €42
20 minutes walking tour + 30 minutes gondola ride with live commentary: Choose this option to enjoy a gondola ride with your friends.
Bonus: Gondola Gallery: 3D-VR journey across the centuries.

Gondola + Serenade: €59
20 minutes walking tour + 30 minutes gondola ride with live commentary:
Choose this option to enjoy a classic gondola ride accompanied by live music and singing for a truly romantic Venetian experience.
Bonus: Gondola Gallery: 3D-VR journey across the centuries.

Know before you go:

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.
The itinerary could 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)
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

The Discounted Gondola Seating (€39) is only available with the purchase of a single ticket.

Online Booking

What is not included

Food and drinks

Commentary on board

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What is included in activity

Entry or admission fee

Skip the line shared guided tour which total duration is about 1 hour

30 minutes gondola ride with live commentary in English

20 minutes walking tour commented by a guide

After the tour enjoy the experience of a flashback of Venice's past thanks to our free App

What is not included

Food and drinks

Tips and personal expenses

Hotel pickup and drop-off

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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

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Important Info

• The gondola ride is NOT private but is shared with other participants.
• The tour for children under the age of 2 is FREE, only if children do not occupy their 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 tour includes musical accompaniment (singer + musician) for the duration of the whole tour. There will NOT be musicians on each gondola, they will be boarded on the one in the middle of the row to give everyone a chance to enjoy the live music.
• Pets are not allowed on board the gondola
• Digital and printed vouchers are accepted (to be shown to staff at the meeting point)
• No penalty for cancellation within 24 hrs before the tour. On line customer service 7 days a week, 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
• The tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather, high/low tide (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded).
• Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the departure time.

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

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

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

Mini group

40 - 50 minutes

Group size up to 5 persons

Mobile ticket

English

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

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

Mini group

40 - 50 minutes

Group size up to 5 persons

Mobile ticket

English

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

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

Meeting point

You can start this experience at the following places. Venice Tours Assistance (NEWSTAND IN SAN MARCO) Calle larga de l'Ascension, 1257, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy Calle larga de l'Ascension, 30124 Venezia, IT

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

4.7 out of 5

1087 reviews

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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.

5 days ago

Andrea A.

Enjoyed the tour and the beautiful scenery. I do wish it had been a little more of a guided tour.

15 days ago

Mary M.

It was amazing. I was searching gondola for good price and this was perfect.

17 days ago

Annette J.

Lovely guide who was very informative. Gondoliers were amazing and made you feel relaxed and comfortable for your ride around the canals. Excellent service highly reccommended

18 days ago

Mark

Beatrice the guide was very informative and friendly. The gondola trip was excellent. Very relaxing and peaceful

18 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.

19 days ago

Carolyn R.

we absolutely loved the gondola ride ❤️ the 3d experience before was amazing

20 days ago

Nathaly

Was a great experience, the walking tour and the bookshop was a great extra in the experience! 100% recommend!

20 days ago

Alexy

Such a fun way to see the city! The gondola ride was really special! Everyone involved was knowledgeable and kind. but i wanted a little bit longer

21 days ago

Gloria G.

The gondola right was just perfect. Not too short, not too long, just right. The view in the Grand Canal is superb, and the narrow canals that the ride takes you through is quiet and calm. It was off season so not crowded, and the price was great. I booked last minute because wasn't sure of the weather, it had been raining all morning, but the weather held up and we had a super ride.

27 days ago

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