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“We had a great time, very well organised and we got more than we were expecting with headphones and a 3d virtual your - thank you so much”
A guided gondola ride with live commentary in Venice, plus a Gondola Gallery walkthrough and 3D VR-style experience for great value.
“I enjoyed the gondola ride the most and the brief history!”
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 a nice experience but trip was less than 30 minutes.”
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.
“This was ok for a tourist experience. For 3 of us I think we could book a private gondola on our own. The narration was good for first time Venice visitor. One of us was first time the other two have been multiple times.”
3pm Venice walk near St Mark’s plus a guided Grand Canal gondola ride. Historic sights, tight timing, and weather checks.
“The headsets provided did not work very well. I think we missed half of the presentation especially in crowded areas. Please upgrade your headsets.”
Shared 30-min Venice gondola from San Marco canals to the Grand Canal, passing Bridge of Sighs and Salute Church viewpoints. $42 pp
“Thanks to Elena and Massimi I really enjoyed the trip! So helpful and very good guidance Easily to reach the office”
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.
“Well organized, easy to validate ticket and get on the right gondola, 30 min ride which consisted of the grand canal but more the interior canals which was fabulous! Highly recommend.”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“Valentina was great! Extremely knowledgeable, really made it a great experience. Would highly recommend.”
Venice like a local with cicchetti bites, wine and spritz, plus a traghetto Grand Canal ferry crossing from Cannaregio to Rialto.
“The tour was amazing, great food and great drinks. Our tour guide was awesome. She showed us where the locals hang out. You could tell she really loved her job. Definitely would recommend”
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with priority access, plus Gondola Gallery VR and English app commentary in about 45 minutes.
“It took too much time to start the ride , it got dark so we couldn’t see much. The part of grand canal we did was too small. On the way we took two colleagues of the góndola guy as well. Not very professional”
Classic 30-minute shared gondola ride from San Marco, gliding the Grand Canal and Rialto area with English service.
“Unfortunately this was not was expected. It was a shared ride with strangers - which was not indicated clearly when booking (I was not the only who expressed this) they also did not allow my daughter and I to sit together even though there was a solo traveler on our gondola who was happy to…”
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.
“nice ride and was not too long and not too short i would definitley book this one”
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.
“Filipino was a wonderful guide, warm and engaging. He had a nice sense of humor, his English was perfect and very easy to understand. I wish we could have had him for every tour we did in Venice! The Doge’s Palace, and St Mark’s Basicilica were very interesting and stunningly beautiful! Highly recommend this tour.…”
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.
“So much to do on this one. I really appreciate the Doge Palace. After several trips to museums in Florence and the Vatican it was great to see art not centered around Jesus And Mary. Martina did a great love taking us through that portion and St. Mark’s. Then Gaia finished the 2nd part of…”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
