Best of · ITALY GONDOLA RIDES
Almost every Italian gondola is in Venice, and the handful that are not are worth knowing about before you book. The 15 below run from a thirty-minute shared ride to a private hull with dinner at the end, priced and timed.
Review of Venice’s $41 shared gondola ride, with Grand Canal views, quiet canals, VR history, app commentary, and practical booking tips.
“Very hard to find it but it was a good activity and the guide was really nice”
Ride Venice’s Grand Canal by gondola, hear live stories, visit the Gondola Gallery, and experience a historic felze for $48.
“I enjoyed the ride on the gondola and also the tour guide knowledge about the history of Venice and the Gondola.”
Review of Venice’s $46 shared gondola ride, including the Grand Canal route, meeting point, timing, value, and practical booking tips.
“Very much enjoyed. The gondola driver doesn’t interact though.”
Review of Venice’s Grand Canal gondola ride, with route details, live commentary, VR add-on, group size, price, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“We went as two couples and had such a great time! The gondola ride was beautiful, and cruising along the Grand Canal (unfortunately no live commentary during the ride). But It was still fun, scenic, and a memorable way to experience Venice. Definitely recommend it for couples or friends looking to enjoy a classic Venetian moment!”
Review of Venice’s 2-hour walking tour and 30-minute gondola ride, with practical tips on guides, meeting points, value, and what to expect.
“Not worth the price spare yourself the aggravation with rude tour guides.You will have a better experience on your own.”
See Venice’s Rialto, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and canals in six hours with skip-the-line access and a gondola ride.
“It was a great experience with Mateo! It was just my boyfriend, myself, and him. It felt more private and awesome! We enjoyed getting to see parts of the city we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. It was also cool to have a break in between and go on the gondola and see the city another way other than via our feet. Mateo is super informed about everything and made sure we got all the information we needed. Would recommend to all of our friends heading into Venice!”
See Venice from a traditional gondola for 30 minutes, passing quiet canals, palaces, the Grand Canal, and possibly the Bridge of Sighs.
“Very good so nice to see the small canals and our gondolier was very happy to answer questions and had a good sense of humour”
Review of Venice’s private 30-minute gondola cruise, with Grand Canal views, smaller waterways, practical tips, pricing, and honest drawbacks.
“We opted for the private session. Even though the trip was short, it was peaceful and quite special - we were able to see some buildings of Venice from the water. We did not choose the commentary option but our gondolier was fun and entertaining throughout to the boat ride. Would recommend.”
Review of Venice's private 30-minute gondola ride, with Grand Canal views, quiet waterways, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“We couldn’t come to Venice without a traditional gondola ride. Would recommend.”
Is Venice’s shared gondola ride with serenade worth $66? See the sights, understand the group setup, and decide if it suits your trip.
“I would give them a 0 if I could!! The worst experience we had on our dream vacation. My children are I arrived 30 minutes early and we ended up being seated in the last gondola., furthest from the serenade. The driver was completely unfriendly, when we asked a question he shook his head and implied he was on the phone. No descriptions of the sites were given. We were the first gondola to dock but were forced to climb over another gondola which arrived after us in order to get onto the pier. I am 75 years old with a bad knee and this was very scary & dangerous.…”
Review of Venice's Best tour, with St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, gondola ride, VR history gallery, tips, value, and drawbacks.
“Excellent tour! The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I learned a lot about the history of the places we visited. It was well worth the time and money!”
Review of Venice’s shared gondola ride and Gondola Gallery, with Grand Canal views, VR history, practical tips, price, and honest drawbacks.
“Sadly it was not how we wanted.. it was very confusing it was unclear where to meet - after 90 minutes of walking around the city we located the office in a newspaper stand near the post office and vendi outside of St Marks square only to be told the location changed - it was frustrating but there was some communication via email with the office but there information was inaccurate… Next time we’ll wait until day of to do condola ride - and this company should learn too be sure to have easy to use directions for people many who are from out of town or the country -…”
Review of Venice’s 45-minute gondola ride, Bridge of Sighs views, VR gallery, audio guide, group size, timing, and value.
“Straightforward and easy way to enjoy a Gondola trip!”
Review of Venice’s 30-minute shared gondola ride, including the route, price, meeting point, group setup, value, and practical booking advice.
“The Gondoliere talked on his cell phone the entire Ride and said only 5 words to us total in response to a couple of questions from one of our Party. No commentary about the buildings or the lagoon”
Review of Venice’s $48 shared gondola ride, with Grand Canal views, smaller canals, practical meeting tips, timing, and honest value advice.
“Excellent experience. Went through the heart of Venice and took his time.”
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