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Yolyvette

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The gondola ride was memorable. It took about 30 minutes. We did a mini walking tour beforehand and learned some interesting Venice facts. There was also a virtual experience attraction after the gondola ride that we had to miss.

Saravanan

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Traditional gondola with a 20 min ride around the smaller canals of Venice. An audio commentary could have made it more enjoyable.

Mogli

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Beautiful experience, it makes you seeVenice from a totally different point of view. The girl who was our guide (bilingual tour) was very nice and friendly, not only introduced the gondola experience, but told some interesting facts about the city and the areas visited. Nice and really skillful gondolier, he also reserved some "tidbits" for us. All concluded with the virtual reality experience in a different historical context, which was a nice icing on the cake

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Konstantin

Jun 2025Verified booking

3/5

We didn't have an audio tour. The on-site organization was not up to scratch (we changed the boarding location twice).

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Emma

Jun 2025Verified booking

3/5

The description said that the experience would last 50 minutes but it lasted maybe 20 max. The line to get on the gondola was very long and so we didn't actually get on one until 2:25 (was supposed to be 2) and then it was done by 2:45. It's fine if it's only 20 minutes, but then you should advertise it as such

Laura

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

The ride was said to be with live commentary in Spanish but it was not and it lasted less than 50 minutes...still good because the gondola ride is unique but I would not repeat here.

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Rachael

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

While we booked an English speaking your. We were grouped with a spanish/English guide. I felt that the English translation was brief and rush through not providing all of the same information. The audio speakers were very crackled and we were unable to hear fully.

Kai

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

Planning was good and fast. They all set off at the same time and that's why the gondolas were jammed. This meant you couldn't travel as far. It was still a nice experience, but a start with individual gondolas from the city center would be better

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Gabrielle

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The ticketing experience was very easy, fast and reliable. The gondola ride was really amazing and the boat man was friendly and welcoming. Would definitely do it again 😁

Nicole

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

we booked a tour with personal comments but the guide said absolutly nothing. The boad tour was ok and we knew that it would be a busy time of the day but that the guide did not explain anything was not what we expected.

Claudia

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

Tour guide very nice and helpful, time frame was different than expected, at the beginning we had doubts whether we were in the right group as we walked past two gondola boarding points without getting on. The ride was entertaining and nice, but it was very crowded, so we had to stand in line and wait a lot in the gondola. We were only given the audio guide when we asked for it. This was when we boarded the gondola, so the download was not quite complete and not all points could be heard. The virtual journey into the Venetian past with VR glasses was very positive, it wasn't booked separately but was very nice and was also offered afterwards. Overall, the gondola ride is to be recommended, it is somehow part of a visit to Venice.

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Jessica

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

It was by far the best thing I did in Venice & was so inexpensive compared to paying actual Gondola people, well worth the money! There is a 3D tour at the end, was so good!

CELIA

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

We really enjoyed the experience. The virtual reality at the beginning was very good and the gondola ride was very nice, the gondolier was very pleasant.

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OUMAIMA

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

Topissime, especially with the guide who was very human, smiling, just adorable 🥰

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Benjamin

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

The guide was kind, attentive, and joyful.

Jean

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

Magnificent ride through the canals. Godoluer pilots by the millimeter and whistles beautifully.

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Alexandre

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Everything went well. We were taken to the Gondola at the appointed time. A great experience!

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Filipa

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

We really enjoyed it, it was great! It's worth it

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Deborah

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Beautiful gondola ride! Very enjoyable.

Bernardo

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

We loved it just as we expected.

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Raghav

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Loved it awedome so good so good love it so awesome will do it again

Marianne

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Emma was fantastic. Such a lovely bubbly positive person. You are lucky to have her. Thank you Emma

Earnest

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

Had to share with 3 other people, not very long but for the price $39 ,worth it

mathieu

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Discover the city from a different angle.

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Babur

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

Ride was good but not 50 minutes as advertised. Max about 30 minutes.

Andreas

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

In principle, it was good. But unfortunately much shorter than expected. More like a 20-minute drive.

