Activity provider: VENICE TOURS S.R.L.
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Combo Tour: Glassblowing and Gondola Ride

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    Combo Tour: Glassblowing and Gondola Ride

    Activity provider: VENICE TOURS S.R.L.
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    From US$ 34.86 per person

    Discover the secrets of the Murano art of glassblowing at a Venice glass factory. Then, relax as a gondola carries you through Venice's picturesque canals.

    About this activity

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    Duration 55 minutes
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    Skip the ticket line
    Live tour guide
    English

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Skip the long lines
    • Experience the magic art of glassblowing
    • Float down Venice's most charming canals in a gondola
    • Admire famous sights while relaxing and enjoying
    Full description
    The Magic Art of Glassblowing Watch a glass craftsman create a unique art piece, like magic, right in front of your eyes. While this mesmerizing art form comes to life, you'll hear all about its ancient history and techniques. The warmth, smells and sounds of the furnace will take you right back through time to the Venetian Republic. At the end of your experience, you will receive a small glass souvenir as a memento of this visit. The Gondola Ride Float along Venice's most characteristic and memorable features: its canals. You'll pass through the Grand Canal, cruise under charming small bridges and explore some of city's most secluded waterways. From your gondola, you can admire the city's most breathtaking and important sights: the Mozart House; La Fenice Theatre; the Peggy Guggenheim Collection; Salute Church; Punta della Dogana; Doge's Palace; and St. Mark's Bell Tower.
    Includes
    • Skip-the-line guarantee
    • Glass factory guided tour
    • Small glass souvenir for every couple or each family
    • Tour commentary provided in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese
    • Gondola ride: lasts approximately 30 minutes
    • Map that describes tour sights
    • Food and drinks
    • Hotel pick-up
    • Tips
    Not suitable for
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions

    You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

    Safety measures in place
    • 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
    Traveler requirements
    • You must bring your own headphones
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    Meeting point

    Ground floor colonnade, in front of Museo Correr’s entrance at Saint Mark’s Square. Facing the Museo Correr's entrance you will see the Post Office (Poste Italiane) on your left. The gondola station is just one minute walking from the meeting point. The assistant will wait for you at the grey newsstand between Fendi Boutique and Poste Italiane (Post Office) with a sign saying 'Venice Tours - Assistance Point'.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Comfortable shoes

    Not allowed

    • Pets
    • Smoking

    Know before you go

    • Three different time options, so please choose accordingly
    • Not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
    • Wear comfortable shoes
    • Shared tour with other guests who may not belong to your party
    • Each gondola can hold a maximum of six (6) people
    • Gondola seating arrangement cannot be chosen and is assigned by the gondolier based on the weight of each guest
    • Tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather or local gondolier's strike
    • Itinerary is subject to change in the case of wind or bad weather
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    3.7 /5

    based on 88 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      3.6/5
    • Transportation
      3.6/5
    • Value for money
      3.4/5
    • Safety
      4/5

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    The gondola ride was magical with the perfect host, he was energetic, knowledgable and funny! 6/5 will recommend the gondola ride, but not the glassblowing show! Gondola ride was AMAZING but the glassblowing show was disappointing because we were asked to join a big group of spectators who didnt speak English so the whole show was not in english! We also did not get the glass gift at the end of the activity! 2/5

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    April 20, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Germany Verified booking

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    This was such a great experience. It was a bit difficult to find the meeting location, however the company was very helpful in getting us connected with the tour guide. Once all of that was settled, the Gondola ride and the glass blowing was great. It was nice not to have to take a boat to Murano, since we were short on time and we were able to have the full experience right in Venice at the Murano Museum and Shop. Great value for the tour.

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    September 22, 2021

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    Susan – United States Verified booking

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    Very nice well organized Gondola tour

    Nice to combine 2 activities within the same day. The tour is well organized. The gondola tour was super nice, I strongly recommended it. The glassblowing tour is very short, just a few minutes exhibition (cute but short!) and then the glass company trying to sell their products. Not sure it’s worth the cost of the ticket.

    June 24, 2019

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