Venice · VENETIAN GONDOLA RIDES
50 reviewed
A gondola is a tourist thing to do and worth doing anyway, if you pick well. Below the best gondola rides in Venice are ranked and compared: shared versus private, which routes leave the Grand Canal for the quiet inner canals, how many the boat seats, and what each one really costs before you step aboard.
Shared Grand Canal gondola with app commentary, quick gondola intro, VR history, and a gondola gallery near San Marco Square.
“The guide was good in communication, and the ride has covered all the small and big grand canal, we got enough time to clicks pictures and enjoyed the scenic view of venice with a very affordable price.”
Shared Venice gondola ride on the Grand Canal with live guide commentary, plus Gondola Gallery and VR felze experience from $48.
“Very good, very knowledgeable guide, vr was fun experience”
Venice’s shared gondola ride along the Grand Canal and side canals near San Marco and Rialto, 30 minutes, great value at $46.
“What an amazing place Venice is, a must visit in one’s life”
Glide on Venice’s Grand Canal with live commentary options, a short orientation walk, and optional VR history. Small gondolas, big views.
“Our gondola ride was brilliant. We first watched a VR headset explaining the history before heading for the gondola. It was a lovely ride and the Grand Canal was brilliant.”
Venice tour from St Mark’s Square with a guided walk and a 30-minute gondola on the Grand Canal, seeing Scala del Bovolo and La Fenice.
“Met at the meeting point at designated time. Tour left without us. Apparently if you aren’t early they sell your tickets to someone else. We caught up with our tour and they were full so couldn’t allow us to join. Not a great experience.”
A one-day Venice tour that links Rialto markets, a Grand Canal gondola ride, St Mark’s skip-the-line, and Doge’s Palace.
“Mateo was a wonderful guide. He is extremely knowledgeable and shared the knowledge with us in a funny way keeping the whole experience extremely engaging. I would definitely recommend this tour.”
Shared gondola ride in Venice for about $42: 30 minutes of San Marco canals, bridges, Grand Canal views, and Salute Church.
“Great service and very cheap compared to other places! Great ride aswell!”
Private gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal and side canals for up to 5, 30 minutes day or night from Campo San Luca.
“Meeting point was easy to find, instructions were clear and the staff were friendly. Great experience.”
A private 30-minute gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal and side waterways, with landmarks from the water and multi-language audio via app.
“Mateo was fantastic!! experience was amazing totally recommended!!! very hospitable.”
Shared Venice gondola ride with a singer in the flotilla. Drift the Grand Canal and side canals for a romantic ~30 minutes.
“This was the worst. We arrived early. No one greeted us. All of the gondoliers were just loitering around smoking cigarettes right next to the waiting area. It was 22 minutes long-not 30 minutes. They let other people go ahead of us. We didn’t get on the gondola until 22 minutes after our reservation. Our gondolier was on his cell phone. Didn’t say a word to us. Was yelling at other gondoliers. Everyone was very rude to us. Then promoted a tip awkwardly. Don’t waste your money. Take a water taxi instead. Definitely not romantic or relaxing. Do better!!!”
Skip the lines at St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, then take a shared gondola with mobile commentary plus a Venice VR history gallery.
“You need to run to the gondolas. Good luck you can not make it. Pick a different tour. You can't even give a bad review”
Venice cicchetti, wine, and spritz tour with a local traghetto ride across the Grand Canal, ending near Campo San Bortolomio.
“The tour was great - food and drinks were generous and delicious, and our guide “Ludo(?)” was amazing as well!”
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with skip-the-line help, Gondola Gallery VR, and guided highlights in nine languages.
“A tour guide walked with us to the area of the gondolas. She talked a little bit about history and some landmarks in Venice. Very polite and nice.”
Venice gondola under the Bridge of Sighs, St Mark Basin canals, VR at Gondola Gallery, and skip-the-line service. 45 minutes.
“Great organised tour to skip gondola lines. We enjoyed our ride.”
A 25–30 minute shared gondola on Venice’s canals, meeting near San Marco. Budget-friendly views of the Grand Canal sights.
“it was ok. not as magical as people make it out to be. i was expecting the gandola to be riding in the main canal a more . it was average.”
