Afternoon tours, which we normally do from 2pm to 6pm, will stop for the season on October 15th. As days shorten, sunset gets closer to 6pm, and we won’t be able to assure that the tours end before darkness falls. It will be possible to
Venice Kayak is featured in a contribution by Lee Hubbard on GlobalGrsshopper: Having never set foot in Venice before, I couldn’t think of a better way to see the city for the first time. Water is the absolute lifeblood of this city, and seeing it
Venice Kayak now offers kayaking tours to view the Regata Storica on September 1st.
or “Monk seal on the loose”. In the last few days a monk seal has been seen several times in the Canal Grande in Venice, mostly in the area around the fish markets, which kind of makes sense. Until now nobody has managed to get
Venice Kayak was featured in TNT Magazine, the May 5th issue, an article by Xav Judd: A gondola is fine for lovers, but if you really want to see the canals of Venice in all their glory, do it in your own kayak. One of
Venice Kayak can now accept payment by credit card at the launch site on the Certosa island. Accepted cards are: Visa MasterCard Maestro American Express PagoBancomat (Italian) JCB
The Festa della Sensa is an ancient celebration of the relationship between Venice and the Sea, in the form of a symbolic marriage ceremony where Venice, represented by the mayor and the patriarch, throws a golden ring into the sea to celebrate the union between
Venice Kayak, the Certosa island in general, the Venice Certosa Hotel in particular and the restaurant Il Certosina has received a fleeting mention in an article in the Washington Post recently: Reviving the lagoon Until recently the foreboding, overgrown site of a former military base
Venice Kayak has been featured in The Sunday Times, on October 7th: The Grand Canal is silent. The still surface of the water is a glossy black, mirroring the night sky. On either side, the six-storey palazzos soar up and their reflections plummet down, a bottomless symmetry of
The Certosa island where Venice Kayak is based, have been severely damaged by a tornado on June 12th. Hundreds of trees have been uprooted, ancient ruins have collapsed, and our kayaks have been tossed around like leafs in the wind. Most have survived the ordeal,
