A private gondola serenaded by live musicians as you glide past Venice's palaces.
Glide past ancient palazzi and magnificent cathedrals on a traditional handcrafted gondola, serenaded by musicians playing mood-setting Italian ballads.
A private gondola ride with live musicians serenading your group with Italian ballads as you glide past ancient palazzi and cathedrals — gondolas have room for up to three passengers.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Meet your gondolier at a pre-arranged canal-side meeting point in Venice.
Musicians accompany your ride with Italian ballads.
Well suited to romantic occasions or a small family outing.
Your guide walks you back to a convenient point near your hotel.
Glide past ancient palazzi and magnificent cathedrals on a traditional handcrafted gondola, serenaded by musicians playing mood-setting Italian ballads. A private gondola ride with live musicians serenading your group with Italian ballads as you glide past ancient palazzi and cathedrals — gondolas have room for up to three passengers.
For most of Venice's history, the gondola wasn't a tourist experience — it was the only way to cross the city's canals, and became a natural meeting point for both romance and ordinary business along the way. The serenade tradition that's grown up around it echoes an older custom, when wealthy Venetians traveled the canals with musicians of their own in tow. Today that usually means an accordionist and a singer working through Italian ballads rather than a full orchestra, but the spirit is the same.
Every one of these boats is still painted the same uniform black, a rule that traces back to a 1562 law ending competitive gilding among Venetian nobles — so the gondola carrying you past the palaces tonight looks, structurally, almost identical to the ones from four centuries ago.
With room for a small group, it's an intimate enough setting that the music and the setting do most of the work, whether you're marking an anniversary or just want one memorable hour on the water.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.