Classic 30-Minute Gondola Ride in Venice: Discover the Hidden Canals and Historic Palaces

Experience Venice on a 30-minute shared gondola ride, choosing from multiple departure times to uncover the city’s secret canals and historic palaces.

Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canal Grande - Ride along the famous Grand Canal
  • Ponte di Rialto - You will see the famous Rialto Bridge
  • Campo Manin - You will pass by Campo Manin
  • Hard Rock Cafe - The tour ends in front of the Hard Rock Cafè
  • Gondole Stazio Danieli - Bacino Orseolo, the famous Gondola station right behind St.Mark’s Square, is where your Gondola Ride will end.
What's Included
  • 30-minute shared gondola ride
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Location
Alilaguna & Bucintoro Viaggi -Ticket Office San Marco Giardinetti
Riva degli Schiavoni
Alilaguna ticket office is located at San Marco Giardinetti vaporetto stop, next to the Royal Garden. Strictly requested to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure of the tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Noshabao
Jul 21, 2025
Relaxing ride - Beautiful Gondola Nice person who explained as went navigated through the narrow streets of city Great experience We booked ahead of time and got good price Can be very expensive on the day
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Sarajharrison
Jul 15, 2025
Has to be done - Expensive yes, fun yes When in venice has to be done when In venice Very lovely experience you get to see the small canals that you miss
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Sue
Jul 14, 2025
Have to do experience - This was a lovely have to do experience. The canals are busy and I don’t think if you were looking for a romantic trip that this would be the one to do. I did it with friends and it was good for us.
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Stefan_t
Jul 5, 2025
Nice tour, but difficult to find - Always nice to enjoy the gondolas passing in Venice. Nice tour on the Canal Grande and adjoining canals. But 30 mins is a bit short, but you get a glimpse of the full experience. It was a bit difficult to understand where to find the pick-up point (and to exchange the booking into physical tickets, important!).
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Discover56403916836
Jun 23, 2025
Gondola ride - It was a little difficult to find, opposite the Royal gardens is the best way to find. Shared ride is why the price is lower. We had an unsettled infant on board and the gondolier from the other boat was entertaining him which was lovely to see, Grazia Mille to him! Nice 20 minute ride. For the price it’s all you need for a quick ride on a gondola in Venice!
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501anarat
Jul 5, 2025
15 minutes in traffic jam - Good overall, but boring route just around the block and it took 15 minutes to wait in the gondola traffic jam (out of 30 minutes).
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Vacationer280836
Jul 20, 2025
Gondola no Check in directions - The direct to booking office to check in for the experience where non existent and reference the whole front of the Grand Canal. Ride way good booking avoid at all costs.
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Yasmin_a
Jul 14, 2025
DO NOT BOOK! BOOK directly on the day instead!!! - I booked this trip and contacted the tour provider 6 times about the meet up point with no reply so I missed the boat trip!!! Even now 3 days later i have mo response. I asked for refund via Viator and the tour operator responded to them only, declining and saying i went on the trip?! £88 completely wasted and down the drain!!. When you book this trip it is impossible to contact the tour provider and the meeting points are actually very hard to find especially if you do not speak italian. You are better off booking a gondala ride on the day when you see the boats waiting because you are gauranteed to get on and back, and the prices are similar. Really unhappy with this tour provider and will not be booking any more trips with them. Dont waste your money.
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Sarah
Jul 11, 2025
Couldn’t find it 😞 - Couldn’t find it So had to pay for another one on top. I asked 4 different companies who sent me to others. If I went back I wouldn’t pre book.
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Sarah_a
Jun 27, 2025
Don’t waste your time or money - We met at 7pm, walked 6-10 minutes back the direction we came. Stood in line for another 5-8 minutes then got on our boat for a 15-20 minute ride. The boat operator was talking on the phone most of the time. An absolute waste of money!
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From $45
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).