Admire Venice from different perspectives on this 3.5-hour combined itinerary that merges a fascinating walking tour of Venice to admire the most important and characteristic locations of the city, a traditional gondola ride through its calm waters and a detailed guided visit of St. Mark’s Cathedral to discover it as the 'golden basilica'. Don't miss the opportunity to spend an unforgettable morning in Venice.
Posted By : brianlindberg
The tour was supposed to be a morning tour with a guide (this part OK) then the basilica (also OK) but the gondola ride was changed to departing at 1500 which we could not attend due to another commitment.
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Posted On : 2023-10-16 02:17:23 
Posted By : Loree_L
We absolutely loved this experience in Venice! We started with the walking tour with guide Elizabeth and learned so much about the history, landmarks, and life of Venice. Her knowledge was so very much appreciated and she kept it very entertaining. We then transitioned to the tour of the Basilica and Dodge Palace with guide Gina. Her passion and her story telling made this such an enjoyable adventure! The interior was stunning and the sights, scenery and views, especially from the top terrace of the basilica, were breathtaking! We ended the tour with a wonderful gondola ride into the great canal - marveling at the ability of our boat navigator. Our family would highly recommend this experience and will always remember this precious time in Venice!
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Posted On : 2023-05-31 04:39:03
Posted By : Ken_C
Mark ( in the dark coat) was very informative and knowledgeable when it came to the Basilica… Veronica was even better on the walking tour of the surrounding areas… she was the highlight. The gondola ride was “lame” … it was a slow moving boat around the block… 15-20 min … driver of the boat was on the phone the whole time EXCEPT… when he yelled at one of the passenger or another boat going by. ( that is the reason for 4 stars) With that said, on the whole it was good.
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Posted On : 2023-04-21 12:58:40
Posted By : Nancy_W
Gondola ride and walking tour great! The female guide was great and spoke perfect English. But the guide for the Basilica was HORRIBLE!!! He could not speak English and we were only able to understand 1/4 of what he said. So sad. We were really interested in St Mark's but he made him impossible to understand. You need better English speaking person!!!!!!
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Posted On : 2022-11-12 21:35:28
Posted By : cathydulyx
This was a fun tour! It ran on time and was very well organized. The Basilica was amazing and we had such a great guide! She was extremely knowledgeable and we learned alot about the history. The gondola ride was great too, but I'm not sure I realized that we would be on a ride with 4 other people, so 6 of us total. If there were a next time, I would do the gondola ride separately with just my husband and I. You'd probably pay a little more, but to me it would be worth it. I do think a gondola ride is a must do when you go to Venice!
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Posted On : 2019-09-27 15:25:26 
Posted By : Lisa_B
We enjoyed this tour which started with a 1 hour walking tour of the area behind St Mark’s Square, then a gondola ride and finished with a tour of St Mark’s Basilica. The guides were informative and really brought the history of these places to life. We had a 14 year old travelling with us and she enjoyed this tour, but I’m not sure I would take younger children as they are likely to become bored with the guided tour segments, although they’d love the gondola ride! Highly recommend this tour for people aged 12+ years
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Posted On : 2019-05-04 02:01:39
Posted By : Walter W
The tour started out fine, however, very disorganized. Seemed like they grouped about 10 tours in one meeting place and you were lucky to get in the correct group. The tour was actually three tours one after the other. After the walking tour, then we went to the gondola tour. A bit disappointing, a bit too short, and still disorganized. The third segment did not happen because of flooding. We discovered the cancellation on our own, as we could not get to the meeting place because of the flooding. No one offered us any advice, because all of a sudden, no one spoke English.
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Posted On : 2018-11-05 04:15:18
Posted By : K5433OLarthurp
The walking tour was well done and interesting, St. Marks Basilica was amazing and well time by this tour company. The Gondola Ride however was disappointing, there was 6 of us in the boat and this took away from the ride. It just felt like a boat ride but nothing special, and with no commentary it was lost on us. I would do the tour and walking portion and get a separate Gondola ride if you want to take one.
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Posted On : 2018-09-04 14:53:12
Posted By : Beth_R
This tour was three-pronged - walking tour of Venice; Gondola ride; tour of St. Mark's Basilica. Each prong was led by a different guide - the number of people for each prong of the tour was very large and while the staff were very pleasant, there was a bit of disorganization in getting all the right people together for each leg of the tour. Despite this, the guides were very knowledgeable of the history of Venice and St. Mark's Basilica - and very accommodating with answering questions and pointing our interesting aspects of the tour.
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Posted On : 2018-07-16 10:19:13
Posted By : Claire P
Lovely tour! Enjoyed walking the streets of Venice and getting tips on places to visit/eat. The Basilica was beautiful and our guide was informed and to top it off you cant beat the prices for the Gondola!
