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The 15 most popular gondola rides in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with app commentary, Gondola Gallery, and VR history in about 30–60 minutes.
Most Popular“Just as described. Service was excellent and the activity was really nice! GYG is excellent too!”
Venice by gondola with live guide stories plus Gondola Gallery 3D and VR, passing major sights like La Fenice, Guggenheim, and the Salute.
“The gondola ride itself in the small canals and the virtual learning piece at the end”
Shared gondola across Venice’s canals: 30 minutes, up to 6 aboard, Grand Canal and side canals near Rialto. Meet at Alilaguna pier.
“Everything was amazing. Gondolier was really kind and view was fantastic”
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with live multilingual commentary and pre-ride VR. Small boats, short walk near St Mark’s Square.
“Our friend had a back problem, if we had a moment to trade the seats even just for a moment, we could have an experience and photo of the gondola seat with the back.”
St Mark’s Venice walking tour plus a 30-minute gondola on the Grand Canal. See Rialto and Scala del Bovolo from outside.
“You need to be able to handle the walking on uneven terrain. The guide was excellent and we would have preferred more of the walking tour and done without the gondola ride. Our gondolier was less than enthusiastic.”
Shared gondola ride from San Marco to the Grand Canal in 30 minutes, with classic bridges, palaces, and great photo moments.
“This is a fun and exciting activity and easy to access. I would recommend this to a friend.”
Private 30-minute gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal and quieter canals, for up to 5 passengers. Check in near Royal Gardens gate, day or night.
“It was very nice! Our gondola was one of the best out there.”
Skip-the-line guided Basilica and Doge’s Palace plus a shared gondola with app commentary and a VR history stop, all in 3.5 hours.
“We were looking forward to seeing St Mark’s, the Doge’s Palace and the optional gondola ride. The tour time was listed as 3.5 hrs. Therefore we booked our train from Venice back to Florence after the tour an hour after it was finished to give some extra time in case the tour went long. Come…”
Private gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal for up to 5, with included Gondola Gallery and self-guided audio commentary.
“The gondolier was nice and informative. The ride was short and enjoyable. Booked 30 min and the gondolier offered to take us around for a bit longer. Paid a few bucks more. Didn’t mind it. Overall we had a great experience.”
Venice Like a Local food, wine & spritz tour with cicchetti stops and a traditional traghetto ride across the Grand Canal.
“It wasn’t great but it was okay. The food and drinks were solid. The issue was the tour guide. She just wasn’t friendly or engaging which can make or break a tour. They need to get someone friendlier.”
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with priority boarding, Gondola Gallery VR, and multilingual app tips for sights like Guggenheim.
“Don't book with them! I was with 2 other groups and we all met at the meeting point we were given. Apparently that wasn't the correct location (after waiting 15 min) and were informed we had to go to another location to then find out the gondola left without us and there were no more…”
Classic 30-minute shared gondola ride from San Marco, gliding the Canal Grande and key landmarks in English, then back near St Mark’s.
“Not worth the money. The gondola captain did not speak to us at all. He was busy chatting with his friend on another boat. We did not learn about anything that we were looking at and the route was through an uninteresting canal area not the grand canal. Also probably could hire an independent boat…”
A 30-minute shared gondola ride through Venice’s Grand Canal and side canals, with departure-time options and no guided narration. From $48.
“nice ride and was not too long and not too short i would definitley book this one”
Skip-the-line St Mark’s and Doge’s Palace with an art historian guide, then a 30-minute gondola ride in Venice.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and he helped make the most out of a small group tour that doesn’t do too much traveling from place to place which sometimes I think is harder than the tours where you are constantly hopping between locations and buildings, when you have to make two or three building buildings…”
Private 20-minute gondola ride from Santa Maria del Giglio, gliding past Venice landmarks through quieter canals with a traditional gondolier driver.
“The staff were helpful and friendly. We turned up slightly earlier than planned as the meeting point was very easy to find but this was no problem and we put on the next available gondola. The ride was smooth and relaxing and the guide skilfully guided us around some of the smaller, quieter canals. I…”
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