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Unforgettable Venice from Porec including Novigrad & Umag

4.4/5
39 reviews

Built on more than 100 islands, Venice is famed for its network of dusky-blue canals, lined with elaborate architecture and criss-crossed by beautiful stone bridges. And this day trip from Istria to Venice sees you crossing the Adriatic Sea by boat for a chance to explore with free time in this romantic Italian city.

You'll arrive in style into San Basilio pier, right in the heart of Venice, to begin your discovery of 'La Serenissima.' As you wander through this fabled place, there's plenty of time to spot some of the city's highlights. Don't miss the legendary St Mark's Square – a piazza dominated by the beautiful Byzantine basilica of St Mark and its belfry.

Maybe take a gondola ride, find as many bridges as you can and dip in and out of classic eateries – there's loads to do here. You'll make your own way to the port to leave Venice in the early evening and return to Croatia having seen one of Italy's top cities.

Main features

Free cancellation
Place: Istria
Duration: more than 8 hours
Language:German, English
Mobile voucher accepted

Additional features

Instant confirmation
E-Voucher
Hotel pick up

Why you’ll love this…

  • This 12-hour tour involves a boat trip to Venice
  • See famous highlights such as St. Mark's Square
  • Free time to explore at your leisure

Important to know

  • Entrance fees to Venice, gondola rides, taxi boats, and lunch not included.
  • Please note, your passport is essential. This excursion involves a border crossing from Croatia to Italy. Guests must send the following details to the booking e-mail, porec.booking@tui.com, when booking this excursion: first and last name, date of birth and passport number, issuing authority, and expiry date
  • Venice has introduced a tourist tax of EUR 5.00 per person to enter the city, this must be paid at least four days before your visit, or it rises to EUR 10.00. It pplies to visitors over 14 years old from 08:30 to 16:00 and it can be paid online exlusively via the Venice tourist board website: https://cda.ve.it
  • So far the dates that the Venice tourist tax applies in 2026 are: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in April, May, June and July, plus 6th April, 24th April - 3rd May and 1st June - 7th June
  • It is mandatory to pay this tourist tax on the selected dates and not paying will result in being denied entry into Venice
  • Just so you know, this experience requires you to cross the border from Croatia into Italy. To make this as smooth as possible, please include the first and last names, date of birth and passport numbers / ID numbers, issuing authority, and expiry date for everyone on this booking
  • Cancellation policy:No show or less than 24-hours before departure – you'll be charged 100% of the ticket priceBetween 24 and 48 hours before departure – you'll be charged 50% of the ticket priceBetween 2 and 14 days before departure – you'll be charged 20% of the ticketOver 14 days before departure – you'll receive a full refund
  • This experience doesn't follow our general cancellation policy. If you need to cancel, you must do so at least 48-hours in advance to receive a full refund.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.


What’s included

  • Boat transfer

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.


Pickup points

To see which pickup points are available, check under availability & prices.

Provider

GULLIVER TRAVEL D.O.O.


What people say about this experience

4.4/5

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Based on 39 reviews


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4.5/5

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    Anne

    Travelled as a couple


    29 September 2025
    4.2

    United Kingdom

    I Think it would be beneficial to have some explanation of what’s on offer from the ferry company and also where it docks in Venice to make it easier to plan.It was expensive to add on the 2 boat trips and without prior knowledge difficult to organise the day . The pick ups went well. I missed the email from tui with the ferry tickets. Some prior email to look for them would be good.

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    Geoffw

    Travelled as a couple


    25 September 2025
    4.6

    United Kingdom

    Trip was well organised, we paid extra for the full experience and every part went well, all in all a great day out. The only downside was the return crossing which seemed to drag a little so maybe some entertainment would help but only a small niggle and probably not helped by poor weather and sea condition.

  • R

    Rob Taylor

    Travelled as a couple


    22 September 2025
    4.2

    United Kingdom

    Very good trip lots to see and falue for money. Unfortunately as the English were the smallest group we seamed to be not a priority there was confusion about what boat we should be on and on the way back we were placed in a line to board a boat then left alone we had to move to another line to get on boat . Also late back so missed our evening meal

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    Nicola

    Travelled as a couple


    20 September 2025
    4.2

    United Kingdom

    The transfer from the hotel was good and boarding the catamaran was easy. The vessel was comfortable and the presentation by the guide en route was very interesting. Although the optional extra package sounded very good, we opted to make our own way around Venice and found most of the major landmarks and a handy local supermarket at the port to pick up refreshments. Plenty of opportunity for photos as we left port slowly. The return journey was quite long and docking instructions weren’t clear.

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    Jo B

    Travelled as a couple


    6 September 2025
    4.2

    United Kingdom

    Great day and definitely value for money. The guide was amazing with lots of knowledge to share. The only part that let's this trip down is that there are not enough seats for the 3 hour journey making it a very long day, having to sit outside on plastic what can only be described as old school chairs for the return journey put a damper on was an amazing day.

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    Vicki

    Travelled with family


    22 August 2025
    5

    United Kingdom

    This was an amazing day out. My husband, me and our daughter had a lovely time. The guides were really friendly, informative and so helpful. The boat trip from Porec to Venice was a lovely experience and the guides made it fun by telling us the history of Venice, which was really interesting. The 4 mini trips during the day were well worth the €110 we paid and would have cost us a lot more if we had done them separately ourselves. We had time to ourselves in-between so also hit the shops.

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