Gondola private VIP Experience : Discover the Floating City

Venice, Italy

30 minutes (approx.)
Group discounts
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Gondola ride and gondolier

Alcoholic Beverages
Gratuities
Bottled water
Snacks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Gondola Danieli
Riva degli Schiavoni, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
In front of the Hotel Danieli

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

San Marco (Pass By)

Ponte dei Sospiri (Pass By)

Campo Santa Maria Formosa (Pass By)

Canal Grande (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

3.7

based on 6 reviews

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Amazing Private ride with Gondolier Thomas!

Laurie_B, Sep 2026

The Private Gondola ride for 3 people was an amazing experience! Thomas, our Gondalier was very experienced and knew the history of Venice. He pointed out all of the main buildings and sites!! We paid over $300 on Viator pre trip to ensure it would just be the 3 of us because many reviews said it’s hard to ride with just the people you’re traveling with…. Not true…, there are so many Gondolas. We took a second private ride on the spur of the moment for just $130 total. I don’t recommend booking ahead of time because the Gondoliers do negotiate prices.

Horrible tourist trap

Nicholas_S, Aug 2026

I mean you probably have to do a gondola ride in Venice , but start to finish , 20 minutes , gondoliers laughing at tourists getting taken . Come to the states especially New York where tourists get taken advantaged of

Must do!

Amy_H, Jun 2026

Too quick of a tour yet great to do. Don’t book using Viatar as it costs $200 more!!! Book when you get into town. Not worth the up charge and plenty of options! Our guide was great!!

No need to book ahead.

Shane_S, Jun 2026

Bad directions to the activity. It took several phone calls before we just figured something else out. But the actual activity was lovely.

Response from Host, Jul 2026

Dear Shane, thank you for your review! I am happy you liked the gondola ride! We actually received many phone calls from you because you could not find the pick up point and we helped you to find it - it's just in front of the Hotel Danieli, a very easy place to find. At the end you found it, thanks to our support and assistance, and you enjoyed the gondola.

Needs better communication.

Jermeljervonta_A, Jun 2026

The booking process was straight forward. But the communication with the gondola company was lacking. Got there and they had no idea about the booking even after I showed them the voucher. Everything got sorted out because i had my documentation. Not sure who was to blame on this. But there was a lot of confusion. Plenty other tours offering this experience, not to mention the ones selling it to you in Venice. It was nice having a dedicated time slot. But next time I will take my chances and go another route.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thank you for your review! I am sorry about the confusion you might have experienced at the moment of embarking on the gondola, o guess the gondoliers have a lot of people to embark in high season and there might has been a misunderstanding but I am happy to know that the voucher you had and that we provided solved the issue and you had a pleasant ride !