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Venice walking tour & Gondola Ride

By Venice Tours
8.6 out of 10
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Features
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Overview
  • Amazing guided tour Venice's top sights & historic landmarks
  • History & stories behind the main monuments of the city
  • Guided tour of Piazza San Marco & Rialto
  • Charming Gondola ride on Grand canal and its hidden spots
  • Admire the Palaces along the Grand Canal

Activity location

  • Piazza San Marco
    • 30100, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Calle Larga de l'Ascension, at the brown wooden newsstand with the yellow sign where is written "MEETING POINT"
    • Calle larga de l'Ascension
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Shared walking tour of Piazza San Marco & Venice historical centre
  • What's includedWhat's included
    30-minute shared gondola ride
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert guide during the walking tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Audio receiver devices are included in case of group over 10 people.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Optional glass demonstration
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Mobile audio guide with digital map with more than 200 Venice highlights
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Admission to attractions along the tour route
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Commentary on gondola

Know before you book

  • Children 1 and younger are complimentary.
  • Each gondola holds up to 5 people.
  • Unfortunately this activity is fully accesible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
  • The tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather, high/low tide (in these cases it can be postponed or refunded)
  • You must download the audio guide with digital map on your mobile phone.
  • You will receive the audio guide with digital map by email. If you have any problems with this, please come to Venice Tours office (San Marco 1130) for assistance.

What you can expect

Morning walking tour of the amazing Piazza San Marco and then, get on a gondola to cross the Grand Canal.

The tour starts with a walking tour in Piazza SanMarcowhere you’ll discover the main attractions of the square as the Clock Tower, The Basilica, Doge’s Palace, the BellTowera, and many others. The expert guide will explain the secrets and stories about the magnificent past of Venice. The walking tour continues until Rialto Bridge passing through enchanting squares such as the Santi Giovanni and Paolo’s one, where there is the Pantheon of Venice.

Later, get on a gondola to cross the stunning Grand Canal and its secret waterways.
The expert gondolierwill drive the gondola along the labyrinth of small canals and dreamy spots. During the itinerary, you will admire the marvellous Palaces belonging to past Doges and also the famous Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Mozart’s House, Fenice Opera House, and the stunning St. Mark Basin with the San Giorgio’s island.

Abord of the gondola you can enjoy the commentary by a mobile app with the description of the route.

Later, enjoy the audio guide with a digital map to discover the 5 districts of Venice with their best attractions and squares, day or night, on a self-guided tour. Listen to the automatic audio narration of the city’s highlights, with more than 200 points of interest!

Location

Activity location

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    Piazza San Marco
    • 30100, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Calle Larga de l'Ascension, at the brown wooden newsstand with the yellow sign where is written "MEETING POINT"
    • Calle larga de l'Ascension
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy