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 Venice will slough off the winter gloom and burst into life. During the Carnival (Carnevale), this most magical of cities fills with a mass of masked party-goers - posing and preening, dancing and philandering, in a slightly surreal re-invention of a great tradition of the city. St Mark’s Square is the fulcrum of Carnival activities, and that’s where you’ll find the most extraordinary costumes - many hoping for a chance in the best costume competition, some aiming to be photographed, and others just enjoying themselves. You’ll find bemasked odalisques posing in any scenic spot of which, of course, there’s no shortage in Venice.
Day 1 - Friday, February 28, 2025
• Independent arrival to your hotel.
• Here Meet & Greet with your LGBT Tour Leader and you will get your Venice Transportation ACTV Card 3 Days.
• Welcome drink at your hotel (or closer bar) and free time.
• In the evening, enjoy a great Venice Carnival Party Cruise with Welcome Buffet Dinner on Venetian Galleon (drinks included). Enjoy the incomparable scenery that Venice and its lagoon gives at night, amongst lights and reflections on the water and taste the specialties prepared by the chef on a buffet dinner and the entertainment on board with live music.
• Rest of the night free for party.
• Overnight at your hotel.
Rainbow Tips: We can provide you Private Transfers with special prices!
Rainbow Tips: Want to arrive earlier? Enquire about extra nights! *Subject to availability.
Day 2 - Saturday, March 01, 2025
• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Together with your LGBT Friendly Guide, you will discover the magic and the secrets of the city!
• Explore the city center of Venice with our Gay Friendly Guide, starting from St. Mark's Square and the view the St. Mark's Golden Basilica, built over several centuries in a fusion of Byzantine, Roman and Venetian architecture.
• Admire the Canal Grande, Rialto Bridge and Bridge of Sights, created at the beginning of the 17th century to serve as a link between prisons. Access to a Panoramic Terrace upon Canal Grande.
• Then continue to Doge's Palace, official residence of the Venetian ruler.
• Continue your tour of Venice following the route of one of the most important German writer, Thomas Mann, and its romance and masterpiece “Death in Venice”, a story of passion and love between the writer Gustav von Aschenbach and Tadzio, a charming boy.
• Continue to Hotel Des Bains, famous place where Thomas Mann met his young Polish love.
• In your LGBT tour you won't miss admiring the Golden Basilique of San Mark, built over several centuries in a fusion of Byzantine, Roman and Venetian architecture, the Doge's Palace (from the outside), the famous Canal Grande and Rialto Bridge, and finally the Sospiri Bridge, created at the beginning of the 17th century to serve as a link between prisons.
• Lunch on your own to taste local specialities.
• In the afternoon be ready to celebrate!
• Discover the oldest and the most internationally known festival celebrated in Italy.
• This congregation of masked people began in the 15th century, but the tradition can be traced back to the beginning of the 14th Century. During those years one of the first laws made by the Serenissima was that masks cannot be used around the city at night. Later, Venice Carnival attracted foreigners - including princes - from all over Europe, who came to enjoy the wild festivities while spending fortunes.
• The streets of Venice Carnival were full of people in masks, and no differentiation could be made between nobility and the common people.
• In the evening (optional) Venice Carnival dressed Gay Friendly Party!
• You will be greeted by a rich welcoming cocktail, the best way to get the evening off to a great start.
• Continue the party with a buffet dinner, where shows and fun will entertain you until the discotheque opens, with DJ music set and the bar open until late at night!
• Overnight at your hotel.
Rainbow Tips: We can also provide a Mask rental for your Venice Carnival Party.
Day 3 - Sunday, March 02, 2025
• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Together with your Gay Friendly Tour Escort sail towards Burano & Murano.
• Welcome to Murano, the city famous for its glass production.
• The small island of Murano, off Venice, has been producing glass for over 600 years. The glass-blowing tradition was moved from Venice to Murano in the 13th century because most of the buildings in Venice were made of wood, and rulers were worried that having glass blowers around would cause the buildings to catch fire.
• Here don’t miss the opportunity to visit to a Glass Blowing Factory on Murano.
• Then continue to the village of Burano, where the colorful houses are reflected into the green waters of channels and a little village famous for its lace tradition.
• Lunch on your own to taste local food and then back to Venice.
• Afternoon free for individual visits and shopping.
• In the evening, enjoy a local and special version of Bacaro Tour in Venice, with the combination of 3 Gay Friendly Bars with 3 delicious Drinks accompanied by 3 tasty and local Cicchetti.
Rainbow Tips: We can provide you Exclusive Tickets for LGBT Discos with special prices!
Day 4 - Monday, March 03, 2025
• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Independent departure.
Rainbow Tips: Want to stay longer? Enquire about extra nights! *Subject to availability.
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