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
This is our original introduction to Venetian rowing. Row your batela through the typical, picturesque canals and discover a Venice that can only be experienced from the water—by oar.
To start your lesson, your instructor will introduce you to our hand-crafted traditional batela, and demonstrate the basic stroke for you. With the boat still moored, each of you will then give it a try, and once everyone is comfortable, we’ll depart!
As we glide along the wide, quiet canals, each rower will take turns and if you like, we’ll find a spot where you can also try the steering position. We’ll then return through the evocative side canals back to the original 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
- €160 for 1-4 on national and international holidays
The rate for the 5-person batela is €220 (€280 on national and international holidays).
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.
SAMPLE THE TASTES OF VENICE ON THE
Cicchetto Row
Where food and wine enthusiasts follow their rowing lesson with a giro d’ombra, making stops at two bàcari wine bars along lively fondamenta to sample the cicchetti and wine.
Combine learning to row Venetian-style with learning to eat and drink Venetian-style, with Row Venice’s exclusive Cicchetto Row! Your lessons includes stops at two bàcari to slake your appetite with tasty cicchetti, accompanied by a Prosecco, perhaps?
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)
A UNIQUE SPECTACLE
Row the Grand Canal
Row the grandest of Venice’s canals of an evening, or on a Sunday / holiday when work boats are moored away. Discover the spectacle unique to this water city that can only be experienced by oar.
Row your own batelina on the grandest and most spectacular of Venice’s canals. We offer the Grand Canal Row 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.
After your intro to the batela and the stroke, you’ll take turns rowing down the side canals to then have the expansive Canal Grande open up before you. You’ll glide past majestic palaces, all hundreds of years old, the Rialto Markets and under one of Venice’s most famous landmarks, 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 Cichetto 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.