Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride
Venice, Italy
- 2 hours 9 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the famous sites and hidden charms of Venice on this walking tour, followed by a ride through the city’s canals on an iconic gondola. Follow your local guide through a romantic maze of surrounding backstreets to discover some of Venice’s lesser-known gems. Learn the fascinating history of Venice as you wander through narrow alleys and over stone footbridges, and then hop aboard a Venetian gondola for a leisurely ride along the Grand Canal.
- Venice tour including a gondola ride and walking tour
- Take a gondola ride down the Grand Canal of Venice!
- Enjoy a walking tour of Venice, passing sights that the tourist maps miss
- Stroll through narrow back streets and alleyways while learning about Venetian history
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
This bestseller pairs a walking tour with a gondola ride, for not much more than the price of the ride alone.
What's Included
- Gondola ride (30 minutes)
- Professional guide
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Interior visits to Venice attractions
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Alilaguna & Bucintoro Viaggi -Ticket Office San Marco GiardinettiRiva degli Schiavoni, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
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.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.3:00 pm
Itinerary
This walking tour of Venice provides an excellent introduction to the city’s highlights and history, plus the classic Venetian experience of riding in a gondola.
Meet your guide near St Mark’s Square, wander through the surrounding neighborhood as your guide illuminates the history of Venice as a maritime superpower and incubator of Renaissance art. Admire iconic Venetian landmarks such as the Teatro la Fenice opera house, the Rialto Bridge and the mysterious spiral staircase of Scala del Bovolo. The specific tour itinerary may vary by day, as there is so much to see!
After exploring the city’s romantic streets by foot, climb aboard a traditional gondola boat for a romantic ride along the city’s famous canals. Navigated by a friendly gondolier, cruise by spectacular historic structures along the Grand Canal and float down smaller watery ways in the Fenice neighborhood. Then, step back on solid ground at the Dogana/Valaresso Station in central Venice.
Please note: The walking tour does not include entry to the monuments.
Meet your guide near St Mark’s Square, wander through the surrounding neighborhood as your guide illuminates the history of Venice as a maritime superpower and incubator of Renaissance art. Admire iconic Venetian landmarks such as the Teatro la Fenice opera house, the Rialto Bridge and the mysterious spiral staircase of Scala del Bovolo. The specific tour itinerary may vary by day, as there is so much to see!
After exploring the city’s romantic streets by foot, climb aboard a traditional gondola boat for a romantic ride along the city’s famous canals. Navigated by a friendly gondolier, cruise by spectacular historic structures along the Grand Canal and float down smaller watery ways in the Fenice neighborhood. Then, step back on solid ground at the Dogana/Valaresso Station in central Venice.
Please note: The walking tour does not include entry to the monuments.
Piazza San Marco (Pass By)
Gondola Danieli (Pass By)
Scala Contarini del Bovolo (Pass By)
Teatro La Fenice (Pass By)
Ponte di Rialto (Pass By)
Canal Grande (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- If you're planning a day trip to Venice and staying outside the city, please note that an access fee will be required on certain dates. For more information, including details about exemptions and the specific dates when the fee applies, please visit (https://cda.ve.it).
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Renee_Z
Thank you very much Sara. We had a wonderful day with you showing us your beautiful city. Sara was very engaging and informative. She made the tour accessible for adults and children alike. We highly recommend Sara and her tour.
Reviews
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Olivia_H, Jul 2026
This tour was fabulous! Our tour guide was very personable. We had a small group so he got to know each of us which made the tour more enjoyable.
He was very knowledgeable and gave us great recommendations for things to do around the city. We saw things we would’ve never seen on our own, so the tour was absolutely worth it.
Angela_K, Jul 2026
A very knowledgeable and interesting guide who showed us the main sights as well as some off the beaten track. He was able to answer all our questions. The gondola ride afterwards was pleasant and enjoyable.
Cameron_T, Jul 2026
You go around a block 14 of the route is in a rough water way and told to sit still because if you move the boat will rock even in the other calmer canals.
Leo_C, Jul 2026
Georgia was very knowledgeable. Gandola ride was fun. Lots of hidden secrets. Not sure what else to put here...
Nancy_G, Jul 2026
The walking tour was great with Paula. Enjoyed the quieter side of Venice.
The gondola ride was disappointing. The gondoliers assisting with entering and exiting the gondola acted like we were an inconvenience. I would hire a private gondola ride if I was to do it again.
