Murano and Burano Islands Tour: Venetian History, Culture, Glass Artistry and Lace-Handicraft

Immerse yourself in Venetian history and culture on a relaxed tour of Murano and Burano Islands. Witness the ancient art of glass manufacturing and explore the vibrant and colorful Burano village.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Isola di Murano - The first stop of this unforgettable experience is Murano. The island, situated just North-East of Venice, is known throughout the world for its glass manufacturing industry. You will visit one of the glass factories.
    Enjoy the visit to a glass furnace to admire closely this ancient art. Then, some time at leisure to stroll around…
What's Included
  • On-board multicultural guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

If you harbor a keen interest in exploring historic traditions and delving into the culture and story of Venice, this tour is designed for you. Enjoy a leisurely trip to Venice’s most renowned islands without the hassle of a rushed itinerary.
Hop aboard our scenic boat to visit Murano, famed for its glass-making industry. Experience the craftmanship up…

Location
Riva degli Schiavoni, 4209
Riva degli Schiavoni
Please meet our representative at the yellow chiosk next to Hotel Danieli Excelsior, near St. Mark's Square. BE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE AT THE MEETING POINT OTHERWISE YOU'LL MISS YOUR TOUR!!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mireya
Apr 25, 2025
Good walk - Time was accurate. We do not visit Murano only the presentation of the glass. It was fine but I did think we'd know a little bit about muraro. Butane only free time but I liked it a lot
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Cristie_c
Sep 26, 2024
So much to see - Very nice tour, would have liked to have had more time on the island of Burano having lunch and visiting all of the shops. Not any fault of the tour, just didn’t realize there was so much to see.
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Sunette_s
Sep 10, 2024
Informative, interesting and beatiful. - The glass making demonstration in Murano was excellent and the beautiful coloured houses in Burano very pretty. After seeing a laceworker at work in Burano, I have a new respect for the art. We were impressed by the tour guide’s multi- linguistics. She was really great and informative to a wide variety of nationalities.
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Samantha_c
Jun 29, 2024
Great trip for a short visit to Murano and Burano - Great trip to see the two islands, you have around 1h20 on each island which was enough for us. Was easy to book and take the trip.
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Brenda_m
Oct 18, 2024
Not enough time - In Murano After watching the glass blowing/creating and having to go upstairs to look around the art gallery there was nearly any time to look at the other shops or explore the island, needed at least another 30 minutes there
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Karen
Oct 7, 2024
Beautiful Burano, too touristy in Murano. - We were delayed making it on time for our morning tour, but luckily, the booth woman got us on the afternoon tour - for an additional 5 Euros. The stop in Murano was a quick demo and basically time to shop in that shop. It really wasn't going to a glass shop but a tourist set up. Burano had a little introduction upon arriving, then time to wander around and shop. It was beautiful. I think though both were basically just transportation to the places vs a tour.
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Franciscojavic2660ne
Sep 11, 2024
Burano's worth it. Murano disappointed - The visit to Burano was interesting, it is a beautiful village and we had free time, but the visit to Murano Island is just about passing by the gift shop (you get landed directly on it) and you do not have time to visit the island minimally.
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Naomi_p
Apr 23, 2024
Not Worth It - We’ve had amazing and informative tours with Viator in the past. This was unfortunately not one of those tours. It was really more like an expensive boat ride to and from the islands with 10 minutes (!) observing glass production in Murano. The rest of the 4 hour session was designated by the “guides” as free time. We also assumed the whole tour would be in English but instead the “tour” info provided over the speaker system on the boat was done in a very rushed fashion in 3-4 languages—making it difficult to even differentiate/hear/understand the English portions. It’s the first Viator experience I would NOT recommend.
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Judith_f
Jul 1, 2024
We were very disappointed... - We were very disappointed in that we couldn't hear the tour guide announce that we could go through the town of Murano. Instead, we thought we were only allowed to be in the factory for the allotted time. We didn't get to see any of the town and that is very disappointing to us. I will not recommend this tour to anyone.
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Susan_b
May 24, 2024
Murano Burano - Burano island was pretty . We thought we would see lace making but were disappointed. The lace museum was closed . The street was full of shops selling expensive clothes . We saw nothing of Murano, only a class blowing demonstration which was good . Then very expensive gift shop.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).