Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy
The Grand Canal is the main canal through the historic centre of Venice. About 3800 metres long, it divides the historic centre into two parts, tracing an inverted 'S', which runs from the Ponte della Libertà to the Bacino di San Marco.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Gem of Venice, Piazza San Marco is one of the must-sees places if you're visiting this beautiful city.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Casa di Marco Polo, Calle Scaleta, 30121 Venice Italy
Marco Polo was an Italian traveller, writer, ambassador and merchant.
The report of his travels in the Far East is collected in the work Il Milione, a veritable geographical encyclopaedia that brings together the essential knowledge available in Europe at the end of the 13th century about Asia.
Pass By: Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Campo de la Salute Dorsoduro 1, 30123 Venice Italy
Santa Maria della Salute is a basilica in Venice built in the area of Punta della Dogana, from where it stands out in the panorama of St Mark's Basin and the Grand Canal. Designed by Baldassare Longhena with attention to Palladio's models, it is one of the best expressions of Venetian Baroque architecture. Its construction was a votive offering to the Virgin Mary by the Venetians to save them from the plague, which decimated the population between 1630 and 1631, as had happened previously with the Church of the Redeemer. The cult became so deeply rooted in Venice that the Virgin Mary was added to the list of patron saints of the city of Venice. In December 1921 Pope Benedict XV elevated it to the rank of minor basilica.
Pass By: Teatro La Fenice, Campo San Fantin San Marco 1965, 30124 Venice Italy
The Gran Teatro La Fenice, located in the Sestiere di San Marco in Campo San Fantin, is today the main opera house in Venice and one of the most prestigious in the world. Every year it holds the traditional New Year's Concert. Twice destroyed and rebuilt, it has been the venue for major opera and symphonic seasons and the International Festival of Contemporary Music.
Pass By: Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo), Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 30122 Venice Italy
The basilica of Saints John and Paul is one of the most impressive medieval religious buildings in Venice, together with the basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. It is considered the pantheon of Venice due to the large number of Venetian doges and other important figures who have been buried there since the 13th century. It stands in the campo of the same name, in the Castello district. In September 1922 Pope Pius XI elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.
Pass By: Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Castello, Venice Italy
Campo Santa Maria Formosa is a campo in Venice, located in the Castello district.
It is one of the largest squares in the city: a total of nine calli and eleven bridges (some of which simply connect the entrances to the palaces) branch off from it.
The name is due to the presence of the church of Santa Maria Formosa.
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Calle larga de l'Ascension, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
09:00 AM
3 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
At the tour departure point you will meet a representative who will check your vouchers and give you information to do the tour.
No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a no show (if you don't show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher)
Please note that this is a combo tour of 2 single itineraries: a 1.5-hour walking tour, and a 30-minute gondola ride
This is a collective tour, which means there might be other participants going on the tour with you.
The gondola ride might be suspended in case of bad weather. In such cases you are required to go to the tour departure point in order to know whether the tour takes place or not and any alternative ways to use the service.
Please note that, due to the particular morphological structure of Venice and the logistic problems resulting from it, we cannot guarantee that the whole tour is accessible to people with limited mobility. This means that people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users could not be able to access some parts of the itinerary.
From November 1st to March 31st, tour may be operated with a bilingual guide in the event two different language-groups are combined (information will be presented in both languages)
A gondola can host up to 5 people, thus if your reservation includes more than 5 people, your group will be divided into smaller groups, or rather you will enjoy different gondolas.
This is a collective tour, so there might be other people enjoying your same gondola. In this case people belonging to your reservation can be divided into different gondolas.
No explanations are provided during the gondola ride
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 999 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Simon_D
Warning! Don't be late..... even 5 mins. They won't call you to check where you are. They won't help you catch up the tour. They won't offer any alternative. They use a 3rd party tour operator. Disappointing from Viator and won't be using them again.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01
Posted By : Charlotte_A
Tour was ok. We did a lot of walking and got very little information. Others in the tour felt the same but first timers to Venice loved it.
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Posted On : 2024-03-24
Posted By : Amardeep_S
This below paragraph is what I wrote to the company (Viator) twice and it’s been 3 days and no reply back from them.
“Hi I paid $101.13 for this tour: Morning Walk Tour of Venice plus Gondola Ride. I got the morning walk on Friday, February 16 at 9am, but did not get the gondola ride?
Please advise? “
Viator should either reimburse me fully or at the bare minimum pay back some percentage of the cost that I paid since I never got the gondola ride.
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Posted On : 2024-02-18
Posted By : Heather_F
Monica was very knowledgeable and gave us a great deal of information. It was wonderful walking through the city. The gondola ride at the end was very enjoyable. Our gondolier was very good and we were amazed at how talented he was.
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Posted On : 2023-09-15
Posted By : Dan_B
Guide was very knowledgeable but not engaging. Felt like he was just reciting a memorized script. The gondola was the best part. Says right in the description that the gondoliers don’t talk, and they don’t, however was a beautiful ride & view. Overall it’s a good option for families because the tour portion is short and kids love the gondola.
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Posted On : 2023-08-26
Posted By : Jessica_T
Monica, our tour guide, brought Venice to life. You can tell that she has a passion for people and her city.
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Posted On : 2023-08-20
Posted By : Angela_R
Very interesting and insightful. Our guide was very knowledgeable of the rich history of Venice. We had a great time
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Posted On : 2023-06-28
Posted By : Deborah_O
Great local insights to help further exploration. Group was large at 23 people and we got strung out in the calles and over bridges so it was hard for the radio signal to stay strong.
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Posted On : 2023-05-31
Posted By : Richard_V
Learning the rich history of how Venice came to be a thriving center of trade, commerce, and art. Our Tour Guide Antonella was extremely knowledgeable and answered many a question on our journey. Our expedition culminated with a fun Gondola ride in and out if the Grand Canal.
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Posted On : 2023-05-03
Posted By : Praveena_N
I believe that the cost was too much as the guides did not provide any commentary to add significance to what you were seeing.
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Posted On : 2023-03-18
