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Hidden Venice Walking Tour & Gondola Ride: Explore Off-The-Beaten-Track Sites and Local Gems
4.2
100 Ratings
Venezia
Uncover the hidden treasures of Venice on this off-the-beaten-track walking tour and gondola ride. Explore lesser-known sites, discover local gems, and escape the crowds for a more relaxed experience.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza San Marco - A morning walking tour to find out the real Venetian soul! The expert guide will explain you properly the main monuments of Saint Mark’s Square and take you around the unknown romantic Venice.
- Casa di Marco Polo - Building believed to be the home of the famous explorer, marked by a white plaque and now used as a theater.
- Ponte di Rialto - Discover the Rialto Bridge, the first urban center of Venice, with a highly qualified guide.
- Canal Grande - After the walking tour, enjoy a relaxing gondola ride along the Canal Grande where you will admire Mozart’s house and the most important palaces the canal is lined with, such as the magnificent Peggy Guggenheim Collection; Salute Church and Punta della Dogana.
- Teatro La Fenice - You will pass through a labyrinth of little canals, sites of historic and artistic interest and walk past by some special places like Fenice Opera House, one of the most famous opera houses in Europe, where many famous operas premiered.
- San Giorgio Maggiore - At the end you will fall in love with St. Mark’s Basin and its S.Giorgio Island, but above all, you will love with the stunning view of the Bell tower and Palazzo Ducale.
What's Included
- 30 minutes shared gondola ride
- Shared guided walking tour with an experienced guide
- Commentary during gondola ride
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup & Drop Off
- Food and Drinks
- Entrances Fees
Additional Information
Done with all the popular sites? Prepare to delve into Venice’s less traveled places with this guided walking tour that also features a thirty-minute gondola journey.
Get familiar with exclusive insider and local advice on locations, such as the famous La Fenice Theatre and Marco Polo’s House, as you unearth hidden treasures and slender canals.
• An insightful guided tour of Venice’s under-the-radar spots, coupled with a gondola ride
• Merge two of Venice’s most iconic experiences into one comprehensive trip
• Uncover the legendary art heritage as your guide highlights specific points of interest
• Off the beaten track: Experience the calmer side of the city packed with tourists during the Renaissance era
- The seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending on guest’s weight
- Tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide (in this case it can be postponed to the day after otherwise it will be refunded).
- The itinerary may change in the event of wind or bad weather.
- Each gondola can guest maximum 5 people
- Please be at the meeting point 5 minutes before the departure time
- The tour could be bilingual
- 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
Location
Venice Tours
Calle San Gallo
Venice Tours is in Campo San Gallo, beside San Marco Square. Having the Basilica of San Marco behind you, stay on the right side of the square and go under the arches. Find Olivetti Museum, turn right, pass under the archways, cross the little bridge and go straight to “Campo San Gallo”.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Mdearth
Jun 4, 2024
Brillant day out with a great company - This company is so helpful and well organised. We were late for 11.30 walk so they happily moved us to later, and changed the gondola ride. The tour starts with a VR presentation which was amazing and a surprise. Valentina, our guide was incredible-guided the tour in English and Spanish and seemed to have a fathomless knowledge of Venice. Our gondolier was lovely
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Marion_m
Jun 1, 2024
Thoroughly Enjoyable Experience - Thoroughly enjoyable. Tour commenced with a virtual reality display in the Library next to the meeting point & office. By wearing digital goggles we had an amazing visual and audio presentation of the history of Venice through the centuries. Our guide Valentina then took us through the narrow streets while telling us interesting stories and information about the area, palaces, houses etc. Stopping to point out and explain notable examples. She spoke slowly with excellent English. The hearing devices worked well, even with my husband’s hearing aids. During our tour it rained quite heavily so umbrellas did interfere at times with our view and comfort however that cannot be helped. The walking tour starts at the allocated time. There is a break between finishing the tour and the Gondola ride. because it is booked for a set time but also starts from the same meeting point. Be prepared to wait for your Gondola, it is a great experience - there is an App you can download for descriptions of points of interest. The staff are very friendly and obliging. Allow time to find your way to the meeting point as it is easy to get lost.
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Fncxnpb657
Apr 30, 2024
Interesting walking tour and fun gondola ride! - Great walking tour of less known places in Venice filled with lots of interesting history… and our guide Valentina was wonderful and knowledgeable. And the gondola ride was very fun for my kids!
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620cathiac
Apr 22, 2024
Strongly recommend! - We had an amazing time at the tour. The tour guide took us to places we would probably never explore if we would go on our own. The gondola ride was even better! We had so much fun and it is definitely a must to do while in Venice!
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Viatori-lasso
Mar 26, 2024
Very worthwhile - give it a go - A really worthwhile tour to see some of the more unusual streets and passageways of Venice. Francesco was an engaging speaker and provided a lot of useful information, he made the walk a real experience. Two hours was just right and included a brief virtual reality look at the history of Venice in the display to the side of the company office. Would recommend this to anyone wanting to see Venice away from the main sites and tourist places.
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Lisa_t
Mar 22, 2024
Rain on the Gondola - Learn something new everyday! Make each day count! Even though it rained, I mean poured we still took a ride in the Gondola. I felt bad for our guide who had to steer us in the storm. I’m grateful he took us, we still had a great time!
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Rebecca_m
Jun 1, 2024
Rainy day tour - Our tour guide, Valentina, shared lots of interesting facts about Venice and Venetian life. At the beginning of the walking tour, we experienced a VR look back in history, which was very informative and a nice surprise to the tour.
It was raining the day of our tour and Venice Tours worked with us to reschedule our gondola ride. Had a fantastic time!
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Jimdp1167bp
May 30, 2024
Excellent Tour of Venice - The Hidden Venice tour was very good. Valentina was great and showed us some spots we wouldn't have seen on our own, plus she gave us some unique insights about the history of Venice. Our gondola ride went great. Very well organized and a fun ride through some of the canals. We recommend this tour when your in Venice.
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Mary_v
May 16, 2024
Would not recommend - Always fun to learn about new areas. Not as much factual information about Venice as we would have liked and the sound quality of the listening device was the greatest.
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Natalie_j
Mar 17, 2024
Good for a traveler who has already been to Venice and seen the main sights. - Our guide was very good and did show us a lot of neat spots. We had never been to Venice before and I think would have enjoyed a tour of the main spots more for our first trip. I would suggest this if you’ve already seen many of the sights in Venice.
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