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Venetian Villas Cruise: 9-Hour Brenta Riviera Tour
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69 Ratings
Venice
Embark on a 9-hour charming journey along the Brenta Riviera, traversing through art and history on a Burchiello boat. The expedition begins in Venice and concludes in Padua.
Embark on a 9-hour charming journey along the Brenta Riviera, traversing through art and history on a Burchiello boat. The expedition begins in Venice and concludes in Padua.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Malcontenta - Guided tour of the Villa
- Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari - Guided tour of the Villa
- Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani - Guided tour of the Villa
- La Malcontenta - Guided tour of the Villa
- Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari - Guided tour of the Villa
- Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani - Guided tour of the Villa
What's Included
- Navigation from Venice San Marco to the center of Padua
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restrooms
- Professional guide in 4 languages
- Navigation from Venice San Marco to the center of Padua
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restrooms
- Professional guide in 4 languages
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Return back to the location of departure
- Lunch
- Return back to the location of departure
Additional Information
- 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
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For…
- 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
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
S. Marco-San Zaccaria "A"
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(69 Ratings)
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Juergenk948
Sep 21, 2025
Great tour with Burchiello along the Brenta from Venice to Padua. - We had a perfect day. In addition to the great weather, Olympia, our tour guide, contributed significantly to this. Highly recommended!
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Jean
Sep 6, 2025
A magnificent cruise on the Brenta - We are very happy with the cruise which was very well organized.
The team was very efficient.
We especially thank our guide Vanessa who gave us many very interesting explanations.
She successfully led two groups of different Italian and French languages.
She gave us all the directions to help us on our return trip from Padua to Venice.
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Carolinadg2957lm
Aug 31, 2025
An alternative Venetian day - A beautiful experience that offers the traveler aspects of Venetian life of the eighteenth century and enriches our naturalistic environmental knowledge. Congratulations to the professional preparation and not only of our super guides Olympia and Emma. ❤️❤️❤️
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Mernelly
Jul 21, 2025
Brenta River Cruise with the Friends of the Heart - In June together with 5 Friends we participated in the cruise departing from Venice and arriving in Padua. Beautiful experience. The boat is very comfortable, with air conditioning (given the indispensable African heat) and the bar.
The crew very courteous and professional. Our guide Olympia a friendly, nice and very professional person. It 'was very interesting to hear it both during visits to the villas, both during navigation. Also excellent lunch in the partner restaurant. An experience to definitely recommend
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Franciscol387
Jun 20, 2025
Great experience something some screaming and rude children - The guide, VANESA, did a great job explaining everything clearly and patiently even though three families with boisterous children kept bothering. In the last villa they were again struck by the fact that they will be silent ... the parents were upset and to everyone's pleasure, they abandoned the tour.
I suggest you indicate that this long trip is NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEARS.
For the rest a highly recommended experience!!!
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Viola
Apr 20, 2025
The meeting place in Venice was unclear to us, please define more clearly. A well-organized trip, complete, friendly rice - Communicate a lot of knowledge about the villas and the life of the inhabitants in a nice, interesting way
Good time to the villas
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Richard_p
Oct 21, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable way to travel by boat from Venice to Padua - excellent guide and great way to understand Venice and Padova.
The visits to three very different Venetian villas gave a good insight into
how its elite escaped the busy city.
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John_b
Sep 28, 2024
A cruise through the countryside and time. - This was a very well organized and professional tour. Our guide was terrific and explanations were given in Italian, French, and English. The county side is beautiful and going through the locks and swing bridges was great fun. The three villas we visited were incredibly beautiful. The water was high so were could not go all the way to Padua. Tour company arranged a bus to drop people at the bus terminal or the train station. This is a full day tour. The boat moves very slowly through the canal. Sit back and relax and enjoy the ride. You need to arrange your return to Venice or wherever you are staying. Tour started at 9 am and I was back at my hotel by 8 pm. I did not book lunch at the restaurant but found a cute local restaurant and had cichette. I highly recommended this tour to experience a different side of Venice.
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Dotty_v
Sep 8, 2024
Against all odds - Absolutely excellent guide! Made all the difference! It rained with thunderstorm but we fully enjoyed the experience
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Claradv8184gu
Jul 30, 2024
Superb trip through Brenta in the Burchieloo - The trip was magnificent, the villas impressive , the food very good and the boat crew extraordinary: a 10 for the captain and for the guide Stela
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