45-Minute or 1-hour Private Gondola Ride from Rialto
Description
The best perspective to admire Venice is from the water and the gondola is the very best way to discover the city and experience how, in the past, Venetians moved from a district to another. That is a unique experience that you cannot miss! You can choose your preferred duration: 45 minutes or 1 hour! The route of this Gondola ride starts few steps far away from Rialto Bridge, crossing hidden inner canals so then you can admire original glimpses that otherwise you cannot notice when walking through the city centre. But that’s not all! Let youself be marveled by the majestic Rialto Bridge, one of the most ancient and famous bridges in Venice. Don't forget that this is a private tour, so you can let yourself be rocked by the waves of Canal Grande with the people closest to you, having an entire gondola at your disposal, for up to 5 people.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The route of the Gondola ride along the Grand Canal and the small internal canals located between the starting gondola mooring place.
You will have a view of the famous Rialto bridge and its surrounding lively area full of happy hour bars and restaurants.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The gondola can host up to 5 people
Reviews(86)
Great experience. Elias was excellent as a guide and driver. Beautiful small canals. Comfortable gondola.
It is a once in a lifetime experience, not to be missed. It was worth every penny to go through Venice
Come on, your in Venice and for $90 your not going to take a Gondola ride. This is a must do, just because its what you do in Venice.
Even with some rain we had a great time. The meet up location is very central, right next to Rialto bridge, and it is easy to find. There were no lines (we saw some very long ones at other gondola pick ups) and we even took our time taking pictures before the tour started.
It’s our gondolier, JP was amazing. It truly made our experience very memorable. He sang to us. He also pointed out all the important points of interest. It was really a very lovely experience.
Gorgeous, calm, interesting trip on the Grand Canal & residential side canals. Courteous knowledgeable gondolier. Enjoyed it very much
It is recommended to do it first and last time. Interesting experience to be but there are too many gondolas even outside of season (beginning of November), as the result gondolas were few time in "traffic jam". Still it is nice experience
Our group of 12 folks reserved three gondolas for one hour at Sunset! It’s the way to go! Less crowded and cooler! Our gondoliers were a hoot! We made beautiful memories and got some great photographs!
Unfortunately this was a bad experience for us as the tour operator did not show up. We waited where we were instructed to meet for over 40 minutes in the heat for someone to appear. We had no other option than to cancel our tour and request a refund.
We had the best ride and gondolier! Venice is amazing! Recommend this excursion. Learned history of Venice which was appreciated.
