This tour will take you right to the heart of Venice, visiting the famous water city from two unique perspectives. First on a walking tour to some of the most beautiful and hidden places surrounding St. Mark's Square. Then, on a gondola ride which will make you marvel in front of the games of reflections and majestic facades dotting the channels. The perfect way to discover Venice away from the crowded alleys and admire it from the water!

Itinerary:

St. Mark's Square, with the majestic St. Mark's Basilica, the elegant Doge's Palace, the Clock Tower and the Procuratie (only external)
Campo Santa Maria Formosa, with SS. Giovanni e Paolo Church
Scuola Grande di San Marco also known as "Great School of Charity" (the Captains of Fortune)
Malibran Theatre, step through the famous Mercerie, once the pulsing heart of commercial life back in time, nowadays Venice's main shopping district between Rialto Bridge and St. Mark's Square
Gondola ride among the little channels around St. Mark's Square area and then on the Grand Canal

Important to know

Know in advance:

No refund will be provided for no-shows or late arrivals. The tour will take place also with rain, in the event of exceptionally high tides in Venice or heavy rain the tour might be canceled, however, a refund will be provided
This tour does not include entrance to the main sites and will completely take place outside (only external comments on the various sites will be provided)
Please note that it is a shared gondola (up to five people for each one) so you might have to share it with other people
On-board assistance will be provided during the gondola ride, there is no commentary included
Please be aware that on certain dates, registration and payment of an access contribution will be necessary to visit the city of Venice. We encourage you to check all the information and procedures for registration or payment on the dedicated website of Comune di Venezia

What people say about this experience

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4.6 /5

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Jo

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5

September 16, 2025

Traveled with a group of friends

The walking tour was brilliant, the tour guide was very informative, friendly and helpful, learnt a lot on the history, etc. the gondola ride was an experience
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TUI Musement Traveler

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5

August 21, 2025

Elisa the guide was just brilliant! Fluent English, told us so much about history, how it was built, back travel in time !
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TUI Musement Traveler

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5

June 23, 2024

Our guide was on time and friendly. She was very informative and gave us lots of information about Venice and also about the best places to eat and visit. We had a great time on the tour and gondola ride which was easy to get to and no complications and waiting. I recommend this tour
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TUI Musement Traveler

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4

September 19, 2023

But, I thought this tour was included museums, which the reason I purchased the tickets. I had been two previous tours similar.
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TUI Musement Traveler

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4

May 30, 2023

Die Führung durch die Stadt war sehr schön! Die Gondelfahrt war etwas chaotisch und relativ kurz, ca. 25 Minuten, obwohl in der Beschreibung steht 35 Minuten. Organisatorisch alles super, die Kommunikation war auch sehr schön.
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TUI Musement Traveler

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5

March 6, 2023