VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular gondola rides in Venice. The ones worth your hours in a city you cross on foot and by water, with prices, run times and who to book each with.
Shared Grand Canal gondola with app commentary, hidden waterways, Gondola Gallery and VR history. About 30–60 minutes.
Most Popular“ride was super. We were given a 15 min briefing of the place and the history with the view of grand canal. Scenic gondola. also a short VR tour at the end”
A guided gondola ride with live commentary in Venice, plus a Gondola Gallery walkthrough and 3D VR-style experience for great value.
“Our guide Elizabeth was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about sharing the history of Venice the tradition of the Gondola. The virtual reality experience at the end was very cool although my daughter’s equipment didn’t work so she missed out on that.”
Shared 30-minute gondola ride from the Alilaguna pier through Venice’s back canals and the Grand Canal, passing La Fenice and near Rialto.
“It was amazing! Very peaceful and a great way to see Venice- we went through small canals which is very relaxing and a bit in the grand canal. It was easy to find and follow instructions from the app. They were prompt too.”
Shared Venice gondola on the Grand Canal near St Mark’s Square with live multilingual commentary option plus VR, app audio, and a smooth, short sightseeing loop.
“Perfect Gondola Experience, easy to find tour office, great pre virtual video and short walking tour! The Gondola ride was lovely and the tour company offered an audio tour to download to our phone.”
3pm Venice walk near St Mark’s plus a guided Grand Canal gondola ride. Historic sights, tight timing, and weather checks.
“Gondola experience was disappointing Our seats were on broken benches After the ride they wouldn’t let us take a picture Came thousands of likes wouldn’t les us take a 2 second picture”
Shared 30-min Venice gondola from San Marco canals to the Grand Canal, passing Bridge of Sighs and Salute Church viewpoints. $42 pp
“very well organised. Went on a 20 minute guided tour around Venice before the actual Gondola ride. Learnt a lot of history along the way. Gondola ride was superb starting off on Grand Canal, going under Bridge of Sighs. Such a relaxing activity. This was a shared Gondola ride. Other people were so friendly and…”
Private Venice gondola for up to 5. Enjoy a 30-minute glide on the Grand Canal and side waterways, day or night, from Campo San Luca.
“What an amazing experience! Definitely worth it doing a private ride. I had my elderly mother (65), young son (8), teenage daughter (16), and myself and we all had a great time. Venice is GORGEOUS!!”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“BEWARE of Viator for they will not hold good to there word. I booked this tour but Viator sent the incorrect information to the tour company (the wrong time to start the tour). So, I missed my original tour. The tour company gave me a lesser tour but said I had to get with Viator…”
Venice like a local with cicchetti bites, wine and spritz, plus a traghetto Grand Canal ferry crossing from Cannaregio to Rialto.
“Had a great time on the tour. Georgia was very welcoming and knowledgeable. Really enjoyed trying all the local specialities, very good value as there is a lot of food and drinks included. The tragetto crossing was a fun addition. Very much recommend this tour for the start of any trip to Venice as it…”
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with priority access, plus Gondola Gallery VR and English app commentary in about 45 minutes.
“Terrible, cheesy ride. Guide was hard to understand. The ride was short and not in a nice area. Just get a gondola when you get there. Booking ahead is t worth it!”
Classic 30-minute shared gondola ride from San Marco, gliding the Grand Canal and Rialto area with English service.
“Viator is very efficient, after dealing with different 'gondola drivers' I check the app and I found a place near to San Marcos square, offering the same service, for less of the half price, we booked, we claim the tickets, and 30 minutes after we were enjoing the gondola trip under the blue sky of…”
Shared gondola ride across Venice’s lagoon with Grand Canal views, Rialto area stops, and a small-group feel for about 30 minutes from $48.
“The ride was great and our gondolier was friendly. He even teased us with a song set to Oh Solo Mio, but the lyrics were "I love spaghetti, and Chianti too...". The tour company was efficient and timely. We had heard all sorts of stories about how the city was damaged or the water was…”
Skip lines at St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, then end with a 30-min gondola ride through Venice, guided by an art historian.
“Chilly in winter, even inside because of no heat. We had great directions for meet up point and our guide Phillip was fantastic!”
Skip lines at St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, ride a gondola, then see Murano glass and Burano lace with guided island time.
“Wonderful and knowledgeable tour of doges palace and st Marks Basilica. Gondola ride was on the bucket list and it didn’t disappoint. Wish we had more time on the islands”
Skip the line at St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, then glide Venice’s canals on a shared gondola ride. Half-day or full-day.
“Great company, don’t remember the name of our tour guide but was awesome I will recommended”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
