WALKING TOUR – BOAT TOUR

VENICE WALKING TOUR – BOAT TOUR

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Departure point Venice port & Hotels in Venice

• Meeting place for cruisers: Your professional guide will pick you up on the pier next to your ship at 8:00am , holding a sign with your name.

• Meeting place for travellers: Your Guide will pick you up from your hotel at 9am

• Excursion Length 5 hours

• Available: All year round

• Available in the following languages: English – French (upon request)- Italian – Spanish (upon request)- German (upon request) – Japanese (upon request) Russian (upon request) – Other languages (upon request)

TOUR DESCRIPTION – WALKING TOUR – BOAT TOUR

Private Venice in a Day cruise ship shore excursions combine a three-hour guided walking tour of the Venice with a 2-hour guided boat tour of the Grand Canal & minor canals of Venice with an expert Venice Tour Guide. Ideal for families, small groups and individual travellers who desire a more thorough and intimate introduction to the city of Venice.Enjoy a fascinating and informative private tour of the Grand canal on board of a luxurious motor- launch. Learn about the many prestigious palaces, warehouses, churches, gardens that line the banks of the most unique street of the world, the Grand Canal. The first part of these Venice excursion will end in St. Mark’s square. After receiving an introduction to the city, enter the magnificent San Mark’s Basilica (guaranteed no lines). On these Venice excursions we can also include on request the visit of the Doges Palace. And after leaving St. Mark’s square, discover the real Venice while walking though the back and quiet streets of Venice. A journey though the hidden Venice is a must if you want to try and capture the soul of Venice.

HIGHLIGHTS

• 3 hrs English speaking licensed guide

• 2 hrs Luxurious motor-launch for tour of the Grand Canal

• This tour includes a Professional English-speaking driver that gives commentaries of the sites seen. Due to strict Italian laws & regulations that protect officially licensed guides, our drivers can only comment and explain the sights from inside the vehicle, and are not allowed to do so once they are outside the vehicle. A Professional licensed guide, where needed, can be hired on request at an extra cost.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

• Admissions, ( if required – unless otherwise specified )

• Food & Beverages

• Gratuities 10 % to 20 %(optional)

EXTRA NOTES AND USEFUL INFORMATION

• We suggest what to see, but you decide. We can plan and customize together all the different opportunities and itineraries. Our tours are flexible and completely focused on your needs and desires.

• Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments; local custom requires covering knees and shoulders.

• Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

• The tour sequence may be altered to avoid congestions but always covering mentioned sights.

• Keep an eye on your wallet and purses at all time. Do not wear jewerly or carry large amount of cash.

• At times St Mark’s basilica is closed due to high water or religious ceremonies. During high water the tour will take place, but it might happen we have to partly adapt the tour to the weather conditions. On those occasions when St Mark’s Basilica is open with high water, skip the line tickets will not be accepted as all visitors have only 1 door open to get in the church.

• Guaranteed skip-the-line entrance to St Mark’s Basilica are available only from April to October (St Mark’s Basilica does not offer a fast entry service to anyone in other periods, considered off peak season) .

• Shoulders and knees must be covered to enter St Marks basilica. Large bags are not allowed inside the basilica.

• This tour is of a historical area and is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities. However, please contact us directly and we will be able to take you on alternative routes suitable for you.

• Please wear comfortable footwear as this tour involves a lot of walking.

PAYMENT

• To book our services you have the choice to pay with Euro cash money at the end of service or to pre-pay the total fee by credit card via PayPal with an additional 10%. We don’t accept credit cards as a form of payment on the day of service, we only accept cash in Euros and/or US$; if US$ we will give you the exchange rate of the day before the service increased by 5 cents.

• Why we dont take CC on the day of the tour Often are drivers and tour guides do not have a POS on board. You can useyour credit card(s) at easily found ATM machines to withdraw cash. Your driver can show you where to find one. You get thecash just when you need it. The xchange rate is very convenient and it is the same rate applied when you purchase somethingwith your Credit Card

CANCELLATION POLICY:

• No charge will be applied for cancellations made up to 7 days prior to the service date

• Cancellations made 7 days prior to the service date: 50% charge’

• Annulament made 48 hours prior to the service date: 75% charge’

• Cancellations made 24 hours of less or no show: 100% charge’

PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER

• if you don’t receive correspondence from us within 24-48 hours