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Venice Gondola Ride and Serenade with Dinner

By Bucintoro Viaggi S.r.l.
A gondola ride accompanied by Italian ballads is an iconic Venetian experience—especially for lovers. But arranging a gondola and musicians independently is expensive. Save money but preserve the romance with this shared Venice gondola package that includes dinner (in summer) and a choice of lunch or dinner (in winter) at the Hostaria Ai Coristi restaurant.
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€93.22
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Ages 0-99, max of 20 per group
Duration:2h
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English, Italian
Highlights
  • Share a gondola ride down the Grand Canal—and smaller canals
  • Feel the romance as a musician and singer serenade your group of gondolas
  • Savor a two-course Italian meal with water, coffee, and a glass of wine
  • Soak up the atmosphere on a signature Venetian experience
  • Shared Gondola Serenade ( approx. 30 minutes)
  • Meal (choice of two dishes) at Hostaria Ai Coristi Restaurant
  • Glass of house wine
  • Half bottle of mineral water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Make your own way to the launch point on the Grand Canal, and board your traditional six-person gondola. Feel the romance as your gondolier navigates the boat in a small group, passing by ancient homes, churches, and palazzos. As you glide under bridges and past charming backstreets, an opera singer and musician will serenade your group with classic Italian ballads from one of the gondolas. After you disembark, savor your two-course Italian meal at the Hostaria Ai Coristi. The package includes a meat or fish entrée, a glass of house wine, mineral water, and coffee. Dinner is served 7–9pm; during winter, you can also opt for lunch, served before your ride at 12–3pm. Once you’re done eating, make your own way back to base.
Departure details
  • Gondola Station - Santa Maria del Giglio, Campiello Traghetto, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy Meeting Point: Gondola's stazio of Santa Maria del Giglio Square (next to the entrance of Hotel Gritti Palace)
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2495TOUR6
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • The gondola holds a maximum of 6 passengers. Please note this is not a private gondola ride
  • Your Venice gondola ride provides a boat with a musician and singer for every eight gondolas in your flotilla
  • All passengers dine at the same restaurant for lunch or dinner. If you require a private table please request this at time of booking
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travellers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travellers
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
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If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2495TOUR6
Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    Gondola Station - Santa Maria del Giglio
    Campiello Traghetto, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
    Meeting Point: Gondola's stazio of Santa Maria del Giglio Square (next to the entrance of Hotel Gritti Palace)
    See address & details
  • Pass by
    Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
    Peggy Guggenheim Collection
    Ponte dell'Accademia
  • 1
    Canal Grande
    Stop: 10 minutes
    you will pass through Grand Canaò
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    Pass by
    Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto
    Campo San Fantin
  • You'll return to the starting point
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By: Bucintoro Viaggi S.r.l.
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daniellea132
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Wonderful introduction to Venice
Fantastic introduction to Venice for your first day or if your visit is short. Our tour guide Andrea was a very pro…
Nomad816748
Nomad816748
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Great
Lovely tour, nicely organized and without delays. Wish we had little bit more time on islands, however the overall …
KCC09876
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Just enough to wet your whistle
Not a bad experience. Would have loved more time in Murano and Burano. 50 minutes at each stop is just enough to wa…
LaurieW199
LaurieW199
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Rushed and hard to understand.
Our guide was nice enough, but kind of difficult to understand. She walked very quickly, although we had several ol…
zdanella
zdanella
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5 stars
If you want a low key experience. This is your trip. Burano was definitely my favorite; we were able to walk around…
Mitziroberts
Mitziroberts
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Great experience :)
Our guide did a fantastic job. He was a local so he was full of information and knowledge of both past and present…
R3254YPkaten
R3254YPkaten
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Great Value and Price
Such a fun day trip! It really allows to see the most noteworthy of all three. Burano is my favorite and I definite…
hughman439
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Well run. Time enough for each site visit.
The Murano glass blowing demonstration was amazing. Torcello was very peaceful and Burano is utterly quaint. A grea…
DaveBoland
DaveBoland
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Short stops
Did this tour as we had spare time before our flight. Started at 11.30, back at mark's Square at 3.45pm. Glass fact…
Tracy G
Tracy G
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Good introduction to Venice
Great to do on your first day. It helps you understand how Venice was created and why. Knowledgeable, if slightly t…
Gflounders
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Venice walk and gondola
Excellent walking tour of venice. The guide was funny, informative and took us to some hidden gems that we wouldn’t…
caitlinbryantm
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Great day
amazing tour. longer than a half day but extremely worth it. you will fall in love with venice. our tour guide was …
michellewM4329RR
michellewM4329RR
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Beautiful Venice
Couldn’t always understand our guide but we did go to some off the beaten track locations, way out of the crowds. L…
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Day trip from Venice
Fab tour, guide very he,Paul and gave good over of what to expect at each place. One tip don’t sit outside on boat…
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Venice tour and gondola ride
Excellent knowledge of our guide and very generous with her time after the tour to answer questions! The gondola …
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Andrew & JoJo
Brisbane, Australia83 contributions
Rude and Ripped Off
Sep 2017
I wished I had read the reviews before we book this, this was the worst experience in Venice ever. We arrived to our tour and was greeted by one on the rudest tour guides I have ever met, he didn't try to speak to us or look at our tour voucher. Instead he snatched the voucher and pointed to us the end to the cue. We waiting and then was directed to sit on a Gondola but my husband and I were seperated I asked to be moved and they didn't acknowledge me at all so I moved myself. The serenade was only on one Gondola not ours, so we had to try and keep together to hear the serenade. Not a very romantic ride at all. Once we docked we tried to ask about the dinner, but not acknowledged us at all. No one spoke English and refused to talk to us, just waving their hands in the air. The senior person was rude and obnoxious and made us feel like we were a nuisances and had inconvenienced his day by trying to ask for directions to a restaurant we had paid for. The entire tour turned out to be a nightmare rather than an amazing experience. The locals had suggested to get a private Gondola opposed to the bigger companies rather than the one we choose, I wished we listened now. We did try to get a refund once we were home...but you guessed it TravelCube the tour company knocked us back with a response of Sorry No refund. This is a RIP OFF!!!!! No Customer Service or Culture, Just Rude people who only want to take your money.
Written 26 January 2018
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Ralph V
Pembroke Pines, FL5 contributions
Don't Waste Your Money
I asked for a refund because the tour was not as described and after the condola ride headed to the restaurant and it was closed and below is their response: very disappointed. Don't book

