Santa Maria della Salute Tours

According to the ad we booked with this company as they offered 6 passengers. Fine only 5 but questioned.They were extremely rude and argued with us re our booking, paper vouchers and electronic proof of purchase. After an hour they realized we were not Leaving so put us in boats. 3 of us were with the musicians and had fun but the others couldn’t hear the music well as the gondolier was on his cell the whole time. Our gondolier was yelling at us when we were getting out. Take your chances

Great experience when in Venice. As you’re walking to gondola they give you a small overview of the city and the sites that you pass. Once on gondola there is some pointing out of things in the canals. It was fun!

Very enjoyable gondola ride through narrow canals. This is a very popular activity and the whole area was full of queuing visitors and gondolas. Only 5 or 6 people per boat, but sharing with strangers in such a cramped area can be uncomfortable.

We signed up for a gondola tour. Did not realize there would be another brief tour as we walked to the gondola docks. That was ok, but our primarty reason was to take a gondola ride. We enjoyed the gondola ride, however there was no interaction with the gondolier. Personally was not looking to be entertained by him or have an extensive conversation, but not even a welcome, hello or thank you.

Great value and a must do if you're in Venice for the first time. The Gondola ride comes with 5-10 minutes of commentary on the history of Venice prior to the ride. The ride is shared, meaning you will be on the Gondola with other people. After the ride, there is an optional VR experience that details some more history in a very cool VR video seen with a VR headset in which the history is shown to you visually as well as auditory.

We didn't really sail in the small streets. Only between the taxi boats. There wasn't much to see on the route. In short, too much money for what it was. The only positive was the experience and a friendly man.

The gondola was amazing …. We met the guide who led us all the way to pick up the gondola … was very well organised … we went all down the side canals and ended up on the grand canal … which was amazing … would thoroughly recommend it … well worth the money.

The guide Ricky was brilliant, very informative and gave a great commentary on the way to the gondola with an unexpected mini walking tour...Ricky deserves 10 out of 10 for his part however, he saved the day with my review which would have been for a lot less starts otherwise because unfortunately the gondola rode wasn't as good. We were told we would be directed by the gondolier, where to sit to balance the gondola ...he didn't give any directions and the gondola was then weighted too much on one side by uneven passengers weights which meant that it very much felt and looked as though we would tip over the whole time, the water almost came into the boat it was that close in fact. All passengers screamed when we first pushed away from the dock as the gondola lurched so badly to one side it felt to us all like it was going to flip over. We saw no other gondola having this problem.....My daughter was terrified the whole time and and it ruined our experience of our first time on a gondola.

The 15 minute short walking tour from the meeting point to Gondola was very informative - give to use by a native Venetian. She also gave us good local tips. The ride was a must do, but not that private since we were with another couple

Visited Venice solely with the intention of a gondola ride. It was a solo trip so I was happy to find an option of a shared ride to make it much more affordable. The guide as great and we spent the majority of the ride down the smaller side canals off the grand canal. 100% would recommend.

I loved the 15min commentary prior to the ride and wish that was longer. The boats seated 4 so we were with another couple. The Gondolier smiled when he saw us taking selfies that he was in the background on, so cute! Great value for the money