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Full-Day Padua to Venice Burchiello Brenta Riviera Boat Cruise
Badge of ExcellencePadua, Italy
- 9 hours 30 minutes
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Spend the day exploring the Brenta Riviera onboard the Burchiello on this cruise that travels from Padua to Venice. Along the way, stop for guided tours of the Villa Pisani, Villa Widmann, and Villa Foscari. To help you get more out of your trip, you can listen to commentary as you travel.
- Cruise along the Brenta Riveira from Padua to Venice
- Learn about local highlights through guide commentary
- Stops at multiple villas along the way for internal guided tours
- Spectacular photo opportunities from the water
What's Included
- Navigation from the centre of Padua to Venice San Marco
- Guided tour in 4 languages
- Restroom on board
- Lunch
- Return back to the location of departure
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Lungargine del Piovego, 6, 35131 Padova PD, Italy
Porta Portello, at the landing stage
Start time
07:50 AM
End point
- S. Marco-San Zaccaria "A"30132 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
Venice, San Marco, landing stage "Pontile San Zaccaria A"
What To Expect
Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
La Malcontenta
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- The transport of animals is not allowed, unless they are kept in a pet carrier
- Luggage transport is not allowed, unless for small hand luggage, allowed upon request
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Reviews
4.5
147 reviews
Gillian_S, Jul 2022
Sadly we couldn’t start the cruise in padua as there wasn’t enough water in the canal. We had to walk to a bus and this took us to the first villa. Because of the disappointment a refreshment stop was added and another villa plus a shoe museum . We eventually picked up the boat, saw 2 more villas and then went into Venice. The canal bit was very uninteresting and once you’d seen one villa you had seen them all. I feel it’s a shame the company took our money the day before they told us there was no water. The ride into Venice was spectacular and our guide Francesca was knowledgeable and interesting and did her best to make the best out of a bad job. There was also too much ‘free time’ and the lunch which was extra was expensive.
Carmela_V, Aug 2020
Excellent river cruise and customer service. Villas are beautiful but you will spend about 20min at the most in each Villa. Lunch must reserve ahead of time for 30eur /meat full lunch. Tour ends in Venice very close to San Marcos square.
Very hot day! In August
mwilso02, Nov 2019
This is just a high quality tour no matter what one's point of view might be. The staff are skilled, helpful, and fun to work with, the villa tours are very well done, and all of the logistics work well. Individuals going on the tour should pay attention to the need to get back to Padova on one's own, as it can be a bit complicated, but the staff were great at explaining how to do that. I would recommend this tour highly.
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Davedeeo, Dec 2017
This is a great way to get out to see some really excellent villas. The boat is comfortable and the commentary as you cruise down the canal very good. The individual tours were well managed and paced, with an excellent level of information. Passing through various villages and towns by boat gives an interesting perspective. At the end there is also the delight of approaching Venice across the lagoon.
alison s, Oct 2017
This is a super trip gliding along the river with really informative stops at amazing villas. The guide was was superb
Louise B, Aug 2017
My teenage son and I went on this trip. It was a fabulous boat and the guides were very informative. The trip was mainly made up of older people so I would bear this in mind when thinking of going with younger members of your family. He was interested but not captivated.
Andrew S, Aug 2016
Enjoyable experience with a very knowledgable guide.
I recommend it to anyone interested in Venetian history, particularly those interested in paladio.
The vip tours in the villas were outstanding.
SS_C, Jul 2016
A wonderful way to visit the Venetian villas and the boat ride itself was an adventure in itself.
Much recommended and the staff was very helpful with the onward journey and information for Venice also. Lovely to be able to buy Bus tickets etc on board itself it saved a lot of time .The only wish for this lovely trip was to have more variety of snacks available on board.
thank you
Deborah H, Jul 2016
This was a great tour--the river was lovely and the stops at the three villas were terrific. We passed on the multiple-course lunch and just ordered pasta which was incredible!! More lovely scenery, interesting narrative, and then we docked in Venice. A bonus was the fact that they had arranged for another boat to take us back to the train station at no extra cost! A wonderful way to spend a day in northern Italy.
elena_r, Apr 2024
Bellissima esperienza e Paola guida super preparata e appassionata. Ottimo servizio e paesaggi . Ottimo anche il personale del burchiello
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