Venice Grand Canal: Murano Glass Experience

Experience the ancient art of glass blowing on a captivating tour of Murano Island. Witness traditional techniques, admire stunning glass creations, and explore a renowned factory.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canal Grande - Guests will experience the splendor of the Grand Canal, the world’s most exquisite waterway. Relax aboard a private water taxi as the enchanting beauty of Venice unfolds before you. This is an indescribable experience that must be lived! Throughout the tour, an English-speaking guide will share insights about the art, history, and…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Exclusive visit to a Glass gift shop
  • Access to Murano Glass artworks collection
  • Live Murano Glass blowing demonstration
Additional Information

Visitors will uncover the charm of the Grand Canal, renowned as the world’s most exquisite waterway. Relax aboard a private water taxi as the splendor of Venice reveals itself before your eyes. This is an experience beyond words; it must be lived! Throughout the tour, an English-speaking guide will share insights into the art, history, and daily life of…

Location
Canal Grande
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Diana_g
Sep 22, 2023
Don’t miss this! Great experience! - This was an excellent experience! First a quick boat ride straight to the shop, then a demonstration of the art. It was amazing to see a glass master at work! Deborah gave interesting details of the history of this art. Then on to see beautiful works of glass art. And in the shop we found many things in our budget. The staff wrapped our items with care and processed a tax refund. Great experience and wonderful hosts!
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Jana_d
Aug 30, 2023
Nice private boat ride and demonstration - The boat provided was very nice and there was two glass blowing demonstrations. Nice to have small numbers so you are not crowded.
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Raymond_f
Jul 28, 2023
Awesome trip! - We were shown how the great Murano glass works were done. Amazing artistry! We met very warm and friendly personnel like Christian and Julie.
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Deborah
Nov 29, 2024
Enjoy the Glass Factory - Nice to have a personal ride directly to the factory and boutique. Fun demo of glass blowing with a guide and a small group.
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Rebecca_d
Jun 18, 2024
interesting tour - Great demonstration of glass making with a great guide. Very interesting. Got some free time in the shop to peruse items for purchase. Felt a little pressured to buy things. Private transportation via water taxi was nice. Four of us went so we each got a "gift" which was a blue horse. We probably didn't need four horses in one household
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940alann
Oct 28, 2023
Good demonstration. Nice gallery but a bit pricey. - Our second time of visiting Murano. This time it was a special water taxi from the hotel and we were treated specially on arrival - spencial chairs behind a rope dividing us from the paying public who sat on benches. We saw an ornament being blown (impressive) and some chandelire elements being produced. Then we had a tour of a show room. But there is no such thing as a free gift and it felt like a lot of pressure to buy something. We didn't in the end purchase here - we needed some air anyway so walked up the street - and we came across a similar piece by the same artist for considerably less money! We'd been to Murano before so knew about the special galleries upstairs. We love the art, the craftsmanship and have now bought good 3 pieces in Murano. We appreciate the taxi over to Murano but the prices here were just to rich for us. We advice shopping around.
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Jennifer_e
Oct 4, 2023
Gino- Murano tour - Boat trip was lovely Glass blowing demo was terrific Showroom- salesman a bit pushy… Beautiful place!
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Richard_l
Sep 12, 2024
Not up to expectations - Overall we found all the tour lacking for the price. The master was outstanding, but we would have liked more explanation on the history of the glass industry. The boat transportation was fine, but was advertised as glass-bottomed, which it wasn’t. Also did not like that it seemed to be a funnel to the store after the tour.
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Warren_h
Aug 26, 2023
DON’T - This was the most disappointing tour we have ever been on We we’re transferred from Venice in a taxi on arrival was rushed through a demo with our guide much more interested in his phone than us Then escorted to his gallery hoping for us to purchase super expensive pieces of glass work When guide realised we weren’t going to purchase he rushed us through to their shop then made us wait 2 hours for return taxi trip If I could give this no stars I would
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