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Walking Tours That End in a Gondola: 13 to Book

13 rides  ·  from $14 a seat

Venice on foot then Venice from the water, usually in that order and usually two to three hours all in. The 13 below differ on how far the walk goes and whether the ride is shared at the end.

Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride - Walking through St. Mark’s Square
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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

1.Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3,630 reviews · 2 hours 9 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes (approx.) · from $72Our pick

Start near St. Mark’s Square with a guided walk through Venice’s back streets, passing La Fenice, Scala del Bovolo, and the Rialto area. Then take a 30-minute gondola ride through the Grand Canal and smaller canals. Guides such as Nadia, Christina, Elena, Francesca, and Federica have earned praise for clear, lively storytelling.

“Our guide was a real gem! He was so knowledgeable, always sprinkling in fun facts and light humor. Lots of fun!!”

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Venice: City Center Walking Tour & Iconic Gondola Ride - Piazza San Marco sets the scene
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Venice: City Center Walking Tour & Iconic Gondola Ride

2.City Center Walking Tour & Iconic Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 500 reviews · 3 hours · from $63

Spend three hours with a local guide such as Valentina, Paula, or Francesco, walking from San Marco through lesser-known calli and campi to Rialto, then enjoy a 30-minute gondola ride and a Venice-themed VR presentation. Expect a moderate amount of walking, a possible bilingual tour, and a gap before the boat ride.

“It was good. Although it would have been better if there were written information of the places we were seeing. Walking and listening at the same time tends to be a little distracting”

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Venice: Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride - What the $75 price really buys you
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Venice: Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride

3.Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 466 reviews · 2 hours · from $75

Spend two hours with a live guide exploring Venice’s churches, palaces, alleys, and quieter squares, then share a 30-minute gondola ride for up to five people. Guides speak English, Italian, French, German, or Spanish. An app-based audioguide provides commentary on the water.

“Myself and my two daughters had an amazing guide who knows Venice inside out. We occassionally had slight difficulty hearing our guide through our personal audios. The backstreets of Venice are both peacefuland beautiful. The tour finished with a wonderful gondola ride which was the highlight of our trip to Venice.”

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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride Combo - St. Mark’s Square sets the scene
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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride Combo

4.Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride Combo

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 266 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Join an English, Spanish, French, or German guide for a 1.5-hour walk from St. Mark’s Square to the Rialto area, then take a 30-minute gondola through Venice’s smaller canals. You’ll see Marco Polo’s former home, the Mercerie, La Fenice, and Basilica della Salute. Winter tours are bilingual, and the gondola has no commentary.

“Our tour guide Gina was amazing. She was funny yet informative. Would recommend.”

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Venice: Winter Walking Tour & Romantic Gondola Ride Upgrade - Scuola Grande di San Marco: a grand façade with a new role
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Venice: Winter Walking Tour & Romantic Gondola Ride Upgrade

5.Winter Walking Tour & Romantic Gondola Ride Upgrade

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 179 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $14Best value

Walk Venice’s historic center with a live guide in English, Spanish, or Italian, passing the Scuola Grande di San Marco and Rialto Bridge before a VR journey through old Venice. Choose the upgrade for a 30-minute shared gondola ride, with a gap between activities.

“Molto bello il giro in gondola. Un filo frenetico il tour a piedi”

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Unusual Venice Walking Tour through Rialto & Gondola Experience - Rialto Bridge and the first urban center
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Unusual Venice Walking Tour through Rialto & Gondola Experience

6.Unusual Venice Walking Tour through Rialto & Gondola Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 135 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60

Walk from San Marco through lesser-known Venetian lanes with guides such as Valentina, Natalia, or Elena, then take a shared 30-minute gondola ride. Expect stories about local life, Rialto, the Bridge of Sighs, and Venice’s art heritage, plus a possible wait between the two parts.

“We enjoyed our guide and learned a lot on our tour. We had difficulty at time understanding her English. We enjoyed the gondola ride, but this guide didn't provide any additional information.”

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Morning Walking Tour of Venice with Gondola Ride - Meeting at Calle larga de l’Ascension
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Morning Walking Tour of Venice with Gondola Ride

7.Morning Walking Tour of Venice with Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 119 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $87

Start at 9 a.m. with a guided walk through Venice, passing the Grand Canal, Piazza San Marco, La Fenice, Campo Santa Maria Formosa, and other landmarks. Guides such as Monica and Antonella have led especially strong outings. The walk lasts about 90 minutes, followed by a shared 30-minute gondola ride with no guaranteed commentary.

