Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride
Overview
Discover the famous sites of Venice on this walking tour, followed by a ride through the city’s canals on an iconic gondola. You will be captivated by the beauty of Venice, made up of 117 small islands connected to each other by 400 bridges. Let yourself be seduced by one of the city considered among the most beautiful in the world and, together with its lagoon, it is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
You will 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.
You will 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.
Inclusions
- Guided tour
- Traditional Gondola ride
- Small group limited to maximum of 14 people
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy
The Grand Canal is the most important "street" in Venice that can be followed by ferry or gondola.
The Grand Canal divides the city centre into two parts, it is older than Venice for this reason the city was built following the path of the river.
One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into the basin at San Marco. It makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts (sestieri) of Venice. It is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long, and 30 to 90 m (98 to 295 ft) wide, with an average depth of 5 metres (16 feet).
Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Piazza San Marco often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice where it is generally known just as la Piazza ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi ("fields"). The Piazzetta ("little Piazza/Square") is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner. The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Campanile di San Marco, Sestiere San Marco 328, 30124 Venice Italy
The Basilica di San Marco (St Mark’s Basilica) is the cathedral church of Venice. It is located in the Piazza San Marco, which has always been the center of Venetian public and religious life. The building’s structure dates back to the latter part of the 11th century. Much work has gone toward embellishing this, and the famous main façade has an ornamented roofline that is mostly Gothic.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Torre dell'Orologio, Piazza San Marco, Venice Italy
The Clock Tower in Venice is an early Renaissance building on the north side of the Piazza San Marco, at the entrance to the Merceria. It comprises a tower, which contains the clock, and lower buildings on each side. It adjoins the eastern end of the Procuratie Vecchie.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ponte dei Sospiri, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30100 Venice Italy
The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is one of the most particular bridge in Venice.
The Ponte dei Sospiri was built using white Istrian stone in 1602 to connect Palazzo Ducale to the Prigioni Nuove, the new Venetian prisons. It has the peculiarity to be entirely covered and is formed by two, wall-separated corridors, leading to and forth the prison.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy
In Venice we can count around 354 bridges. All these bridges were built to transportation issues but they add something special to the beauty of th city.
The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since at first it was built with two old ships and than in a wooden structure. The last reconstruction, dated 1591, is the one we can see today.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Venetian Republic, opening as a museum in 1923. Today, it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Teatro La Fenice, Campo San Fantin San Marco 1965, 30124 Venice Italy
Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre", and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice became the site of many famous operatic premieres at which the works of several of the four major bel canto era composers – Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi – were performed.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Laguna di Venezia, Venice Italy
The Venetian Lagoon is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Italian and Venetian languages, Laguna Veneta—cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"—has provided the English name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of salt water, a lagoon.
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy
The Grand Canal is the most important "street" in Venice that can be followed by ferry or gondola.
The Grand Canal divides the city centre into two parts, it is older than Venice for this reason the city was built following the path of the river.
One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into the basin at San Marco. It makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts (sestieri) of Venice. It is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long, and 30 to 90 m (98 to 295 ft) wide, with an average depth of 5 metres (16 feet).
Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Piazza San Marco often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice where it is generally known just as la Piazza ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi ("fields"). The Piazzetta ("little Piazza/Square") is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner. The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Campanile di San Marco, Sestiere San Marco 328, 30124 Venice Italy
The Basilica di San Marco (St Mark’s Basilica) is the cathedral church of Venice. It is located in the Piazza San Marco, which has always been the center of Venetian public and religious life. The building’s structure dates back to the latter part of the 11th century. Much work has gone toward embellishing this, and the famous main façade has an ornamented roofline that is mostly Gothic.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Torre dell'Orologio, Piazza San Marco, Venice Italy
The Clock Tower in Venice is an early Renaissance building on the north side of the Piazza San Marco, at the entrance to the Merceria. It comprises a tower, which contains the clock, and lower buildings on each side. It adjoins the eastern end of the Procuratie Vecchie.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ponte dei Sospiri, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30100 Venice Italy
The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is one of the most particular bridge in Venice.
