Half Day Boat Trip to Murano and Burano Lagoon Islands

This travel itinerary includes a visit to Murano, famous for its glass-blowing industry, followed by a trip to Burano, known for its colorful houses and crochet work. Visitors can observe glass-blowing demonstrations on Murano and explore landmarks like the leaning bell tower on Burano. The journey concludes with a visit to Piazza San Marco for sightseeing, including the Doge's Palace and Campanile.
4 hours - 4 hours 30 minutes
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Starting from Piazzale Roma railway station, you can take a trip to Murano, which is renowned for its glass-blowing industry. This age-old tradition has been passed down through generations, resulting in unique styles developed by each glass blower.

During a glass-blowing demonstration, you can observe and distinguish the differences between various craftsmen and brands. A 1-hour stay on the island promises to be an interesting and exciting experience. Next on your itinerary is the island of Burano, where crochet work thrives and the town is famous for its brightly colored houses.

Burano boasts magnificent landmarks, such as the leaning bell tower and the main square, Piazza Baldassarre Galuppi, named after the great 18th-century composer. Look in some of the lace shops during your visit to the island.

Then, conclude your travels at the starting point of your tour.

Important to know

  • There is a multilingual live commentary onboard the boat
  • Trips are available everyday of the week
  • You will have approximately 45 minutes in Murano (including 20 minutes at the glass-blowing demonstration) and 1 hour and 30 minutes in Burano
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What is included in activity

Tour of the Venetian Lagoon
Boat transportation between the islands
Murano glass-blowing demonstration
Multilingual live guide on board

What is not included

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Ticket and visit to Torcello Cathedral (€5)
Tour guide

Places you will see

• Murano, Torcello and Burano in the Venice lagoon

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Activity languages

English

Directions to meet your guide

Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia, 30121 Venezia VE

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Reeva C.
A lovely half day trip (4 hours) just enough time on the islands (just over an hour on each) to get some great photos and browse the shops. Glad we took this trip to visit such beautiful peaceful islands and get out of the city for a bit.
5 days ago
Alexandre
Great tour with a great group leader Georgia. She had great command over four language and was very clear in her English. The way they showed us the various important landmarks of Venice along the route made it as a city tour as well which we really liked. The time given at Murano Burano was also sufficient as we felt. ( if you want to spend more, one can come separately but with a tour I think time given was very sufficient). Transported in a big enough boat with good views . 10/10 from my side.
13 days ago
Cara S.
Tourist guides are very knowledgeable and inform in different languages. Going to the glass town of Murano is a must while being in Venezia. The boat ride is very pleasant and can be enjoyed from the inside and outside. The time and hours are more than enough as you get to experience some creations of glass objects, enjoy the colorful town of Burano and make it back to Venezia on time for a wonderful afternoon and late lunch if you didn’t have a bite in Burano.
15 days ago
Calvin J.
Most of the allotted time at Murano was spent in a queue getting off the boat and then waiting for the glass blowing demonstration. There was no time to see Murano itself. The demonstration was good though, the glass is beautiful. Tip, sit downstairs on the boat and get off quickly. Burano was lovely, and we had time to walk around and get lunch.
16 days ago
Tracy
I highly recommend this perfect trip to Murano and Burano. It was beautiful, informative, and a shopping extravaganza! I wish I had done the full day tour to spend more time! One negative was the meeting place!!! Give yourself extra time. 8 of us waited with no guide meeting us!
16 days ago
Phiruld
activity was good however it felt very rushed at both locations. at the meeting point the guide failed to hold up a sign so it was difficult to find the meeting point. we had to ring the company to get better information. Murano particularly rushed with most of the time spent lining up for the glass blowing demo
20 days ago
Proserpina V.
It was so well coordinated and informative!
28 days ago
Zachary
Well organised host trip to Murano and Burano. Glass making demonstration was good. Not long on each island but enough to get a flavour and take lots of photos. Boat ride was interesting with information given by the guide. I think it was good value and would recommend as a half day trip which doesn’t eat into a short break in Venice too much. Loved the colourful houses on Burano which was the main reason for booking.
about 1 month ago
Annabella P.
Well organised host trip to Murano and Burano. Glassmaking demonstration was good. Not long on each island but enough to get a flavour and take lots of photos. Boat ride was interesting with information given by the guide. I think it was good value and would recommend as a half day trip which doesn’t eat into a short break in Venice too much. Loved the colourful houses on Burano which was the main reason for booking.
about 1 month ago
Nicola D.
the visit to Murano was very short, perhaps they could give more minutes to tour the island, everything else is ok
about 1 month ago
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