Private Venice Canal Cruise: 2-Hour Grand Canal and Secret Canals

Discover the quieter, off-the-beaten-track side of Venice that most travelers miss during this private motorboat cruise. Skip the crowded public ferries and enjoy a bespoke ride through the city’s secret canals. Watch scenes of daily Venetian life as you glide through the lesser-known neighborhoods of Cannaregio, Dorsoduro, and the Jewish Ghetto. Highlights include Arsenale shipyard, a gondola workshop, and a cruise underneath Rialto Bridge.
2 hrs
Private tour, group size up to 8 persons
Mobile ticket
English
Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours
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Only for You
This is a private tour. Only you and your group will participate in the tour

What is included in activity

Professional English-speaking guide
Luxurious motor-launch
Stop at the Jewish Ghetto
Grand Canal ride
Enter via the “Porta dell’Acqua“ into the impressive Arsenal, the historic shipyard of Venice
Stop by a Gondola Shipyard in the charming Dorsoduro district

What is not included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meals

Details

See the quieter side of Venice with this small-group canal cruise. Make your way to the departure point near St Mark’s Square to meet your guide and board a comfortable motorboat. Enjoy the quiet charm of Venetian backstreets and observe canal-side scenes of daily life.

Pass through the gates of Porta dell’Acqua to enter Venice’s 12th-century shipyard known as the Arsenale. Learn how this historic naval depot was once among the greatest in Europe during Venice’s reign as a maritime superpower. 
Next, glide through the narrow, picturesque canals of the Cannaregio neighborhood and make your way to Venice’s Jewish Ghetto. Disembark here for 15-20 minutes to explore the historic quarters by foot and capture photos of the centuries-old buildings that surround the main square.

Continue on by boat to the neighborhoods of Santa Croce and Dorsoduro, and pass a traditional gondola workshop where craftspeople carefully carve and finish these classic Venetian vessels by hand.
Finally, make your way out into the wider waters of the Grand Canal for a cruise past the opulent squares and churches that line its banks. Float beneath the famous Rialto Bridge before returning to the original departure point near St Mark’s Square.

€864
per group
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Adult (Age 3-99)
Offer for group of 1-3 persons
€864
per group
Offer for 4 persons
€960
per group
Offer for 5 persons
€1 020
per group
Offer for 6 persons
€1 050
per group
Offer for 7 persons
€1 078
per group
Offer for 8 persons
€1 104
per group
Infant (Age 0-2)
€0
per group
For any payment method you must book a ticket through the booking form below and receive confirmation by e-mail and (or) SMS.

Places you will see

• Piazza San Marco (Pass By)
• Canal Grande
• Ponte di Rialto (Pass By)
• Arsenale di Venezia (Pass By)
• Ghetto Ebraico
• Cannaregio (Pass By)
• San Pietro di Castello (Pass By)
• Dorsoduro (Pass By)
• Ponte dell'Accademia (Pass By)
• Santa Croce (Pass By)
• Ponte degli Scalzi (Pass By)
• Chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth - Chiesa degli Scalzi (Pass By)
• Squero di San Trovaso (Pass By)

Activity book period

You can book tour up to 1 hour in advance.

Activity languages

English

Directions to meet your guide

Giardini Reali P.za San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy

How long your tour will be

2 hrs

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