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Venice's Magic Islands Tour: Explore Murano, Burano, and Torcello
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7,336 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.
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:
24 hours
Highlights
- Laguna di Venezia - Navigate through the Venetian Lagoon to reach the islands and enjoy the view!
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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.
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- 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
- 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
- Lunch
- Pets are not allowed
- On-board restrooms
- Entrance fees to Torcello Church
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Pets are not allowed
- On-board restrooms
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…
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(7336 Ratings)
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Lorraine_w
Sep 23, 2024
Great value tour. - Very enjoyable tour and great value for money. Had time to spend on each island and got to see a lot. The boat dropped us at the train station after the tour.
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Engtuck_l
Sep 19, 2024
Bad Service at the Counter of Viator - It has to be the counter service at St Lucia station. She is so rude to us by raising her voice with a bad attitude. It’s definitely memorable for us.
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Longostein
Oct 26, 2024
A quick overview of 3 islands with little insights - Unlike most Viator experiences, this was generic tour with few insights by a tour guide we hardly saw who did the narration over a difficult to hear speaker on the boat. The tour at the glass factory was handled by an employee and she was very good and the demonstration was fascinating. The other islands were pretty and fun to explore. As others have pointed out, the tour is timed to just give a taste of the islands, so you should go in with that expectation. You will not get to do much on an any of the islands, but if you like them, you can always take a water bus to return and spend more time.
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Melodee_b
Sep 12, 2024
Not enough time to explore - Good but you don't really get much time to do anything on the islands. The glass blowing was amazing.
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Meryl_s
Oct 20, 2024
Impossible to find but okay otherwise - Impossible to find but ‘okay’ otherwise. The tour was fine for the price point. The timing is not very efficient on each of the islands. You spend more time on the boats than the islands themselves. .
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Howard_m
Oct 5, 2024
Great idea for a tour - We loved watching how glass things were made and then having the opportunity buy things if we wanted to.
Loved Bunaro and the colourful houses
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Lkoehler5
Sep 30, 2024
Terrible guide! - The guide was terrible. You couldn't hear him at all and his demeanor was rude and uncaring. He obviously hates his job. What a waste of money.
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Joy_m
Oct 3, 2024
Missed the boat - Never made it to the islands. Direction and address was to ticket office not meeting point. Then it was supposed to be a 10 minute walk to dock. Would have been bad if we would have good directions but…… we walked in the rain for 30 minutes and missed the boat. Luckily Viatour precognitive problem and is working with us on a refund.
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Beliz_o
Oct 2, 2024
In Murano they don’t give... - In Murano they don’t give us time to see the island just they took us to the glass factory. Later in Burano just they gave 50 minutes is very less for there and they left us there, we were there in time but we didn’t see them, while we are looking for the guide, we saw the boat leaving… It was a deception…
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Adam_b
Sep 17, 2024
Find a better tour. - The boats they use don't have good speakers so as the tour guide is announcing anything (sites or even the important stop and return to boat information) you can't make out a word they say. Then she's the first off the boat and takes off, not having any time to reexplain it to people. The stops don't provide any information about what we could do with the time. Everybody including us were confused on what to do after we exited the boat at each location.
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