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 - Experience a journey along the renowned Grand Canal
  • Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute - Admire the iconic Basilica della Salute
  • Gallerie dell’Accademia - Visit the esteemed “Gallerie dell’Accademia,” showcasing significant Venetian art masterpieces.
  • Teatro La Fenice - View the “Artists entrance” of the celebrated…
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.

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Marcusstella
Sep 30, 2025
Romantic Experience with my Partner - Very romantic experience enjoying a sunset gondola ride at 6pm. My fiancée and I enjoyed a lovely shared experience with a father and daughter. It was a very fun way to explore the grand canal and incredibly picturesque. This tour was also an affordable way to experience one of Venice’s ‘Must Do’ tourist activities.
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Francesca
Sep 25, 2025
Ticket booth was a bit tough to find but once you get your tickets the gondola ride is Beautiful and organized. - Beautiful and organized. Ticket booth but hard to find but once you get tickets it’s punctual. Beautiful views and staff very friendly
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Danielle_p
Oct 8, 2025
Gondola Ride - Fun Venetian experience. First time in a gondola and it was fun! The boats require at party of 5, thankfully, my mom and I made friends with another couple and we were able to be in the same boat together. It was quite the Venetian experience and I loved it!
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Josephine_t
Sep 27, 2025
Enjoyable ride - Even though it was raining, it was a very enjoyable ride the gondolier was very skillful not very friendly. We share the ride with two lovely people and it was a lot of fun.
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Andy
Sep 22, 2025
The actual Gondola ride was really lovely. However, the experience in terms of meeting up with the agent wasn’t good - The actual Gondola ride experience was really lovely. However, the experience in terms of meeting up with agent wasn’t good.
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Teresa_r
Sep 21, 2025
Not worth your time - It’s not a tour, it’s just a canal ride. Gondola drivers only take euros. This was our only way of using a credit card to ride a gondola.
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M5856itcharlotteg
Sep 22, 2025
Unacceptable and feeling of scam - Unacceptable! I am extremely disappointed. The rendezvous time was at 6:45 p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. start. Knowing the sun sets at 7:20. Except that at 7:02 p.m. an organizer arrived and divided us into several groups. Took more than 6/7 minutes. Then we walked at a very fast pace pdt almost 10 minutes to reach the gondoliers. I might as well tell you that the sun was already set. And here's the pompom. Our gondolier who seemed annoyed, answered a phone call by uttering insults all along the ride (yes there are people who speak Italian even at tourists, crazy worm). And made a lap so fast that precisely 13 minutes later we were back on dry land. So yes we may not have found the right gondolier, but whatever happens on the streets for 90€ it is possible to have 30 minutes of gondola. And if we share with strangers we divide that amount. There I paid 100€ I was with 3 strangers and I did less than 15 minutes of gondola. The big scam. To flee, go straight to the streets. You'll be all the more delighted.
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Emilia_r
Sep 22, 2025
Skip this one! - Truly disappointed with the experience. They don’t tell you you’ll be hiking from one point of Venice to another to get the gondola ride and then put on with other people! Boring ride with zero information from the Gondalier. I do not recommend this experience as price point is high for what you get.
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Rebekah_p
Sep 19, 2025
Our tour guide waited for... - Our tour guide waited for a family Who never showed up so we arrived late to the boat Our tour guide didn’t speak English And we missed sunset which we paid extra for
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Robyn_s
Sep 16, 2025
Very poor and very sad. - Do not go through Viator or anything to do with that Gondola company. We purchased what we thought were 2 tickets for a private “tour” but they put us with another couple when we went to enter the boat. The gondola driver never spoke to us. He only spoke to the other gondola drivers and smoked. When I went to the ticket booth after for an explanation she said this is not the first complaint but never offered any money back. It is terrible that my husband and I were in Venice for the first time and our experience was so terrible for the Gondola ride that should have been a beautiful experience.
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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).