Authentic Murano Glass Tour

Recommended by 91% of travelers

Venice, Italy

2 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the ancient Venetian art of glassblowing on a tour from Venice to the artistic island of Murano. It can be tricky to figure out how to get to the island, but you’ll ride a water taxi across the Venetian Lagoon with a guide to visit one of the oldest glassblowing factories Murano. Watch master glassblowers at work creating intricate designs using a historic furnace, and tour a glass exhibition not usually open to the public on this exclusive tour.

Learn how famous Murano glass is made inside an authentic workshop
Included boat transfer makes it easy to reach the island
Admire glass works of art at a private exhibit
Purchase a Murano glass souvenir to take home if you wish

What's Included

Private transportation
Soda/Pop

Welcome Drink
Private Glassblowing show
Private Glass Factory entrance
Secret exhibition entrance

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Riva degli Schiavoni, 30100 Venezia VE, Italy
In front of the statue; the guide will have a board with your name.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Murano

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 81 reviews

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Murano Glass Tour

Norman_C, Oct 2025

This private toyr was one of the highlights of our 2 week visit to Italy. You get to watch the artists create something amazing from start to finish. The pieces in the large show room are amazing.

Morano Glass - exquisite private tour

jbpimental, Sep 2025

Private tour definitely worth it. They allowed us to take pictures and video the master glassblower at work. We were able to browse through all the showrooms. They negotiated a price on a vase within my budget. Pleasant experience, not pushy at all.

Not quite the experience we were hoping for.

Mike_L, Sep 2025

We have always liked our Viator experiences but this one missed the mark. We thought we were getting more of a demonstration for glass blowing instead it turned out to be a sales pitch for buying something in their factory. Really enjoyed our chauffeur as he was knowledgeable and fun. But the reason for poor rating was once they knew we were not interested in buying anything it was a quick goodbye see you later.

Murano Glass Blowing Tour

Catherine_M, Aug 2025

A tour guide meets you at the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II. He hails a water taxi which takes you and him to the island of Murano. He turns you over to a tour guide at the glass factory. The glass blowing is explained thoroughly and patiently. After the tour you are taken to the museum (showroom) where you can't resist buying an expensive souvenir! The glass tour guide turns you over to the original guide who hails a return water taxi and drops you off at the Emanuel II monument. The tour is only 2 hours and doesn't include water or a snack.

Fabulous Tour!

wissaint, Apr 2025

This was a fabulous private tour with Niccoli! He shared interesting facts and entertaining stories about Venice on our boat ride to Murano. Then we thoroughly enjoyed an amazing glass-making demonstration. We highly recommend this tour.

Best experience in Venice.

Bernice_A, Oct 2024

Leonardo was great, he got us to Murano and answered all of our questions along the way. The glass demonstrations were great and all the glass items were absolutely beautiful.

Well worth the money to...

Arnold_F, Oct 2024

Well worth the money to see the glass blowers at work. What the Master was able to do with the glass was amazing.

Great experience with hard sell at the end

David_K, Jul 2024

The tour guide was friendly and helpful—as were the boat drivers. The staff at the glass factory were also great. The only thing that I would want someone to know is that there is a fairly hard sell at the factory to get you to purchase their products. Everything was of the highest quality—I just was not expecting the big sales push at this type of event (“tour”).

Sales pitch along with all the rest

Karen_Y, Jun 2024

"Guide" met us at the gathering place and sent us off unescorted to the factory on a water taxi. Were met there and did receive "watching Master make a pitcher" and "info about glassmaking" and "tour of their showroom" but when we weren't going to buy any of the expensive merchandise the "tour was over" and we were sent back alone to Venice on a water taxi. Felt more like sales pitch than historical/informational tour.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Dear Mrs. Karen, Thank you for this important feedback. We'd like to inform you, just like we did on the day of the tour, that our Authentic Murano Glass tour is not a history tour of the island but it's an experience inside one of the oldest glass factories to admire a technique that has more that 1000 years. The tour also includes a visit of the showroom with all the masterpieces made by the artists of the family. Those are one of a kind works of art exposed in an exclusive gallery becuase this is a dying art, new generations are not learning it as it used to be few decades ago, so one day it will disappear. Buying is not required at all. The guide made it clear too and the explanation of the works of art was made to analyze the techniques seen during the demostration on a bigger and finished piece. Not to sell it. If you had more interest in the history of the island that would have been a tour of the Murano Museum, which is not what we organize. Best regards,

Wonderful Afternoon in Murano

Christopher_H, Jun 2024

Great tour and wonderful host! Luka was super friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable! There were six of us in the group from two seniors to a teen and a ten year old and all enjoyed the tour. We toured the Schiavon Art Gallery and Factory and got to meet the master himself, Massimiliano which was a treat.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Dear Christopher, We are super happy you think our Murano experience was lovely, it's been a real pleasure to be your guide and hope to welcome you back soon! We have many more things to show you. Arrivederci!

