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Venice Lagoon Tour: Murano, Burano, Torcello & Lunch
3.5
18 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a boat tour to the enchanting islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello in the Venice lagoon. Indulge in a delectable seafood lunch at a traditional osteria. Explore Murano’s glass art, Burano’s lace craftsmanship, and Torcello’s rich Venetian history.
Embark on a boat tour to the enchanting islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello in the Venice lagoon. Indulge in a delectable seafood lunch at a traditional osteria. Explore Murano’s glass art, Burano’s lace craftsmanship, and Torcello’s rich Venetian history.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
48 hours
Highlights
- Piazza San Marco - start point
- Isola di Murano - during the first stop, that lasts approximately 1 hour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the island’s glassmakers and follow an explanation of the art of glass blowing
- Burano - Located in the heart of the island of Burano, the restaurant ‘Al Raspo de Ua’ offers mainly…
- Piazza San Marco - start point
- Isola di Murano - during the first stop, that lasts approximately 1 hour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the island’s glassmakers and follow an explanation of the art of glass blowing
- Burano - Located in the heart of the island of Burano, the restaurant ‘Al Raspo de Ua’ offers mainly specialties of Venetian cuisine. You can enjoy a four-course menu:
first course: pasta with seafood or fish pie
second course: mixed fried fish or grilled fish
side dish: mixed salad
dessert
coffee
- Isola Torcello - The cradle of Venetian civilization, where you will spend around an hour. This island is inhabited only by a dozen people, you will see historical and artistic artworks, such as the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, the ruins of the Baptistery of San Giovanni Evangelista, Attila’s Throne and the fabled Devil’s Bridge.
What's Included
- Boat transport to and from the islands
- Lunch
- Guided Visit
- Boat transport to and from the islands
- Lunch
- Guided Visit
What's Not Included
- Drinks (The restaurants offers a rich variety of local wines)
- Drinks (The restaurants offers a rich variety of local wines)
Additional Information
If you’re interested in exploring the unique islands of the captivating Venice lagoon and savoring a delightful seafood meal at a characteristic osteria, this tour is undoubtedly for you. Venture to Murano, renowned for its glass creation, Burano, known for lace-making, and Torcello, the birthplace of Venetian culture, on a scenic boat journey that…
If you’re interested in exploring the unique islands of the captivating Venice lagoon and savoring a delightful seafood meal at a characteristic osteria, this tour is undoubtedly for you. Venture to Murano, renowned for its glass creation, Burano, known for lace-making, and Torcello, the birthplace of Venetian culture, on a scenic boat journey that includes a seafood luncheon in Burano.
- Please arrive at the meeting point at least 20 minutes before the departure time indicated.
- Collective Tour (there might be other participants going on the tour with you).
- The tour is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- There is a short walk from the meeting point to the point of embarkation.
- The stop in Murano (approx. 1 hour) allows you an optional visit to a glass factory with a short demonstration of the art of blown glass, and also some free time. During the stop in Burano (approx. 2 hours) you will have lunch in the typical restaurant ‘Al Raspo de Ua’. Then You will stop in Torcello for 1 hour. You are strongly required to comply with the timetable set out by the staff: the excursion will head back at the scheduled time, without waiting.
- Multilingual tour.
- The tour has a variable duration (6 hours and 30 minutes/7 hours) based on the number of participants and resulting type of vessel used.
- No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a NO SHOW (if you don’t show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher). Therefore, we advise you to locate in advance the departure point and how to get there in order to avoid being late or any inconveniences that will prevent you from being at the meeting point in time for the departure
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
Riva degli Schiavoni, 4140
Riva degli Schiavoni
Piers 1, 2 and 3 in front of Palazzo Cornoldi in Riva degli Schiavoni 4142 (4 bridges away from St. Mark's Square, approx. 7-minute walk). Here you will find an assistant who will show you the exact boat.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Customer Ratings
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Kathy_u
Jun 16, 2024
You'll be glad you booked this adventure - Wonderful boat ride with multilingual tour guide who provided lots of historical details and highlights as we approached each island. Tip: venture away from the docks to view stores in Murano and Burano. Don't miss the lace shop in Burano. Glass blowing demonstration was delightful. Be sure to take home Murano glass and Burano lace as souvenirs. Tortellini was quiet and historical. Glad we stopped. Wish there was more to do to enhance the economy. Just a couple of restaurants and a few shops (and the church) were open. The fish dinner was a three course meal - delicious spaghetti, grilled seafood, salad and dessert. So much food! Service was great. Only one waiter spoke English. She was kind and helpful. Really enjoyed this trip.
