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Venice: Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal

Duration: 45 minutes
Destination: Italy, Veneto, Venice
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  • 45 minutes
  • Venice
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Feel the soul of Venice while exploring romantic waterways close to and along the Grand Canal with a gondolier. 

Get free access to an app with commentary on your itinerary on the gondola. As you enjoy the beauties of the Grand Canal, admire the marvelous palaces such as the Peggy Guggenheim and the Gritti. Discover the worldwide-famous La Fenice Theatre, punta della dogana and the Mozart House along the romantic and hidden waterways. 

At the end of your ride, enjoy a breathtaking view of Saint Mark’s Basin and San Giorgio Island.

Lastly, experience a ride in a unique virtual reality as you glide over the Grand Canal's tranquil waters at sunset over the centuries, and then discover the craftsmanship and secrets behind Venice's iconic boat with an up-close look at a sectioned model.

• Glide the Grand Canal and inner canals on board a gondola.
• Skip the long line and get straight on the boat.
• Discover Venice with an app commentary in your choice of nine languages.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy

“The most beautiful road in the world”, this is how the Canal Grande is known as. If you look around, what you will see is almost the same view that a 18th-century nobleman would have seen, and before him a Renaissance courtesan, and even before that, a merchant who lived in the Middle Ages.

Pass By: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Just East Accademia Along Gran Canal, 30123 Venice Italy

Peggy Guggenheim Collection is one of the most important art collections in the world. Peggy Guggenheim, from New York, arrived in Venice in 1949 and began to satisfy her art addiction by buying this wonderful building where she put on display invaluable artworks for the whole world to see. The beautiful terrace you see is where Guggenheim sun-bathed regularly enjoying the view over the Canal Grande

Pass By: Palazzo Gritti Badoer, Sestiere Castello 3608, 30122 Venice Italy

The Gritti Palace got its name from the Gritti family, an old Venetian family, the most important member of which was Andrea Gritti,, the Doge of Venice in the Renaissance. Andrea Gritti led the Venetian armies against the League of Cambrai, consisting in France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, which wanted to stop Venice’s expansionist ambitions in France.

Pass By: Teatro La Fenice, Campo San Fantin San Marco 1965, 30124 Venice Italy

Once one of 7 major theatres in the city, today the Fenice is Venice’s one and only opera house. It is surely a jewel among European theatres, and began to shine from the beginning, as the best composers of the age wrote and performed their operas here, among which Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. But it was Giuseppe Verdi who is most attached to the Fenice and to Venetian memory.

Pass By: Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Campo de la Salute Dorsoduro 1, 30123 Venice Italy

Here, as you come into the Grand Canal you are opened to the church of the Madonna della Salute.

The first thing that strikes a viewer is how imposing the church is, strategically placed at the entrance of the Grand Canal looking out onto the rest of the city in every direction, thanks to its circular shape.

Today, ever 21 November the city celebrates the Madonna della Salute in memory of the end of the plague


Inclusions
  • Shared 30 minute gondola ride
  • a 15-minute introduction to the gondola experience
  • Multilingual staff at the embarkation point
  • In-app commentary
  • Journey in the past by gondola Virtual Reality Experience - not included in the serenade option
  • The Yard of Venice: discover the secrets of a sectioned gondola -not included in the serenade option

Exclusions
  • Hotel pick up
  • Earphones
  • Audio-devices
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Unfortunately the tour is not totally accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities.
  • Comfortable shoes and appropriate clothes suggested
  • It is mandatory to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the departure time
  • The itinerary could change in case of wind or bad weather
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
  • The customers health is the most important matter for us, the tour operates in according to the Covid-19 National directives in order to guarantee the experiences in a safe environment.
  • All customer touchpoints are frequently cleaned, and the tour will leave with small groups.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 5 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

1: gondola ride, Calle larga de l'Ascension, 1257, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
2: Venice Tours Srl Close to St.Mark’s Square, Calle S. Gallo, 1093/b, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

45 minutes


User's Reviews

Harsha_A

23 Apr, 2024

In spite of several request to the contact just to wait for 5 mts as the ferry was delayed we got no support and missed the ride completely I guess you need to be more supportive Lost lot of money due to non courteous response

tony_b

19 Apr, 2024

i purchase a shared ride but nobody else showed up so i had it all to myself. and was very thankful for the crew

magdalenabW4856YF

18 Apr, 2024

Great expirence, I would highly recommend it to anyone who plans on visiting venice. The canals were beautiful and the overall gondola swim was definitely something that I haven't experienced before. Great quality for very good price.

camilaalmeidaq

18 Apr, 2024

Great guide! Emma was friendly and super informative. Will do it again when we’re back. My 3yo had lots of fun.Thank you very much

brianmO3554VI

18 Apr, 2024

Great job. This was an excellent way to experience Venice. We would totally do this again and worth the money. Thank you.

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Gondola trip - very good

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A great time in Venice

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It was great

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My dream come true!

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Would recommend, VR was great as well.

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