Venice: Private Gondola Tour - 30 minutes
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The exclusivity of a Traditional Private Tour for a any occasion! Our Private Tour is an unforgettable experience for couple and groups of any size, combining the special atmosphere of a sightseeing with the exclusivity of a tailored tour.
A 30-minutes Gondola ride especially for your group along the canals of Venice, giving your an unconventional perspective of the city from the Canal Grande.
In summertime, the romantic atmosphere of the evening with a flute of Prosecco or Champagne, will give you a unique way to experience the magical city of Venice.
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Private tour
Food and drinks
Hotel pick up & drop off
- TRAVELER: : 0 - 99
- Free for children under 2 years of age, if they're in the arms of their parents (Children should not occupy a seat in the gondola)
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour is not recommended to wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities.
- Tours will not operate in the event of bad weather, high tide or Gondolier's strike. Your tour will either be-rearranged or a full refund offered.
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour is Private, your Gondola will not be shared with other guests; there can be up to 4-6 people per gondola. Seats will be allocated by the gondolier in order to balance the load on Gondola.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Canal Grande
Board the distinctive Gondola and cruise along some of Venice backstreets as well as the Grand Canal.
The Grand Canal has been called Ëśthe finest street in the world. As your gondolier wearing the traditional costume rows the gondola, you will see a boulevard of baroque palazzo dating from the 12th to the 18th century. Some of the major highlights that you will pass by are Santa Maria della Salute curch, Teatro la Fenice, Accademia bridge, Peggy Guggenheim, Mozart's home and more.
Your gondola ride ends at the starting point.
The Grand Canal has been called Ëśthe finest street in the world. As your gondolier wearing the traditional costume rows the gondola, you will see a boulevard of baroque palazzo dating from the 12th to the 18th century. Some of the major highlights that you will pass by are Santa Maria della Salute curch, Teatro la Fenice, Accademia bridge, Peggy Guggenheim, Mozart's home and more.
Your gondola ride ends at the starting point.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
Don't pre-book the gondola ride, just go get one ad-hoc
Seanb_us, 18-03-2019
We booked this in advance for our first full day in Venice. We wanted a tour to kick-start our visit and show us around. We loved the walking tour, but skip the gondola and do that on your own.
After the walking tour came the gondola tour. We got put to the side with other travellers while the tour organizers checked in a hundred or so extra visitors. We just stood around rather bored. Then, we were led to the gondolas, but the new customers got to go first. So, we waited some more whilst those guys got on the gondolas first. I know, I'm whining, but it was irritating.
Our gondolier told us, when asked, that he's been doing this for 25 years. I suspected he was a tad burned out. One of our party rested a foot on the side of a seat (polished wood) and got a lecture -- okay, I get it, but there was no scuff, no mark, and there are better ways to handle that. Also, the gondolier spent the entire trip talking to other gondoliers we passed or followed and really ignored us. Additionally, all the gondolas of a hundred people followed each other in a loop. I mean, riding gondolas is very quaint and a must-do for a first trip to venice, but we came to refer to this as our "Disney ride." The canals are unique and quaint, and don't smell in March, and the architecture is fantastic, and clearly the sea is rising and the buildings are sinking. We loved the canals. But this gondola ride was just not for us. And, then, the Disney ride ended.
So, we'd book a walking tour, we loved that, but skip a pre-booked gondola tour.
However, the next day we booked our own gondola ride. It was quite different. We actually wanted the gondola to take us to a particular wine bar, which he would do for 120 Euros. But, for 80, he would take us in a much longer loop (I don't understand this, even today), so we did that. This wasn't a train of gondolas all following each other. And, the gondolier spoke to us and chatted about some of the things around us. It was a much better experience. So, apparently, you can't really book a gondola to take you to a specific place, as one would a taxi, but if you want a gondola ride, and you should your first time in Venice, the best way to do it is to walk up to a stand, chat with the gondoliers, and rent a gondola ride ad-hoc right there and not as part of a pre-booked anything.
After the walking tour came the gondola tour. We got put to the side with other travellers while the tour organizers checked in a hundred or so extra visitors. We just stood around rather bored. Then, we were led to the gondolas, but the new customers got to go first. So, we waited some more whilst those guys got on the gondolas first. I know, I'm whining, but it was irritating.
Our gondolier told us, when asked, that he's been doing this for 25 years. I suspected he was a tad burned out. One of our party rested a foot on the side of a seat (polished wood) and got a lecture -- okay, I get it, but there was no scuff, no mark, and there are better ways to handle that. Also, the gondolier spent the entire trip talking to other gondoliers we passed or followed and really ignored us. Additionally, all the gondolas of a hundred people followed each other in a loop. I mean, riding gondolas is very quaint and a must-do for a first trip to venice, but we came to refer to this as our "Disney ride." The canals are unique and quaint, and don't smell in March, and the architecture is fantastic, and clearly the sea is rising and the buildings are sinking. We loved the canals. But this gondola ride was just not for us. And, then, the Disney ride ended.
So, we'd book a walking tour, we loved that, but skip a pre-booked gondola tour.
However, the next day we booked our own gondola ride. It was quite different. We actually wanted the gondola to take us to a particular wine bar, which he would do for 120 Euros. But, for 80, he would take us in a much longer loop (I don't understand this, even today), so we did that. This wasn't a train of gondolas all following each other. And, the gondolier spoke to us and chatted about some of the things around us. It was a much better experience. So, apparently, you can't really book a gondola to take you to a specific place, as one would a taxi, but if you want a gondola ride, and you should your first time in Venice, the best way to do it is to walk up to a stand, chat with the gondoliers, and rent a gondola ride ad-hoc right there and not as part of a pre-booked anything.
Expensive ride but must experience once
Tracy P, 23-10-2019
I book the private gondola for 6 persons online, we are two, so pay for roughly €120 for 30 minutes. Not cheap indeed but compare with reserving the whole gondola, it’s surely cheaper. Finally, only two of us ride it, so it’s pretty good deal. I book the riding time at 3:45pm. I think most people would book the ride in the morning or late afternoon, so 3-4pm may be low time to earn the advantage.
Gondola ride
Carol_M, 02-07-2022
The company was very flexible with times and rescheduling. We enjoyed our ride, but our guide did not talk with us much.
Great gondolier, rude ticket agents.
mstg14, 05-03-2019
We arrived at the ticket booth to find out if we were at the right area. Both ticket agents were texting on their phones an became very upset when I interupted them. After getting their attention for the second time he finally looked at my reservation and told me to sit and wait. We were upset about the way the ticket agents treated us. Two gondoliers came around the ticket booth and we spoke to them. There was no other group waiting so one of them offered to take us early. The gondolier, Elivs was great. Very personable and informational. He made the ride very enjoyable. This trip came with wine and we also had to remind them about that.
