Venice By WaterKayak tours in Venice

Venice, Italy

Our kayak tours

Every tour is fully guided on stable sit-on-top kayaks, with all equipment and instruction included. Pick your time of day — the city changes completely with the light.

A Venice By Water tour group with paddles raised in front of St Mark's Square€85 / per person
1 hr 40 minEasy — no experience needed4.5 (9)

Venice Canals

A guided kayak tour along Venice's quiet canals and the Grand Canal — see the city from the water, reaching quiet corners most visitors never see.

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A paddler in a red Venice By Water jacket kayaking a blue kayak in Venice€70 / per person
1 hrEasy — no experience needed5.0 (4)

Quick Bite Tour

Short on time? Our 60-minute kayak tour gives you a real taste of Venice's canals with an expert local guide — perfect for a first paddle.

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Kayakers on calm open water in St Mark's basin with gondolas moored behind
1 hr 40 minEasy — no experience needed

Dawn Tour

Paddle the canals at first light, before the city wakes. Still water, golden light and a Venice with almost no one else in it.

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Kayakers gliding through a shaded narrow Venice canal beside a gondola€95 / per person
1 hr 40 minEasy — no experience needed5.0 (8)

Venice Night Tour

An evening kayak tour through Venice as the lights come on — a completely different, romantic side of the city from the water.

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A couple paddling a tandem kayak past moored gondolas in Venice
1 hr 40 minEasy — no experience needed

Gift a Tour

A gift voucher for any of our kayak tours — the perfect present for the traveller, adventurer or Venice-lover in your life.

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