Venice and Lagoon Islands Tour: Hop-on Hop-off Eco Boat Adventure with Author Audio Guides

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Explore Venice’s iconic landmarks and Murano’s glassmaking on an eco-friendly boat tour with expert audio guides. Hop on and off at your leisure.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

S. Lucia FFSS (in front of the KFC restaurant) - Tronchetto - San Marco Giardinetti Reali - Murano (in front of ELLEGI MURANO GLASS) - Zattere (Fondamenta Zattere Al Ponte Longo) - Tronchetto - S. Lucia FFSS (Route)

Operating Schedule: Find all the timetables in our photos.

1. Ferrovia Compartimentale (ex F30)
Present yourself in front of the “VENETIANA” sign at the stop in front of the KFC.

2. Stop Flixbus Venice
Tronchetto in front of the Flixbus stop

3. Fermata S. Marco
Present yourself in front of the “VENETIANA” sign at the stop, at the piers in front of the Royal Gardens.

4. Fondamenta S. Giovanni dei Battuti, 4
Murano in front of Ellegi Murano Glass. Coincidence with our line to Burano, Torcello and Punta Sabbioni

5. CFZ Zattere - Biblioteca Area Linguistica (BALI) - Cultural Flow Zone - Università Ca’ Foscari
Rafts

6. Stop Flixbus Venice
Tronchetto in front of the Flixbus stop

7. Ferrovia Compartimentale (ex F30)
Venice Santa Lucia train station (in front of KFC restaurant)

Points of Interest

Piazza San Marco
Doge’s Palace
Basilica di San Marco
Ponte dei Sospiri
Ponte di Rialto
Canal Grande
Torre dell’Orologio
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Punta della Dogana
Teatro La Fenice
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Gallerie dell’Accademia
Murano

Punta Sabbioni (pier n.4) – Murano (in front of ELLEGI MURANO GLASS) – Torcello – Burano (Fondamenta del Pizzo) – Punta Sabbioni (Route)

Operating Schedule: You can find all the timetables in our photos.

1. Via Lungomare S. Felice, 1
Punta Sabbioni (Wharf 4)

2. Fondamenta S. Giovanni dei Battuti, 4
Murano in front of Ellegi Murano Glass. Connection with our Venice line

Torcello
Burano (Fondamenta del Pizzo)

5. Via Lungomare S. Felice, 1
Punta Sabbioni (Wharf 4)

Points of Interest

Murano
Ellegi - Murano Glass Shop
Museo del Vetro
Isola Torcello
Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta e Chiesa di Santa Fosca
Trono di Attila
Isola di Burano - World Heritage Site
Museo del Merletto

What's Included

Gift for children
Air conditioning
Pets allowed on board for free
Visit and demonstration at a glass factory
USB ports for mobile phone charging available on board
Audio guides on board and on foot

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup
Entrances to monuments
Meals
Wi-Fi on board
Bathroom on board
Earphones not included

Additional Information

Let yourself be transported across the lagoon and discover the most famous monuments of Venice aboard a panoramic eco boat. Starting from Venice S. Lucia Station (or from Tronchetto) enjoy the beauty of the Giudecca Canal and its palaces and churches: the Molino Stucky, the Church of the Gesuati, the Church of the Redentore and Punta della Dogana. Get off at Piazza S. Marco and let yourself be guided by the audio guides included in the ticket to discover the monuments, history and legends of the “Serenissima”. Depart from San Marco and reach the island of Murano where you will have the opportunity (included in the ticket price) to watch a master glassmaker demonstrate inside a real furnace.
For the entire duration of the boat journey you will always be accompanied by audio guides created by the Cooperativa Guide Turistici Authorized of Venice and by the famous Venetian storyteller Alberto Toso Fei.

Among the images you will find all the timetables.

ATTENTION: please remember that on some days between 25 April 2024 and 14 July 2024, every visitor to Venice is required to pay an access fee directly to the Municipality of Venice, subject to various exclusions. For dates, payment methods, to benefit from the exclusions and for all information in this regard go to the website cda.ve.it. . We also remind you that the contribution is not necessary if you visit only and exclusively the islands of Murano, Torcello and Burano.
Electric wheelchairs cannot be accommodated

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Janet_a

Sep 21, 2023

Convient - It was great, perfect for us and everyone was so helpful.................,. ...........................................

