Top Activities on the Ground in Venice

Explore Venice's famous canals on a guided gondola ride through the city. Meander beneath bridges and along quiet, peaceful stretches in a traditional Venetian boat, taking in sights such as the Rialto Bridge and Campo Manin as you go. Join our expert gondolier in enjoying one of Venice's most leisurely and original pastimes, and don't miss this chance to experience the Grand Canal from the water.

Book a shared Venice Link arrival transfer from Marco Polo Airport to your Venice hotel, and enjoy a stress-free start to your trip. It’s a simple, cost-effective boat transfer that’s available through the week.

Experience the magic of Venice on a small-group gondola ride through its enchanting canals, led by skilled gondoliers. Glide beneath centuries-old bridges, marvel at the Grand Canal, and enjoy stunning views of St. Mark’s Square and San Giorgio Island. Enhance your journey with a visit to the Gondola Gallery to uncover the history and craftsmanship of Venice’s iconic gondolas, see an original gondola on display, and take a 3D journey through Venice across the centuries.

Embark on a guided boat tour through the Venetian Lagoon to explore three islands in just one trip: Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Discover Murano's famous glass-blowing art with a live demonstration; stroll through Burano’s colorful streets; and explore the historical wonders of Torcello, the birthplace of the Venice Republic. Customize your experience with different tour options, including the chance to travel by retro boat.

Listen to fascinating stories about Venice history, landmarks, and people with a self-guided audio tour. Unlike traditional tours with fixed times and routes, this combines expert insight with the freedom to explore at your own pace. The included Venice map doubles as a guidebook—just open your browser and go. Available in multiple languages with both audio and written formats for broader accessibility.

Visit Torcello, Murano, and Burano—three islands in the Venetian Lagoon—on this tour from Venice by motorboat. With a guide, watch glass being blown at a Murano glass factory, see historical cathedrals on Torcello, and admire exquisite handmade lace on Burano. This is a great way to see more than just the central sights of Venice and enjoy a cruise on the water. Select a departure time when booking.

Standard walking tours move at a fixed pace with a fixed group—not ideal for travelers who want to explore Venice on their own terms. This self-guided scavenger hunt runs entirely on your smartphone, with clues, puzzles, and audio stories unlocking as you move between historic landmarks across the city. The app lets you start, pause, and pick back up whenever suits you, making it a practical option for solo travelers, couples, and families alike.

The UNESCO-listed Dolomites, located just north of Venice, offer some of the most stunning alpine scenery in Italy, but are tough to get to from Venice with public transportation. This full-day driving tour takes care of the driving for you, and also offers free time to explore Cortina d’Ampezzo, stroll along the banks of Lake Misurina, and snap photos from the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

Whether you’re a family or a group of friends, put some challenge into your Venice visit with this private scavenger hunt app—a self-guided walking tour featuring location-based puzzles and riddles. Journey past more than 10 top landmarks including Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari as you wander alleys, cross bridges, and admire lagoon vistas—uncovering local history and legends. There’s no schedule, so start and stop when you want.

Rialto, San Marco and secret casinos — Venice's greatest hits, replayed as a game. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Venice on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Cross the Ponte di Rialto, the Grand Canal's marble veteran • Take in Piazza San Marco, Europe's most famous drawing room • Find the Casino Venier, an 18th-century gambling den in disguise Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. La Serenissima, seriously fun.

See Venice in the early morning light and without the crowds—and get fit too—on this sunrise running tour that finishes with a well-deserved cup of coffee. Take in the main attractions and promenades at a mellow pace with time to take photos, and get an endorphin rush that will set you up for the rest of the day. Run in a small group or upgrade for a private tour.

Let's bike through the "Orto di Venezia" (Venice's "vegetable garden"), through artichokes fields and farms, admiring the Venice skyline from a very unusual view and tasting the unique honey produced only on this island. Bike along the island banks and fields and enjoy a rare view of Venice from an unusual spot. Experience the unique natural beauty of the island, appreciating the relaxed and traditional lifestyle of its few inhabitants. In fact, although being the largest island of the lagoon, Sant’Erasmo is populated by only 700 people, the majority of whom farm their own lands producing amazing fruits and vegetables. One of most interesting crops is the typical purple-hued artichokes, a slow food ® presidium “Carciofo Violetto di Sant'Erasmo”. Another typical activity in the island is beekeeping: bees enjoy the amazing variety of flowers growing on the salty soil, and they produce a unique kind of honey which you will be able to taste. While biking you will appreciate the variety of crops grown by local farmers as well as beautiful wild landscapes while spotting the belfries of Venice from afar.

