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Unforgettable Venice from Rovinj including Pula & Porec

4.7/5
25 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

4.7/5

All reviews are verified

Based on 25 reviews


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Value for money

4.6/5

Service

4.7/5

Safety

4.7/5

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    Underwood

    Travelled with family


    3 October 2025
    3.8

    United Kingdom

    Great communication, clear instructions, engaging and informative explanations from the guides. Although travel time is considerable, some of it (approach through the lagoon, water bus transfers) itself forms part of the experience. Included lunch was superb, great value. Areas to improve: greater clarity in advance about the add-ons, their cost and the need for cash; warnings that if you wish to visit St Marks Basilica you need to book in advance - very sad not to be able to see the interior.

  • S

    Sarah P

    Travelled as a couple


    7 September 2025
    5

    United Kingdom

    Great trip, everything went smoothly. Highly recommend purchasing the additional trips for the day on the boat.

  • A

    Adrian/ Kelly

    Travelled as a couple


    2 September 2025
    5

    United Kingdom

    Are trip was cancelled due to bad weather and safety reason then rearranged days later which wasn’t a problem for us. The crossing going was smooth but a little choppy on return. We brought a tour on Venice on board the SeaCat ( nothing to do with TUI) which was informative and gave you a taster of Venice itself. Tour a little rushed due to time there but it makes you wanting to return under your own pace.

  • H

    Holiday 2025

    Travelled with family


    20 August 2025
    4.2

    United Kingdom

    Amazing experience, Venice well worth the visit. We booked beat the queue tickets to get into St Marks Basilica which was well worth a visit and got us out the sweltering heat. We booked water taxi and gondola tickets which was well worth the money. As expected a lot of tourists, the further away you walk from St Marks Square the cheaper things become.

  • B

    Big G

    Travelled as a couple


    15 August 2025
    5

    United Kingdom

    From the minute we stepped on the catamaran we felt well informed. All the staff were very helpful. The guides were great. We took all the extras and everything went like clockwork and we felt like we got to experience a taste of Venice in the very short time we had.

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    The Bowen

    Travelled with family


    27 July 2025
    3.4

    United Kingdom

    Not being able to pay onboard with a card is an issue as a lot of people do not carry cash, but then getting money out of a card machine you cannot trust!! The lack of no information on the return boat ride, would have been good

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