A great personalized way to learn about Venice and Murano

Tomas_R, Apr 2024

Natasha was our guide and she met us by the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in San Marco. She was very friendly and informative, teaching us about Venice as we took a Water Taxi to Murano. Once at the glass factory we met with one of the liaisons who introduced us to the master glass maker and we witnessed him working on a piece for a beautiful chandelier. Another artisan created a horse from a glob of molten glass. It was an amazing transformation as it went from a glowing orange mass and within two minutes it was a beautiful horse. Afterwards we were taken around the showroom to see all the amazing glass creations. At the end of the tour we were able to shop the gift shop. On the way back to Venice, Natasha told us about other parts of Venice and gave us restaurants and sites to check out. Overall a great personal tour and a nice way to see one of the Murano glass factories.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Dear Tomas_R, Such a great thing to read this amazing review about the Authentic Murano Glass tour. In a city where more than 90% of the glass is fake we are trying to promote the real and authentic artisan work and I'm thrilled to see you loved it. I stay at complete disposal and wish you a great day!

Georgia was great!

Katherine_Z, Jan 2024

Georgia was a fabulous guide. She informed of the background information about Venice and Murano. The glass tour was quicker than the two hours so she gave us a bit more info around San Marco square.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear Katherine, Thank you for such a positive feedback! It has been a pleasure to stay with you during our Authentic Murano glass factory tour! Have a lovely day. Ciao ciao, Giorgia

Pay for a sales pitch

Barbara_L, Dec 2023

Two hour tour. The guide that pick us up in San Marco was very good. Very informative. Went to murano. Saw about 15 minutes of glass blowing. Got to look at all the stuff they had for sale. We were done and back in San Marco in an hour. Seemed like we paid a good amount of money for a sales pitch

Viator is great, Leonardo is the best guide

Betty_U, Oct 2023

Leonardo was a great guide! He was very knowledgeable about the sites and had fun facts from his own experience living in Venice. I wanted a particular Murano vase and he knew where to go on the island to find the right artisan. We would never have found it without him :)

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear Betty, Thank you for your lovely feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the Authentic Murano Glass tour! Next time i'll be glad to tour you around Venice! Best regards, Leonardo

Awesome

shimailaz, Jun 2023

Luca was our tour guide. We had an awesome experience meeting him. Fluent in English. He made us feel like a VIP. Finding the meeting point was very easy. They display your name on a Ipad. Glass factory tour was phenomenal. Highly recommend!!

Murano glass factory privat tour

Jennifer_U, Jun 2023

This was one excursion that is well worth it. Beautiful and artistic glass that was exquisite! I’d do this one again it satisfied the artist and engineer in me!

Private tour of factory

Michele_D, Jun 2023

Everything was so nice, the private boat to Murano, the tour and explanation of the demonstration by the owner, the tour of the gallery and the private boat back to St. Mark's. Lovely way to spend the morning.

Beautiful Glass Artwork and Amazing Experience - Highly Recommend

Frances_A, Jun 2023

From the private boat to pick us up at Piazza San Marcos, to the hug good bye from the Robert La Rosa after getting my own piece of artwork, the experience was extraordinary. I highly recommend the tour. We were personally escorted through the factory and showroom with Eilas and made to feel so special. The master artisans at work made the experience with our daughter special as she will tell her grandchildren about when she went with her family to Venier in Murano to get the piece. The artist engraved the piece but they will add our family name and date to make it ours. They pack, ship, and insure your piece and because it is artwork, it is now duty free. I can not wait to get it in the mail. Such a great experience and one our family will treasure the memory of for generations. Again, I highly recommend especially if you like glass artwork and want to see or purchase your own original Murano masterpiece.

Great experience from start to finish.

Joe_M, May 2023

Great experience from pick up, to transfer to tour and the art. Wonderful gallery exhibit with helpful tour and explanation to offers to purchase but not pushy. Enjoyable experience where they made you feel comfortable and made sure you enjoyed the time there. Wonderful art.

Excellent Adventure

Catherine_D, Dec 2022

We had the most amazing experience- Luca and his family were stupendous guides. We were warmly welcomed and my children were allowed to experience glass blowing first hand. What a day!

Fun experience with amazing host.

Justin_T, Jul 2021

Great experience. As we were the only 6 people in our tour, Matteo reached out to us to ask where the best place was for them to pick us up on our private water taxi. Matteo might have been the best, most personable guide we’ve had in 3 cities here in Italy. Very friendly, outgoing and full of suggestions. The glass tour itself was fun and interesting and there is an opportunity to explore the collection and purchase some if you choose at the end.