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Venetian Islands Tour: Murano, Burano, Torcello
3.7
325 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a full-day tour of the Venetian Islands, exploring the enchanting Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Discover the art of glassblowing, visit lace shops, and immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Venice.
Embark on a full-day tour of the Venetian Islands, exploring the enchanting Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Discover the art of glassblowing, visit lace shops, and immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Venice.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Murano - Delight in the live glassblowing demonstration and take your time to explore one of the world’s most picturesque islands.
- Burano - Feast your eyes on the stunning view of the colorful houses! Our guides will lead you to one of the oldest lace shops to watch the lacemaker at work. Conclude your visit by savoring the traditional…
- Murano - Delight in the live glassblowing demonstration and take your time to explore one of the world’s most picturesque islands.
- Burano - Feast your eyes on the stunning view of the colorful houses! Our guides will lead you to one of the oldest lace shops to watch the lacemaker at work. Conclude your visit by savoring the traditional “buranei” biscuits.
- Isola Torcello - Enjoy a peaceful walk through nature, crossing the famous “Devil Bridge” to reach the main square and its Cathedral.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Private transportation
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Commence your 6-hour excursion on the Venetian Islands with your guide at the common gathering area in Venice. Embark on a boat trip to the captivating islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Accompanied by a local guide, explore the most distinctive sights of the Venetian Lagoon. Visit a glass manufacturing facility in Murano and observe the artisans…
Commence your 6-hour excursion on the Venetian Islands with your guide at the common gathering area in Venice. Embark on a boat trip to the captivating islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Accompanied by a local guide, explore the most distinctive sights of the Venetian Lagoon. Visit a glass manufacturing facility in Murano and observe the artisans at work. Discover the chronicle of the oldest occupied island of Venice. Browse through lace boutiques in Burano and capture images of the most vibrant island in Venice. Along your journey, receive informative commentary about the history and culture of Venice and its various islands.
- 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
KFC
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
3.7
(325 Ratings)
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Tina187870
Aug 19, 2025
Nice, but you have to get to Torcello before 17 - The tour is very nice, the only flaw is that the stop in Torcello was made too late. We found everything closed. I recommend visiting Torcello before the other islands, where activities stay open until late.
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Lee_c
Oct 2, 2025
Good Value - It was on time and good value. Preferably to spend more time in Burano than Murano. The boat ride was very smooth.
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Ester_p
Sep 21, 2025
No more. - I really would have liked more to be in Burano, you arrive in Murano you have two hours in which there is a free demonstration of how they make glass, it is worth buying in the shop as they are very friendly, without more than that, after you are 30 minutes in the other village, that there is nothing to see and you arrive in Burano that is beautiful but you only have one hour, they explain you on the boat in several languages, but for the price without more.
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Danieladelux
Aug 8, 2025
Beautiful islands, worth the trip – but timing could be improved - The tour offers great value for money and allows you to visit three lovely islands with fewer crowds than Venice itself.
Murano, Burano and Torcello each have their charm, but the time spent on each island felt unbalanced: too much time in Murano, not enough in Burano, and Torcello deserved at least 45 minutes instead of 30.
Overall, it’s a nice experience, but the schedule could use some adjustments.
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Manjula_n
Sep 9, 2025
Terrible commentator - Terrible commentator, the young lady spoke 3 languages - Italian, French and English but unfortunately all languages ran together as if she was catching a speed boat and no one around us could understand a word she said.
The stop at Murano was an hour too long.
It would have been beneficial to give us 30 minutes extra at Burano and Tercello.
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Davesz1865lr
Jul 26, 2025
Venice Lagoon Tour: Visit Murano, Burano and Torcello - It’s was Ok nothing bad and nothing that excited us to give better review. The islands were fantastic but the time allocated to each island was not balanced, spent far too much time on first island which left not enough time for the second island. As for the third island the museum was shut for restoration so was a complete waste of time.
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Azk1983
Jul 13, 2025
Not great organization - The islands are worth visiting, but there were some things with the specific organisers that were not ok. 1st of all, the itinerary says 60 min in Murano and they had us there for 3 hours, which led to us missing our shuttle back. Also, even though the delay was their fault, when we asked to be dropped off at the other stop, so we can make it to the shuttle in time, they asked us for 20 EUR extra!
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Olga_d
Oct 6, 2025
N/a - Did not go for this tour. The most interesting island was Burano, and we stayed there only for 50 minutes. On Murano is nothing to do but we stayed there three hours. The last island, I’m not sure why we stopped there.
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G7081pqdaves
Aug 31, 2025
Poor experience and bad communication - A very unorganized tour! They took us to Murano first and told us to be back in 3 hours. As this was the lunchtime, many shops were closed. We hung out in the shady park until they came back. They were on a different and much larger boat (much better than the smaller cramped and smelly first boat) not much to do here other than watch the glass blowing demonstration.
We then visited Burano - what a cute town with many neat alleys and shops. BUT they rod us only one hour here! They should give you 3hours here and only 1 hour on Murano.
Lastly we visited Tochello and were told we had 35 minutes. We raced to the church which had closed for the day as we got there too late.
Lastly we were picked up near the train station but they dropped us off at St Marks square and Tod us if we wanted to go back where they picked us up, it would cost an additional 10 euro.
Don’t waste your money.
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Mike_m
Aug 15, 2025
Disappointing in Murano, Burano and Torcello - I’ve toured with Viator on all vacations and this tour ranks as the most disappointing. Directions advise to meet in front of the KFC. At the requested time, no tour guide holding a sign to be found but fortunately for the group of us someone said to go to the dock and get in line to board a boat. OK, maybe that ones one’s on me and the others but I think the direction could have been much clearer.
First announcement on the boat is that our arrival time back will be 1.75 hours late. Boat was clean, Captain and his mate in ripped/cut off jean shorts not looking very professional. Mid day it appears that they picked up a friend who hung out on the bridge wearing a T-shirt with a finger in the front and a “what makes you think I give a F on the back”. Female tour guide going through the motions from the Captain’s deck really only shared what time to be back at the boat.
Murano was a lovely stop and lots of glass shops. The day wasn’t well planned for stop times with about three hours in Murano, 45 minutes in Torcello and maybe an hour in Burano.
Tour guide offered nothing of value and my recommendation here would be to just take a water bus or taxi.
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