Tours/Venice/Classic 30-Minute Gondola Ride in Venice
Viator · group up to 25 pax

Classic 30-Minute Gondola Ride in Venice

3.2(1,089)Venice1 hour
VIATOR3.0(618)TRIPADVISOR3.5(471)

Description

Discover Venice with a 30-minute shared gondola ride, and select from various departure times to explore the city's hidden canals and historic palaces.

Tour Options

14:00 departure
  • 30 minutes gondola ride
15:00 departure
  • 30 minutes gondola ride
11:00 departure
  • 30 minutes gondola ride
12:00 departure
  • 30 minutes gondola ride
17:00 departure
  • 30 minutes gondola ride
18:00 departure
  • 30 minutes gondola ride
16:30 departure
  • 30 minutes gondola ride

Itinerary

10 min

Ride along the famous Grand Canal

Pass by

You will see the famous Basilica della Salute

Pass by

You will see the famous art gallery "Gallerie dell'Accademia", home of some important masterpieces of Venetian art.

Pass by

You will see the "Artists entrance" of the famous Opera House.

Pass by

You will pass by Campo Manin

Highlights

30-minute shared gondola ride

What's included

Included
30-minute shared gondola ride
Not included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Traveller Ratings

3.2
1,089 reviews
5
304
4
213
3
195
2
162
1
215

Important Information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(1,089)

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Frederick_E
August 20, 2026
Venice Gondola waterways extravaganza

Be ready for many many distractions and waterways activity and have your camera ready. Dread for weather and have plenty of hydration on hot summer days.

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Melissa_B
August 18, 2026
A disappointing ride.

A good experience but I think it did not provide the experience I was expecting. It was confusing trying to figure out where to wait as it was not well signed. Only seeing a few people with the same ticket as me by a advertisement poster I knew to stand where we did. On the experience, it felt far quicker than 30min as we just went round a square round the back of a few hotels and that was it. Most of the time we were stuck in an extremely long queue in the river with the gondolier talking to his friends on other gondola the whole way round. Looking at the itinerary, we did not see what we were meant to. Disappointing for the money spent on the experience.

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Teresa_B
August 18, 2026
Ride was meh

First, I thought it was a private boat ride, but it was not. That’s my fault for not reading the fine print. But I mainly rated it as I did because our gondolier did not say the first word. He did not say hello, goodbye, point out, landmarks, etc.. riding in the gondola was of course fun, however, it would have been nice had the gondolier pointed out some things or at least said hello.

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Freedom29317014416
August 16, 2026
Boats in action in Venice

The meeting point is so easy to understand!! and Venice. Go to another nearby island ・Eat Gelato ・Eat squid ink pasta There's nothing I can do about it!!! Laugh Because you should definitely take a boat ride! For some reason, I can't put the picture on it 😭! But... The scenery and ride were great~♡

Operator response

Thank you very much for taking time out of your day to write this review! Your feedback is important to us! We are pleased to read that you had such a good experience with us! We hope that you enjoyed Venice and the gondola ride! We are improving our trip experiences as we go, better suited to the feedback left by you! If you have any doubts, don’t hesitate to contact us! Regards, Bucintoro Viaggi

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Yana_L
August 15, 2026
Incorrect description

We booked for 6 people and there was no information beforehand that only 5 people are allowed to ride together. Accordingly, we were split into two boats and other people rode with us, even though the description says that you ride alone. Furthermore, the trip was already over after approx. 20 min.

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Ameil_S
August 14, 2026
Say yes to this excursion

This was a really wonderful experience. Words really can’t describe just how special this is. Everything was easy from the planning to the execution and it was really worth the price.

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Anne_A
August 12, 2026
No Gandola

It was hot. We had no information given us on the ride and it was very fast. I would not recommend gondola ride with the fighter.

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Babs_R
August 11, 2026
We were running late and...

We were running late and were gonna miss our time slot and they very kindly let us go on the next time slot. Great ride, goes fast and you do a short loop! Gondolier wasn’t very friendly and didn’t talk to us at all which was a pity!

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Lucio_D
August 10, 2026
No communication from the Gondoliers

The experience was good. I wish the gondoliers would have talked about the city of Venice instead of screaming at each other the whole time and whistling. My family and I felt uncomfortable as throughout the whole ride they were just screaming at each other back and forth in Italian and laughing. I wish they would have talked about the city of Venice and explained a few things to us.

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Megan_M
August 10, 2026
If you are in Venice, you...

If you are in Venice, you have to take a gondola ride. My family of 5 was able to be in one gondola and it was a great way to see the city. The gondeliers were whistling and singing. It was just so much fun to experience.

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