Venice kayak: canals tour with a local guide !
Venice is a city of so many facets and yet our favourite one is from the water, floating on its lagoon in venitian boat. Proposing kayak tour we want to support eco sustainable tourism in Venice. Admiring the city from the water, kayaking in canals of Venice is such an amazing experience. With this kayak tour in Venice, you will paddle while respecting the city and better understanding its fragile balance. It is definitely an experience to do if you want to discover another Venice, more unusual and so beautiful that you will find it strange to walk through the calli again!
Join us on a kayak tour of Venice’s canals!
WHY DID WE LIKE THIS EXPERIENCE SO MUCH?
- Experiencing Venice from the water is definitely the best way to admire its extraordinary beauty!
- The tour combines a bit of healthy activity with the discovery of the most hidden minor canals and a lot of fun!
- You can get in touch with a more authentic Venice in a sustainable way that respects the environment that surrounds you and its fragility.
Price
Standard tour: € 80 per person
Night Tour: € 105 per person
Quick Tour : 65€ per person
The tour starts with a minimum of one person and can be shared with other people.
Availability
Every day from April to October
Duration
100 minutes or 60 minutes
Features
- Child Friendly
- Sustainable
- Accessible with public transport
To get in touch with the most authentic nature of Venice and fully immerse yourself in its magic, there is nothing better than sailing through its canals. You can do this every day with us on a splendid kayak tour through the heart of the city!
Let’s discover it together our kayak offers in the Venice Canal !
Kayaking in Venice : lots of fun in safety
One really fun thing to do when you are visiting Venice is a Venice tour on the canals by kayak! Sightseeing Venice from the water is such an unmissable experience! This activity of kayaking means you can combine entertainment and culture together in a single activity that highlights the real sense of Venice.
Join us in an unique experience on Venice waters. Paddling in kayak transmits the magic of the floating city. You will paddle among the canals with expert and experienced local tour guides, born and raised in Venice
The lagoon city is a fragile ecosystem. Kayaking in Venice means you can access everywhere on the canals without any environmental impact. Venice has been loved by people from every time and place. Its unique environment is important for the entire world.
What is so special about Venice along with its historical palaces and its history, is the relationship that Venice has with the water of the lagoon. They co-exist as a single element.
The kayak, is particularly suitable for navigating in the smaller canals, allows you to move with good autonomy and above all is respectful of the fragile balance on which the city rests.
The emotions and sensations you will feel as you guide your kayak through the beauty of Venice with the gentle rhythm of the paddle sinking into the city’s waters will be one of the memories you will always cherish.
Venice Kayak Italy : day tour or night tour?
A kayak excursion in Venice is a fun and safe tour! It is also ideal to do as a family, with children from 6 years of age who will be able to board a tandem kayak together with a parent or accompanying guide/instructor.
You will paddle to discover canals and hidden corners of the city. You will truly realise the fragile balance on which Venice has built its history and on which it still rests today. You will discover many facets: not only artistic, but also historical, landscape, ecological and architectural. You will visit the hidden gems of Venice that only the locals know.
During this Venetian experience of kayak tour, you will stop from time to time to admire some of the most famous and beautiful palaces, canals of Venice and its churches, with some historical explanation about each place.
Both tours last almost 2 hours; a fun and surprising journey that you can take in the afternoon in the sunlight or later when the evening shadows begin to fall over the city’s palaces.
- Standard Tour: it takes place in the late afternoon – you will have the opportunity to discover and admire various architectural details that escape view from land.
- Night Tour: it always starts about half an hour before sunset – you will experience a less hectic, almost silent city, when the sound of the water returns to guide you into atmospheres of bygone eras.
- Quick Tour: The tour takes place at 5pm and lasts 60 minutes instead of 100 minutes
Kayak Tour in Venice
The important thing to always keep in mind when you decide you want to try an experience like this is to seek the advice of an experienced and authorized personnel. Kayaking in Venice is fun, easy and safe, but only if accompanied by a certified local instructor who knows the city.
In fact, there is important information that you need to know and, above all, rules that must be respected in order to paddle safely. These rules include the zones, canals and time slots in which you can paddle.
In particular, they cannot transit in the Grand Canal and in the vicinity of St. Mark’s, and circulation is restricted to specific time slots in certain areas such as Rio di Noale, Canale della Misericordia, Rio dei Santi Apostoli and Rio di Ca’ Foscari.
Only a local guide will know when and where to take you and, above all, will know how to guide you in complete safety, even if you have never paddled in a kayak before; because this experience is designed to be suitable even for those who have never paddled before in their lives … and to have your water baptism in Venice … well, there’s no need for many words!
Venetian culture is sustained and preserved by taking guests to local places managed by local people. So when choosing your tours in Venice, take care of the local impact it will have on the city and community! Support a travel mode to enjoy an authentic Venice.
Should you be interested in joining a group, do not hesitate to contact us. We will do our best to arrange something!
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