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Nicolas

Jun 2025Verified booking

2/5

We were disappointed by the gondola tour, apart from the fact that we only spent 20 minutes on the water, the tour was very short and the gondolier did the bare minimum. Although I'd recommend doing it, as it's something to be done under different conditions. Too bad for a ticket bought at full price without negotiation for 50 minutes ....

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SIMONE

May 2025Verified booking

2/5

The gondolier was on the phone the whole time of the ride, we were stopped many minutes, and the ride was a rectangle of a few hundred meters around the block.

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Mariia

Apr 2025Verified booking

2/5

Góndola ride was something I was waiting for in Venice, it was beautiful, but the most disappointing part that instead for 30 mins for which I paid big money, we got just 20 mins. Maybe the gondoliers there just doing in that way to take more client during the day, but for me is not acceptable, if in description of experience saying 30 mins, should be full 30 mins, and I'm not saying that we had to wait another hour, as when we came at our time 5pm, they said the closest time they could get us is at 6pm, even that I booked that time months in advance

Angela

Apr 2025Verified booking

2/5

I always wanted a gondola ride so that happened. The person who issued our voucher wrote down a price on it that was 1/2 of what we paid. The gondolier said we only paid for a ride in the grand canal. We agreed to pay $45 more to receive a 45 minute ride in side canals. He still only gave us a 30 minute ride yet expected more money. We could have negotiated a better experience on our own. You ripped us off, shame on you

Mario

Apr 2025Verified booking

2/5

The tour must have lasted 15 minutes! Then I had chosen the package that included the tour under the Rialto Bridge instead I was told it was not possible! We came out of the gondola parking lot, went straight down the canal for a few minutes then the gondolier turned around, went into a little alley and when we came out the other side he took us back down! 147 euros thrown to the wind! Ah to be fair, it was a beautiful day with no wind and no traffic! There were no excuses! I am very disappointed

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Maria

Jun 2025Verified booking

2/5

The gondoliero was not pleasant at all

Tamas

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

We were the most lucky person's because we were on the gondola with the musicians. It was an amazing experience. I'm sure the other people on the gondola infront and back of us had a great experience too, but it can't compare to our experience. The virtual reality headset was a great start into the tour and the guided tour to the boat was a great use of our time. I was not expecting this great service, I thought we will get a mediocre serenad and that's it. I was wrong. It fealt like a human and not a tourist who's money can be milked. Huge thanks to the team. Maybe one point for change: it was confusing where the meeting point will be. I booked on the Headout map and first we went to the Calle larga de l'Ascension instead of St.Mark’s Square. Thanks to the whole team, it was great!

Irene

Apr 2025Verified booking

2/5

I wanted a gondola ride for my group of 4 with serenade in our gondola and wrote several times to Headout to make sure of it. This experience is with groups of 5 people per gondola and group of several gondolas. The singer rides in the center gondola with the lucky people who get to ride with him. In our case our gondolier put us last in the group and you could hardly hear him. I also took a ride on the Grand Canal which is not like that, they cross it to the other side to join all the gondolas and face each other to enter the 1st alley and do not do a tour or explanation of the buildings of the Grand Canal. It also includes a virtual 3D experience of old Venice in English and a small explanation also in English from your guide until you reach the gondola and although all the guides speak Spanish and half of the group we were Spanish speakers did not feel like speaking in both languages. I do not recommend it at all. A gondola there costs 90€ per group of 5 people.

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Nicole

May 2025Verified booking

1/5

This is a really rubbish attempt at what could be a brilliant experience in Venice. You CANNOT hear the music. The goldalas make a long train behind and if you're near the back? Tough luck. Any whispers you might of heard can't be because the drivers are shouting to each other. Not romantic, not a serenade and just a money grabbing organisation. The experience was over in 15 minutes and was both underwhelming and unpleasent.

Amani

Jun 2025Verified booking

1/5

Stupid tour, makes no sense to spend this much for this crappy experience.

Maria

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Highly recommended. The whole ride was very pleasant.

