Half Day 2 Islands Boat Tour: Murano & Burano

Name: Half Day 2 Islands Boat Tour: Murano & Burano
Start: 2025-06-20T10:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2025-06-20T14:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Venice

Enjoy a half day excursion to discover the wonders of the Venetian Lagoon. This is the right opportunity for those who wish to explore the islands of Murano and Burano without being in a hurry, with enough time to stroll around the islands and get lost into their beauty and more hidden corners.

What is included in activity

Guided tour of Murano and Burano during the boat transfer

Boat Transportation

Guided visit to a glass factory in Murano

Free time in Burano

What is not included

Gratuities (Optional)

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks

Details

Enjoy a half day excursion to discover the wonders of the Venetian Lagoon.
This is the right opportunity for those who wish to explore the islands of Murano and Burano without being in a hurry, with enough time to stroll around the islands and get lost into their beauty and more hidden corners.

The tour will start in St. Mark's Square area where you will board a panoramic boat and leave towards the northern part of the lagoon.

The first stop will be Murano Island.

Here, we will have the chance to visit a glass factory and observe a local artist giving shape to a glass piece of art. Follows some free time to either continue visiting the glass factory and shop, or go around the island.

The next highlight: Burano Island.

This island is famous for its colourful houses and apart from being a paradise for photography lovers, it is home to a long tradition of lace production. Enough free time will be left to stroll around the island and enjoy the peaceful atmospheres that can still be found here.

With eyes full of beauty and camera cards full of memories to cherish, we will then catch our motorboat ride back to Venice.

Murano — > 1 h 15 min approx
Burano — > 1 h 30 min approx

Online Booking

4 hrs 30 min

Mobile ticket

English

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

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

4 hrs 30 min

Mobile ticket

English

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

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

Itinerary

Church of San Donato

Murano

Itinerary

Church of San Donato

Murano

Meeting point

Address: yellow desk "Serenissima Boat" situated in Riva degli Schiavoni close to the "Ponte della Paglia" on the corner of the "Prisons" and Calle dei Albanesi. From St Mark's Square facing lagoon and two columns turn left, pass the Doge’s Palace and the Ponte della Paglia. The assistant will guide you from the Desk to the starting point in Riva degli Schiavoni, in front of the Cornoldi barracks. For your tablet, smartphone or GPS System:Latitude: 45.433745 Longitude: 12.341535 It is your responsibility to be at the meeting point punctually. Late arrivals, no shows, NO REFUND!

What places you will see

• Murano and Burano

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Reviews by travellers

4.6 out of 5

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Eric

Great wayup to see both islands, you spend about an hour on each . If you want to spend more time book a different cruise. Simple way to see both places rather fast .

2 days ago

Anurag

This is an activity worth doing. Amazing views in Burano and great glass structures in Murano.

4 days ago

Ammarahkhalil

It was good. Our specific boat wasn’t too overcrowded so when we got to the glass factory there was plenty of room to see. The factory shop has some pretty hilarious pricing for products. Burano was beautiful. The tour itself was punctual. We had 30 mins free roaming in Murano and about 1 hour in Burano. For us it was enough time.

4 days ago

Lee

All islands were great in their own respect but Burano was excellent.

5 days ago

Marek

The boat took as on a round trip on smaller islands. Glass factory (and shop) and spectacular colorfull fishermans village

6 days ago

Netty

The tour was well organized and run on time. The glass blowing demo at Murano was good and impressive although it felt a bit short. We had lots of time for some shopping afterwards. We had to skip the visit to Burano due to some time limitations we had. overall it was a great experience.

7 days ago

Enda

Good visit to watch a glass master make a vase and a little horse, then some time to enjoy Murano island. On to Burano to explore it for a wee while. All in all a good little tour

11 days ago

ACCJ

This tour is easy to book and very convenient to travel to the two islands- skipping the queues of the independent boats. That said, our two points of feedback are 1) it would be beneficial to have even 30 minutes extra on each island- even an hour more wouldn’t hurt in Burano. There just wasn’t enough time to experience it - walk around, have a casual gelato or pop into a shop. And certainly not have lunch without rushing. Also, the guide on the boat is impressively multi lingual and very kind- but it was a shame because we could not hear a single thing she said over the loud speaker with the muffled noise. So we missed out on the entire “guided” element while on the boat, and didn’t know what we were passing or what’s was going on.

16 days ago

Victor

The duration is perfect, we didn't get tired of the boat and there's enough time to visit and explore the islands. The check-in process was easy to find, was a very relaxing activity. I recommend it, Murano is the most famous for the crystal handcrafted goods, but Burano is prettier in my opinion and we liked most.

17 days ago

Michelle

Booked this trip for my mum and I - short city break to Venice. Well organised, and structured, and the guide - multilingual and approachable - made it easier to understand timings and locations at each stop. However, meeting point is quite a way from the actual boat so you do need to be able to keep up with the group for a fast walk over 3 bridges and waiting in the sun with no seating prior to this walk for about 30 mins. On the boat, large vessel, lots of seating inside and upstairs - mostly covered, and clean, well maintained, and well staffed - both helpful and supportive. The glass factory on Murano - particularly the demo - was amazing! A true artist and expert in his field!!! The factory shop was a little disappointing, as the prices were much higher than on the mainland. The island itself - Murano - is beautiful and well worth a quick wander around... though you don't have long to look before jumping back on the boat. Burano - beautiful to look at and again well worth a wander around...

24 days ago

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