Venice · EVENING EXPERIENCES
16 ways to explore
These 15 evening experiences cover the strongest choices in Venice, with prices, timings and the kind of day each one creates.
Venice sunset jazz on a spacious catamaran with a free spritz or prosecco, cicchetti, and saxophone on the lagoon.
“Loved the whole experience hosts where great wine was good and the catamaran roomy . Highly recommend”
Step into Venice’s early prison system at St. Mark’s. See cells, torture displays, and Casanova lore on a small-group visit.
“The tour guide was friendly fun and very informative, we learned so much about the prison in Venice and the awful torture they used. The tour guide was so knowledgeable”
A 3 hour Venice sunset food and wine walk with 14+ tastings, 6 regional drinks, and history stops like Rialto and the oldest church.
“The guide was very knowledgeable and shared about the local history. The food and wine was reflective of the region”
See Venice at golden hour from a traditional boat, with a small group, a guide’s stories, and Prosecco onboard.
“Leonardo was great!!! After a long day of walking a 2 hour cruise around venice was perfect. We learned a lot about venice while sipping some good prosecco. I would highly recommend a nice relaxing cruise after a long day of walking”
Guided Venice kayak through canals and lagoon in a small group, with day, night, or sunset options and life vests included.
“Marco was fantastic! Really easy to chat with and down to earth. The sunset was sunning when paddling out - all the of the wonderful colors reflecting off the surface of the waves. Thank you for guiding”
105-minute Venice Lagoon sunset cruise by typical Venetian boat with live commentary, island sights, and sparkling Prosecco.
“Leonardo was a great guide. He is very passionate about Venice and gave good insight to the history of the area.”
Sunset jazz catamaran in Venice: 90 minutes of canal views, live sax, and an included prosecco or spritz aperitivo, with light bites.
“Great cruise. The organisers wanted us all to have a great time. The sunset was lovely. Would do this cruise again.”
Evening Venice walk from St Lucia to Rialto and St Mark's, with optional gondola hop and motorboat ride through Giudecca Canal.
“Nice Guide with interesting information. Absolutely worth the money.”
San Polo at sunset, a 1.5-hour English crime walk with local guides, canal legends, masks, and Venice mysteries for $33.
“I would highly recommend this tour. Our host, Julia, was amazing. The atmosphere that she made was wonderful, and it really felt like she enjoyed telling us these stories. It wasn’t scary, so if you’re easily spooked (like me) I would still recommend it to you. It also wasnt too high energy, so even if you’re tired from walking and sightseeing its a good idea. Me and my friend had a wonderful time on this tour and I am very glad we did it. Well worth the money and a wonderful addition to any trip.”
A short, intimate guided look at Doge’s Prison, original cells, and Venetian justice, with stories behind famous inmates and harsh punishment tools.
“Well presented profile of some of the twisted minds of the past displaying the more sadistic nature of the, predominantly, male members of society, possibly not much different to the present day just a different medium. Definitely worth the visit.”
A 30 minute shared gondola ride from St. Mark’s, past the Grand Canal and into quieter canals, with a sunset style schedule.
“Ride was only 20 min. Hard to meet up with guide. No signage around. Not worth the money”
A 3-hour Venice wine-and-cicchetti walk with a local guide, natural reds, Prosecco, dessert wine, and bacari bites in small groups.
“Federico was an outstanding host - both entertaining and knowledgeable. Our group of 4 was joined by one delightful couple and Federico deftly guided the six of us through trattorias and osterias. He introduced us to regional wines and locally loved cicchetti. It felt very authentically Italian and we all loved the food, the wine, our fellow travelers and Federico! Highly recommend!”
Venice after dark in a 1.5 hour small-group walk with a licensed guide, photo stops at night, and free-entry sights.
“Lovely night walk around the heart of Venice, in a small group, ending with an enchanted surprise in St Marks square.”
90-minute Venice lagoon night cruise with live tenor sax, glowing sights, and a Spritz or Prosecco included, from $71.
“One of the best experiences we had. Much recommended.”
Venice cicchetti and wine tour in a small group, tasting bread bites, fried cicchetti, pasta, gelato, plus spritz and local wines.
“This was such a great experience and I wish I would have thought about doing this tour in the other cities we were in Italy. Our guide was fantastic! She kept it fun and knew so much about the food and cocktails of the area. It was also a bit of sightseeing as we were winding our way through Venice.”