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Edward

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Musians were outstanding. Great experience

Phillip

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Singer was great. Ride smooth. Your team helped me get out of Gondola. I use a cane. Really appreciate that

Claudia

Oct 2024Verified booking

2/5

Unfortunately, the gondoliers were quite unfriendly. For the price of €150, we thought we had booked a gondola with a singer. However, it is a group of gondolas and there is a singer on one of the gondolas. It is mass processing. At the end, a gondolier got cheeky because my husband wasn't quick enough with the tip. Then there was nothing. Tip: better during the day and without a singer - book directly on site! It's much cheaper and certainly no worse!

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Michael

Oct 2024Verified booking

1/5

There was nothing to love about the experience. When we arrived at the meeting point there was someone who told us the 6:30 pm ride was cancelled because of rainy weather. I called the local tour partner number to tell them and ask for a refund and their office was closed. I also tried to call the toll free number at head out and the call was answered by what sounded like a fax machine. Please refund my cancellation amount to my American Express card ending with 11002. We had to leave Venice this morning to return to America.

Virginia

Oct 2024Verified booking

1/5

I expected a gondola ride into the sunset, as this was a sunset ride. Instead, the sunset was behind us most of the time. The gondolas grouped up with others to listen to a women singing with a guitar accompaniment. There was no singer on our gondola. This ride took around 20 to 25 minuets, not even a half an hour. Once the woman stopped singing, we were taken back to land. We didn't even go anywhere. Total Rip-Off!

Hannah

Oct 2024Verified booking

1/5

It was supposed to be a serenade gondala ride and there was no music. No gondolier sang.

Hitesh

Oct 2024Verified booking

1/5

Not good only 1 Senerade for 5 boat and not at all hear him. Also hardly 15-20 mins ride

Claudia

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

The Gondolas where beautiful. The gondola guys where amazing , fun , and handsome. The music and the singer was just mesmerizing. It was the perfect Venice experience, and the Best thing we did at Venice you guys made our trip to Venice the focus of our experience. Thank you.

Vito

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Fantastic experience , fantastic staff , friendly and helpful romantic and refined music , elegant to be able to surprise your woman , price . if you book online you find very affordable prices ☺️ thanks again to all the staf .

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Irma

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very complimentary and the experience for me and my husband was wonderful we loved it very much it was private and the serenade .. we really lived it was the package I booked. I was a little afraid because of the bad comments I had read but I think that everyone lives their experience differently....

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Carla

Jul 2024Verified booking

4/5

It was supposed to be a serenade and it was supposed to go in the middle but in reality it went much further and the music was barely audible. My biggest complaint is that they put a lot of emphasis on couples and not families. I took my mom to fulfill her dream of seeing Venice and they separated us in the gondola (something we already knew could happen) but then at the top of the gondola they wanted to change me to leave the couple together saying that it was more important than leaving a mother and daughter together. That was uncomfortable and annoying.

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Attal

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

Excellent performance The music was a real plus, and the singer was a budding Pavarotti. One small drawback: the tour did not include the Bridge of Sighs To be repeated

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Ilinca

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everythingooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Nelson

Aug 2024Verified booking

3/5

We were expecting to enjoy the serenade by us; but the singer was doing it in another gondole, accompanying other three gondoles. We were the last.

florian

Aug 2024Verified booking

4/5

We actually booked for a private gondole but unfortunately there were another couple with us thats too bad. It was our anniversary and we didn't want to share that special moment.

Martin

Jan 2025Verified booking

3/5

The guide was dificult to keep up with and quite difficult to understand. The guide had no interest in assisting us with the next part of our booking - the Gondola ride. THe booking dstated that we had a 2.5 hour experience. It actually turned out to be about one hour in the Basicila follwed by a 3.5 hour gap before a 20 minute gondola ride. Nowhere were we informed that this gap existed - I had to ring hte service number to speak to a representative who informed me tha thte gondola ride was taking place miud afternoon. This required us to rearrange our plans for our group of 10 people for hte remainder of the day.

irish

Jul 2024Verified booking

3/5

our guide speaks English but it was so hard for our party of 7 to understand him, he speaks so fast and his accent is strong, we were not able to ubderstand most if what he was saying. the head phones they provided are not the best either. for the price we paid, would be nice if we get our money's worth but did not.

