The tour was well organized. The driver was very good. The tour guide was okay, we were partly treated like we were in kindergarten. Otherwise, we can only recommend the tour operator.





Enjoy an 11-hour guided tour to discover Venice, the most romantic city in the world, from Lake Garda. Sightsee with a tour escort through the heart of Venice. During this excursion you will be able to see the most famous attractions of the city of the doges, such as the Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark's Cathedral and its square, the bell tower, and the Rialto Bridge. You will take a private boat through Venice's canals and have free time in the afternoon.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
In demand: 7 of the next 32 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
Start your trip from Lake Garda to Venice city by coach! Time in bus is approx 3 hours for Venice and 3 hours return transfer
Arrive in Venice by 11:00 AM and hop on a private boat and cross the lagoon to St. Mark's.
Take a 50-minute walking tour of St. Mark's Square, complete with an official city guide and headphones, and see some of the city’s most famous landmarks, such as St. Mark's Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs, and the Campanile. Stroll the main streets to the Rialto Bridge and other monuments of “La Serenissima.”
At about 12:45 PM arrive at Rialto Bridge. Venice’s ultimate icon! Built in 1591, the Rialto Bridge crosses the Grand Canal in style. Packed with history, gorgeous views, and lively shops, it’s the heart of the city—and a total must-see.
In the afternoon (from 1 PM to 4:25 PM), get some free time to relax and explore Venice on your own. Go off the beaten path for a more authentic look at everyday life in the city, or just sit back and people-watch in one of the many cafés of Piazza San Marco. Have a gondola trip or lagoon boat trip during this time if booked with our guide on bus.
At 4:25 PM meet the guide in front of Gabrielli hotel (Riva degli Schiavoni, 4110, 30122 Venezia VE). Jump back on the boat to get from there to the bus parking. Leave from bus parking at approximately 5:15 PM.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Venice Full-Day Tour from Lake Garda lasts about 11–13 hours. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $96 per person for this Lake Garda experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 16 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, with 14 departures a day between 7:05 AM and 9:15 AM.
Children aged 3–12 pay from $78, adults from $96. Infants go free.
It can: 7 of the next 32 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is At 8:25 from Sirmione Restaurant Erica (Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 43, 25019 Sirmione BS). Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in DE, DE, EN, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 52 participants.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Children must be accompanied by an adult
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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The tour was well organized. The driver was very good. The tour guide was okay, we were partly treated like we were in kindergarten. Otherwise, we can only recommend the tour operator.
Fantastic day from start to finish. The coach was clean and smart, the guide was incredibly knowledgeable and interesting, and the whole day ran really smoothly. My only feedback would be to let bookers know that they will need to have cash for the gondola and lagoon rides beforehand as although we stopped somewhere with a cashpoint, it charged a hefty fee for withdrawal. It would also be useful to know that the gondola ride is for 4 people.
Arranged boat trip in afternoon added nothing to the day. Prepaid tickets to St Marks would be preferable. Tickets on the day were impossible. Disappointing.
It was basically a bus ride to Venice. A little bit of talk about 10 mins in total about Venice. No Air con on the bus made it very warm and people unable to sit by their partners on the bus which was disappointing as it was first come first served so if your last on the pick up list something to be aware of. Venice was ok, very very busy but worth a day trip.
The tour will not wait if you are late by 5 minutes and communication is limited with the tour guide. Huge regret.
Dear Guest This review is inaccurate. We have full record of the facts: after waiting 5 minutes past the scheduled departure time, our team called you directly, and you stated you would need another 20 minutes to arrive—making it a total delay of 25 minutes. To respect the schedule and the majority of our guests who arrive punctually, our buses must depart on time at every pickup location. Delaying a departure by nearly half an hour would ruin the entire itinerary for everyone else on board. As stated on our vouchers, we ask guests to arrive 10 minutes early—not 25 minutes late—as we cannot hold the bus. We regret that you missed the tour, but maintaining timeliness and fairness for all our passengers remains our priority.
Pick-up for us directly in front of the hotel - punctual, top! The tour guide gave useful tips and information about Venice in various languages during the trip. Everything with a pleasant ease - very agreeable. However, they charge a significant premium for the offers on the bus for gondolas and boat trips. Our tip: Book a gondola at one of the many official stations on site. The price is set by the authorities at 90€ per gondola per trip and you then have it privately to yourself. Otherwise, everything went well with the transfer. We cannot say anything about the city tour, as we did not book it.
It gets you in and out of Venice for the day but other than that avoid! On the coach trip up to Venice you get a constant narration on the speaker - mainly in German! Take headphones. You arrive in Venice for ‘the tour’ are handed headsets and instead of being separated by English speakers and German speakers the groups were mixed. The guide spoke German most of the time and didn’t give the same to the English speakers. When we pointed this out she was angry and rude and continued in German. You are marched through Venice at a rapid pace don’t get to sprang any time anywhere or ask any questions at all. You are called at and what was meant to be a longer tour ends much sooner. It’s not worth your time or money. The gondola ride felt very Disney. Inauthentic and short! No engagement - you are processed. You then have free time to do your own thing - but they scare you on the coach with talk of pickpockets and being ripped off in cafes. There is no charm or honesty in this tour. Although Christina was lovely - it’s not what they advertise it to be! Especially if you are an English speaker.
I am disappointed by the full-day tour to Venice. I booked it because of the language of the tour, i.e., a German-speaking tour guide. Unfortunately, the commentary and explanations on board were almost exclusively in English. In German, only the lagoon trip was explained in detail as an advertisement for the actual trip (26€ - the trip was ultimately boring). The 1-hour walking tour with a city guide through Venice was unfortunately not a real walking tour. We walked quickly to the Rialto Bridge without stopping or having time to look around. In the process, only a few brief things were said in German - and that was it. For the gondola ride, 35€ was charged, and the ride led through dark canals where boats were lying everywhere and laundry was hanging out of the windows, so not a gondola ride on the Grand Canal (37€ bookable online). Conclusion: I will gladly visit Venice again, but differently........planned myself and booked the attractions individually.
Very good trip, very well done to our great guide Francesco, well organised and very informative 👍👍
Travelled from Limone so was an early start and finish, but coach was fine with comfort breaks on route. Venice was lovely. We were disappointed however with the gondola ride, which was an optional extra offered on the coach, payable in cash only, also boat ride around the islands. ( cant comment on this 1 ) If you want to do the gondola trip as a couple & not be grouped with upto 5 people on gondola, arrange the ride yourself when u get there, there's plenty of free time and seemed to be plenty of gondola waiting. Through the guide the price is €35pp for about 20mins, potentially not sitting next to your partner. If you wait until you get there, I think it was €90 for the gondola and out for slightly longer. There were no queues when we visited 7/9/26
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