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Grand Canal by gondola with commentary
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47 reviews
4.4/5
Recommended by 89% of travelers
Venice, Italy
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Grand Canal by gondola with commentary

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Language: English, Italian, French and 5 more

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Duration: from 30 minutes to 1 hour
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Why you’ll love this…

Join a romantic gondola ride along the canals of Venice
Enjoy the cruise through the Grand Canal
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What we expect

Explore the city of Venice onboard an authentic gondola. Your gondolier will take through quiet waterways, romantic corners and small picturesque bridges. You will discover the main Venetian attractions and some marvels hidden among these smalls’ canals.

During your lovely journey, you will admire Desdemona’s House and Mozart’s House passing by the magnificent La Fenice Theatre, Rio (Canal) “De le Ostreghe” and reaching the most famous watercourse of the world: the Grand Canal. Here you will cherish the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Salute Church and some of the stunning Venetian palaces that run along the canal like Ca’Dolfin, Ca’Loredan, Grimani Palace...

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What's included

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Skip the line shared gondola ride for 30 minutes
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Multilingual assistance for embarking
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Mobile app with audio commentary in 9 different languages to download on your mobile

What to remember

Accessibility:

The gondola is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities

Know in advance:

You may opt for a daytime ride or a 7 pm evening ride
The ride is not private. Each gondola can accommodate a maximum of 5 people
The seat aboard will be assigned by the gondolier depending on the guests' weight
The itinerary could be changed or postponed in case of wind or bad weather. If you can't join the ride for these reasons, you will receive a full refund
The live commentary is in English, French, Spanish and Italian
The commentary by mobile app (to download on a mobile device) is in German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese and Hindi
This app won’t use up any data connection as it runs on GPS only. You will receive the app and the QR code at the moment of reservation. Follow the instructions to download the app and log in to download at the meeting point with the staff

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Reviews

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4.4/5
Based on 47 reviews from verified customers
All ratings (47)
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Happy travelers

November 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

Excellent

Brilliant experience. Would certainly pay more if had more time on the gondola. 1/2 hour went really quickly.
A

Anonymous

April 2025
From United States of America

Great

We enjoyed the ride. The only thing is the location is difficult to find with Google maps. Once you get to the location, you will have another 15 minute walking tour to get to their location on the canal, just FYI.
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Anonymous

March 2025
From United States of America

Excellent

Piacevole la gita in gondola ma soprattutto l’esperienza multimediale, molto gradita anche dai bambini
A

Anonymous

August 2024
From United States of America

Excellent

Fun experience!
M

Mrs N

July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 25 years old

Excellent

J

Jayne

July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 39 years old

Great

A

Anonymous

January 2024
From United States of America

Excellent

Solo un piccolissimo appunto...le radioline non funzionavano molto bene!!
A

Anonymous

January 2024
From United States of America

Excellent

M

Melanie

June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as With family - 39 years old

Excellent

Enjoyed the total experience but list commentary on part of the ride due to reception
C

CM

June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Excellent

Good organisation and commentary on land, boat was excellent and lasted for what seemed like a long time through the back canals of Venice and then the Grand Canal. It would by 10/10 if the on board commentary had been more vocal.
A

Anonymous

May 2023
From United States of America

Excellent

A

Anonymous

May 2023
From Italy

Great

È stata un'esperienza molto carina, il giro in gondola è stato bello . forse un po' corto ..però un'esperienza molto buona nel complesso.
A

Anonymous

May 2023
From United States of America

Great

Giro in gondola molto piacevole e suggestivo. Molto interessante anche la parte della spiegazione della guida.
A

Anonymous

May 2023
From United States of America

Great

A

Anonymous

January 2023
From United States of America

Excellent

A

Anonymous

November 2022
From Italy

Excellent

Bellissimo giro con una guida professionale, disponibile e molto informata
A

Anonymous

November 2022
From France

Excellent

A

Anonymous

November 2022
From France

Average

La balade n'est pas commentée du tout comme précisé dans le descriptif. Un guide vous fait 5 min de visite avant de monté dans la gondole et c'est tout. La balade en gondole est sympa mais rapide. Très cher pour si peu
A

Anonymous

October 2022
From Poland

Average

Rejs krótszy niż opisany na stronie. Nie robi znacznego wrażenia. Jeżeli chodzi o organizacje to bez uwag.
S

Sofie

October 2022
From Belgium
Traveled as As a couple - 8 years old

Excellent

Ik vond de mini gids tour vooraf aan de gondeltocht wel leuk. Je zit met andere mensen in de gondel maar dat stoort eigenlijk niet
A

Anonymous

October 2022
From Spain

Excellent

Todos muy atentos super bien todo
A

Anonymous

September 2022
From Italy

Great

La guida Carlotta molto preparata e attenta, sorridente e d educata. Il giro nel complesso organizzato bene tra giro a piedi e giro in gondola. Ottima scelta sicuramente
A

Anonymous

August 2022
From Spain

Excellent

Lo recomiendo, Sara la chica que explica el tour lo hace excelente
A

Anonymous

August 2022
From Colombia

Excellent

Es un sueño hecho realidad
A

Anonymous

August 2022
From Italy

Average

Un po limitato il giro in gondola.
P

pv

July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 18 years old

Average

the tour guide was good very hard to find the meeting place we had to queue even though it was advertised as skip-the-line there was no Map with description of palaces during the tour was meant to be a romantic gondala ride, but we were put in the gondala with another couple
A

Anonymous

July 2022
From United Kingdom

Excellent

The tour woman we had was very pleasant. She sat in our gondola and was very helpful she took lovely photos of us. She gave us some good information. I hope her well. The experience over all was beautiful I will definitely go back and enjoy another ride with them.
A

Anonymous

June 2022
From United States of America

Great

Carino il tour tra là vie di Venezia con la guida. Giro in gola carino ma tutto troppo breve.
W

Wendy

June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 39 years old

Excellent

Easy to books and very enjoyable experience.
A

Anonymous

May 2022
From Italy

Excellent

A

Anonymous

November 2021
From United States of America

Great

Veramente un’escursione piacebole. La guida veramente carina, disponibile e brava!
A

Anonymous

October 2021
From Italy

Great

A

Anonymous

September 2021
From Germany

Average

Reiseführer sprach kein Deutsch obwohl wir deutschsprachige Reiseführung gebucht haben. Nicht mal Audioreiseführer gab's auf deutsch.
A

Anonymous

September 2021
From Spain

Excellent

A

Anonymous

August 2021
From France

Excellent

A

Anonymous

March 2019
From Italy

Great

Nel complesso è stata una bella esperienza. Lo consiglio.
A

Anonymous

March 2019
From France

Great

C'est pas le top de la balade en gondole mais pour le prix c'est bien
A

Anonymous

January 2019
From France

Great

Quelque commentaires surtout lorsqu'on passe devant des monuments ou théâtres
A

Anonymous

November 2018
From France

Excellent

Pas d'accident , excellent gondolier . Super .Cordialement
A

Anonymous

August 2018
From France

Great

Ballade agréable, point de rendez vous clair et facile à trouver.
A

Anonymous

June 2018
From France

Excellent

A

Anonymous

May 2018
From France

Great

A

Anonymous

May 2018

Great

Hay que ir por lo menos una vez en la vida. ¡Visita de 10!
A

Anonymous

May 2018

Great

Super
A

Anonymous

April 2018

Great

Truly unforgettable. Can't recommend it enough
A

Anonymous

March 2018

Great

Comodo e facile
A

Anonymous

November 2017

Excellent

my husband and i loved it so much...we are considering going back
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