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A nice way to spend an evening.
Reviewed by: Lucinda R, United Kingdom, August 2008
Our tour guide was great in that she was a very active and exciting storyteller. I just can't say the same about the stories. The tour starts at dusk, which is a perfect time to get you excited to be scared, but the stories are not scary at all. The tour was perfect for the few kids who were in the tour though. The best story was the last one regarding the Rialto bridge. You probably can read about it in a book, though, so I say save your money.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2008
This is touted as a "ghost" walking tour. Yes, there are stories about what locals see or hear due to legends, but mostly it was a history tour with stories and local legends thrown in to make it more interesting. Although we got to go off the beaten path, and see areas of Venice no tourist would ever find, I was looking forward to seeing the stairs in the photograph depicting the tour, or going down the narrowest road in the world, but we didn't see those things. Our guide was great, but the overall size of the group on the tour was a little too big for my taste...20 people per group. I would recommend this tour, but don't go into it expecting a ghost tour.
Reviewed by: Edward P, United States, June 2008
The tour was cute but should be renamed "myths and legends." I would not really recommend it to anyone who is interested in ghost stories.
Reviewed by: Lori B, United States, June 2008
Not quite what we expected. Not really a ghost tour; more of a walk round some of the back streets with some nice stories.
Reviewed by: David G, Spain, June 2008
The group was huge and the guide had a very soft voice, so I couldn't hear half of it.
Reviewed by: Nicole C, United States, June 2008
I thought this was a ghost tour, it ended up being an extended history lesson type tour. I knew it would be short but we spent most of the time walking from one place to the next. Our tour guides accent was so strong most of us couldn't understand her. It was nice to see more thing off the tourist beaten path, and things you don't read about in books, but I wish there was more to it or it shouldn't be advertised as a ghost tour.
Reviewed by: Kasey T, United States, June 2008
Tour guide needs a mike so all can hear. There was little ghost story telling. The route was nice.
Reviewed by: Deanna D, United States, May 2008
The leader was in a rush to finish the tour and again it was at times difficult to hear considering the number.
Reviewed by: Richard J, Canada, May 2008
In my opinion the Ghost Walking Tour was more of an orientation tour, but nevertheless it was still enjoyable, and the tour guide was very informative.
Reviewed by: Wilma M, United Kingdom, April 2008
Didn't think it was value for money. Tour guide's English was very good, and the stories were interesting. A few extra parts of Venice we wouldn't have seen. But brochures, a few acted out scenes, or mood music would have brought the whole thing to life. We thought it was very overpriced.
Reviewed by: Karen W, United Kingdom, March 2008
The tour was excellent but the down fall was that the tour didn't go where was explained when I booked so I was disappointed. I was under the impression that we would go the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs and we didn't even go close. But what we did see was very good.
Reviewed by: Emma L, United Kingdom, October 2007
The guide told quite interesting stories, but they were not scary.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, October 2007
This was more about myths than ghosts. We saw some of the back streets of Venice that we could not of found by ourselves. A couple of the areas were also covered in the day tour.
Reviewed by: Maryann L, Australia, July 2007
I've been to Venice a couple of times before, but I saw some places and learned history I would otherwise not have known. It wasn't really as much of a ghost tour as I expected.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2007
