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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

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Venezia, Italy
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icon2 hours 9 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes  (Approx.)
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Overview

Explore the famous sites and hidden charms of Venice on this walking tour, followed by a ride through the city’s canals on an iconic gondola. Follow your local guide through a romantic maze of surrounding backstreets to discover some of Venice’s lesser-known gems. Learn the fascinating history of Venice as you wander through narrow alleys and over stone footbridges, and then hop aboard a Venetian gondola for a leisurely ride along the Grand Canal.
  • Venice tour including a gondola ride and walking tour
  • Take a gondola ride down the Grand Canal of Venice!
  • Enjoy a walking tour of Venice, passing sights that the tourist maps miss
  • Stroll through narrow back streets and alleyways while learning about Venetian history

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This bestseller pairs a walking tour with a gondola ride, for not much more than the price of the ride alone.
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Gondola ride (30 minutes)
Professional guide
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Interior visits to Venice attractions
S. Marco , Riva degli Schiavoni, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
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Alilaguna ticket office at the Royal Gardens gate, San Marco stop. Please refer to this information (don't look for Alilaguna office on Google maps). Strictly requested to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure of the tour.

3:00 PM
Bacino Orseolo , Bacino Orseolo, 30124 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
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The tour ends at Bacino Orseolo, right behind St. Mark's Square

This walking tour of Venice provides an excellent introduction to the city’s highlights and history, plus the classic Venetian experience of riding in a gondola.

Meet your guide near St Mark’s Square, wander through the surrounding neighborhood as your guide illuminates the history of Venice as a maritime superpower and incubator of Renaissance art. Admire iconic Venetian landmarks such as the Teatro la Fenice opera house, the Rialto Bridge and the mysterious spiral staircase of Scala del Bovolo. The specific tour itinerary may vary by day, as there is so much to see!

After exploring the city’s romantic streets by foot, climb aboard a traditional gondola boat for a romantic ride along the city’s famous canals. Navigated by a friendly gondolier, cruise by spectacular historic structures along the Grand Canal and float down smaller watery ways in the Fenice neighborhood. Then, step back on solid ground at the Dogana/Valaresso Station in central Venice.

Please note: The walking tour does not include entry to the monuments.
Itinerary
Pass By:  
Canal Grande
The itinerary of this Gondola Ride will take you on the Grand Canal.
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Ponte di Rialto
During the Gondola Ride you will reach the Grand Canal and have a look at the Rialto Bridge
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Pass By:  
Piazza San Marco
The Gondola Ride leaves from Bacino Orseolo, right behind St. Mark's Square which you can visit by your own
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Gondola Bacino Orseolo
You will get on the Gondola in Bacino Orseolo, right behind St. Mark's Square.
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  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
  • OPERATED BY Bucintoro Viaggi
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride?
A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
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Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride?
A:The policies on sanitization are:

  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
See all safety measures taken by Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride.
Q:
What is the social distancing policy during Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride?
A:The policy on social distancing is:

  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
See all safety measures taken by Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride.

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Traveler Tips

  • "You need to travel in single file since the streets are so narrow so its hard for large groups to navigate and hear everything." See review
  • "It can be a little crazy getting into a gondola if it is busy." See review

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star-5
Great way to experience Venice
Krissy_L
, Oct 2021
The tour meetup spot is easy to find. The tour guide was very informative and took us to areas we probably would not have seen or found on our own. The gondola ride was great, something everyone visiting Venice should experience. You do not get an individual gondola ride with this tour. You share the gondola with up to 5 other people.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-5
Worth it
Brian_K
, Oct 2021
Guide was fantastic. Funny and informative. We had a great time. Highly recommended to anyone visiting.
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star-5
Only tour you should do if on a whistle stop tour
JP_M
, Oct 2021
Walking guide was informative yet excellent sense of humour. Great oversight of city given. Ended with a magical gondola ride
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-4
Very fun afternoon
Sabrina_M
, Oct 2021
This was a wonderful walking tour (see more on my YouTube channel Sabrina Muñoz Rubenstein) however we did have some trouble getting there because the location was unclear. Other than that it was great!
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2 travelers found this review helpful
star-5
Walking Tour with a True Local
Ian_H
, Sep 2021
The tour was so informative. Josie is a true and proud Venetian and infused us with all the history and interesting facts of the city!
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-4
Components good, connections bad
Kevin_G
, Sep 2021
The tour guide was good, the gondola ride was good, but why the meet-up point was a 10 minute walk from the gondola departure point is beyond me. Esp since there were gondolas within view of the meet-up point. Why?
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star-5
Wonderfully informative tour and the cheapest Gondola ride in town. Tour guide grew up in Venice -- fantastic!!
David_B
, Sep 2021
Our tour guide's love for the city she and her family grew up in, her knowledge of history, and passion of her story telling brought the old city to life. There were only 8 of us (usually 50 or so), so it was like a private tour. Ask for Bucintoro Viaggi.
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star-5
Great value
Dulcie_E
, Sep 2021
The guide was very knowledgeable and professional. We enjoyed the places she took us. The gondola ride was just the right length.
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star-5
Great guide and great insights
Stephanie_G
, Sep 2021
Great guide. We ended up only being 3 people on the tour. It was nice, you were able to ask questions and the guide had a great sense of humor. We ended with a gondola ride. You share the gondola with other people. Would highly recommend. Meeting point is San Marco Giardinetti waterbus stop. Next to royal garden. Easy to find.
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Not what we paid for
Tina_W
, Aug 2021
First of all we couldn't find the place where we were supossed to meet. That street is a very long one and it didn't explain it well other than said start at the garden. We waited by the garden like it said. I finally went to ask a random vendor, he pointed us to a ticket office and the guy printed a ticket and said to go with a group that was milling around. We followed or should I say RAN behind a guide with about 40 people thru the streets to a gondola ride area. It was very busy and hard to keep up. It was chaos getting in the gondolas. The ride was fine, driver didn't say anything. Afterwards we got out and the tour guide was nowhere to be found. We didnt even get a narrated walking tour at all!!! I requested a partial refund and hope to get it as we did not get the tour we expected. Very disappointed.
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