Free your mind from the city frenzy and give yourself an enveloping experience with a private tour to discover the Dolomites, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Together we will explore the most enchanting places that have made the Dolomites famous throughout the world. We will indulge in moments of relaxation on the shores of crystal clear lakes, nestled between the peaks and fir forests. The views, which can be enjoyed simply sitting or walking, offer an extraordinary natural spectacle. Every moment is a good time to visit the Dolomites, especially if you belong to that group of people who embrace the belief that life should be lived with an adventurous spirit. The Dolomites, with their magnetic charm, become irresistible once you cross the threshold: they have too much to offer!

The UNESCO-listed Venice Lagoon is home to over a hundred islands and this half-day visits two of the most popular—Murano and Burano. Enjoy magnificent views of Venice as you cruise out across the lagoon, visit Murano Island to discover its ancient tradition of glass-blowing, and admire Burano’s brightly colored waterfront on a walking tour.

The Dolomites are unique mountains of their kind, we will discover them on foot and away from the chaos but in safety and walking for hours immersed in nature, with an environmental hiking guide, who, with many years of experience, knows all the most beautiful places to walk in nature and enjoy breathtaking views, perhaps hoping for a meeting with the local fauna. There may be an opportunity to taste excellent local mountain products such as mountain cheese, it will be possible, after agreement with the customer, to stop for lunch in a refuge with excellent specialties of mountain cuisine.

Cannaregio is one of Venice’s most fascinating districts, home to the Venice Jewish Ghetto, the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, and more. Get to know it at your own pace with this fun interactive scavenger hunt. Solve riddles and puzzles to find sights, solve questions based on clues you find in signs or pictures, and join in exciting photo tasks, learning new things about the city at every step.

Escape the crowds in St. Mark's Square and visit three of the top islands in the Venetian lagoon in a single day. Save hours with private boat transportation and stop in Murano for a glassblowing demonstration before continuing on Torcello, Venice's oldest inhabited island. End with a stroll on the island of Burano to snap photos of its candy-colored houses and browse the traditional lace shops.

The most beautiful and sustainable way to live a cycling experience in Venice! You will discover the Lido Island, also called the Golden Island, for its natural beaches and the ancient village of Malamocco, of ancient origins and bulwark of the Serenissima Republic. Arrival at the landing pier at Lido di Venezia. Meeting with the guide for the delivery of bicycles. Departure for a circular tour of 15 km with stops to admire some Art Nouveau villas. Continue along the lagoon with a stop to tell some morphological aspects of the lagoon, its islands, mudflats and canals. Once you reach the historic village of Malamocco technical stop with snack. After the stop, departure to the Murazzi dam for a path overlooking the sea. You arrive in front of the Excelsior hotel, where every year the best international artists and actors stay during the Film Festival. Just a couple of kilometers to get to the finish line where you can leave your bikes.

Take a breather from the Venice crowds and explore its peaceful countryside on this guided half-day bike tour. With a guide and a small group, you'll cycle past charming villages and along the scenic Brenta River. Highlights include historic estates like Villa Foscari in Malcontenta and the once-summer homes of the Venetian Doges. Cap off the experience with a stop in the quaint town of Dolo to enjoy local culture.

Discover the beautiful Venetian villas of the Riviera del Brenta on this guided bike ride. A peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of Venice, the tour showcases the extravagant architecture that lines the banks of the Brenta River between Venice and Padua—such as Grand Villa Pisani and Villa Foscari. Along the way, hear tales of Venice’s aristocratic families, see spectacular landscaped gardens, and enjoy the riverside views.

Guided tour of the Doge's Palace with Priority access; the visit to the Palace will be enriched by a visit to the famous Prison of Giacomo Casanova. Included in the price you will also have a ticket to visit the Correr Museum, the Marciana Library and the Archaeological Museum in full autonomy

The lush wetlands around Lio Piccolo and Mesole play host to a wealth of birds—including flamingos, some migrating for the winter, others present all year round. Join a nature guide and a group of no more than seven other travelers on this bird-watching adventure and spot ducks, herons, wading birds, and flamingos. Please note: package price excludes the water bus from Venice and the cost of your bike rental.

Venice has a millenary history filled not only with macabre tales of ghosts and crimes, but also with tender and fascinating legends. With the "Romantic Venice" treasure hunt, you will experience a magical adventure in the most evocative city in the world. Your task will be to search for clues and solve puzzles, in order to unlock the legend of the place and be able to advance to the next stage. IT'S FOR WHOM: • want to surprise your partner with a different magical experience or celebrate an anniversary • wants to celebrate a hen/stag party • wants to discover the city with friends between one bacaro and another • wants to experience a family adventure (supervision is required for children under 12).