Private Gondola with Private Walking Tour In Heart of Venice
Description
Experience the soul of Venice in an exclusive 2-hour journey, featuring a 90-minute private walking tour of iconic highlights and mysterious hidden gems, followed by a 30-minute private Gondola ride. Want a deeper dive? You can also choose our extended option, which includes a full 2-hour private walking tour alongside the 30-minute private Gondola ride. Discover how this floating masterpiece was built on wooden piles through stories you won’t find elsewhere. It’s a seamless, private immersion into the history and magic of the Floating City.
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Itinerary
The Rialto Bridge: Venice's oldest & iconic stone span. See the Grand Canal's best view, bustling markets, and Renaissance architecture. A perfect spot for photos of gondolas passing by.
St. Mark’s Square: The "Drawing Room of Europe." Admire the golden Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and the Clock Tower. Experience the grand heart of Venice where history, art, and pigeons meet.
St. Mark’s Basilica: The "Church of Gold." Marvel at 8,000 sqm of glittering mosaics, Byzantine treasures, and eastern domes. A masterpiece of wealth and faith at Venice’s sacred heart.
St. Mark’s Clock Tower: A Renaissance marvel showing time, moon phases, and zodiac signs. See the two bronze "Moors" strike the bell, crowning this iconic blue and gold masterpiece.
Doge’s Palace: The pink marble seat of Venetian power. Explore Gothic staterooms, the world’s largest oil painting, and cross the Bridge of Sighs to the haunting prisons.
Bridge of Sighs: A white limestone bridge with a dark past. See the last view of Venice through stone grates as prisoners crossed from the Palace to the haunting New Prisons.
Vittorio Emanuele II: A grand bronze monument honoring Italy’s first King. Standing tall by the lagoon, it symbolizes Italian unity amidst Venice’s stunning waterfront views.
Venetian Masks & Carnival handicraft factory: Discover the magic of mystery. Visit an authentic workshop to see the art that defined the world’s most famous 18th-century masquerade.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(75)
The tour with Fari was excellent. She walked us through Venice for 2 hours hitting all the historical highlights and sights. Was the perfect level of information for us. Very conversational and open to questions. We ended the tour with a 30 minute gondola ride. Amazing few hours giving us a good overview of the city and great basis to explore more. Ask for Fari, she was great!
Reza was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We especially appreciate that he altered the tour to meet us at our hotel and accommodated our travel delay . We learned a lot and had a great and comfortable time. The gondola was a wonderful finish to the tour. I highly recommend asking for Reza.
My guide Reza was very pleasant and informative. We really enjoyed the time we spent with him and learning about the city.
Great, relaxed, informative day in Venice with Reza our Guide. Spent great afternoon with Reza seeing sights we would have missed on our own! Thank you Reza!
We had a wonderful experience exploring Venice with our guide, Sherry. The tour was informative, enjoyable, and very well organized. Sherry was knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about the city, sharing interesting stories and historical details that made Venice come alive. We especially appreciated Sherry’s patience and willingness to answer all our questions. The tour helped us discover and understand Venice in a way we could not have done on our own. We highly recommend Sherry to anyone visiting Venice!
Our guide Soroush was v knowledgeable, patient and explained everything v well. He waited for us 1/2 hour as we were running late and we really appreciated that. We would highly recommend Soroush for the walking tour of Venice
Great tour with Leza, he was very amenable and found us the best gondola for the ride we wanted. Took us on a tour of the ghetto as we requested. Lovely man!
Fabulous tour! Rona was an amazing guide - she was so friendly and informative, and had so many interesting stories, blending historical facts with humour. She met us at our hotel, flexing the tour, which was a huge bonus and gave us time to get drinks on the way as it was very hot. We had such a memorable tour, all thanks to the wonderful Rona!
Reza was very knowledgeable and good with kids!! We really enjoyed our tour. Grazie!!
Sherry was amazing and considerate. She was very informative about the history of Venice and its buildings. Highly recommend Sherry.
