Best of · SHARED GONDOLA RIDES
Sharing turns a boat fare into a seat fare and is the only way a gondola comes in under fifty dollars in Venice. These 11 say how many strangers you are sharing with, how long the ride runs and where it boards.
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.”
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 $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.”
Review of Venice’s 2-hour walking tour and shared gondola ride, with backstreet sights, Rialto views, guide tips, costs, and practical advice.
“Every thing was great except meeting location wasn't clear”
See Venice from the water on a shared 30-minute gondola ride, with views of La Fenice, Santa Maria della Salute, and quiet canals.
“It was good for the price. The boat essentially follows a row of Gondolas, which made it a little ‘meh.’ I also didn’t know we would be out with another couple. We didn’t get to choose seats because of this. That was a little disappointing.”
Review of Venice’s 30-minute shared gondola ride with serenade, canal views, practical tips, pricing, group size, and honest drawbacks.
“We had the BEST gondola ride! We had music and a serenade by 2 wonderful gentlemen that had people throughout the canals applauding and joining in - what a great experience! We highly recommend it!”
Review of Venice’s 30-minute shared gondola ride, with route details, meeting point, value, group size, weather advice, and booking tips.
“Overall good. If you're only in Venice once, I recommend a gondola tour.”
Review of Venice’s shared gondola serenade, with Grand Canal views, live music, Gondola Gallery, pricing, route details, and practical booking advice.
“Absolutely loved my gondola ride The serenade was beautiful and I had such a great time. Great value for money with the aperitif beforehand”
Review of Venice’s 30-minute shared gondola tour, with Grand Canal views, quiet side canals, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“The activity was lovely done this for our anniversary, just wished booked a long trip xx”
A practical review of Venice’s 25-minute shared sunset gondola ride, covering views, group size, meeting point, weather risks, and value.
“Leider war am vereinbarten Treffpunkt niemand! Somit hatten wir bezahlt aber nichts dafür bekommen! Wir hoffen das Geld jedoch wieder zurück zu bekommen! Passt bitte auf vor diesen Betrügern!!”
Review of Venice’s $47 shared gondola ride, Saint Mark’s Basilica, San Marco sights, timing, value, practical tips, and drawbacks.
“The woman that guided our tour was very knowledgeable. It was very hot, a lot of walking but was amazing. A lot of history, just beautiful . Not sure the gondola ride was worth it. Very very short and they were not friendly.”
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