Try Venetian Rowing: Prova la voga!
TRY YOUR HAND AT VENETIAN ROWING
Lessons & Costs
Choose one of three different ways to explore the city by Venetian oar: classic, for food enthusiasts, and the spectacular Grand Canal. Make your choice and book online yourself.
The classic
VENETIAN ROWING LESSON
To start your lesson, we’ll introduce you to our traditional batelina, once one of the most prolific craft in the city. Now extremely rare, they make an exceptional first-time rowing boat: stable and comfortable.
We’ll then demonstrate the basic stroke, and let each person try it themselves with the boat still moored. We’ll then depart along a wide, quiet canal, with each person can taking turns. If you like, you can even try the steering position
We’ll then return back through the evocative side canals back to the meeting point.
Lessons are 80 MINUTES
START TIMES
- 10 am to 4 pm
- also 8.30 am Apr-Oct
CHECK the Calendar Below
for specific times. Contact us on the Live Chat for any questions.
COSTS are
calculated by the number of people in the boat, rowing or riding. For the four-person batela the cost is
- €100 for 2 people
- €130 for 3
- €150 for 4
The 5-person batela is €220.
Exceptions for CHILDREN
• No charge for children under 4 years. You don’t need to include them in the person count, but be sure to note them in the reservation comments.
• Three children under 10-years old count as two. Book for 4 and note your three children’s ages in the comments.
The CICCHETTO ROW
Where food and wine enthusiasts can combine their rowing lesson with a giro d’ombra, as they employ their newly acquired rowing skills to arrive at two bàcari wine bars to sample the food and wine of Venice.
Sample an endless variety of typical cicchetti and local wines, Spritz, or the non-alcoholic drink of your choice for the perfect intro to the flavors of Venice; all tasting even better as yourelaxing in a bella batelina that you rowed yourself.
Note: this lesson is best for those with minimal dietary restrictions.
Cicchetto Row is 2:15
INFO
Price
- €275 for two people
- €325 for three, and
- €375 for four
- €500 for five in the 5-person batela
START TIMES
- Jun-Aug, 5:30 pm
- Apr-May & Sept-Oct, 11.30 and 5.30
- Nov-Mar, 11:30 (due to early sunset and chilly temps)
ROW the GRAND CANAL
Row your own batelina on the the grandest and most spectacular of Venice’s canals. The Grand Canal Row is offered in the evenings and on Sundays or holidays, when weekday work boats are all moored away. It’s one-of-a-kind experience unique to this water city that can only be experienced by oar.
After your intro, we’ll row down the side canals to enter the expansive Canal Grande. You’ll glide past majestic palaces as you near the hub of Venetian activity, and under its most famous landmark, the Rialto Bridge.
The Grand Canal Row is 80 minutes
CHECK the calendar below
for specific times. Contact us on the Live Chat for any questions.
Evening Row GRAND CANAL
START TIMES:
- Jun-Aug, 8 pm
- Nov-Mar, 5:30 pm (due to early sunset and chilly temps)
COST per boat
- :€180 for 1-4 person batela
- €280 for the 5-person batela
Sunday & Holiday GRAND CANAL
START TIMES:
- 10 am to 4 pm
- also 8.30 am Apr-Oct
COST per boat:
- €160 1-4 people
- €240 5-person batela
ON SPECIAL REQUEST
Row Venice also offers the exclusive Squero & Cicchetto Row:
- Similar to the Cicchetto Row, but we substitute the first bàcaro stop with a 30-minute guided visit to an historic squero (Venetian boatyard)—dating from 1560 and in operation until 1920—and its one-of-kind traditional boat and implement collection.
- Activity lasts 2h15. The cost is €400 per boat for up to 4 people; a larger batela with two instructor for 5-person group is €500.
- Recommended start times for the Squero e Cicchetto Row are 10:30 or 11:30, or 16.00 or 16:30 (also 14:30 Oct-Mar).
To reserve, first create your account, then contact us with your preferred date, start time, and number of partiipants. We’ll confirm the squero guide availability, create the reservation for you and send a payment request to confirm.
Please note: Please ensure the agility of all the participants, as they will need disembark and re-embark at the squero water entrance.
GOOD TO KNOW
- We row all year-round in a hand-crafted, traditional batelina: the perfect first-time rowing boat: stable and comfortable.
- Perfect for families: No charge for children under 4 years; three children under 10 years count as two (just book for 4 people and notes kids’ ages in the comments).
- Booking two boats for your group of 6? Reserve one for four and one for two people for the most economical fare.
- Lessons always start and end at our single meeting point.
- Costs are calculated for the number of people in the boat, rowing or riding along.
- For the Cicchetto Row, there are plenty of non-alcoholic drinks for kids and non-imbibers.
Still have questions? Have a larger group?
Chat with us below—if we’re not available immediately, we’ll get back as soon as possible. Contact Us here, or email info@rowvenice.org directly.