Venetian Villas Cruise: 9-Hour Brenta Riviera Tour

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Embark on a 9-hour charming journey along the Brenta Riviera, traversing through art and history on a Burchiello boat. The expedition begins in Venice and concludes in Padua.

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

La Malcontenta - Guided tour of the Villa
Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari - Guided tour of the Villa
Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani - Guided tour of the Villa

What's Included

Navigation from Venice San Marco to the center of Padua
In-vehicle air conditioning
On-board restrooms
Professional guide in 4 languages

What's Not Included

Lunch
Return back to the location of departure

Additional Information

The transport of animals is not allowed, unless they are kept in a pet carrier
Luggage transport is not allowed, unless for small hand luggage, allowed upon request
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For…

Location

S. Marco-San Zaccaria "A"

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Juergenk948

Sep 21, 2025

Great tour with Burchiello along the Brenta from Venice to Padua. - We had a perfect day. In addition to the great weather, Olympia, our tour guide, contributed significantly to this. Highly recommended!

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Jean

Sep 6, 2025

A magnificent cruise on the Brenta - We are very happy with the cruise which was very well organized. The team was very efficient. We especially thank our guide Vanessa who gave us many very interesting explanations. She successfully led two groups of different Italian and French languages. She gave us all the directions to help us on our return trip from Padua to Venice.

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Carolinadg2957lm

Aug 31, 2025

An alternative Venetian day - A beautiful experience that offers the traveler aspects of Venetian life of the eighteenth century and enriches our naturalistic environmental knowledge. Congratulations to the professional preparation and not only of our super guides Olympia and Emma. ❤️❤️❤️

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Mernelly

Jul 21, 2025

Brenta River Cruise with the Friends of the Heart - In June together with 5 Friends we participated in the cruise departing from Venice and arriving in Padua. Beautiful experience. The boat is very comfortable, with air conditioning (given the indispensable African heat) and the bar. The crew very courteous and professional. Our guide Olympia a friendly, nice and very professional person. It 'was very interesting to hear it both during visits to the villas, both during navigation. Also excellent lunch in the partner restaurant. An experience to definitely recommend

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Franciscol387

Jun 20, 2025

Great experience something some screaming and rude children - The guide, VANESA, did a great job explaining everything clearly and patiently even though three families with boisterous children kept bothering. In the last villa they were again struck by the fact that they will be silent ... the parents were upset and to everyone's pleasure, they abandoned the tour. I suggest you indicate that this long trip is NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEARS. For the rest a highly recommended experience!!!

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Viola

Apr 20, 2025

The meeting place in Venice was unclear to us, please define more clearly. A well-organized trip, complete, friendly rice - Communicate a lot of knowledge about the villas and the life of the inhabitants in a nice, interesting way Good time to the villas

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Richard_p

Oct 21, 2024

Thoroughly enjoyable way to travel by boat from Venice to Padua - excellent guide and great way to understand Venice and Padova. The visits to three very different Venetian villas gave a good insight into how its elite escaped the busy city.

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John_b

Sep 28, 2024

A cruise through the countryside and time. - This was a very well organized and professional tour. Our guide was terrific and explanations were given in Italian, French, and English. The county side is beautiful and going through the locks and swing bridges was great fun. The three villas we visited were incredibly beautiful. The water was high so were could not go all the way to Padua. Tour company arranged a bus to drop people at the bus terminal or the train station. This is a full day tour. The boat moves very slowly through the canal. Sit back and relax and enjoy the ride. You need to arrange your return to Venice or wherever you are staying. Tour started at 9 am and I was back at my hotel by 8 pm. I did not book lunch at the restaurant but found a cute local restaurant and had cichette. I highly recommended this tour to experience a different side of Venice.

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Dotty_v

Sep 8, 2024

Against all odds - Absolutely excellent guide! Made all the difference! It rained with thunderstorm but we fully enjoyed the experience

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Claradv8184gu

Jul 30, 2024

Superb trip through Brenta in the Burchieloo - The trip was magnificent, the villas impressive , the food very good and the boat crew extraordinary: a 10 for the captain and for the guide Stela

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up to 10 guests

1 - Adult