Ravenna Port to Venice with Deluxe Tour by Boat and Gondola





Description
The perfect choice for cruise passengers disembarking in Ravenna and continuing their journey in Venice. This premium small-group shore excursion combines comfortable transportation, secure luggage handling, and Venice's most iconic experiences into one seamless day. After pickup directly at Ravenna Cruise Port, travel to Venice, where your luggage will be securely stored while you explore the city with an expert local guide. Unlike standard shore excursions, this tour includes both a private water taxi ride along the Grand Canal and a traditional gondola ride through Venice's picturesque canals. Discover Venice's most famous landmarks, including St. Mark's Square, the Rialto Bridge, the Doge's Palace and the Rialto Market, while enjoying the comfort of a small group with a maximum of 10 guests per guide. Designed specifically for disembarking cruise guests, this tour ends in Venice, making it ideal for passengers continuing to a hotel, airport or train station after their cruise.
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Itinerary
You will be greeted at the cruise ship port and shown to a modern, comfortable, and air-conditioned vehicle. Your professional driver will then transfer you through the beautiful Italian countryside. The journey takes roughly 2.5 hours.
From Ravenna we will bring you directly to Piazzale Roma. This is the closest cars are allowed to come and once you walk across the first bridge the charm of this timeless island quickly becomes apparent. Here you will meet your guide. Groups are limited to 10 guests for a more personal experience. Board a private water taxi and cruise along Venice's famous Grand Canal, passing magnificent palaces, churches and historic buildings while learning about the city's unique maritime history from your guide. This scenic journey allows you to reach St. Mark's Square comfortably while avoiding crowded bridges and long walks through busy streets.
During your tour you will see the San Marco Square - the most famous and only "Square of Venice".
Your guide will show you the mosaics adorning the ancient Basilica and its clock tower along with the Campinale (Bell Tower).
Another highlight of our tour will be the famous and extraordinary Doge Palace, which for over 1000 years served as the White House and Pentagon for the region.
See the lively Rialto market where tourists and locals alike go for fresh fish and produce. You will have the opportunity to browse Venetian delicacies, get a snack, drink and go souvenir shopping. From here you can also marvel at the enchanting Rialto Bridge - the first bridge built on the Grand Canal.
You will also have some free time do some shopping and more sightseeing, or walk with our tour guide over to the Rialto bridge and market. Here you will learn about the lives of traders who after a successful day on shore would re-embark on their merchant vessels docked at the port.
No visit to Venice would be complete without experiencing its most famous tradition. Enjoy a relaxing gondola ride through Venice's charming canals, passing historic buildings and hidden corners of the city that cannot be seen from the main streets. Each gondola is shared by a maximum of 5 guests for a more comfortable and intimate experience.
At the end of your tour you will return to the Piazzale Roma where we store your luggage. Our tour guides and hosts can help you take public transportation or arrange a private taxi for you to go to your next destination, whether it will be the airport, train station, or a hotel. Please note that our private tours can make private custom arrangements for you ahead of time, such as a transfer to hotel or next destination. Please contact us for more details.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please bring some change in EUR for toilet stops, beverages and for lunch. Please ask our tour guide in Venice to arrange for a stop at an ATM if you do not have EUR with you. US dollars are not accepted in Italy.
- This tour is not wheelchair or scooter accessible
Reviews(70)
Very good experience with a great tour leader (Sebastian). He was knowledgeable and interesting to listen to. Highly recommend.
This was, by far, the highlight of our entire holiday! From start to finish, everything was perfectly organized. Our transfer was waiting for us when we arrived, the van was clean and comfortable, and our driver was friendly, professional, and took care of all of our luggage. Our guide, Georgia, met us upon arrival, and she truly made this experience unforgettable. She was incredibly warm, knowledgeable, and passionate about Venice. She took the time to explain the city’s history, answer all of our questions, and made everyone in our group feel welcome. Her enthusiasm and expertise brought Venice to life. The gondola ride and private water taxi were absolute must-do experiences and offered such a beautiful way to see the city. Every part of the tour was seamless and well planned. We can’t say enough wonderful things about Georgia. She was hands down the best tour guide we had during our entire trip to Italy. She gave us some great restaurant recommendations and went above and beyond for our family tour. If you’re considering this tour, don’t hesitate—you won’t regret it. Highly recommend!
