The Boats

Motor ship Venere

The motor ship Venere is the fulcrum of our fleet since 1987, year in which it was built in the shipyards of Boretto. The motor ship can carry 177 passengers,who are given the opportunity to see Delta landscapes from the top of the deck, at three metres from water level, or they can be comfortably seated in the air-conditioned lounge. The boat is equipped with double services even for people with disabilities, is provided with a bar corner, PA system and VHF radio.
Venere can host conferences, parties, ceremonies and events upon reservation where it will be possible to taste the typical products of Delta territories varying from’’ sea to land’.

Features

• Shipyard: Cantieri Navali di Boretto
• Year of construction: 1987
• Lenght: 27 m
• Width: 5,20 m
• Tonnage: 85 ton
• Propulsion: 2 Aifo 8361 srm32 engines
• Draught: 1,20 m
• Reach: 177 people
• Registration: Ispettorato di Porto di Rovigo 1V02010
• Cruising speed: 9 kn

Pontoon Boats

Boats birthed from an American project, Pontoon boats are specific catamarans with a propelled out of board, able to navigate in the shallows of Lagoons of the Park so as to visit the most suggestive corners of The Po Delta. These types of boats belong to our fleet with different sizes and capacities, so they can be easily rented by families or small groups also through personalized itineraries.

Features

• Draught: 0,35 m
• Cruising speed: 7 kn
• Maximum speed: 15 kn
• Reach: from 12 to 37 people

Motor Boat Lino Beccati

Lino Beccati, so called in honor of the commander from Porto Tolle who was awarded the gold medal for military valor, was built in Rossi’s shipyards in 1994. Being so agile and nimble is able to navigate along all the ranches of the Big River, even in the suggestive ‘’ Sacca of Scardovari’’, ‘’Sacca of Goro’’ and in the Venice Lagoon. Is equipped with toilets, VHF radio, PA system and a small service-bar.

Features

• Shipyard: Cantieri Navali Rossi Viareggio
• Year of construction: 1994
• Lenght: 15 m
• Width: 4,2 m
• Tonnage: 19,8 ton
• Propulsion: 2 VM 219 HP engines
• Draught: 0,7 m
• Reach: 72  people
• Registration: Ispettorato di Porto di Rovigo 1V02011
• Cruising speed: 10 kn

Typical Venetian boat ‘’El Doge’’

El doge is a typical Venetian boat, born following the specific characteristic of the merchant tradition of the Serenissima Republic of Venice. It arrived in the Po Delta from Venice to let tourists visit the oldest branches of the River. It was built in Buran in 1959, when the most of boats like that weren’t yet motorized. In 2013 it has been specifically restructured and modified for guided trips on the branches of the Big River, especially on the blooming floodplains which can be easily found on ‘’The Po of Maistra’’ or along ‘’ Po di Goro’’.

Features

• Year of construction: 1959
• Lenght: 10,8 m
• Width: 2,33 metri
• Tonnage: 4,260 m
• Propulsion: IVECO Aifo 8041M09.00
• Cruising speed: 8 nodi
• Maximum speed: 12 nodi
• Registration: Ispettorato di Porto di Rovigo RV33570
• Reach: 24 people

Flat-bottomed boats

A very versatile and fast type of boats, as the Carolina Skiff, are used by many fishermen in the Po Delta, indeed these boats are able to perfectly juggling in the shallows of Lagoons. They are perfect vessels for birdwatchers, photo hunters and personalized excursions.

Features

• Draught: 0,35 m
• Cruising speed: 10 kn
• Maximum speed: 25 kn
• Reach: from 6 to 20 people