Venice Gondola Ride: Grand Canal and Hidden Corners

⭐☆☆☆☆ Honestly, this gondola ride in Venice felt completely overrated and not worth the money. The route they take is pretty much the same as any other standard ride. They advertise it as going through “fancy canals,” but in reality, it’s just random canals that don’t feel special at all. For the price we pay, the ride lasts barely around 25 minutes, which makes it feel even more disappointing. There is absolutely no added value in paying extra for expensive options because the experience remains the same. If you really want to experience a gondola ride in Venice, just go for the cheapest option available. Spending more makes no difference whatsoever.

Gondola ride was massively overpriced for a shared gondola. We could have hired a private one for two directly ourselves for the same price. This in mid October so less tourists and there no need to pre book at all. The route they took was not the best and went round a small loop of canal that was flanked all along one side by the only scaffolding building in the vicinity so not great views either. Pretty disappointing all round. I would not recommend this to anyone - it’s a tourist trap for this time of year.

Pagamos o valor achando que poderíamos tirar boas fotos no passeio, porém como fomos as duas pessoas a entrarem depois das duas primeiras na mesma gôndola, fomos sentadas e umas cadeiras na lateral, sem poder movê-las e nem nos movimentar de forma a que pudéssemos tirar fotos que minimamente registrassem o momento. O barqueiro se resumia a dizer não a qualquer pedido. Entendo as questões de segurança, mas não houve qualquer possibilidade de troca entre as posições, nem para que as que entraram primeiro e ficaram melhor acomodadas pudessem revezar conosco. É um passeio para se guardar apenas na memória, porque registros não foram possíveis.