Morning walking tour of St. Mark's Square with gondola ride

Activities

Morning walking tour of St. Mark's Square with gondola ride

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£57.00

Free cancellation

Language: English, Spanish

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes

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Group tour

Why you’ll love this…

Get right to the deepest heart of Venice
Admire the city on foot and from the water
Enjoy 35 minutes ride on a gondola
Explore the places surrounding St. Mark's Square

What to expect

This tour will take you right to the heart of Venice, visiting the famous water city from two unique perspectives. First on a walking tour to some of the most beautiful and hidden places surrounding St. Mark's Square. Then, on a gondola ride which will make you marvel in front of the games of reflections and majestic facades dotting the channels. The perfect way to discover Venice away from the crowded alleys and admire it from the water!

Itinerary:

St. Mark's Square, with the majestic St. Mark's Basilica, the elegant Doge's Palace, the Clock Tower and the Procuratie (only external)
Campo Santa Maria Formosa, with SS. Giovanni e Paolo Church
Scuola Grande di San Marco also known as "Great School of Charity" (the Captains of Fortune)
Malibran Theatre, step through the famous Mercerie, once the pulsing heart of commercial life back in time, nowadays Venice's main shopping district between Rialto Bridge and St. Mark's Square
Gondola ride among the little channels around St. Mark's Square area and then on the Grand Canal

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What's included

Experienced tour guide
Headsets to hear the guide better
35-minute shared gondola ride
Boarding assistance on the gondola

Where

Campo San Zaccaria, 4683/G, 30122 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Meeting point:

Check-in at the shop opposite the Church of San Zaccaria. Please show a copy of your voucher to the staff.

What to remember

Know in advance:

No refund will be provided for no-shows or late arrivals. The tour will take place also with rain, in the event of exceptionally high tides in Venice or heavy rain the tour might be canceled, however, a refund will be provided
This tour does not include entrance to the main sites and will completely take place outside (only external comments on the various sites will be provided)
Please note that it is a shared gondola (up to five people for each one) so you might have to share it with other people
On-board assistance will be provided during the gondola ride, there is no commentary included
Please be aware that on certain dates, registration and payment of an access contribution will be necessary to visit the city of Venice. We encourage you to check all the information and procedures for registration or payment on the dedicated website of Comune di Venezia

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Provider

Gray Line Venice

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

4.6 /5

Based on 20 reviews from verified customers

Review categories

Safety

5/5

Staff

5/5

Service

5/5

Value for money

5/5

J
Jo
Verified booking
5
16 September 2025
Travelled with a group of friends
The walking tour was brilliant, the tour guide was very informative, friendly and helpful, learnt a lot on the history, etc. the gondola ride was an experience
T
TUI Musement Traveler
Verified booking
5
21 August 2025
Elisa the guide was just brilliant! Fluent English, told us so much about history, how it was built, back travel in time !
T
TUI Musement Traveler
Verified booking
5
23 June 2024
Our guide was on time and friendly. She was very informative and gave us lots of information about Venice and also about the best places to eat and visit. We had a great time on the tour and gondola ride which was easy to get to and no complications and waiting. I recommend this tour
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TUI Musement Traveler
Verified booking
4
19 September 2023
But, I thought this tour was included museums, which the reason I purchased the tickets. I had been two previous tours similar.
T
TUI Musement Traveler
Verified booking
4
30 May 2023
Die Führung durch die Stadt war sehr schön! Die Gondelfahrt war etwas chaotisch und relativ kurz, ca. 25 Minuten, obwohl in der Beschreibung steht 35 Minuten. Organisatorisch alles super, die Kommunikation war auch sehr schön.
T
TUI Musement Traveler
Verified booking
5
6 March 2023

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