Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 329 722 62 89;
www.lagunaecoadventures.com
;
2-8hr trips per person €40-150)
Explore the far
reaches of the lagoon by day or hidden Venetian canals by night in a traditional
sampi-
erota,
a narrow twin-sailed boat. Reserve ahead and note that trips are subject to weather
conditions.
Row Venice
( 345 241 52 66;
www.rowvenice.com
;
2hr lessons 1-2 people €80, 4 people €120)
The next best
thing to walking on water: rowing a
sandolo
(Venetian boat) standing up like gondoliers
do, with Australian-Venetian rowing coach Jane Caporal.
ROWING
Terra e Acqua
( 347 420 50 04;
www.veneziainbarca.it
;
day-long trips incl lunch for 9-12 people €380-460)
Spot rare
lagoon wildlife, admire architectural gems of Burano and Torcello, and moor for a tasty
fish-stew lunch, all via
bragosso
(Venetian barge).
BOAT
Venice Day Trips
( 049 60 06 72;
www.venicedaytrips.com
;
Via Saetta 18, Padua; semiprivate/private tours per person
€165/275 )
Off-the-shelf and customised tours, ranging from cooking classes in Cannaregio
and shopping tours along the Brenta to cheese-making on Monte Veronese and tutored
wine tastings in Valdobbiadene and Valpolicella. Pick-up for excursions outside Venice is
from the Isola di Tronchetto
vaporetto
stop.
CULTURAL TOUR
Venicescapes
( 041 520 63 61;
www.venicescapes.org
; 4-6hr tour incl book 2 adults US$250-290, additional adult
US$60, under 18yr US$30)
Intriguing walking tours run by a nonprofit historical society (pro-
ceeds support ongoing Venetian historical research) with themes such as 'A City of Na-
tions', exploring multiethnic Venice through the ages.
WALKING TOUR
Walks Inside Venice
( 041 524 17 06;
www.walksinsidevenice.com
;
per hour €75, for groups up to 6 people; )
Spirited
tours run by three local women lead groups on afternoon treks through the city's hidden
backstreets via paintings that show the Venetian love of colour, following the path of the
plague through Venice, or on a family-friendly circuit.
WALKING TOUR
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