Claudia was fantastic! She got us exactly where we needed to go and explained everything thoroughly throughout the tour. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and made our experience stress-free from start to finish. If it’s your first time visiting, you’re in great hands with her. I highly recommend booking a tour with Claudia—you won’t be disappointed!
Flawless cruise port pickup and ride to Venice and tour. Excellent tour guide. She kept everything light and fun. Great restaurant that catered to our time constraint. Gondola ride was enchanting.
Very smooth process, we had Claudia as our Venice tour guide, she was fantastic. It was very hot and she kept us in the shade whenever possible. Knowledgeable as she grew up right there. Loved the small group aspect so everyone could hear and keep up. Only wish the driver from port to Venice spoke English so we could learn more on the 2 1/2hr drive. She was great but we could not communicate with her so the ride was quiet (we napped). Overall pleased with the tour!
Driver had nice clean van and arrived promptly at the port. Our guide Annalisa was fantastic. Knowledgeable friendly great sense of humor. We all learned more than we expected about Venice. Thoroughly enjoyed the water taxi and gondola rides. Memorable experiences. One of the best guides we’ve had amongst any tours. She was very helpful in arranging water taxi to our hotel at the end of the tour. Would highly recommend her. You won’t be disappointed.
This was the best tour that I have been on Claudia was the absolute best and our silver fox van driver. The gondola and water taxi drivers were also courteous and helpful. I have traveled many countries and all 50 states in the USA and this was by far the best tour. Claudia was very nice, knowledgeable, and made us feel like special guests. Thanks to all
Anyone who has taken a cruise out of this port knows how difficult it is to get transportation to Venice. This wasn’t my first choice, but it ended up being a great experience. The car arrived at the port on time. The driver was excellent! It took about two hours and 15 minutes to get to the boat and then from the boat to our hotel was about a 15 minute boat ride. It was nice to get a chance to see a little bit of the city before we actually got to our hotel. Monica was our tour guide who met us at the boat dock. She escorted us on the boat to our hotel where we dropped our luggage off and went on a walking tour of Venice with her.. She was awesome! Very knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. She took us all through the city and showed us things that most tourist probably don’t get a chance to see. She also took us to some local restaurants to get a snack and some gelato which was awesome! We then took a gondola ride on the grand Canal, which was wonderful.I highly recommend the experience. It was much nicer than just a car ride and water taxi into the city. It was a great way to spend our first day.
This tour absolutely met our needs. We were disembarking from a cruise in Ravenna and the tour included a shared ride with a full group of 10 folks in a private car for about 2 hours until we reached the closest vehicle location in Venice. We then walked to the private water taxi with our group while our driver safely secured our luggage for the day. We traveled by water to Venice to see and learn about the major historical attractions in Venice. Had the chance to stop as a group for coffee and the tour ended with a group gondola ride (5 people per boat). Our guide, Sebastian was incredible. His knowledge of history and of the people was second to none. He engaged with our entire group and made us all feel very welcome to ask questions. I most appreciated his willingness to assist each group on the tour with our final transportation plans. For us, Sebastian helped us secure a private water taxi to drop off our luggage and then gave us directions to the Louis Vuitton store. He was invested in getting all of us where we needed to be and did not rush off when our tour was done. One of the members of our group had left his phone on the gondola. He immediately contacted them and they located the phone and secured it until he could return to the location to pick it up. Thank you Sebastian and the breathtakingly beautiful Venice for perfect day!
Sebastian was wonderful. Helpful, informative, patient. He told us about many details on Florence and answered all our questions.



