Venice Islands Day Trip: Discover Murano, Burano, and Torcello
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Venezia
Embark on a captivating day trip to the Venice islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Explore the art of glassmaking, marvel at colorful houses, and uncover the origins of Venice.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Laguna di Venezia - A qualified tour guide will reveal some curiosities about the island and explain its interesting history while you enjoy the wonderful landscape sitting on a comfortable Grand Tourism motor-boat.

  • Isola di Murano - The first destination is Murano, famous worldwide for its glass-blowing art. You will visit a real furnace and see a local artisan create glass artworks using antique techniques. During the visit, you will have the opportunity to buy an authentic Murano glass souvenir.

  • Burano - Next, this tour will take you to Burano, the island celebrated for its lace-making tradition and for the multi-colored houses. Get off the boat and, after a few meters, you will be in the magnificent main Square of the island.

On the right side of the Square, you will see San Martino’s Church which houses the \

What's Included
  • Explore with an audio guide and digital map on your mobile
  • Stay 1hr 15min on Murano and 1hr on Torcello
  • Live glass blowing demo at a Murano Furnace
  • Cruise in a panoramic boat
  • Enjoy 1.5 hours on Burano
  • Learn from a qualified tour guide on board
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up
Additional Information

Embark on the Scenic Venice Islands tour, a trip designed to let you experience the islands in their natural splendor.

You will embark on a delightful boat journey through a nature-dominated Lagoon, eventually reaching Murano, the renowned ‘glass island.’ This island is famous globally for its glass crafting tradition. Here, you will set foot in a Furnace, witnessing a glass blowing demonstration firsthand and gaining insights into the time-honored glass-blowing techniques.

The tour will then take you to Burano, the gem of the Venetian Lagoon, recognized universally for its lacemaking heritage and the vibrantly hued fishermen’s dwellings.

The final stop on the tour is the peaceful and rarely populated island of Torcello, which was the original hub of civilization in the estuary. Amongst these islands, you can locate the lagoon’s earliest churches and learn about the beginnings of Venice!

Your return journey to the islands will involve crossing the entire lagoon and taking in the captivating view of St. Mark’s Basin from the boat.

  • 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
  • It is mandatory to be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the departure time, upon arrival at the redemption location you should present your printed voucher to the representative, once verified you obtain the ticket and can join the tour.
  • The tour will not take place in case of exceptionally bad weather, boats are completely covered, the tour operates regularly in case of rain (in these cases it can be postponed the days after).
Location
Palazzo Cornoldi
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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Karolna_k
May 26, 2024
Nice experience - We were scared how this trip would go but it was absolutely Okay. Not so many people on board, enough time to see Islands. To see Torcello was the only thing I would skip on this trip but at the end it was at least nice walk. Very nice day after all!
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Sandyls1408te
Nov 19, 2023
Gorgeous - Excursions to absolutely do when traveling to Venice! Three magnificent islands, Murano, Torcelo and Burano especially. Very good value for money!
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David_n
Sep 8, 2023
Good experience - I have to congratulate Viator on another great trip this time took us to Murano for the glass, Torcello for the first settlement and Burano for the colours. If we ever come back to Venice one day we will use Viator. All the instructions for meeting points were perfect. Thank you.
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Ginger_s
Apr 5, 2024
It was great to... - It was great to experience 3 different islands! The only issue is that the boat was so loud no one could hear what the announcer was saying
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Josee_b
Sep 22, 2023
Nice itinerary not enough time bad indication for meeting point - Murano for thé glass factory burano for the colourful houses the broderie The guide talked French good thing The boat ride was nice Indication for meeting point was clear in description but stressful because was not there in advance had to ask around to people to assure that we were at the right place Had to rush in the island not enough time The boat was clean
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Hope_s
May 13, 2024
3 hours in Murano is painful - Murano was great and I loved the glass making demo but we were left there for three hours. There is not enough things to do in Murano for three hours. One hour would have been plenty. Three hours was painful. Tricello was adorable. Burano was also very cute. I would recommend more time in Burano and less time in Murano. We were also in Burano when all the shops were closing down.
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Paul_m
Apr 18, 2024
Don't bother... unless you're trying to kill an afternoon. - The ride back. Torcello = nothing to see. Murano = 15 minute glass making tutorial, 45 minutes trying to get you to buy some and 2.5 hours waiting to leave. Burano = I don't know, it was raining so we sat on the boat. Sorry to be negative, but if you have kids they'll be bored. If you're an adult, you'll be bored also.
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Julie_c
Oct 25, 2023
Disappointing - This tour was a little disappointing. I guess we were expecting more of the history of the islands as we were traveling over to them. Instead it was get to the island and see you back at the boat in a hour . If the guide was saying anything it was so hard to hear over the roar of the boat engines,
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Lisa_b
Oct 11, 2023
Just get the water bus pass - To call this a guided tour is a stretch. Could not understand our guide. Visits felt rushed. Ended up leaving the tour as the same agenda could be accomplished with the water bus pass and more time on the islands. Would not recommend.
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Lisbet_z
Sep 24, 2023
Do not book! - Showed up to our meet up location only to be told they had a problem with the boat and that it was cancelled. No Jesus up of explanation. Do not book.
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