Venice: Grand Canal Gondola Ride with App Commentary

Duration

30 - 45 minutes

Skip the ticket line
Host or greeter

English, Spanish, French, Italian, German

Optional audio guide

Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Russian

Private or small groups

available

Experience an enchanting gondola ride along the most beautiful part of the Grand Canal and its hidden waterways. Listen to an in-app commentary as you admire the views.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a shared gondola experience on a gondola
  • Relax as your gondolier takes you through the Grand Canal
  • Listen to the in-app commentary of your itinerary
  • Discover secret canals reachable only by gondola
  • Learn about the gondola and gondoliers from a dedicated host

Full description

Feel the essence of Venice as you explore hidden and picturesque waterways near the Grand Canal with a gondola ride. Listen to in-app commentary to learn more about the city as you admire the sights. Start your activity by meeting the host, who will explain some curiosities about the history of gondolas and gondoliers. Get free access to an app with commentary of your itinerary on the gondola. As you enjoy the beauties of the Grand Canal, admire the marvelous Palaces such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Palace, the Gritti Palace, the Salute Church, the Punta della Dogana. Discover the worldwide-famous La Fenice Theatre and the Mozart House along the romantic and hidden waterways. At the end of your ride, enjoy a breathtaking view of the Saint Mark’s Basin with San Giorgio Island.

Meeting point

  • Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.
  • Seats in the Same Gondola: Shared Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Random Seating: Shared Gondola Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Seats in the Same Gondola: Shared Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Seats in the Same Gondola: Shared Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Romantic St. Mark’s Basin Shared Gondola Ride (30 minutes)
  • Random Seating: Shared Gondola Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Random Seating: Shared Gondola Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Random Seating: Shared Gondola Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Seats in the Same Gondola: Shared Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Grand Canal View: Private Gondola Ride (30 min. on gondola)
  • Romantic Canals: Private Gondola Ride (30 minutes)

Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • The gondola may be shared with other guests depending on the option selected (maximum 5 people per gondola)
  • The tour might not operate or the itinerary may change in cases of wind or bad weather
  • The 45-minute experience is composed of a 15-minute introductory walking tour to the gondola followed by a 30-minute gondola ride (the introduction is not included if the private option is selected)
  • For the Bridge of Sighs Shared Gondola Ride option, the introductory walking tour to the gondola is only available in English
  • You may have to wait when boarding the gondola

Included/Excluded

  • Gondola ride
  • 15-minute walk introduction to the gondola experience (not included in private option)
  • Multilingual staff at the embarkation point
  • In-app commentary
  • Wi-Fi at the meeting point to download the app
  • Live commentary by the gondolier
  • Headphones
  • Not suitable for Wheelchair users

Tour Plan

4 starting location options: Venice Tours Srl, Campiello Traghetto, Venice Tours Assistance (NEWSTAND IN SAN MARCO), Gondola Bauer
Teatro La Fenice
Grand Canal
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Santa Maria della Salute
Punta della Dogana
4 drop-off locations: Campiello Traghetto, Venice Tours Assistance (NEWSTAND IN SAN MARCO), Gondola Bauer, Venice Tours Srl

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