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Venice's Magic Islands Tour: Explore Murano, Burano, and Torcello
3.5
7,189 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a half-day tour of Venice’s magical islands - Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Explore a blown glass factory, visit a historic cathedral, and shop for handcrafted lace.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Laguna di Venezia - Navigate through the Venetian Lagoon to reach the islands and enjoy the view!
- Isola di Murano - The island of Murano is the first stop of this excursion: you will have a chance to enter a glass factory and see the masters working the glass as they have been doing for centuries and then visit the center of the island.
- Isola di Burano - World Heritage Site - Second stop of this half day excursion is Burano, famous for the colorful fishermen’s houses and for the traditional handmade laces.
- Isola Torcello - Torcello is the third and last stop of this tour. The island is the first to be inhabited in the Venetian lagoon and still shows the traces of its origins.
- Chiesa di Santa Fosca - The church of Santa Fosca stands in the main square of Torcello and is a fine example of venetian-byzantine style.
- Trono di Attila - In the middle of Torcello stands the ancient Attila’s throne.
- Ponte del Diavolo - Cross the Devil’s Bridge which still preserves the shape of the ancient Venetian bridges
- Piazza San Marco - The boat leaves from St’Mark’s Square, which you will have the chance to admire from a different perspective.
What's Included
- Professional tour leader guidance
- Motor boat transportation among Venice, Murano, Burano, and Torcello
- Exclusive visit to Murano’s glass-blowing factory
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to Torcello Church
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Embark on a half-day motorboat tour to the renowned islands of Murano, Torcello and Burano in the Venice Lagoon. Experience the art of glassblowing at a Murano factory, step into Venice’s inaugural cathedral on the serene island of Torcello, and discover handmade lace in Burano. This tour, scheduled either in the morning or afternoon, is a perfect exposure to the enchanting islands around Venice, a medieval city nestled within its Adriatic Sea bay.
Set sail every day from either San Marco Giardinetti or Venezia Santa Lucia Railway Station (we advise to be there 30 minutes ahead of the stated departure time)
- The time spent on each island is between 30 to 40 minutes
- 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
Alilaguna & Bucintoro Viaggi -Ticket Office San Marco Giardinetti
Riva degli Schiavoni
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tyrel_d
Aug 8, 2024
Great - Great trip lots to do and a big variety of different things on the islands would highly recommend to others
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Ivan_k
Jul 31, 2024
Great day - Ita was beautiful islands are sight to see, we are happy with our trip. Boat ride is nice to see some atractions from sea
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Meghan_s
Jul 22, 2024
Murano, Burano and Torcello Half-Day Sightseeing Tour - This tour was really great to see these three islands. Each stop was a little quick and it would have been nice to have a little more time to explore each island. We had just enough time to get off the boat, walk into the main part of town, maybe get a drink or snack and leave. No time to explore actual churches, buildings, etc. Also, this was during lunch time so having more time on one spot to actually get food would have also been nice. Our particular tour guide was a bit difficult to understand.
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Gabriele
Jul 18, 2024
Very beautiful islands, unfortunately too little time - The islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello are definitely worth a visit! Burano in particular with its colourful houses is very special. Actually, you would have to plan a whole day for the tour. You have to be aware that in 4 hours you hardly have time to look around in peace.
In Murano we visited a glass blowing shop, which was very interesting, but otherwise there was unfortunately no time to see Murano.
Conclusion: I would not have had the opportunity to visit these islands on my own. Especially for the really cheap price. So it was ok for me and therefore 4 stars.
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Aidar_n
Aug 22, 2024
Torcello was absolutely... - Torcello was absolutely boring. One Murano island was not enough time. There was no tour by city. Only guide during the boat ride
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Theresa_i
Aug 13, 2024
Good but could have been better for the price - The experience was ok.
Pros: get to see 3 islands in few hours. Tour guide on boat to explain the scenery in many languages.
Cons: there was no specification to say that if you're going to take it from cannaregio, that the boat leaves at 9h30 and had to be there at 9h15am .. we booked a tour at 10am, and were there at 9h25 (as the details said to be there 15 min ahead. ) they told us we missed the boat and we can take the 11 am one.
The boat is a closed boat with some windows, it was super suffocating inside on a hot August summer day, no air to breath.
We had only 50 min on each island..
Murano we had a demo to show how they make the glass, and we had 30 min left ... so did few shops near by.
Torcello..barely had time to order food as it was past lunchtime, and we sat to eat, had no time to explore
Burano, it was good
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Jodi_k
Aug 5, 2024
Good. Too Rushed - Great to see all three islands, but 50 minutes on each is not enough time. Especially on Torcello. It takes 10-15 minutes to walk to the tower and church alone on Torcello. Burano is beautiful and busy. Murano is mainly glass merch.
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Daniele_c
Aug 1, 2024
this could be done using... - this could be done using the regular vaporetto from Venice, the time to be on the sites are to short so if the idea is take more time on the place take the vaporetto.
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Helen_trip1981
Aug 10, 2024
It’s not a tour … - Very poor organization at Pickup point. The team showed no respect for their guest planning / booking, ie if there are delays due to their poor organisation, they would just move you to a later trip as if you asked for it.
During the tour, there were only description about where we were going, little to no story / history / background. Be prepared that this is not a “tour” as you may expect. It’s an organised boat ride that takes you to certain places, you are on your own in terms of exploration.
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Silviab7777
Jul 24, 2024
Deceiving tour and instructions - Do not recommend. Pick up locations are mislabeled and times are not what was advertised. Contacted operated 30 prior to expected trip at 1400 with no response. Spend more money for this experience with better customer service
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