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Ingrid
Mar 18, 2019
enjoyable slice of local life - Guides were helpful and the trip most enjoyable. The transport was comfortable and seeing the sites from the water was pretty. Stopping at Murano for the glass blowing was such a treat and visiting the local shops spectacular. Then an excellent lunch in the colorful Burano was fun. The lace there is incredible. A worthwhile excursion if you have almost a day to spare.
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Emma_s
Jun 20, 2024
Read all the info, arrive a little early and you'll have a great day - Allow plenty of time to get to the dock as there are a lot a people and bridges to navigate. Make sure to note the boat company in the booking info - this may change during the trip but you will be told. The boats are busy and it's a little tricky to hear the tour guide. The boats do not wait at all so do make sure you're at each pick up spot a few minutes early. The glass blowing demo on Murano was great but there isn't much time to browse the island. It is a taster trip of the islands - we expected this and went back to Murano for a longer visit on another day. The lunch was excellent! The reviews were very mixed so we were a little apprehensive. The tour companies must split the lunches across Burano as we seemed to be the only guests from our boat in the restaurant we were allocated. They had our names and we had a reserved table. We were given a set lunch with a choice of grilled or fried fish - i.e. a fish fillet or lightly battered seafood. 3 courses as well as bread and wine. Excellent value and all delicious! There was enough time on Burano to do some sight seeing and shopping after lunch. Torcello was a real treat - the church was a highlight. Overall, a busy but rewarding day. Do read all the booking info and don't be put off by bad reviews.
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Louis_d
Mar 17, 2024
Great Visit to Murano, Burano and Torcello - The 2 hour stop at Burano and the excellent fish pasta/ grilled fish lunch was great . Ferry needs to update bathrooms.
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Karen_g
Oct 22, 2019
Murano boat tour - we enjoyed the boat tour, but would prefer more time in Murano, than Burano. Fish luncheon was ok, but we did not really feel welcomed by the staff. Once they saw our voucher, our service declined dramatically. Food was just ok
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729nja
Sep 13, 2019
Nice Tour - We enjoyed the boat trip to Marano for a short glass blowing demonstration and then an opportunity to purchase Murano glass items from the store at the same location. Then off again by boat to Burano where we had an excellent three course fish lunch. We wish there had been more time to enjoy it. Afterwards, we were able to go into one of the shops to make a lace purchase before we had to head back to the boat. Burano is so charming and colorful that we wish the stop there could have been longer.
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Sarah_m
Sep 24, 2022
Not worth the money. ... - Not worth the money. There was nobody there to direct you to the correct boat like the description said, so you had 80 people asking each other if this was the right place. There was nothing said about lunch. We had to ask our tour guide who gave us the directions to the restaurant. Food wasn't great and none of the sites at Torchello were included and they all cost money. The guide lead us to believe the sites were included. Half the people were back at the boat 30 minutes before we needed to be.
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Janice
Sep 29, 2019
MURANO/BURANO TOURS - While the weather was great for a boat ride our available time in Murano and Burano was too short. In Murano we watched a skilled artisan create glassware and then toured a showroom which left little time to roam the village. The same can be said for Burano where we had scheduled a lunch, which was good, Again, we were rushed to meet the boat for the return trip to Venice without enjoying the charm of this fishing village.
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Stephen_b
Jun 20, 2024
Had to find our own way around the islands no guide provided - The tour was to have been a guided tour which it was not. We had to find our own way around the island on arrival. The location for lunch was difficult to find had to use Google maps. We were dumped on each of the islands and picked up each time by a different boat was was difficult due to the large number of boat on the day.
The lunch was fine but that was about all we enjoyed about this tour.
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Nigepr
Aug 7, 2019
Careful.... Useful advice! - My wife and I booked and paid for this as a seperate trip out, although the trip itself was OK and quite enjoyable the following advice could help!!
You can get to Murano and Burano by the ACTV boats which are free with there tickets if you happen to purchase the 24 hr 48hr or longer passes which is advisable if your staying in the city centre as it includes all buses and water boats for the duration.
Entrance to the glass blowing is FREE!
On the tour, time is quite tight especially if your having the lunch!
Time would be your own if travelling outside of a tour...
Basically if your intending to purchase the bus and boat timed tickets on your visit... your paying £100 ish just for lunch....Beware!!
Lunch was good although language barrier a little of a concern
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