Top Venice Water Tours - page 3

Book this tour instead and cruise around the many fascinating districts of Venice in a quiet and comfortable electric boat with Niki. SOOOO enjoyable! We learned so much over the course of 2 hours, laughed a lot, and saw so many sights that would have been impossible in an overpriced gondola. Just a superb way to see the hidden canals of Venice!

A beautiful tour. Not fast paced or crowded. We enjoyed the private water taxi across to the islands of Murano and Burano. As our tour was in the afternoon we watched the sunset over the water. Beautiful. Glass blowing. Lace making. Cookie baking. All artisan crafts. Each one different and unique. And each one in danger of disappearing. We were greeted with a lovely glass of cool drink to watch the demonstration. Our glass blower is a true genius who was singing and humming as he worked. The others with him moved together like a well choreographed dance. It was magical and beautiful to watch. The woman making lace in Burano was also beautiful to behold. Her fingers were working quickly and delicately to create the most beautiful craftsmanship I’ve ever seen. As we sampled the traditional cookies we enjoyed the soft buttery flavor. Not too sweet. Just right. Of course we purchased something and would’ve bought more if we’d had time. That was the only downside. As it is the end of the season. The sun is setting earlier and we’re the last tour of their day. Overall a beautiful way to spend our first afternoon in Venice.

We received a short private tour of a glass blowing shop and one way private boat ride. Our guide (Daisy or maybe Desi sorry I did not see her name) was friendly, chatty, knowledgeable . She answered many questions and returned with us to Venice. She helped us figure out the vaporetto and got us ahead of the crowd. Murano is not the greatest place ever but I enjoyed the stories from our guide and I am now very impressed by the skill of the glass blowing artists

Luca is awesome! This boat tour is a must do! Luca took us out into the lagoon and then down the grand canal. It was relaxing yet awe inspiring as you watch the setting sun bathe this beautiful city in glowing pinks, reds and golden yellows. After 3 days on foot touring this gorgeous city it was important for us to see it from the water and we saw things from the boat we would not have seen otherwise. Thank you Luca for an absolutely wonderful and memorable ride! Sei fantastico! Grazie molto!

Awesome experience all around. Great communication, friendly staff, good music and fantastic views of the Venice sunset. We would definitely do this again and highly recommend for other visitors. Also, the restaurant that was our meeting place (La Nuovo Perla) was amazing. We went into the meal not expecting much and were blown away.

We had a great tour of St Marks basilica with Eliza. It was the perfect tour for a family as the information was interesting and easy to take in. There was a lovely pace to the tour and the tour guide was easy to find. I’d really recommend this tour. Eliza was a fantastic tour guide. It took 40 mins and there was no waiting.

We had a very nice afternoon on Davide’s stylish wooden boat. He took us to a very impressive Murano glass factory where we were treated to a demonstration of a couple of pieces being produced - we then went to the showroom where the quality and prices were both high :) he took us to a small agricultural island near Murano where there was the cutest pizza oven truck. Sitting in the shaded orchard eating our pizzas was a unique experience. We toured around the lagoon of some other islands, including Torcello, finally arriving in Burano where it was unfortunately too hot to truly enjoy, but it was extremely quaint and beautiful. Once there, Davide took us to sample some high quality made-in-Modena balsamic vinegars, delicious gelato, and a textiles shop that still produces lace in the traditional manner. After this we enjoyed the exhilarating boat ride back to Venice. Davide was friendly and charming and was clearly committed to showing us some unique experiences that we would have otherwise missed. In the summer, try to book this tour in the morning before it gets too hot! All in all, we had a great time spending the afternoon with Davide. He was even so kind as to share a few photos of our afternoon together after the tour. Highly recommended!

Lovely boat ride exploring the history of the Grande Canal. We did an active foodie walking tour in the morning followed by this tour in the afternoon, which was a perfect way to see Venice by water and rest after the walking tour. We had a boat driving and our own tour guide and it was fantastic! Highly recommend