Shared Boat Trip: Glimpse of Murano, Torcello and Burano Islands

Name: Shared Boat Trip: Glimpse of Murano, Torcello and Burano Islands
Start: 2026-02-07T11:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2026-02-07T16:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Venice

Spend time in the Venetian islands, known worldwide for their magical landscapes and unique history. See the Murano glass factory, a lace store in Burano. Depart from Piazza San Marco or Santa Lucia train station for a fascinating trip around San Marco. On the boat, a live guide will illustrate the history of the lagoon and the three islands you will visit.

5 hrs

Mobile ticket

English

Children allowed

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

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Your first stop will be on the island of Murano. Sometimes it is called the "Island of Glass". You will visit one of its famous glass factories and see how glass is made and blown. Then go to Torcello, the oldest inhabited island. Continue on to Burano, admiring the nature and small islands scattered around you. Spend your free time on Burano, a typical fishing island with colorful contrasts and painted chocolate box houses.

Also, note the many pieces of evidence of the famous lace and embroidery industry and try some of Burano's famous homemade cakes. Note that once you're on the ground, it's not a tour. The guide will accompany you to the glass factory in Murano and the lace store in Burano. You will then have time to explore each island on your own.

Know before you go

Please note that once on the ground, this is not a guided tour. The guide will escort you to the glass factory in Murano and the lace shop in Burano.
Afterwards, you will have time to explore each island on your own
Opening hours of the ticket offices can be subject to change due to COVID-19.
As such, please exchange your vouchers at the point of departure until normal operation resumes
You will have approximately 45 minutes on each island
Please bring a packed lunch if you prefer to enjoy more time exploring the island

Live commentary in English during boat ride. Boats have a capacity of up to 100 pax. Live commentary during boat ride can be of up to 4 languages.

Very good experience.. You can visit the islands separately at a lower cost but I recommend it, especially if you're in Venice for a very short stay. Furthermore, this tour is complemented with a guide.

Joseph D.

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What is included in activity

Boat transportation throughout

Visit to Murano

Visit to Burano

Visit to Torcello

Free time to explore all the islands

Entrance to glass factory

Visit to lace shop

Multilingual live commentary onboard the boat

What is not included

Food

Drinks

Gratuities

Tour guide

Ticket and visit to Torcello Cathedral ( EUR 5)

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Places you will see

the island of Murano, Torcello, Burano

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Activity languages

English

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Reviews by travellers

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Beate

I'd definitely recommend booking in advance. You can calmly order your tour program from home and enjoy your trip once you're there without having to worry about payment or a lack of language skills. The descriptions of the starting/meeting point were very precise.

6 days ago

Amauri C.

Nice island experience around Venice :)

6 days ago

Raide V.

Very good trip about an hour on each island which was long enough a good tour guide explain about all the islands and surrounding area

9 days ago

Timothyyyy

This is a very easy, no stress trip. The price is very reasonable for the boat ride and the guided history tour in between the islands. We started from the S. L. train station, which allowed us to see quite a bit of the southern side of Venice as we looped around to the St Mark's pick up. We saw a quick glass-blowing demonstration in Murano and purchased several pieces of beautiful jewelry. After a light lunch in Torcello, we made our way to my most favorite island - Burano! Burano was so very charming, with the bright houses, the shops lining the waterways, and the shaded park near the vaparetto stop. Burano offers more than your usual kitschy tourist shops - local artisans there sell beautiful clothing and art that you won't find in Venice. Knowing what I know now, I'd probably skip Murano and Torcello, pack a lunch, and take a vaparetto to Burano and spend several hours there. The 50 minutes given to us was simply not enough time for what this village has to offer.

9 days ago

Ashley

We enjoyed Morano but particularly Borano as I could have stay there for a whole day. As others have said, if only we did not have to stop at Torano. Transport was good, but again as others said that the PA was difficult to understand at times. My husband, who can speak Italian, noticed that there was more information given in Italian than in English.

9 days ago

LauraQW

It was a highly concentrated tour on the three (probably) most important islands of the Venetian Lagoon. Our guide Francesco went into many important details for all three islands in three different languages. I only wish we stayed more on Burano which was very picturesque!

12 days ago

Alessia

Wonderful experience, in Murano it was interesting to see the craftsman working the glass live, I couldn't help but buy something created by them! Torcello didn't impress me that much. Burano completely in love! The guide was kind and explained everything even as we arrived in the various islands. Too bad for only 45 minutes to visit the islands, with hindsight I would have definitely chosen the 6 hour one! It is worth it. Excellent quality price

13 days ago

Germano L.

It was good experience. Just keep in mind that we need to pick the tickets by exchanging voucher at Railway station in front of Platform 2

15 days ago

Tanya

My friend and I had arrived late for our boat trip in Venice , but the company that we had booked the trip through, said we could go on the next boat. We visited the 3 islands , at Murano we went to the glass factory , really interesting to watch such a skilled art, especially seeing the beauty and designs created at the end of the demonstration. We then went to Torcello , not a lot there , but we had time for lunch . Our last island Burano was our favorite with the beautiful coloured houses, quaint shops and eateries. If you do go to Venice I highly recommend a visit to the islands

17 days ago

Soave T.

Murano you can see how they work with glass, making different products which they sell in stores around the island. Very small Torcello, a path next to the canal that you enjoy until you reach the church. Burano a beautiful island, with its very colorful houses and more Tourist. You can see their star product that is made with lace. In this tour there is no specific guide; there was a person who spoke on the tour but he was not well understood due to the bad sound of the boat's microphone. IT ONLY LASTS 4 HOURS. On their page it says 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours

18 days ago

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Shared Boat Trip: Glimpse of Murano, Torcello and Burano Islands

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Live commentary in English during boat ride. Boats have a capacity of up to 100 pax. Live commentary during boat ride can be of up to 4 languages.

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