The tour was excellent - the guide has a wealth of knowledge of history and Venetian culture, and he provided clear, comprehensive information as we walked around the city. Very enjoyable’





Enjoy a walking tour of the city to discover its treasures nestled amid charming squares, bridges and narrow streets and then hop aboard a classic Venetian gondola boat. After exploring the Grand Canal and the smaller canals around the neighborhood of Fenice, soak up the charms of the romantic city while wandering through picturesque cobblestone alleyways and squares. Your knowledgeable guide will point out all the highlights of Venice from the area between Piazza San Marco to Rialto Bridge.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 10.
The Gondola Ride leaves from Bacino Orseolo, right behind St. Mark's Square which you can visit by your own
You will get on the Gondola in Bacino Orseolo, right behind St. Mark's Square.
See from the outside the beautiful and graceful spiral staircase, named “bovolo” in Venetian.
See from outside the famous La Fenice Opera House
During the Gondola Ride you will reach the Grand Canal and have a look at the Rialto Bridge
The itinerary of this Gondola Ride will take you on the Grand Canal.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride lasts about 2h 9min–2h 27min. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $69 per person for this Venice experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 3:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Alilaguna ticket office is located at San Marco Giardinetti vaporetto stop, next to the Royal Gardens. Please don't look for Alilaguna office on Google maps. Strictly requested to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure of the tour. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 25 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 3.8 out of 5 across 3,669 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Bucintoro Viaggi.
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The tour was excellent - the guide has a wealth of knowledge of history and Venetian culture, and he provided clear, comprehensive information as we walked around the city. Very enjoyable’
We had a very informative and entertaining walking tour, covered a lot of ground. Gondola ride was excellent, just four of us in the boat.
We had an absolutely fantastic experience on this tour. Our guide was hilarious, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable. Rather than simply leading us from one famous tourist attraction to the next, he brought the city to life through fascinating historical insights, local legends, and entertaining stories that you won't find in a typical guidebook. What really made the tour stand out was his sense of humour. He had a unique way of weaving jokes into the history, making even centuries-old events feel vivid, memorable, and fun. The perfect balance of education and entertainment kept everyone engaged from start to finish. If you're looking for a tour that goes beyond the obvious landmarks and gives you a deeper understanding of the city's character, culture, and hidden stories, this is the one to choose. Highly recommended!
Excellent activity. Starts off with static explanation of why Venice is where it is. Then steady walk around. All well explained. Guide (Stephano) took many questions and answered them all. Quite a pace with a lot to see Prebooked gondola slot Gondola is 30 min trip on grand canal then some small canals. This is much cheaper than a full separate gondola ride. Only downside is sharing the gondola with 2-3 others. Overall good value and a good orientation start. Recommended
I was held up by unforeseen circumstances (our transportation to get into Venice did not show). When I tried to message the tour operator, about this, via messenger, I did not get a message back. The number that was in the booking to call, said: all circuits were busy. Not helpful as a contact number. I had hoped to talk to someone to try to catch up with the tour later or re-book for later, unfortunately that didn’t happen.
Really good guide, iconic gondola journey. Perfect.
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 hear that you had such a good experience with us! We hope that you enjoyed Venice and the gondola ride! If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us. Best regards, Bucintoro Viaggi
Very knowledgeable and engaging We learned so much about the city’s history and every day life. Highly recommend!
The tour itself with the gondola ride was very nice and informative however our guide was a bit rude and aggressive. She was rude to one of my friends that I was traveling with and kept telling her to put her phone down and if she was talking to her son. My friend was taking pictures with her phone not on the phone. This is the 2nd time on this tour for me and the previous guide 2 years ago was fun and amazing but his one might need to retire, she didn’t seem to be enjoying her job unfortunately, which made my friends first time on this tour not pleasant.
It was a lovely quick tour, guide was superb . The gondola ride was nice . Meeting point of tour was east to reach
Walking tour was very informative and you tour a lot of the back streets and not the main area's. Doesn't go into much detail about St. Mark's if you are looking for that. Gondola ride is 30 mins and was very cool. Each only holds 4 people so plan for that.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride | 2h 9min–2h 27min | 3.8 (3,669) | $69 | |
Gondola Ride with Private Walking Tour in Venice | 3 hours | 5.0 (371) | $90 | View |
Venice In a Day St Mark's Doges Palace Gondola Ride and City Tour | 4–6 hours | 4.8 (5,092) | $132 | View |
Best of Venice in 2 Hours: Walking Tour & Gondola Ride | 2 hours | 5.0 (9) | $318 | View |
Venice in a Day: St Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace & Gondola Ride | 6 hours | 4.6 (731) | $109 | View |
St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace Guided Tour with Gondola Ride | 3h 30min | 4.6 (1,333) | $113 | View |
City Center Walking Tour in Venice & Gondola Ride Experience | 2h 30min | 4.6 (7) | $68 | View |