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2 Museum Visits With a Gondola Ride Worth the Fare, Anywhere

2 rides  ·  from $48 a seat

Half an hour on the water is a small slot and an easy thing to get wrong. These 2 museum visits with a gondola ride earn it, priced and timed so the decision takes minutes.

Venice's Best: Basilica, Doge's Palace, Gondola & History Gallery - Doge’s Palace, political power, and the Bridge of Sighs
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Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

1.Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,478 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $129Our pick

Spend about three and a half hours with a small English-speaking group exploring St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, then ride a shared gondola through Venice’s canals. Guides such as Lucia, Valentina, Giada, and Alexander have led highly praised visits, while the included History Gallery adds a short virtual look at Venice’s past.

“The activity deviated from the program Description. The program says there is gandola Ride involved. But they did nor let us rode gandola. Very disappointed.”

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Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™ - A short walk toward the canals
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Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™

2.Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,313 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $47Best value

Meet near St. Mark’s Square for a short introduction, a Gondola Gallery visit with VR, and a shared gondola ride through Venice’s canals. You’ll see the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Gritti Palace, La Fenice, and Madonna della Salute. The ride lasts about 30 minutes within a roughly 45-minute experience.

“The virtual museum was very interesting and immersive. The gondola ride was fun and peaceful when we went through the residential area. My friends went on a different gondola ride, and it started late and was very short. It was dark by the time they got on the gondola.”

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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

Ride plus something

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

Away from Venice

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