Top Veneto Kayaking & Canoeing

Discover Venice by water—but skip the overcrowded gondola experience—when you embark on a private kayaking tour of the city’s waterways. Choose from a number of departure times throughout the day, and meet your guide in the center of town. After a quick lesson, you’ll set off and discover the city’s key landmarks, like the Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge, and Marco Polo’s House, as well as the neighborhoods that most tourists miss.

Paddle your own kayak in the canals of Venice on a 45-minute private guided tour of the city's waterways. Adventure-seeking travelers appreciate the alternative to being steered in a gondola. Get a little exercise while enjoying a different perspective of the historic canals away from the crowds in the center of the city. Chose from a pedal- or oar-powered kayak. No kayaking experience is necessary; instruction is included.

An eternally popular city, Venice can get crowded. Escape the crowds and enjoy a trip off the beaten path on this kayak tour to the island of Murano. After paddling through Venice's hidden canals and across the lagoon, learn about Murano's glass-making heritage and watch a glass-blower at work.

See a different side of Verona with a 2-hour rafting tour along the River Adige. Learn the history of this ancient waterway as you paddle past monuments and riverside homes, hearing tales of early navigation, agriculture and milling industries, and massive floods that shaped the city. It's a great way to get active and explore Verona's long and layered past from the water.