Private 30-Minute Gondola Ride with Live Guide

Enjoy a magical 30 min guided tour of Venice from its waterways, gliding through centuries of history. In your gondola you’ll travel along the Grand Canal and smaller inner canals, with an informative guide who will tell you about the history of the city.

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Take a tour of Venice from its waterways for the best and most breathtaking views of the city.
This 30 minutes tour is priced for a group of up to 4 persons plus the guide.

You’ll be steered in style by your own personal gondolier through centuries of history, along the iconic Grand Canal, one of the most elegant high streets in the world.Pass Ca Dario, Casanova’s home, Palazzo Grassi, Ca Rezzonico, Ca Bembo, Ca Pesaro, the Rialto Bridge, Campo Manin, and Mozart’s house.
Sit back and relax as you take in the surroundings and your expert guide entertains you with anecdotes about the city. Learn the history behind La Serenissima, pass by the Peggy Guggenheim Museum, and pass under the Accademia Bridge.

Hear tales behind the gondola itself as you near the majestic Rialto Bridge.
Turning into one of Venice’s scenic side canals, you’ll take in the splendor of the Canal Grande and also be able to enjoy the quaint charm of the smaller, more residential areas.

Your informative guide will tell you all about the gondola and its unique structure, and the traditions of Venetian gondoliers. This is an excellent way to combine an informative and stimulating guided tour with a romantic gondola ride.

Important Info

• Check in is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time
• If you are late, the duration of the gondola ride will be less than 30 minutes
• This activity is not wheelchair accessible
• in the case of high numbers of visitors, waiting times could be up to 20 minutes
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What is included in activity

30 minutes private gondola ride
Private guide

What is not included

Food and drinks
Pickup and drop-off service
30 min
Private tour, group size up to 4 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

Arriving by Foot: From Saint Mark's Square go under the arches and make your way towards the Correr Museum and take the last arch on the left of the square making your way to street “Calle Larga XXII Marzo”. Continue along “Calle Larga XXII Marzo” passing the church on your left and then cross the bridge near the gondolier park in front of Hotel Bauer, continue walking along to the very end of the street which bears left and then right, cross over the small bridge and continue into the small square, here you will see a church in front of you and a Well on your left. Turn left and make your way to the water front to the Grand canal. Here you will find the Gondola station.

Places you will see

• Santa Maria della Salute
• Punta della Dogana
• Peggy Guggenheim Collection
• Gallerie dell'Accademia
• Palazzo Grassi
• Grand Canal
• Rialto Bridge
• Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
• Teatro La Fenice
• San Moisè Church

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Reviews by travellers

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Cindy
Great ride with lots of information.
4 days ago
Charles H.
Very beautiful memory. Friendly guide who does bonuses. The gondolier gave us a full tour. Visit that we highly recommend! Thank you for this great experience
5 days ago
Christine
Great experience, very nice guide!
6 days ago
Tom
We had a lovely guide and a relaxing ride. Worth the money.
8 days ago
Nicholas
Time respected, gondolier and friendly guide, we had a great time on the water.. Our guide could have taken pictures of us in improvement and exchanged a little less with the gondolier.
12 days ago
Pamela
Very beautiful memory.
12 days ago
Clarence J.
The gondola ride was awesome!! we had an extra guide who told us about the history of Venice and its canals, we were also able to chat with the gondolier. You spoke French pretty well. We highly recommend this experience!!
24 days ago
Jorge
We are really enjoyed this tour. Our guide was Clementina. (I hope I spell her name right). She was so kind and telling us a lot of stories about Venezia. Gondolier was amazing! He rowed the gondola perfect! I highly recommend this tour!
about 1 month ago
Catia
That was great! a perfect German guide, a super nice gondolier, who got the ride extended by 30 minutes instead of an hour! We were with the Gondola San Marco, Grand Canal, La Venice Opera, Rialto Bridge, Bridge of Sighs Doge's Palace and much much more !!! THANK YOU
about 1 month ago
Eugene P.
We are so glad we did the 1 hour versus 30 minute gondola ride, we definitely could have stayed out longer! It is definitely worth getting out on the water to be able to see the city from a different perspective. Yes, there are cheaper/shorter trips if you just want a quick experience of it/for the 'gram, but this particular tour you get information on various building landmarks and information on how Venetians lived and traded back in the day.
about 2 months ago
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Starting point of the tour
Arriving by Foot: From Saint Mark's Square go under the arches and make your way towards the Correr Museum and take the last arch on the left of the square making your way to street “Calle Larga XXII Marzo”. Continue along “Calle Larga XXII Marzo” passing the church on your left and then cross the bridge near the gondolier park in front of Hotel Bauer, continue walking along to the very end of the street which bears left and then right, cross over the small bridge and continue into the small square, here you will see a church in front of you and a Well on your left. Turn left and make your way to the water front to the Grand canal. Here you will find the Gondola station.