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The 5 Best Museum and Gondola Tickets Worldwide

5 rides  ·  from $10 a seat

Half an hour on the water is a small booking with a wide price range. These 5 museum and gondola tickets justify the fare, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes.

Venice's Best: Basilica, Doge's Palace, Gondola & History Gallery - St. Mark’s Basilica: gold, marble, and strict entry rules
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Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

1.Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,478 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $129Our pick

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!”

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Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™ - Seeing a gondola from the inside at Gondola Gallery
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Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™

2.Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,313 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $47

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 -…”

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Venice Explorer Pass: Gondolas, Museums & Island Tours - The gondola ride: worthwhile, but keep expectations realistic
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Venice Explorer Pass: Gondolas, Museums & Island Tours

3.Venice Explorer Pass: Gondolas, Museums & Island Tours

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 25 reviews · 1 to 5 days (approx.) · from $102

Venice pass covering Doge’s Palace, 30+ museums, gondola and lagoon islands. See where it saves money and where planning still matters.

“We were in Venice for 2.5 days ahead of a cruise around the Greek islands. We decided to get this pass (the complete) so that we could experience the best of the city in the limited time we had and it was so worth it. The airport transfer from Marco Polo took us straight into the plaza where we picked up the water bus nearer to our hotel (perfect as we had large suitcases for the cruise to lug around). On our first full day we did doges palace with this pass (a must) and the gondola ride (much cheeper than buying it out there which would have been 80…”

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Venice: The Gondola Gallery 3D Experience - Looking inside a real Venetian gondola
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Venice: The Gondola Gallery 3D Experience

5.The Gondola Gallery 3D Experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 10 reviews · from $10Cheapest seat

Review of Venice’s Gondola Gallery 3D Experience, with gondola craftsmanship, VR history, pricing, access tips, and family advice.

“Very informative and fun way to learn a bit about Venice’s history and kept the children engaged. There were quite a lot of people though in a small area! Just like Venice generally…”

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