Unforgettable Venice from Rovinj | TUI Musement

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.

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.

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.

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.

We had a fantastic day. Transfers from our hotel went smoothly. Great guides from the catamaran company. We had about 6 hours in Venice. Once we were on the catamaran we were offered ‘add ons’ which we took up- transfers by water taxi to and from the port, lunch and a gondola ride. Some people were more adventurous than us and made their own way around. It is a long day but worth it.

We loved our trip to Venice from Rovinj. I would have liked to know more about the facilities on the boat in advance. I would also have liked to know that there are optional extras (lunch, gondola, boat trips, guided tour) because we would have planned our day around those in advance if we'd known. Also the transfer back to the hotel from the boat was a bit chaotic (Rovinj gets very busy by the harbour in the evenings).

You should mention it’s 6hrs travelling on the sea And also the costs for transfers from boat to centre before booking so people can make a decision and not get trapped into spending more money than they budgeted for.

Why you’ll love this…

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.
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 can be paid online via the Venice tourist board website
So far the dates that the Venice tourist tax applies in 2025 are: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in May, June and July, plus 18th – 30th April, Thursday 1st May and Monday 2nd 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 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

What people say about this experience

4.5/5

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Based on 9 reviews

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4.7/5

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4.4/5

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4.7/5

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4.7/5

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Underwood
Traveled with family
October 3, 2025
3.8
United States of America
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.
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Holiday 2025
Traveled with family
August 20, 2025
4.2
United States of America
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
Traveled as a couple
August 15, 2025
5
United States of America
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.
G
Gill Th
Traveled as a couple
October 2, 2024
4.6
United Kingdom
We had a fantastic day. Transfers from our hotel went smoothly. Great guides from the catamaran company. We had about 6 hours in Venice. Once we were on the catamaran we were offered ‘add ons’ which we took up- transfers by water taxi to and from the port, lunch and a gondola ride. Some people were more adventurous than us and made their own way around. It is a long day but worth it.
L
LH and ML
Traveled with family
September 1, 2024
5
United Kingdom
We loved our trip to Venice from Rovinj. I would have liked to know more about the facilities on the boat in advance. I would also have liked to know that there are optional extras (lunch, gondola, boat trips, guided tour) because we would have planned our day around those in advance if we'd known. Also the transfer back to the hotel from the boat was a bit chaotic (Rovinj gets very busy by the harbour in the evenings).
D
Dave
Traveled as a couple
August 21, 2024
3.4
United Kingdom
You should mention it’s 6hrs travelling on the sea And also the costs for transfers from boat to centre before booking so people can make a decision and not get trapped into spending more money than they budgeted for.

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