7 Venice Kayaking Tours Worth Booking

1.Real Venetian Kayak – Tour of Venice Canals with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 518 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.) · from $78Our pick

Join RVK Real Venetian Kayak for a guided paddle through Venice’s smaller canals and possibly the lagoon. You receive a kayak, paddle, life vest, and safety instruction. Guides such as Nev, Darryl, Lorenzo, Toph, and Boris lead small groups of up to six, with evening departures available and no previous kayaking required.

“Highly recommend. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. A truly unique way to experience the canals of Venice at night.”

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2.Guided Canal Kayak Tour at Day, Night, or Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 465 reviews · 1 hour - 100 minutes · from $82

Paddle through Cannaregio, Venice’s canals, and part of the lagoon with an English or Italian guide. Groups are capped at six, making this a friendly choice for beginners, families, and couples. Guides such as Darryl, Lorenzo, Thomas, and the Irish Pirate add history, humor, and patient kayak instruction.

“One in a life time experience to see Venice from a new perspective”

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3.2 Hour Venice Canal Kayak Tour – Premium experience by day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $133Top rated

Kayak Venice for two hours with guides such as Shamir, Samir, Mike, or Alberto. You’ll pass narrow canals, gondolas, motorboats, and lagoon views in a group of no more than six. Equipment, instruction, photos, and a souvenir water bottle are included. Some paddling skill is strongly advised.

“Samir was a wonderful guide. He told us all about the history of Venice and the architecture we passed by. Seeing the city the way was an incredible, unique experience, and I highly recommend it!!”

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4.Sunset Kayak Tour in the Canals

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 74 reviews · from $112

Join Venetian rowers Nicoló and Aleksandra for a 100-minute to two-hour sunset kayak session from Reale Società Canottieri Querini. Visit the historic rowing club, learn basic paddling skills, then cover 3 to 5 kilometers through the canals of Cannaregio or Castello. The group is limited to eight, and photos are included.

“Fantastic, unique and unforgettable experience. Great set-up with experienced and knowledgeable guides. Way better than a goldola😁”

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5.Cultural Kayak Tour: Discovering the City’s Canals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 1h 20m · from $82

Join local paddlers Nicoló and Aleksandra for an 80-minute kayak class from Reale Società Canottieri Querini. After a rowing-club visit and safety briefing, you’ll practice on Venice’s canals around Cannaregio or Castello. Expect history, boat traffic, possible waves, and a workout suited to paddlers with basic experience.

“Fantastic trip organised by local and historic rowing club so they had a lot of knowledge of area and showed us some of the different vessels used in Venice before taking us out to explore the city around the ghetto and through a lot of back areas used by gondola's. A fascinating way to see Venice!!”

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6.2hr Night Kayak Tour in Venice: premium tour with sunset

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $126

Start at Venice Kayak’s Cannaregio base for a safety briefing and basic paddling lesson. Then follow an English- or Italian-speaking guide through quiet canals, beneath lesser-known bridges, and back to the meeting point. The two-hour tour includes kayaks, safety gear, water, and photos, with groups limited to six.

“Great tour, a great and personable guide, very well organized, and had everything ready. There were short stops here and there with some insight into Venice. The trip was very pleasant, and seeing Venice from the water was beautiful.”

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7.Family Kayaking Tour: Discovering Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews

Nicoló and Aleksandra introduce your family to Venice by kayak, starting with basic instruction at the Reale Società Canottieri Querini. You will visit the rowing club, practice on the water, and paddle through the Medieval Arsenal and Castello canals. The 100-minute private tour suits children aged 5 to 17 with or without prior kayaking experience.

“We all loved this activity. The guides were knowledgeable and interested. It gives you a different perspective of the city when you travel like the locals did in the past in non-motorized boats. No need to be an experienced kayaker.”

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