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

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.
Group
5 hrs
Mobile ticket
English
Children allowed

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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)

What places you will see

the island of Murano, Torcello, Burano

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Your transport

Languages in what activity is performed

English

Directions to meet your guide

Near St. Mark's Square

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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.
1 day ago
Kariin
The boat tour was absolutely worth the 20 euro. Yeah, you don't get to spend that much time on the islands, but what do you expect for 20 euro for 4 hours. On Murano you're brought straight from Steeg to a glass blowery and you can watch them make a vase and a horse. Then there's a little time left over to buy the glass pieces they've made. In Torcello you visit the church. In Burano you have about 40 minutes to view at least the main spot on the island. Overall this was a nice trip and the pricing was appropriate.
3 days ago
Imraz
The tickets can be bought on-site at the same price, only we had the problem that the tour wasn't in German even though we'd booked it so. The woman who led the tour was really nice and tried to explain things in Spanish, Italian and Englisch as I know a bit of each. I had doubts about the tour, but it was easy to find and it all worked out well. I'd book the tour again.
3 days ago
Amauri C.
Nice island experience around Venice :)
7 days ago
Jörn
On the whole this was an interesting tour. Our guide was slightly spastic, but very friendly. The "tour" of the stores, with the goal of getting us to buy something, was not cool.
8 days ago
Anneli B.
Everything was perfect
8 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
Freddie
This is a great tour to give you an overview of the Islands, there is sufficient time allowed for visits on each and will give you enough information to allow you to decide if you would like to come back to explore them further. It's also a lovely boat ride with plenty of scenery to take in.
9 days ago
Alfreed
The time on the island is too short. I would have been better to only have two islands in the schedule.
14 days ago
LisaAS
The guide was very competent and the whole staff really nice. It is a bit of a fast paced tour, but you definitely get the promised glimpses in the title! 100% recommended!
14 days ago
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Starting point of the tour
Meet at the Alilaguna ticket office in front of the Royal Gardens, near St. Mark's Square. Leave St. Mark's Square behind and on the right side of the Riva degli Schiavoni look for the Alilaguna ticket office, right in front of the entrance to the Royal Gardens.