Experience the sights and sounds of Venice in a totally traditional way. Discover the labyrinth of canals in Venice on your Gondola, complete with Gondolier and musicians. Top off your magical day with a 3-course meal of typical Venetian food.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 30 minutes
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Skip the ticket line
- Instant confirmation
- Audio guide/headphones
- Spanish, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Russian
- Booklets
- Spanish, English, French, German, Italian
Experience
Highlights
- Enjoy an amazing gondola ride with music on the Grand Canal
- Dine on a delicious three-course meal
- Let your musicians enchant you with traditional songs
- Skip the long lines
Full description
Meet your guide at the pre-arranged meeting point in central Venice. After a short meet and greet with your guide, you will hop aboard your Gondola with your small-group. Enjoy the ease of skip-the-line tickets, ensuring you can get your Venetian adventure kick-started straight away.
Once you set off through the labyrinth of canals, you will be entertained by your friendly Gondolier and his accompanying singer and musicians. Enjoy a live performance of some of Italy's most famous traditional songs as you explore the canals. During your Gondola ride, you'll also see landmark sites such as La Fenice theater, Peggy Guggenheim collection and La Salute church from a totally unique perspective. You can download the exclusive mobile app or read the written brochure (in 9 different languages) with an explanation of the itinerary to learn about each highlight along the marvelous route!
After your magical Gondola ride comes to an end, follow up your amazing adventure with a three-course dinner at the famous Giglio Restaurant, a favorite amongst the locals. Whilst here you will enjoy one meal from each course:
First Course:
Rice with local seafood
Tagliolini pasta with shrimps and pesto sauce
Ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese
Spinach or rice mixed with local vegetables
Second Course:
Mixed fried local seafood with polenta-mais
Venetian style local cuttlefish with polenta-mais
Grilled beef entrecôte with roasted potatoes
Escalope veal Italian Style with French fries or a mix of fresh seasonable vegetables
Dessert:
Homemade Venetian Tiramisu
Venetian Chocolate Cake
Ice Cream & Coffee
Includes
- 30-minute shared Gondola ride
- Skip the line tickets
- Live music and singers for a small group
- Commentary with mobile app or brochure
- Dinner at Ai Coristi Restaurant, private table: 3 courses without drinks
- Multilingual assistance for embarkation
- Hotel pick-up
- Earphones
- Audio-devices
- Drinks
Not suitable for
- Wheelchair users
COVID-19 precautions
Customers must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers must bring their own headphones
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
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Participants
Date
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Meeting point
Church of Santa Maria del Giglio - in Campo (square) of Santa Maria del Giglio.
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What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
Know before you go
- Please notify of any dietary requirements at time of booking
- This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
- This tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather (in these cases it can be postponed to the day after otherwise it will be refunded)
- Comfortable shoes are recommended
- The tour is not considered private but it is shared with other guests not belonging to the same party
- Each gondola can seat a maximum of 6 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending on guests weight
- The performers (a singer and a musician) will board a gondola in the center of the row so all participants can hear the music; there will not be musicians on every gondola