Grand Canal

This was an excellent tour and Massimo, our tour guide, was very knowledgable and helpful. The tour lasted about an hour, and covered a number of the smaller back canals as well as the grand canal. There were 8 ppl on the tour, and we could all hear Massimo and see all the interesting sights very clearly. We would definitely recommend this tour. It was one of our many highlights in Venice.

Doing what: Venice Grand Canal Boat Tour

This tour had morning and afternoon sessions. We unknowingly scheduled this tour for 25 April, which is a national holiday and San Marco's (St. Mark's, the patron saint of Venice) feast day. We took a train in from the outskirts and were unable to get on the first four or five trains that came by so we arrived 10 minutes late, but the Avventure Bellissime coordinator easily handled the situation for us and others and placed us with a tour already starting. Because it was the saint's feast day, we were unable to tour the basilica. However, the tour was very interesting and informative, and we got an excellent overview of Venice from the land. The afternoon tour was a boat tour of the Grand Canal. It actually covered part of the lagoon and several side canals before returning via the Grand Canal. Again, it was a very good overview of the waterways of Venice. There was some concern that the tour was late or that we misunderstood the directions about where to meet, but at the appointed hour the tour magically began. Overall, this was a great overview of Venice.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

Very good well organised, guide was lovely. The Grand canal tour was amazing, Christina the guide was very very good.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

Excellent !! We did the sundown Gondola ride We had to share the gondola with a young Japanese couple who were very friendly and helpful in taking photos of us ! We were lucky to have the singer and the accordion player in our Gondola.! They obliged us and sang O Solo Mio and the accordion player played Isle of Capri for my wife to sing ! It was a truly magical and romantic experience. The ambience was lovely with the evening lights coming on and people waving to us from bridges as we passed by. However , I wish they took us more on the grand canal under the Rialto bridge etc than the narrow canals. If ever you visit VENICE this is a MUST do .

Doing what: Venice Gondola Ride and Serenade

It was a lovely tour, even though it was crowded we were taken ahead of the queues straight into St Marks Basilica and afterwards taken through the back streets away from the crowds. The tour guide was very informative and we learned interesting things about the history of venice. The second part of the tour, the boat trip, was lovely and we got to ride in a Venice water taxi!! Again the guide had lots of interesting facts about Venice. The boat ride took us into the back waters and also down the grand canal. We were lucky the weather was absolutely beautiful on the day of our tour because we had rain and thunderstorms the previous day. We arrived on Saturday and Sunday was the tour before we caught a flight back on Monday so we were so pleased to see they have tours on a Sunday as well!!! It was definitely worth the price!

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

The highlight of the tour was the San Marco Basilica. It was really breath-taking! The tour guide was fantastic. She was so energetic, knowledgeable and very funny! I took a Grand Canal boat tour after the walking tour which also gave me a chance to look at beautiful buildings from a small boat. Great tour!

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

Great way to see Venice, particularly the canal cruise. We thought it would just cover Grand Canal but you also travel through a number of small canals. Christina, our guide, was terrific. Fun to see where she went to school on the bank of the Grand Canal. The boat is taxi size so everyone gets a good view. Don't forget to dip your head at the bridges though!

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

The Walking Tour was very good; our tour guide was very interesting and knowledgeable and took us down some side alleys that we would otherwise not have found. The Grand Canal tour was absolutely BRILLIANT. Firstly, we boat we had just had six people on board. Then, we also explored some of the internal waterways before going onto the Grand Canal. Finally, the tour guide was again very good. My only somewhat "negative" comment is that there was a very LONG break between the walking tour and the Grand Canal tour. However, anyone wishing to see Venice on foot and by boat SHOULD take this tour; GREAT value for money.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

My friends and I had a wonderful time in Venice. And we really glad we bought the Venice in one day tour because we would have waited in long lines. Also, we love the Grand Canal tour, it was the best tour that we were to see everything. The tour guides were awesome too!

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

We really enjoyed this experience. Our guide had many great stories of the bygone years of beautiful Venice as we travelled along the Grand Canal.

Doing what: Venice Grand Canal Boat Tour

We felt that we really got to see the city's hilights in one day. The walking tour in the morning was excellent, and then the boat tour of the Grand Canal later in the day was great with our informative guide giving us the history of the buildings that we passed. Both of the guides were great, especially Gina on the walking tour. We've booked other tours with Viatour in Rome, and have always been very happy with the whole process, from booking on line, to finally taking the tour. We would highly recommend Viatour to anyone.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

There were 2 parts - walking tour and boat on the grand canal. Waling tour was ok but I would have liked more time in the Basilica.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

We really enjoyed this afternoon cruise through the grand canal.

Doing what: Venice Grand Canal Boat Tour

The tour was interesting, taking us through the city and seeing so many old and important buildings, however, our tour guide gave us information overload. She give us so much detailed data that the whole group became somewhat glassy eyed and personally, I could not remember 90% of what she talked about by the time the tour ended. Also, while not specifically stated, a number of us had the impression that the Grand Canal tour would be in a multiperson gondola (6 people) and not in a water taxi.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day

The walking portion was good although we toured in severe downpour with fierce northeast wind that really ruined the ambiance. Never could get to the Grand Canal boat trip portion because the streets and squares were under knee-deep water/sewage from the storm. BEWARE that Venice is flooded much more than they like to admit.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice in One Day