Venice: Grand Canal Gondola Ride and Walking Tour Tour in English
ID: GYG156381-234153
Category:
Country: Italy
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Explore Venice on foot and from the water on a combined 30-minute gondola ride along the Grand Canal and a guided walking tour of the historical city center.
Discover the 5 districts of Venice with their best attractions and squares, day or night, on a self-guided tour. This mobile app includes a map which escorts you through the city, letting you decide what to see. Listen to the automatic audio narration of the city’s highlights, with more than 120 points of interest including the glorious La Fenice theater, Rialto Bridge, Jewish Ghetto, the Arsenale the majestic Accademia Bridge and much more. Thanks to this app, you will also enjoy the most secret and picturesque places of Venice known only by true Venetians.
Make your way along the Grand Canal aboard a traditional gondola with a professional gondolier. Pass the house where Mozart lived at Ca' Falletti and admire the beautiful exterior of Teatro La Fenice.
Drift past the modern art museum of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, see the beautiful Palazzo Dario and the impressive church of Santa Maria della Salute. Continue to the Punta della Dogana in the old Sea Customs House and end at St. Mark's Square with its amazing Byzantine basilica.
Then, stroll through the heart of the city with a guide in your chosen language. Explore the Rialto and St Mark's area and the network of canals and narrow streets. Arrive at the Rialto Bridge and see the historical market before you cross over the Grand Canal. Listen to tales about the district and learn more about some of the historical figures who lived there, such as Marco Polo.
Highlights
- Glide down the Grand Canal on a gondola
- See impressive monuments such as the church of Santa Maria della Salute
- Stroll through the Rialto and St. Mark's area with a guide
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Each gondola can carry a maximum of 5 people
• Seats cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier, depending on guest’s weight
• This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
• The tour will not run in the event of exceptional bad weather or low or high tides
• Comfortable shoes are recommended
• You will receive an e-mail with the QR and instructions to activate the mobile app
• The mobile app is available in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German
• You have to download the app on your mobile
• For the tour at 11:30 AM: the walking tour will be at 11:30 AM and the gondola ride at 2:20 PM
• For the tour at 2:30 PM: the walking tour will be at 2:30 PM and the gondola ride at 5:20 PM
• Please consider the gap of 50 minutes between the walking tour and the gondola ride
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Meet your guide at the gray newsstand with the sign "Venice Tours Assistance Point" located on Calle larga de l’Ascension, between the Fendi Boutique and Poste Italiane (Post Office). Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
