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Grand Canal boat tour (1h, Avventure Bellisime)

Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Veneto

Description

The Grand Canal private boat tour reviewed here is operated by Avventure Bellisime (also operating under "tours-italy.com") and takes customers on a 60mins ride to discover some of Venice most famous palaces, churches and bridges along the main canal as well as some of its minor waterways. The boat is a motor-launch and the tour is conducted by an English-speaking guide.

Access & Transport

The meeting point is at the entrance to the Royal Gardens on the waterfront of St. Mark’s Square. The guide will be holding a signboard. Vaporetto line 1 stops at San Marco, along the night line N and airport lines A and B. Many other lines (#2, 4, 5, 7, 14, 20) also stop at San Zaccaria piers, just past the Doge's Palace.

Instructions & Recommendations

This is a private tour with max. 8 people per boat. Price starts at €470 for 1 person and ramps up to €656 for 8 pers. = €82/pp

Meta review

Online reviews highlight two different aspects of the experience; customers are overall very satisfied with the route, the knowledge of the guide and what they have seen but there are some recurring comments regarding practical aspects such as not everybody being able to seat outside and the ability to hear comments evenly across the boat (depending on seating area). By regulation, bigger boats are not allowed on the Canal or the minor canals of Venice.

Environmental & Social

The boats run on fossil fuels. Neutral from a social perspective.

Conclusion

A grand Canal boat tour is certainly money better spent than an outrageously priced gondola ride but is still very expensive, especially for a family. We would thus recommend it to those with a large budget and visitors that are more value oriented can replicate most of the experience (without the live commentary) by walking and riding various vaporettos throughout the city.

Key positive

One of the best ways to discover Venice

Good guides

Key negative

Incredibly expensive for a 60mins ride, especially if boat is not filled up

Can feel cramped when filled to capacity

Suitability

The tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities. If a boat cruise is of interest, you can contact them and some alternative boats & routes can be arranged

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

June 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit
Tours start at 15h30 and 17h30 and last 60mins

av. transport time:0h 20m

est. visit time:1h 15m

Regulated hours

Start of Season 1:Apr, 01

Season 1

MONDAY15:15 - 16:30

TUESDAY15:15 - 18:30

WEDNESDAY15:15 - 18:30

THURSDAY15:15 - 18:30

FRIDAY15:15 - 18:30

SATURDAY15:15 - 18:30

SUNDAY15:15 - 18:30

Start of Season 2:Nov, 01

Season 2

MONDAY17:15 - 18:30

TUESDAY17:15 - 18:30

WEDNESDAY17:15 - 18:30

THURSDAY17:15 - 18:30

FRIDAY17:15 - 18:30

SATURDAY17:15 - 18:30

SUNDAY17:15 - 18:30

Pricing

Max number of travellers:8

Min. Child age:3

Max. child age:11

Traveller #
Adult
Child
1
€240
€240
2
€240
€240
3
€15
€15
4
€25
€25
5
€55
€55
6
€25
€25
7
€30
€30
8+
€26
€26

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