“A very knowledgeable and interesting guide on the walking part of the tour and a 20 minute gondola ride that was brilliant”

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Venice: St Mark's Square & Rialto Walking Tour & Gondola - Scala Contarini del Bovolo and the Narrow Streets
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Venice: St Mark’s Square & Rialto Walking Tour & Gondola

8.St Mark’s Square & Rialto Walking Tour & Gondola

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 109 reviews · from $67

Walk Venice with a live guide through Rialto, Casanova’s House, Scala Contarini del Bovolo, and La Fenice, then take a shared gondola through smaller canals. Your ticket also includes the Gondola Gallery and an audio app with more than 200 points of interest. Guides speak English, Italian, Spanish, French, and German.

“The walking tour as excellent! We were introduced to really interesting sites as we negotiated through the winding streets into areas we would not otherwise have traveled. It was magical! The gondola ride was everything I had hoped for! Through the canals, out into the open water. Wonderful views of Venice from the water. Best of all, it was the best bargain!!”

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Venice: Private Walking Tour with Optional Gondola Ride - Saint Mark’s Square to La Fenice
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Venice: Private Walking Tour with Optional Gondola Ride

9.Private Walking Tour with Optional Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 79 reviews · from $150Top rated

Meet your guide under the Correr Museum arches in Saint Mark’s Square for a 2-hour walk through Venice’s quieter lanes. See La Fenice, Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Marco Polo’s house, and Rialto Bridge from outside. Guides speak five languages. Add a 30-minute gondola ride, though the boat trip has no guide.

“Charming tour with an amazing guide who took us off the beaten track, so we got to experience the less touristy side of Venice!”

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Venice: Walking Tour & Gondola Ride - Meeting at Campo San Zaccaria
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Venice: Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

10.Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 54 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $79

Spend about 2.5 hours with a local guide around St. Mark’s Square and Castello, then share a gondola for a ride on the Grand Canal and smaller canals. The walk covers churches, palaces, squares, and Marco Polo’s former home from the outside. The gondola ride is scenic but unguided.

“learned so much. the guide had an amazing knowledge of the area, and was able to navigate us through horrendously busy streets with the carnivale on! she ensured we still got the best of our tour and saw a different part of Venice!”

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Venice: St. Mark's, Walking Tour and Gondola Combo - Starting near St. Mark’s Square
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Venice: St. Mark’s, Walking Tour and Gondola Combo

11.St. Mark’s, Walking Tour and Gondola Combo

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 48 reviews · from $120

This 4.5-hour combo takes you from St. Mark’s Square to the Rialto area, through Marco Polo’s old neighborhood, onto a 30-minute gondola ride, and inside St. Mark’s Basilica. Guides speak English, French, Spanish, or German. Rosanna has led at least one well-received walking tour.

“A must-do when you're in Venice. Very informative and hassle-free. We started early morning walking around Venice and finding places not normally mentioned in brochures. The gondola ride and entrance to St. Mark's Cathedral was hassle free. I would highly recommend booking this activity for people visiting this enchanting place.”

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Venice Highlights with Local: Private Walking Tour & Gondola Ride - Rialto views and a small Venetian courtyard
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Venice Highlights with Local: Private Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

12.Venice Highlights with Local: Private Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $155

Start in Campo San Luca for a private walk through Venice’s lanes, courtyards, Gothic-Renaissance architecture, Campo Sant’Angelo, and the Teatro La Fenice area. Guides such as Hossein, Marco, Majid, and Saed add local context, then you finish with a scheduled gondola ride. Allow extra time for meeting-point confusion and possible gondola-route variation.

“great service, a lot of knowledge, great tour, great person. I would recomend him to anyone. We walked and talked a lot. He is very orepared for the history tour part.”

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Wroclaw: Old City Walk and Cruise with Small Gondola - Market Square and the Old Town Hall
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Wroclaw: Old City Walk and Cruise with Small Gondola

13.Wroclaw: Old City Walk and Cruise with Small Gondola

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · $148 per gondola, seats up to 10

Spend one hour with a private Polish or German-speaking guide around Wrocław’s Market Square, the Old University, the Fencer Fountain, and the city’s famous dwarves. Then pay the gondolier 15 EUR in cash for a one-hour Oder cruise, available May through September. Guides Norbert and Matt are noted for thoughtful answers and flexible touring.

“Our tour guide Norbert responded individually to our wishes. He was able to answer all questions in a very well-founded manner and drove to all the important hotspots on our tour. We would do this tour again in a heartbeat!!!!”

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Pick a canal

A shared bench, a boat of your own, or a route past the Bridge of Sighs.

How you ride

Private ChartersShared BenchesRides for TwoWith a SerenadeWith a Photographer

The Venice route

The Grand CanalThe Bridge of SighsSt Mark’s BasilicaThe Doge’s PalaceAfter Dark

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With a Walking TourWith Food and DrinksWith Audio CommentaryWith a GuideMorning Departures

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