Venice: Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal

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Duration:45 minutes (approx.)
Location: Venice, Veneto

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Feel the soul of Venice while exploring romantic waterways close to and along the Grand Canal with a gondolier.

Get free access to an app with commentary on your itinerary on the gondola. As you enjoy the beauties of the Grand Canal, admire the marvelous palaces such as the Peggy Guggenheim and the Gritti. Discover the worldwide-famous La Fenice Theatre, punta della dogana and the Mozart House along the romantic and hidden waterways.

At the end of your ride, enjoy a breathtaking view of Saint Mark’s Basin and San Giorgio Island.

Lastly, experience a ride in a unique virtual reality as you glide over the Grand Canal's tranquil waters at sunset over the centuries, and then discover the craftsmanship and secrets behind Venice's iconic boat with an up-close look at a sectioned model.

• Glide the Grand Canal and inner canals on board a gondola.
• Skip the long line and get straight on the boat.
• Discover Venice with an app commentary in your choice of nine languages.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Canal Grande
“The most beautiful road in the world”, this is how the Canal Grande is known as. If you look around, what you will see is almost the same view that a 18th-century nobleman would have seen, and before him a Renaissance courtesan, and even before that, a merchant who lived in the Middle Ages.
2. Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim Collection is one of the most important art collections in the world. Peggy Guggenheim, from New York, arrived in Venice in 1949 and began to satisfy her art addiction by buying this wonderful building where she put on display invaluable artworks for the whole world to see. The beautiful terrace you see is where Guggenheim sun-bathed regularly enjoying the view over the Canal Grande
3. Palazzo Gritti Badoer
The Gritti Palace got its name from the Gritti family, an old Venetian family, the most important member of which was Andrea Gritti,, the Doge of Venice in the Renaissance. Andrea Gritti led the Venetian armies against the League of Cambrai, consisting in France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, which wanted to stop Venice’s expansionist ambitions in France.
4. Teatro La Fenice
Once one of 7 major theatres in the city, today the Fenice is Venice’s one and only opera house. It is surely a jewel among European theatres, and began to shine from the beginning, as the best composers of the age wrote and performed their operas here, among which Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. But it was Giuseppe Verdi who is most attached to the Fenice and to Venetian memory.
5. Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Here, as you come into the Grand Canal you are opened to the church of the Madonna della Salute. The first thing that strikes a viewer is how imposing the church is, strategically placed at the entrance of the Grand Canal looking out onto the rest of the city in every direction, thanks to its circular shape. Today, ever 21 November the city celebrates the Madonna della Salute in memory of the end of the plague

ADDITIONAL INFO

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Unfortunately the tour is not totally accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities.
• Comfortable shoes and appropriate clothes suggested
• It is mandatory to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the departure time
• The itinerary could change in case of wind or bad weather
• 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
• The customers health is the most important matter for us, the tour operates in according to the Covid-19 National directives in order to guarantee the experiences in a safe environment.
• All customer touchpoints are frequently cleaned, and the tour will leave with small groups.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Posted By : Nicholas_G
This experience was awful. First, there’s a short tour with headsets you only use for 5 minutes, then you board a cramped and crowded gondola. While this tour was advertised as a shared ride, the other gondolas only had 4 people, while mine had five people. I sat in a side stool cramped up against a complete stranger breathing on me, and with his knee pressed into my side. It was horrible and my back and side hurt after exiting the gondola. Additionally, the gondola barely goes on the Grand Canal, and doesn’t go down the part of the canal with the Rialto Bridge. My advice - stay away from this tour and get a gondola on your own; we did that right after this tour and it was great.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 05:07:19

Posted By : ANDRIY_L
It was a strike that I couldn’t go to the Venice. It was only taxi available at the rate €55 so €110 in total for going to this tour. I asked for refund but it was denied. I can’t control the strike and this is totally unacceptable for not allowing me to get a refund for a reason out of my control. Anyway I will get my money via my credit card company
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 14:24:17

Posted By : Nadeera_B
The tour before the ride was very educational. Also we mixed up our meeting location and missed our original time and the team was very accommodating 😊 beautiful gondola overall.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 14:01:00

Posted By : Tina_A
We enjoyed the ride! But very disappointed that it was for Sunset ride but we never end up seen the sunset, paid extra money for nothing. It's was just as per normal day light.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 22:42:29

Posted By : Nancy_D
Gondolas are built ideally for two people. First we were not clear we had to go to an office as it only gave an address and google maps did not find it. Secondly it’s a shared ride and the three people behind us ran in front and took the comfortable seats and we sat on small benches. Do not recommend sharing this unless it’s with children
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Posted On : 2024-05-02 15:35:31

Posted By : Mari_W
Relaxing ride with a talented gondolaire. Very beautiful scenery yet disappointed that we were not on the Grand Canal.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 15:06:15

Posted By : charlotte_v
Our walking guide was fabulous. Great information on our walk to gondola ride.
Our gondoliere was a bit grumpy. Could have welcomed us aboard. Just made rude comment when we are trying to adjust to allow a young couple to have the fun seat. He said " you have got to be kidding me" .
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 08:02:10

Posted By : Richard_P
There was an issue with the gondolas being available. Did not fully understand the reason other than being told it never happened before. We had to walk a distance to another location. Once there the ride was very scenic and enjoyable.
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Posted On : 2024-04-30 13:31:25

Posted By : Harsha_A
In spite of several request to the contact just to wait for 5 mts as the ferry was delayed we got no support and missed the ride completely

I guess you need to be more supportive
Lost lot of money due to non courteous response
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 04:31:03

Posted By : tony_b
i purchase a shared ride but nobody else showed up so i had it all to myself. and was very thankful for the crew
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Posted On : 2024-04-19 04:33:45