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Tracy_f

Sep 17, 2023

Great boat ride ! - We stopped in Murano & Burano it was an easy way to get around. The boat was comfortable & easy to get on & off . The guys very friendly & polite!

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Tannis_t

Aug 16, 2023

Highly Recommend - Fantastic! Simona and Fabio were great! We used hop on hop off for 2 days and saw everthing. Always on schedule.

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Kellid_s

Oct 20, 2022

Great for Destination Hopping!! - This is a nice option to have so you can get to all the best places and so you can save your walking for the fun.

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Hieu

Sep 2, 2022

I am really not satisfied because the cruise line canceled the trip at 15:30 from Burano without informing the customer in advan - According to the schedule, there is a departure every 1 hour from Burano island to Murano wharf but that day they arbitrarily canceled the 15h30 boat from Burano without informing the passengers in advance, I had to wait more than 1 hour for pick up next trip, this seriously affected our plans in Venice.

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Wangvehbi

Oct 19, 2023

Autumn family trip - I bought 48 hours hop-on and hop-off for a small family to travel around Venice. However, we used to travel from Saint Marco to Murano and Burano and return to Zattere for day 1. On the day 2, we waited at the Zattere stop, but did not catch up with the 11:50 one and the 13:35 one was late to arrive. We were very disappointed with the limited time available in the time table for Wednesday and Thursday. Also, the audio was not working for us as followed on the instructions.

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Christopher_p

Oct 28, 2023

Bad experience - This was a waste of time and money. There is no need for hop on hop off in Venice. That is all I have to say

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Alina_a

Jun 21, 2023

Hidden meeting place I couldn't find it - I spent about 45 minutes trying to find the meeting place. I asked several people but each of them explain something different. Therefore, I missed the opportunity of the ride and the money I spent it. I recommend it to separate this ride directly in one of the several kiosks that are around Piazza San Marcos.

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Cindy

Apr 30, 2023

Terrible. Choose a two day vaporetto pass instead - As far as value for money I would give less than one star. For another 5 euros you can buy a 2 day Vaporetto pass. Vaporettos have 19 different lines with at least 10 stops per line. You can essentially hop on and hop off everywhere in Venice. Service starts around 5am and ends around midnight. Venetiana only has 2 lines. Each line only has 4 stops. They run infrequently and stop early. Last stop at San Marco is 4pm!! They are too big for the grand canal so you must walk and walk and walk to each station. My knees are killing me from all the stairs in Venice and I missed whole neighborhoods that I would have seen if I had bought the 2 day vaporetto pass. I give the Venetiana hop on hop off a giant thumbs down. It is my only regret on my trip to the beautiful city of Venice.

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Maggiehj7016nl

Apr 25, 2023

Awful - This tour is a big fat nothing. I booked through Get Your Guide, but the same tour is apparently offered through Viator and other companies. We spent hours and hours on the boat (where there was no guidance given (other than the audio guide which i could not make work and of course the boat guides were of no use, nor were they at all friendly) to get to Murano where some tired guy does the same 10 minute glass blowing exhibition all day long (tips are expected) and then Burano which is very cute, but there's nothing to do but walk around or eat lunch. To get back to Venice we had to go in circles to different stops before heading back which took over an hour. But the worst part was when we got back they dropped us at the end of the day at a different stop than pickup. The tour guide operator at the beginning had said it's only a 15 minutes walk back to where you started and pointed the way I had walked from San Marcos Square The problem is that said walk included crossing the Grand Canal. If there was a walking bridge somewhere across my GPS could not find it. So I ended up having to walk and walk and walk for an hour to find a ticket machine to buy a vaporetta (bus) ticket which then would not scan to let me in (luckily some kind man scanned his monthly pass for me). I was practically in tears by the time I got back and completely exhausted. I tried contacting Get Your Guide and they were of no use whatsoever. They simply apologized as if that helps in any way. They did not offer a refund, a partial refund, a voucher for future use, or anything to show good faith. I cannot recommend this tour or this tour operator. If you want to see the islands you can do it much cheaper and quicker simply using the local public transportation system in Venice.

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