Venice: Romantic Private Gondola Ride

Experience the romance of Venice with a gondola ride through the canals, taking in iconic sights and enjoying a traditional Italian dinner. Book your unforgettable evening now!

Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canal Grande - When romanticism and love are running through your veins and you cannot wait to see your sweetheart blinded by passion, here is your chance to show your fiancée that you really care. A marvelous and enchanting gondola ride through the Grand Canal and the minor canals, will let you discover the city from a different point of view….
What's Included
  • Private gondola ride (30 minutes)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up
  • Commentary
Additional Information

Experience the irresistible charm of Venice, the “Floating City”, directly from the water. Enjoy a private gondola ride down the Grand Canal. Glide past iconic landmarks and turn into romantic side canals as your gondolier rows your traditional gondola through Venice beating heart.
After your gondola ride, you can wander through the maze of alleys and…

Location
Rio dell'Orso
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(49 Ratings)
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Gary_t
Dec 14, 2024
It’s a gondola!!! - Our young gondolier waited for us as we were running a bit late. He was very informative about the area and the uniqueness of Venice. It was a tad chilly but well worth the effort for this iconic ride.
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Anthony_h
Nov 3, 2024
Enjoyable - Seeing the view of Venice from the gondola on my birthday. Going through the narrow canals and the residential district
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986florentc
Jul 18, 2024
Perfecto! - Carlotta gives us a pleasant tour of the streets of Venice. It was well explained and clear. Thanks to Carlotta and the Venice Tour teams for organizing these tours.
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Anonymous
Jun 19, 2024
Great guide with good... - Great guide with good information. With as many gondola services available, better signage and “pre trip ” info would be helpful.
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Vx89
Oct 2, 2024
Disappointing - The experience did not completely satisfy me; I had booked to listen in Italian to the Guide’s explanations that, instead, spoke in English, they gave me an Audio Guide that I had to tune into my language without, however, succeeding. We made a wide walking route, before arriving at the embarkation point on the gondola, then boarded we left for a short ride (maybe 15 - 20 minutes maximum.....) and then returned to the starting point. During the tour we saw some glimpses of small streets and bridges, but nothing exceptional, I took pictures just to say and prove that I had been, for the first time, on a gondola. At the end of the route I went down wondering: “Is that all the gondola ride?” Honestly, I had joined the proposal full of expectations but, in the end, I was disappointed.
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Safari43782036443
Sep 29, 2024
Rip off - I’m disappointed. We paid $170 for a private gondola only to get ripped off. The gondolier didn’t know we had already paid and said the price was $90 which was half of what TripAdvisor charges. It was supposed to be 30minutes and we only got 22. He didn’t sing or even whistle. It was beautiful bc my husband was there and the weather was pretty but I feel so ripped off by TripAdvisor.
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Michael_s
Sep 17, 2024
Disappointed - Unfortunately we cannot recommend this experience. Our ride was to include a dinner at the end and we never got our meal. There was no one to even ask at the end of our ride about the dinner and our gondelire was on his cell phone for half the trip
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Ernest_a
Sep 17, 2024
Not romantic or sunset - Not a good experience. Person checking us in was not helpful and borderline rude to us. First part of the gondola ride was filled with our gondolier speaking loudly to another gondolier next to us and laughing, so not very romantic. Then we went in the canal, which was nicer. When we came out of one canal, the ride was over. Only 18 minutes long instead of 30 like booking said. We also didn’t go past all things listed in booking and only 1 canal (booking says canals). Sunset tour and we were in between tall buildings in the canal. Great thing to experience in Venice but I would choose another company!
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Shinji01
Dec 12, 2024
With the rain a disaster - It was raining bad. I call the number associated with the reservation that tells us to show up anyway at the indicated time because it is the gondolier who decides if the tour is done or cancelled. Once there we are told that there is no problem to take the gondola ride. We ask if we can leave a couple of envelopes in the information facility and we are told no, we have to take them with us. Bottom line? We got wet from head to toe (despite the raincoats) and it was not pleasant at all. Never again in bad weather
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Luciana027
Nov 19, 2024
SCAM!!!!!! - SCAM!! We bought this experience and there was no specific address, we still went to the meeting point they had listed and no one was there and now they don’t want to refund us our money. We tried contacting the company while we were looking for the gondoliers and there was no response and no communication ever!!
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