Is gondola ride at Venice worth it?

Not really but if you go in the offseason and get one off the beaten path they can be enjoyable.

It's likely not gonna be 40 minutes either, it's been awhile but ours was more like 15.

Your money is better spent elsewhere but it really depends on how much you and your wife would regret not doing it. I would not do it on a busy summer day down the middle of the city.

Did it just a couple months ago. Worth it to say you did it. Would be like going to Paris and not seeing the Eifel Tower if you didn't. I liked the one off the beaten path much better than the one that went down the Grand Canal. Grab yourself a Bellini and do it. I enjoyed it.

I have done it once. It is worth it to check it off of your bucket list. I am going to Venice in April and probably won't take another gondola ride, but I am glad I have been on one.

Only if the man is singing Italian music while paddling. If not, heck no.

I would do a night time one if I could redo it, my guy answered a call in the middle of ours.

Yes just don’t do it on the grand canal, that’s what the water taxi is for...do it in the small canals and you will get some great pictures.

Do it. Don't be a cheapskate.

We spent 40 euro and it lasted 30 minutes. The photos and memories you get are worth it.

Plus, wait until late in the day when the cruise tourists are gone.