The Ponte dei Sospiri was built using white Istrian stone in 1602 to connect Palazzo Ducale to the Prigioni Nuove, the new Venetian prisons. It has the peculiarity to be entirely covered and is formed by two, wall-separated corridors, leading to and forth the prison.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy
In Venice we can count around 354 bridges. All these bridges were built to transportation issues but they add something special to the beauty of th city.
The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since at first it was built with two old ships and than in a wooden structure. The last reconstruction, dated 1591, is the one we can see today.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Venetian Republic, opening as a museum in 1923. Today, it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Teatro La Fenice, Campo San Fantin San Marco 1965, 30124 Venice Italy
Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre", and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice became the site of many famous operatic premieres at which the works of several of the four major bel canto era composers – Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi – were performed.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Laguna di Venezia, Venice Italy
The Venetian Lagoon is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Italian and Venetian languages, Laguna Veneta—cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"—has provided the English name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of salt water, a lagoon.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Semi Private Tour
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Stroller accessible
- It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Natalie L
October 2019
Our guide was very entertaining and learning the history of how Venice developed was great Also learning how to navigate all the narrow streets And the Gondola ride! Yes it's touristy but even our guide said it's a must do. You're in Venice after all! Great fun and the view as you come out into...
Our guide was very entertaining and learning the history of how Venice developed was great Also learning how to navigate all the narrow streets And the Gondola ride! Yes it's touristy but even our guide said it's a must do. You're in Venice after all! Great fun and the view as you come out into the Grand Canal...Wow!Albert T
April 2019
My tour group would like to extend our gratitude to your team with specific mention to Elisabeth being a wonderful tour guide. She was very knowledgeable of Venice and the surrounding areas. Ensuring we all understood the rich and cultural history Venice has to offer. Not to mention she went ove...
My tour group would like to extend our gratitude to your team with specific mention to Elisabeth being a wonderful tour guide. She was very knowledgeable of Venice and the surrounding areas. Ensuring we all understood the rich and cultural history Venice has to offer. Not to mention she went over and beyond her time to complete the tour. Much appreciated and we will highly recommend your services to our family and friends in Sydney Australia.Trail229708
October 2019
Julian was excellent. He was very engaged and knowledgeable. He spoke well and took us around Venice to the places we wanted to see.He made sure we got to the gondola and came back to get us and finish our tour. He assisted in getting us on water taxi and to the people mover as he lived nearby. T...
Julian was excellent. He was very engaged and knowledgeable. He spoke well and took us around Venice to the places we wanted to see.He made sure we got to the gondola and came back to get us and finish our tour. He assisted in getting us on water taxi and to the people mover as he lived nearby. The weather was perfect. Gondola ride was just prior to sunset and a great time for us to be on the gondola. Julian took pictures for us and then emailed them to us. Very nice touch. Would recommend Julian for the tour.Michael_H
April 2019
This was a horrible experience. My mom and I weren’t told where to meet and weren’t able to get a hold of the guide or company and by the time we did, we missed the gondola ride and was given a poor explanation of everything in Venice during the walking “tour.”
This was a horrible experience. My mom and I weren’t told where to meet and weren’t able to get a hold of the guide or company and by the time we did, we missed the gondola ride and was given a poor explanation of everything in Venice during the walking “tour.”Miguel_V
June 2022
Guide going too fast. No stops in between. Gondola ride was not available. I dropped off the tour in S Marcos. No rest brakes.
Guide going too fast. No stops in between. Gondola ride was not available. I dropped off the tour in S Marcos. No rest brakes.Alfredo_G
October 2021
The tour guide took his time with us and made it a more pleasant experience that's the 4 stars. The gondolas we did not get the singing one and the microphone started to interfere and did not get most of the information for this one 3 stars.
The tour guide took his time with us and made it a more pleasant experience that's the 4 stars. The gondolas we did not get the singing one and the microphone started to interfere and did not get most of the information for this one 3 stars.