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15 Venice Walking Tours That End in a Gondola

39 tours  ·  from $14 a head

The guide handles the stone side of Venice and the gondolier handles the water side, usually for less than the two cost separately. These 15 are compared on walking distance, group size and how long you get on the canal at the end.

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

Meet near St. Mark’s Square at 3pm for an English walking tour through Venice’s back streets, past La Fenice and Scala del Bovolo. Then board a traditional gondola for a 30-minute ride along the Grand Canal and smaller canals. Guides vary, with names such as Nadia, Francesca, Elena, and Christina appearing on different departures.

“Francesca our guide was fantastic. So informative and enthusiastic. Thank you. When issues arose (lateness) she was very calm and dealt with it efficiently.”

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Venice: City Center Walking Tour & Iconic Gondola Ride - Finding the meeting point beside San Marco
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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

Walk Venice with a local guide such as Valentina or Francesco, mixing famous sights with quiet calli, campi, and curious landmarks. You’ll pause for a traditional Spritz, take a 30-minute gondola ride, and finish with a VR journey through Venice’s past. Expect about three hours, plus a gap before the boat ride.

“Valentina was an incredible tour guide! So personable, approachable & knowledgeable about Venice! The tour was the perfect length of time and we thoroughly enjoyed the info we learned during our unforgettable Gondola ride through three canals of Venice!”

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Venice: Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride - Walking beyond St. Mark’s Square
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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 seeing Venice beyond St. Mark’s Square. A live guide leads you through narrow lanes, quiet squares, churches, palaces, and canal-side corners before or after a 30-minute shared gondola ride. Guides speak five languages, and the gondola includes an audio guide by app.

“On what was probably one of the busiest days of the Carnevale weekend the gondola ride was very del done, we even had a singing gondolier! It was much more difficult to do the walking tour though due to the crowds and the reception on the personal radios was poor. The guide was good though and answered the questions we asked very well.”

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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride Combo - St. Mark’s Square and the Venetian Republic
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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

Walk from St. Mark’s Square through Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Marco Polo’s former neighborhood, the Mercerie, and past La Fenice before a 30-minute gondola ride through smaller canals and St. Mark’s Basin. Guides lead in English, Spanish, French, or German.

“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 - Walking through Venice’s calli and campi
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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 Saint Mark’s, Scuola Grande di San Marco, and Rialto Bridge. A Venice Gallery VR experience follows. Add a 30-minute shared gondola ride, with a gap between the walking tour and canal trip.

“Las chicas son maravillosas y la experiencia preciosa, lo recomiendo a todo el mundo. Gracias por todo.”

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Unusual Venice Walking Tour through Rialto & Gondola Experience - Views of St. Mark’s Basin and the Bridge of Sighs
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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 St. Mark’s Square through quieter Venetian lanes with guides such as Valentina, Elena, or Natalia, then take a shared gondola through smaller canals. Expect up to 15 people, audio commentary, and a possible wait between the walking tour and gondola ride.

“Great tour with lots of information about old Venice. Our tour guide was wonderful. She helped us get umbrellas and navigated through the rainy day.”

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Morning Walking Tour of Venice with Gondola Ride - Walking Venice before the crowds close in
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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 9:00 am for a guided walk through Venice’s lanes, squares, and landmarks, then share a 30-minute gondola ride. Guides such as Monica and Antonella have led especially strong walks, but gondola commentary is not included and group sizes can vary.

“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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Venice: St Mark's Square & Rialto Walking Tour & Gondola - What you see on the walking route
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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

Join a live guide, with tours in five languages, for a three-hour walk through Rialto, Casanova’s House, Scala Contarini del Bovolo, and La Fenice. Then take a shared gondola ride, visit the Gondola Gallery, and use an audio app to explore Venice at your own pace.

“Valentina was very knowledgeable and sweet. We had a lovely walk with her. Thank you so much!”

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Venice: Private Walking Tour with Optional Gondola Ride - La Fenice, Venice’s theater rebuilt after fire
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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 $150

Walk Venice’s narrow calle with a local guide, passing La Fenice, Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Marco Polo’s house, and Rialto Bridge. Add a 30-minute gondola ride from Santa Maria del Giglio. Guides speak English, Italian, French, German, or Spanish.

“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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Land and Lagoon - Walking Tour and Gondola Ride - The Mercerie and Venice’s main shopping route
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Land and Lagoon – Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

10.Land and Lagoon – Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 65 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $75

Spend about two hours with a live guide exploring San Marco, Marco Polo’s former neighborhood, the Mercerie, and Venice’s grand churches. Then share a 20-minute gondola ride through the Grand Canal and smaller canals. Guides speak five languages, and private options are available.

“Guide was excellent and very knowledgeable bit too much waiting around before walk and before gondoa ride”

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Venice: Walking Tour & Gondola Ride - St. Mark’s Square, seen from the outside
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Venice: Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

11.Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

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

Walk St. Mark’s Square and Castello with a live guide, then share a gondola for a roughly 40-minute ride along the Grand Canal and smaller canals. You’ll see palaces, bridges, churches, and quieter residential corners, but the boat ride has no guide.

“The guide could be more enthused and loud when speaking and telling us about the history and everything. The gondola driver was incredibly bored while he was driving the gondola. I tried to ask him a few questions and he was listening to something from his earpods.”

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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

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

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

Walk from St. Mark’s Square to Rialto with a guide, glide through quieter canals on a 30-minute shared gondola ride, then enter St. Mark’s Basilica with skip-the-line access. The tour includes the museum and terrace, but gondola commentary is not provided.

“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 - Campo San Luca and the first look at Venice
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Venice Highlights with Local: Private Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

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

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

Walk from Campo San Luca through Venice’s narrow lanes with a private English-speaking guide, visiting Scala Contarini del Bovolo, Campo Sant’Angelo, and Teatro La Fenice before a scheduled gondola ride. Guides may include Hossein, Majid, Marco, Saed, or Reza.

“We booked a gondola ride in Venice. 2 hr trip from our ship to get there. No bus. No refund. Lost $269”

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The Best of Venice: San Marco Highlights & Gondola Ride - Meeting at Piazza San Marco
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The Best of Venice: San Marco Highlights & Gondola Ride

14.The Best of Venice: San Marco Highlights & Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $318

Meet your private Withlocals guide at Piazza San Marco for a three-hour introduction to Venice. Expect the Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Square, Basilica exterior and local lanes, with the route shaped around your interests. The gondola ride and landmark entry tickets cost extra.

“Nicoletta was a great guide for our tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. She is very knowledgeable and has a deep passion for all things Venetian.”

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Guided Vancouver Hiking Highlights Day Tour with Gondola Download - Stanley Park and the road to North Vancouver
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15.Guided Vancouver Hiking Highlights Day Tour with Gondola Download

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $134Top rated

Spend about seven hours with a first-aid-certified guide such as Aramesh, Ben, Brando, or Jacob, touring Stanley Park, hiking the steep Grouse Grind, riding the gondola down, and walking Lynn Canyon. The hike is strenuous, but patient guides set the pace and share local stories along the way.

“The Grouse Mountain Grind is no joke! But the chalet and other activities at the top are worth it. Jacob the guide was super friendly and super knowledgeable about flora and fungi in the area. He was also nice and flexible and willing to alter our itinerary when some of the activities overlapped with other trips we booked. Check out the salmon hatchery. Worth it.”

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