John_S, Jul 2026
Walking tour was interesting but gondola ride exceeded expectations. We expected to ride to be short with the reasonable price but it was about 20 mins and the best part of the tour
Kathryn_K, Jul 2026
A great tour of the San Marco area of Venice. Our guide was attentive to the group, especially since it was a very hot day. There were brief parts of the tour that it was hard to hear, but overall a good experience.
Nily_M, Jun 2026
The guide was funny and made the tour so amusing. And it included a nice gondola ride which was a great treat. I would highly recommend him and this tour
Ethan_S, Jun 2026
Poorly organized, tour started late and ran longer than stated. It was a group gondola ride which we didn’t get to take due to organization and things going longer than what was expected.
Marcia_G, May 2026
Great tour of venice, I enjoyed learning about the history and what the various buildings were used for.
Anne_G, May 2026
Great tour, we would have been lost without guide. Very interesting info, but too much talk about celebrities that have visited Venice
Gondola ride was GREAT, longer than I thought it would be. Only drawback was the transition from walking tour to gondola was a little unorganized.
david_d, May 2026
well informed tour guide gondola ride was awesome, could have had a stop for a drink of wine or something
Constance_L, May 2026
A short fun look at the smaller streets and history of Venice. Followed by a gondola ride. We had a wonderful tour guide!
Helen_H, Apr 2026
A fantastic walking tour, Marina was very knowledgeable, engaging humour, kept a good pace but it didn't feel rushed.
MarieFrance_R, Apr 2026
This was so cute. It was a little bit busy on the water but for the price and the experience, it was charming and we’re happy to have done it!
MarieAnn_G, Apr 2026
Very informative. You get to go further inside the city that you would not know. The Hondola ride was good too
Anindya_S, Mar 2026
Overall a good city walking tour which will give you an impressive overview of Venice and its many nooks and crannies. The Gondola ride (obviously) was wonderful. Only honest feedback is, the overall pace could be a little slower especially for first timers to grasp the essence.
Renee_Z, Mar 2026
Thank you very much Sara. We had a wonderful day with you showing us your beautiful city. Sara was very engaging and informative. She made the tour accessible for adults and children alike. We highly recommend Sara and her tour.
John_H, Feb 2026
The tour was informative and interesting. I wasn't aware that I would be sharing a gondola with people that I did not know. The other couple sat in the lounge seating while my wife and I sat on opposides of the boart on small stools. Tfe lounging couple kept asking us to take pictures of them while we were trying to stay perched onto our stools. The gondola ride was miserable riding with another couple who we had no idea who they were. It was really ridiculous and I wish this was explained in the details or on the tour. Had I known I wouldn't even gotten on the gondola. Really disappointing.
Mark_D, Feb 2026
Must do to see and learn about the real Venice.
Ask any question and get a genuine response from someone who lives in the city, and loves it!
paul_s, Nov 2025
Never showed in the spot to pick up all 6 people waiting, and we were there a half hour early.wanted to go traveled all the way from USA for the tour and the boat ride and it was the last tour of the day and leaving tomorrow, I hope next time.
judy_m, Oct 2025
Stefano did a good job our walking you guide 👏 🙌 and also gandola boat 🚢 driver 👏 he was good and nice looking guy too 😁..get tour you will love it..we had fun even it's rainy day but we had much enjoyed and fun..
From USA 🇺🇸
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Thomas_M, Oct 2025
You need to be able to handle the walking on uneven terrain. The guide was excellent and we would have preferred more of the walking tour and done without the gondola ride. Our gondolier was less than enthusiastic.
Pf10533, Oct 2025
Nadia our guide was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and a great guide. Explained the different in a clear informative manner . She was able to insure all of the group were involved either the tour . The gondola ride was a dream come true . The staff and driver were careful as we came on the gondola, an experience not to be missed.
Gigi_T, Oct 2025
Excellent local guide very knowledgeable, kind and intelligent.
Would highly recommend. Very happy we choice this tour.
Yamileth_D, Oct 2025
The walking tour was very enjoyable. Our guide Stefan was knowledgeable and shared interesting history of Venice. The gondola tour was wonderful but the wait was a little long.
Mark_G, Oct 2025
Gondola experience was disappointing
Our seats were on broken benches
After the ride they wouldn’t let us take a picture
Came thousands of likes wouldn’t les us take a 2 second picture
Tim_M, Oct 2025
The headsets provided did not work very well. I think we missed half of the presentation especially in crowded areas. Please upgrade your headsets.
ron_k, Oct 2025
We could have stayed with her forever. She knew what she was talking about.
I was not as happy with the Gondal, he could have talked and told us more about the area, but they just went around the corner.
Amanda_M, Oct 2025
The tour was excellent, extremely informative and our tour guide was also funny in places too. Highly recommended.
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