Venice
Private Grand Canal and Unknown Venice Boat Tour
Your own motor launch down the Grand Canal, then into the back canals
On The Water, Sightseeing
Why We Love it
The Grand Canal is only the first half — after that it's in through the Arsenal's Water Gate, the Jewish Ghetto, and a workshop where gondolas are still built by craftsmen.
The Experience
Three hours on a private reserved motor launch from the St. Mark's waterfront, with an English-speaking escort and nobody else on board.
The first stretch is the Grand Canal at a slow pace, past the palaces, churches and bridges that line it. Then off the main waterway into the minor canals, and in through the Water Gate to the Arsenal — the shipyard from the days when Venice was a commercial power. Out into the open lagoon after that, past Murano and San Michele, the cemetery island. On a clear day you can see the Dolomites from there.
Back in through Cannaregio and its back canals, with a stop at the Jewish Ghetto, then Santa Croce and Dorsoduro and the gondola workshop where the boats are still built by craftsmen. You finish where you started, at St. Mark's.
My pick for anyone who would rather see Venice from the water than from a bridge, and for parties of six or more, where the per-person price drops sharply.
From $262 per person
3 Hours
Private
Departs 3:00 pm
Highlights
What's Included
Private boat
Private English-speaking escort
What's Not Included
Food and drink
Gratuities
Need to Know
3 hours, departing 3:00 pm
Private — your party only, on your own boat
You meet your escort at the motor launch in St. Mark's Square; they will be holding a sign with your name
The tour cannot run before 3:00 pm — navigational rules on the Grand Canal
Pick-up from another location can be arranged on request, sometimes for an extra charge
The Dolomites are only visible from the lagoon on a clear day
Free cancellation up to 7 days before
Pricing Details
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Need to know
Three hours on a private reserved motor launch from the St. Mark's waterfront, with an English-speaking escort and nobody else on board.
The first stretch is the Grand Canal at a slow pace, past the palaces, churches and bridges that line it. Then off the main waterway into the minor canals, and in through the Water Gate to the Arsenal — the shipyard from the days when Venice was a commercial power. Out into the open lagoon after that, past Murano and San Michele, the cemetery island. On a clear day you can see the Dolomites from there.
Back in through Cannaregio and its back canals, with a stop at the Jewish Ghetto, then Santa Croce and Dorsoduro and the gondola workshop where the boats are still built by craftsmen. You finish where you started, at St. Mark's.
My pick for anyone who would rather see Venice from the water than from a bridge, and for parties of six or more, where the per-person price drops sharply.