4 Padua Day Trips from Venice Worth Booking

1.Venice to Padua Full-Day Brenta Riviera Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 118 reviews · from $157Our pick

Spend a full day aboard Il Burchiello, cruising from Venice along the Brenta Riviera to Padua. You will tour Villa Foscari, Villa Widmann, and Villa Pisani, pass 70 riverside villas, and travel through nine swing bridges and five locks. Lunch is optional and return transport is not included.

“Excellent. However we got the bus back after visiting the last historic building as it Would of been too long a day. Lunch was rather rushed, fewer courses would of been preferable!”

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2.Full-Day Venice to Padua Burchiello Brenta Riviera Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $177

Spend about 9½ hours cruising from Venice San Marco to Padua with a multilingual guide, stopping at La Malcontenta, Villa Widmann, and Villa Pisani. The slow boat ride includes locks, swing bridges, countryside views, and an optional lunch stop in Oriago. Return transport is not included.

“Sadly this trip was way too long. Didn't arrive Padua till almost 7pm so we opted to miss the last 2 hours and take a bus back to Venice. There was a one hour lunch stop as well which i felt was excessive. The 3 palaces we saw were lovely but we had excess time there as well, except for the last and biggest . Our guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job of translating into 3 languages.”

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3.Amarone Wine Tour & Tasting from Venice, Padua or Verona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $542Top rated

Join sommelier Mario Piccinin or another English-speaking wine guide for an 8-hour Valpolicella tour from Venice, Padua, or Verona. Visit two family-run cantinas, taste five regional wines with cheese, enjoy lunch at a traditional trattoria, and see how grapes become Amarone.

“Our guide Mario was super we were very pleased with the whole trip and wine tasting. If you go toVerona you must do this tour and get to the countryside”

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4.8-Hour Prosecco Wine and Tastings Tour from Venice or Padua

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $513

Spend eight hours in the Prosecco DOCG hills with a wine guide such as certified sommelier Mario. Visit two wineries, taste at least four Proseccos at each, stroll among vineyards, tour the cantinas, and enjoy antipasto, fresh pasta, dessert, and local wine at a rustic trattoria.

“Mario was not only a great guide. He is a sommelier a well. Cheers!”

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