Prosecco, beer, and chips on a private boat cruise through the quiet Venetian Lagoon.
Unwind on a private boat tour through the Venetian Lagoon, sipping local prosecco and beer and snacking on chips as you cruise past quiet canals and outlying islands aboard a classic topa boat.
A private aperitivo cruise through the Venetian Lagoon aboard a classic topa boat, sipping local prosecco and beer and cruising past quiet canals and outlying islands with your local guide at the helm.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Departs by private classic topa boat from central Venice.
A traditional Venetian vessel, away from the crowded main routes.
Relaxed onboard refreshments included.
Your guide walks you back to a convenient point near your hotel.
Unwind on a private boat tour through the Venetian Lagoon, sipping local prosecco and beer and snacking on chips as you cruise past quiet canals and outlying islands aboard a classic topa boat. A private aperitivo cruise through the Venetian Lagoon aboard a classic topa boat, sipping local prosecco and beer and cruising past quiet canals and outlying islands with your local guide at the helm.
Order "un'ombra" in Venice and you're using a genuinely old piece of local shorthand. The word means "shadow," and the tradition traces back to wine-sellers in St Mark's Square who used to wheel their carts around the base of the Campanile bell tower throughout the day, chasing its shadow to keep the wine cool in the summer heat. The custom of a small glass — once malvasia, now often prosecco — paired with simple snacks has outlasted the carts by centuries.
This tour takes that tradition onto the water itself, aboard a topa, a traditional flat-bottomed lagoon boat long used by local fishermen for exactly this kind of shallow-water, slow-paced travel. Rather than ordering an ombra at a crowded bar, you're sipping local prosecco and beer with chips as the boat glides past quiet canals and outlying islands well away from the main tourist routes.
At 90 minutes it's a short, relaxed way to experience a genuinely Venetian ritual from a different angle — not rushing between landmarks, just drifting the way the lagoon itself has always moved at its own pace, with your own local guide at the helm pointing out corners of the lagoon that a standard sightseeing route wouldn't cover at all.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.