I'll be in Venice for Valentines and I wanted to take a Gondola ride, but Ive heard the price is 60 - 100EURO per 20 minutes. What can I do?
2007-01-25 14:01:05 · 4 answers · asked by mauriziosbar 1 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Venice
The price is right, no less than 60 Euros, but... there are things you probably do only once in a lifetime, so DO IT and forget about the money
May be you can share the trip with other people, I don't know.
2007-01-26 05:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by QRT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The joke used to be that for the price of one Gondola ride in Venice... you can buy a Trireme in Greece (complete with oarsmen). While it isn't quite that bad, prices are expensive:
Don't hire one that works 20 minute intervals, you'll usually end up paying more (unless you actually go for only 20 minutes).
It was about 100 Euro (91 Euro + Tip) for 50 minutes, the last time I was there.
2007-01-25 17:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by SFdude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are expensive - I doubt that there's much you can do on Valentine's day to lower the price, exept possible to team up with other travelers.
One thing you might consider is a Tragetto ride instead. These "stand up" gondolas cross the Grand Canal at several places for cheap. Check out http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/traghetto.htm for more info
2007-01-26 07:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to charm one of the gondoliers into lowering the price, but I doubt it's gonna work on Valentine's Day as they will be barraged with high paying customers.
2007-01-25 14:28:17 · answer #4 · answered by ontheroadagainwithoutyou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