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Venice Gondola Ride: Experience Majestic History-Soaked Atmosphere From Water
3.4
390 Ratings
Venezia
Immerse yourself in the majestic and history-soaked atmosphere of Venice with a gondola ride. Explore hidden places and see the city from a unique perspective. Book now!
Duration:
30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute - The dome of the Basilica della Salute has characterized the scenario of St Mark’s basin in Venice for more than three hundred years, an authoritative testimony of the high spirituality that marked the 17th century in Venice.
It was wanted by the Serenissima as a prayer and as thanksgiving to the Virgin Mother of God to preserve the city of Venice from the terrible plague of the 17th century. -
Teatro La Fenice - Teatro la Fenice: a name, a story.
As the phoenix rises from its ashes, so it was for this fantastic theatre risen twice from the flames and water.
It has been and is home to numerous premieres of operas by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Stravinsky, and many others.
What's Included
- Scenic gondola ride
What's Not Included
- Guided visit
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Tips
- Extra orders in the café
- What is not specified under “What is included”
Additional Information
Sail along the canals, immersing yourself in the unparalleled experience of a gondola journey through the grand and historically-rich atmosphere of Venice, whilst taking in the enchanting views of the city from the water. Uncover hidden gems that can only be accessed by gondola, offering a unique perspective compared to conventional walking tours. Experience Venice the way its most distinguished and prosperous families did for hundreds of years, all at a reasonable cost.
- No credit or refunds will be given in case you do not show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher.
- This is a collective tour, which means there might be other participants going on the tour with you.
- A gondola can host up to 5 people. If your reservation includes more than 5 people, your group will be divided into smaller groups, or you will enjoy different gondolas
- The tour might be suspended in case of bad weather. In such cases you are required to go to the departure point in order to know whether the tour takes place or not and any alternative ways to use the service.
- This service is provided in Venice, Italy. Not in Nevada (US)
- 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
- Address: Shared gondola ride: TURIVE kiosk, located on Calle larga de l’Ascension, near the St. Mark’s Post Office, behind Correr Museum / Gourmet break: Illy Caffe Giardini Reali, Giardini Reali, 30124 Venice
- Break at illy Caffè: Light lunch 12.00 pm - 2.15 pm; Coffee break: 3.45 pm - 4.45 pm; Aperitif: 6.00 pm - 6.15 pm
Location
illy Caffè
Giardini Reali
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.4
(390 Ratings)
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849kelees
Jun 8, 2024
Great experience! - Well worth the extra cost to add a singer! He was excellent and very entertaining! It was a highlight of our Venice trip! However, if you want a peaceful, romantic gondola ride this was not it.
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443miguele
Jan 23, 2024
Unique experience - Being in Venice forces you to take with you the memory of a gondola ride, which we did,
We took the gondola at one of the inner canal points, not very crowded.
The price was 80 euros for a walk between interior canals and 100 euros if you went out to the main canal, and we chose this option.
It is wonderful to navigate the canals, passing under several bridges and exiting to the main canal, seeing the Rialto Bridge crowded with people from the water and passing under it there and back.
Thank the gondolier for his kindness, giving us explanations about the relevant monuments and houses we passed by.
A wonderful gondola ride
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Carolinanurse323
Jan 18, 2024
"We FINALLY got to not 1 but 2 private Gondola rides!!! - My husband & I were on vacation to Venice to celebrate our #55 anniversary and were determined to make sure we got in a private gondola ride on this trip.
We have been to Venice several other times but with a group and on those gondola rides, we were always with 2 other couples and never got to sit in the nice chairs that are provided just for a couple.
Well, on our anniversary we did get to have our 1st gondola ride and our gondolier was soooo funny and made the ride so memorable.
We went up & down several canals, under bridges & walkways and even out to the Grand Canal and saw the Rialto Bridge.
Several days later, we were also determined to make sure we got another gondola ride in before we left Venice.
This was a great ride also, seeing the Grand Canal with the beautiful buildings along the water, seeing water taxis going by and we were so glad we took another ride.
Our gondolier was very pleasant and pointed out numerous historical sites along the way.
This was truly so much fun and FINALLY glad we got our own private rides...priceless!
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Normanp311
Nov 5, 2023
The iconic “must do’ when in Venice. - After lunch we took the iconic Gondola ride, covering some main canals and the more quiet ‘back street’ canals. This provided a much different perspective to the various bridges; houses etc. A “must do” when in Venice.
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Ashleigh_s
Sep 18, 2023
Scenic - 5 + people per gondola. Definitely need to be there 10-15 minutes in advance. Nice way to see Venice
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Tim
May 5, 2024
GONDOLA FROM RIO DEL PALAZZO - We had a gondola ride from a pick up/ drop.off on the rio del palazzo near the 3 bridges. See photo for location.
It was supposed to be a 1 hour trip.
Trip was at best 35 - 40mins.
We paid extra for a longer trip.
Dont get caught out like we did.
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Easwar_s
Jun 8, 2024
Terrible and Rude - The instructions are not clear. We could not find meeting point, when we finally found through the friendly kiosk operator, we were 30 seconds late. He said they just left and called the agent. Agent said nothing doing - she can’t help if we could not see the meeting point
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Camila_r
Feb 26, 2024
Gondola ride gone bad! - There was no experience!! It was rainong really bad, tried with no succes to contact the operator. Then called Viator and they me to be at the meeting point, the Góndolas were "still going" Got there and were told to wait about an hour for the rain to stop, but there was no were to "wait" the expectation was for us to wait under the rain, asked for a refund, but it was denied... next time I will not prepay!
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S8304ucsimonl
Oct 9, 2023
. - Ended up cancelled. Didn’t find the location in time because it was not clearly marked and hidden on one side of a cart shop, mistaked a different tour for it as they both are in the same space.
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Escape33061616520
Sep 12, 2023
Rialto bridge gondola ride - Definitely not recommended. Not friendly and not even 15 minutes. It was not worth it at all. This was at the Rialto bridge.
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