Yuliia

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Amazing, we liked our captain and how highly experienced he was

Donna

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

The tour itself was great as was a the gondola ride! Both the guide and the gondolier were very pleasant. Our issue was with the male staff member at your meeting point. Admittedly, we were late for the tour as we had trouble navigating from our cruise ship to the meeting point. When I asked him where we could meet them, he very reluctantly gave me an address for my google maps and sent us on our way WITHOUT THE HEADSET. His complete attitude from the first moment was rude and condescending.

Julie

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Marco, our waking tour guide was amazing. His dry wit made the tour super enjoyable. We also enjoyed the gondola ride, we had great weather for it!

Bruna

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

The walking tour was very interesting, but the gondola tour was terrible, the gondolier didn't even say hello during the ride.

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Melanie

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

A very informative tour away from the main attractions.

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Andrew

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Ticketing and walking tour was good. Gondola ride was so-so.

Maria

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

It was a great experience and very informativ

Nancy

May 2025Verified booking

1/5

The tour guide never showed up & we were very disappointed. We waited for over an hour & asked 10 different people if that was the correct location & we confirmed we were at the correct address & no guide showed. I would appreciate a refund since we were left abandoned waiting for someone to show up. Very unprofessional! We are very disappointed & I spent good money on a tour that didn't happen. Show

Sophia

Apr 2025Verified booking

1/5

The meeting point wasn't specific. The maps gave us two different locations, so we kept going back and forth trying to find the group. At one point, we were at the right spot 5 minutes before the tour started, but I guess the group left early. The tour guide should’ve had a flag or worn specific clothing. My friend and I are still waiting for a refund.

Anette

Mar 2025Verified booking

4/5

The city tour was excellent! Unfortunately the gondola ride was disappointing, the gondolier was very unfriendly and obviously didn't feel like it.

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Jörg

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

The city tour was competent and very informative, entertaining and fun. The technology worked well and the guide was easy to understand. The pace of the tour was appropriate. The subsequent gondola ride was somewhat shortened and not the route as advertised but quite okay.

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Katherine

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

I took the train up from Florence to spend the day in Venice. The walking tour was quite informative, and our guide was very knowledgeable and quite pleasant she kept us altogether in the crowded streets of Venice. The gondola ride was quite nice. It was a very good way to check out Venice in a day.

Adeteju

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Awesome experience!!!..........

Alain

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

Very knowledgeable guide, jovial and experienced, magnificent historic site, full day, disappointed with the gondola tour, too many gondolas on the canal, extreme traffic and no narrative.

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Lynne

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

We only had one day to see Venice This tour is the way to go! We got to visit the Murano Glass factory and the Dogi Palace was unbelievable Our tour guides gave us so much history of Venice it made our trip unforgettable. The gondola ride at the end was very nice even though u had to share the ride. Gondolier was also giving us history besides singing 😎 Thank you for the memories ❤️

IBRAHIM

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

The guide Philippe was good and funny. He kept us engaged with questions

GIUSEPPE

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Well organized, well explained, very helpful

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Monique

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Phillipe and CC were amazing. They have so much knowledge and really knew how to make it interesting. Such an amazing tour , really captures all the great aspects of Venice. Loved the glass making factory and the demonstration was amazing. Highly recommend this tour. From start to finish.

CHAI

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everything was well timed and explained well by our guide. No complaints. Perfect. Don't hesitate to get this tour when in Venice!

Rolf

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Everything was about as expected, so everything was ok

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NATALIA

Oct 2024Verified booking

1/5

Guiding Doga's Palace, Gondola ride was very satisfied. Unfortunately we couldn't see Saints Mark Basilica, because in the same time was Murano & Burano Trip, so we were forced to decide what we want to see. I decided for this particularly tickets because of all attractions included. It wasn't cheap tickets. And on the end completely disaster.

George

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Arianna was the BEST tour guide I have ever had. Thank you soo much for making Venice such an amazing experience for my wife and I - this was the highlight of our honeymoon.

Elizabeth

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

Both of my guides (One for the morning portion in Saint Mark Square, and a second for the afternoon portion as we took the boat to the islands) Were excellent! They both did a fabulous job conveying a large amount of history and background. There is no way I could've learned all of this on my own over the course of a one-day visit. I'm so glad I spent the money to take this full day tour! Very well done!