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Venice: Gondola Ride with Live Commentary

See Venice the right way – from a gondolier-powered gondola!

Duration 50mins
Audio guide Hindi, German, Russian, Japanese, Chinese
Live guide English, French, Italian, Spanish
Max group size 5

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Included

30-minute shared gondola ride
20 minutes walking tour
Live guide
Audio guide commentary to download on your smartphone in 9 languages
Multilingual boarding assistance
Access to the Gondola Gallery

Meeting Point

Venice Tours Assistance - Calle larga de l'Ascension, 1257, 30124, Venice

Show your smartphone ticket to the representative waiting inside the Venice Tours Assistance Point. On foot (from Saint Mark's Square): With the arches of Museo Correr at your back and the Poste Italiane (Post Office) in front of you, look on the left and you will see a big grey newsstand (with many souvenirs and newspapers). The staff will wait for you there with a sign GONDOLA TOUR
Please make sure to be on time and arrive at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before your booked timeslot
The audio digital guide will be provided at the meeting point
The itinerary may change in case of wind or bad weather

Landmarks you'll see

St Mark's Square
Teatro La Fenice
Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Take a tour of Venice's world-renowned canals in one of the famous, typical gondolas! Your stripy-shirted gondolier will whisk you up and down the floating city's most secluded waterways before joining the famed Grand Canal for a tour of the most unmissable landmarks and sightseeing hotspots.

As you sit back and relax, you can take in highlights like the Mozart House, the all-enduring La Fenice Theater, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, and the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute. Naturally, you'll also get unbeatable views of heavyweights like the Palazzo Ducale and St. Mark's bell tower.

Visit the Gondola Gallery to learn how Venice’s famous boats are made. See original tools, a gondola cross-section, and examples of traditional craftsmanship. Then, take a virtual gondola ride through the canals of Venice and learn about the city’s history and traditions.

Getting to the Meeting Point:

Vaporetto: line 1, get off at San Marco Vallaresso. Proceed to the end of Calle Vallaresso, turn right and continue walking until you arrive at a colonnade, under which you can find the entrance of Museo Correr
On foot (from Saint Mark's Square): With Piazza San Marco and the arches of Museo Correr at your back and the Poste Italiane (Post Office) in front of you, look on the left and you will see a big grey newsstand (with many souvenir and newspapers): that one is the Venice Tours Assistance Point.
The newsstand is between Fendi Boutique and Poste Italiane (Post Office). The staff will wait for you there with a sign “GONDOLA TOUR”