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Colibri Boat Tour Venice: Private Tour of the Venice Lagoon

A relaxing private boat tour into Venice's quiet southern lagoon and the Giudecca islands.

Private tour — just your group 50-51 minutes Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

A roughly 50-minute private boat tour of the southern lagoon, taking in the Bacino San Marco and the Giudecca islands at sunset.

A private boat tour of Venice's southern lagoon, including the Bacino San Marco and the Giudecca islands, with breathtaking views and sunsets. Custom itineraries to Murano-Burano-Torcello or Lido-Pellestrina-Chioggia can be arranged on request.

Highlights

  • Bacino San Marco views See Venice's grand southern basin from the water.
  • Giudecca islands Cruise past this quieter residential part of the lagoon.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

P

Pickup

Departs from Fondamenta Bonlini, Venice.

1

Bacino San Marco views

See Venice's grand southern basin from the water.

2

Giudecca islands

Cruise past this quieter residential part of the lagoon.

D

Drop-off

Your guide walks you back to a convenient point near your hotel.

What's Included

A private local guide, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Your guide meets you right where you're staying
A fully customizable itinerary built around you

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Your guide meets you right where you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests.
  • Pricing depends on group size and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact meeting time and place after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll plan accordingly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — routes to Murano-Burano-Torcello or Lido-Pellestrina-Chioggia can be arranged with the operator.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact meeting time and place by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A roughly 50-minute private boat tour of the southern lagoon, taking in the Bacino San Marco and the Giudecca islands at sunset. A private boat tour of Venice's southern lagoon, including the Bacino San Marco and the Giudecca islands, with breathtaking views and sunsets. Custom itineraries to Murano-Burano-Torcello or Lido-Pellestrina-Chioggia can be arranged on request.

The Bacino San Marco — the wide basin of open water in front of St. Mark's Square — is where the Grand Canal meets the lagoon proper, and it's traditionally been Venice's grandest civic stage: the place where state ceremonies and naval processions played out for centuries, with the Doge's Palace and the domes of St. Mark's Basilica forming the backdrop to it all.

Just across the water sits Giudecca, an island whose name is older than it looks — it was originally called Spinalunga, and historians still debate how it came to be called Giudecca at all, with theories ranging from a corrupted reference to land "judged" and allotted to noble families in the 9th century, to a disputed link to a Jewish community that may never have actually settled there in any documented numbers at all.

This roughly 50-minute private tour covers both in one quiet sweep of the southern lagoon — the only real boundary between Venice and the open Adriatic is a thin line of barrier islands further out — with custom routes to Murano-Burano-Torcello or the Lido-Pellestrina-Chioggia stretch available on request if you'd rather spend the time seeing more of the lagoon's quieter edges instead.

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