The serenade on board is not guaranteed, since the tour is planned to have one serenade every 8/9 gondolas, to guarantee all the passengers to hear the music.

The restaurant is working following the time of the Italian life style. The restaurants are open for lunch and dinner, but from 15.00 to 18:00 they are close for siesta. In fact you had booked the gondola ride and serenade with dinner ( dinner time: 18.30 – 22.00)

Written 25 February 2018
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Edward C
3 contributions
Rip Off
Jun 2018 • Couples
We booked a number of tours while in Venice and Rome this week and this was the worst. The people at the launch point for the gondola were rude and not helpful. There was also no one serenading in our boat, it was a guy in one of the eight boats that were floating around together and most of the time you could not hear him. The real rip off is the dinner. We were not able to locate the restaurant even with help from locals... NOT THE Gondola people. DO NOT BOOK THIS... just go to St Marks Square and book a gondala ride... that was much better
Written 12 June 2018
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Sean C
1 contribution
Excellent!!!
Gondola ride was fun. Although we were a group of boats, with only one singer, it didn’t bother us at all!
We had to find our way to the Restaurant, but we asked people for guidance. Not an issue.
Then the Restaurant. It was spectacular. The owner/manager made us feel extremely welcome and the food was great.
Tip: Print two copies and only give one to gondoliers. Restaurant requires one as well.
Recomended!!
Written 4 April 2018
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Meadow G
Dallas, TX4 contributions
fun evening in Venice
Oct 2018 • Friends
travelling with my elderly mother, this was her highlight in Venice. The gondoliers were very entertaining, the canals are very special, and the music was delightful. Our dinner was a few blocks away from the launch point. We had the most incredible time with our hosts at Hostaria Ai Coristi! They welcomed us like long lost family. The food was typical, the wine was very good, and the space-quaint. If we ever return to Venice, we WILL come back to see our "family" here.
Written 27 October 2018
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