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Venice: Grand Canal by Gondola with Commentary

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Activity provider: VENICE TOURS S.R.L.
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    Venice: Grand Canal by Gondola with Commentary

    Activity provider: VENICE TOURS S.R.L.
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    From US$ 47.22 US$ 35.42 per person

    Glide through the canals of Venice on a gondola ride with a live guide. Hear stories and secrets of the fascinating palaces around you.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
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    Duration 30 - 50 minutes
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    Skip the ticket line
    Host or greeter
    English, Italian, French, Spanish
    Optional audio guide
    Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Russian
    Private or small groups available

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Glide along the Venetian canals on board a gondola
    • Discover the city and its picturesque spots by boat
    • Cruise along part of the Grand Canal towards the Salute Church
    • Pass by the Fenice Theatre and the Mozart House
    • Hear stories from your guide about palazzos, gondolas and gondoliers
    Full description

    Explore the canals in the city of Venice aboard a gondola. Your gondolier will take you down secluded canals, passing under small bridges and along the Grand Canal. Listen to the guide as they explain all about the palaces, churches, and attractions around you. Hear stories known only by Venetians, and about the fascinating history of the gondola and gondoliers. During your journey, admire Desdemona’s House and Mozart’s House. You'll also pass by the magnificent La Fenice Theatre and the “De le Ostreghe” Canal. Continue on to the most important canal in Venice, the Grand Canal. Make your way towards the Salute Church, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and some of the stunning Venetian palaces that run alongside the canal, like Ca'Dolfin, Ca'Loredan, Grimani Palace and many others. You will also see Punta de la Dogana and Saint Mark’s basin before making your way back to Campo San Moisè. At the end of the tour, you will receive a QR code to download a digital map with 2D images of Venice from the Middle Ages until the 18th century.

    Includes
    • 1-hour guided tour (if option selected)
    • 30-minute gondola ride
    • Live commentary in English and Italian
    • Commentary by mobile app in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi and Russian
    • Access to mobile app to see Venice in the past
    • Food and drinks
    • Tips and personal expenses
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    • Mobile-compatible earphones
    Not suitable for
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions

    You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You must bring your own headphones
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    Participants

    Date

    Meeting point

    Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.

    Important information

    What to bring

    • Comfortable shoes

    Not allowed

    • Pets

    Know before you go

    • The guide will be on only one gondola. The participants on the other gondolas will listen to them with the audio device
    • The live commentary will be only in English and Italian. The commentary in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian will be provided by mobile app downloaded to your own device
    • Each gondola can hold a maximum of 5 people
    • The gondolier will determine your seat according to your weight
    • The tour will only be cancelled in cases of extreme weather conditions
    • The itinerary may change in cases of wind or bad weather
    • Please note that this is a shared tour, it is not a private gondola ride
    • Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the activity starts
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4 /5

    based on 2480 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.3/5
    • Transportation
      4.3/5
    • Value for money
      3.9/5
    • Safety
      4.1/5

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    Punctual and precise. It was easy to find the kiosk. For the explanations in Spanish, they gave us an application that we downloaded on the phone and that worked very well, although I would have liked more if the guide spoke to us in Spanish; either way we really enjoyed the ride

    May 22, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Mexico Verified booking

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    It was a very nice experience. A must do in Venice. For private gondola rides you'll pay more than double the price for the same duration of time. (30mins). Instead you can share a gondola with max 5 people. You only get a guided audio video, no tour guide (we were told it was because of the weather, it was a rainy day). Which was a bit of a setback cause it is written in the description that you'll get a tour guide explaining some things to you for 20 min before the ride starts. Which did not happen. Although we were fortunate to get a very nice and friendly gondolier, who explained some things to us. Yet it is a bit hard though to keep up with the audio + the gondolier explaining things (not always coinciding with the audio) + trying to enjoy the view and taking pictures/videos). So in the end I think it would have been easier to have gotten a guide, it would have been more organised and I think we could've enjoyed it more.

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    May 7, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Netherlands Verified booking

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    Our guide (Esra I believe) first showed us around for about 20 mins and gave us lots on info and facts about Venice. After that only we got to sit the Gondola which last for 30 mins. It was a lovely experience and I would recommend this tour rather than trying to get a Gondola ride on the spot that’s triple the cost!

    April 29, 2022

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    Kelly – Malaysia Verified booking

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