Gondola Rides in Venice

A Venice gondola ride on this page comes with a guide attached, and the 18 here were picked by hand from every listing rated 4.5★ or higher. Prices run from €59 per person for a short basilica tour with the shared ride as an option, to €580 for a private day through St Mark's and the palace that ends in the gondola. Between them sit half and full day combos that pair a walk, the palace or the islands with a shared ride of about half an hour, and one private walk with a private gondola.

A quick way to choose: read whether the ride is shared or private, because a shared gondola seats six strangers and the gondolier does not narrate, while the private boat is yours but the guide steps off at the jetty. Serenades and hotel pickup are never included, the basilica part needs covered knees and shoulders, and several combos refuse wheelchairs and strollers. A plain ride without a walk is bought at the gondola stations, not here. The best reviewed gondola rides in Venice come first below.