Grand Canal Tour: Luxury Motorboat Experience

Embark on a luxury motorboat adventure in Venice to explore the iconic Grand Canal and the stunning Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore. Enjoy personalized attention from a knowledgeable guide as you speed through the city’s waterways and admire the famous landmarks. Don’t miss the chance to climb the bell tower for breathtaking views of Venice!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Begin your journey by meeting your guide at the renowned Piazza San Marco. While you may have enjoyed a gentle gondola ride, experiencing the Venetian waters like a local requires a luxurious speedboat for a true feel of the city.
  • Canal Grande - Embark on a luxury boat tour of the magnificent Grand Canal, where an expert…
What's Included
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Small group of max 8 people
  • Expertly guided boat tour
  • Headset
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Experience the wonders of the enchanting canal city in elegance with a luxury motorboat tour of the Grand Canal. Admire the breathtaking beauty of the renowned canal as you glide past landmarks such as the Doge’s Palace and Rialto Bridge, all while a professional driver leads the journey. Enjoy the views without the hustle of land crowds and listen to…

Location
Doge's Palace
Piazza San Marco
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets in Piazza San Marco, 1 at the winged lion column in front of the Doge's Palace.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sjchap64
Jul 23, 2025
Feel the breeze. See the sites. Learn a bit too! - The best thing is the guide! Gulia was wonderful. Her passion for her hometown was evident and helped make the tour even more meaningful.
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Cress_c
Jul 18, 2025
Must See In Venice - Highlights history and architecture all around the city! Very informative!! Our guide was excellent. She made it even more interesting because her family is steeped in Venice and its history
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347paulo
Jun 13, 2025
Venice from the water is a must-see - We were fortunate to be the only people on the tour and our guide Alessia was very knowledgeable being a born and bred local The trip was so interesting that the hour just flew by and all too soon we were returning to land It was fascinating to see Venice from the water and to learn about it's history and the various measures they are undertaking to manage the flooding in the future If you're even remotely thinking about this tour I can highly recommend it
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Linda
Nov 2, 2024
Cruising the canals of Venice - Walks provides the best tours. The guides are so knowledgeable Barbara was our guide. She was enthusiastic out her city of Venice. She made history come to life. Loved it.
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Rob_m
Oct 17, 2024
Don’t miss this adventure! - Daria was wonderful. She clearly enjoys people and sharing knowledge. Having grown up and lived in Venice her entire life really adds to the story telling. Thank yiu for a fantastic time!
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744cassieb
Oct 12, 2024
Emmanuela was bellisimo! She was funny, engaging and very knowledgeable about the city. I recommend asking for her! S - Ask for Emmanuela! She was funny and knows history, art, the shady site of Venezia. She was great! I loved her sense of humor.
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Peyton_c
Sep 26, 2024
Highly recommend! - We absolutely loved the boat tour around Venice. We were originally contemplating if we wanted to do a gondola ride instead, but are so happy we chose the Boat tour. We were with 2 others so there was plenty of room to move around the boat to take pictures and have shelter from the sun/rain when needed. I would highly recommend this for anyone considering it!
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Holly_s
Sep 23, 2024
Amazing Excursion, well worth the money. - Our tour guide Alessia was amazing. Very knowledgeable and shared a ton of information and history. The boat ride through the small canals and grand canal was great. The lift was broken so we couldn't go to the top of the tower but she more than made up for that with extra time in the boat. Highly recommend for a good scenic tour of Venice!!!!
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Mark_f
Sep 22, 2024
Alessia, what a guide! - Fabulous trip, Alessia, was a brilliant and knowledgeable guide. We really enjoyed the trip to Giudecca island to visit the Basilica, shame that we could not go up the bell tower though. What really blew us away was the trip through the canals on the boat for almost 1 and a half hours. Was absolutely brilliant and was able to see everything from the river viewpoint. Cannot recommend this trip enough. Truly fabulous.
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Csrachill
Oct 29, 2024
Disappointed - Tour lacked history of Venice and information on the architecture. Guide was pleasant but talk of the waste water system, hospital and pick pockets wasn’t the experience I was looking for - also the route wasn’t very interesting. Overall would have preferred to spend less $ and taken a gondola ride.
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From $97
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).