Private Murano and Burano VIP Venice Boat Tour

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Venice, Italy

4 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Venice is home to over 100 islands, but many people stick to the main sights. Explore lesser-known islands in the Venetian archipelago during this private half-day tour to Burano and Murano. Travel across the lagoon by private motorboat, enjoying stunning waterside views. See Burano’s colorful fishermen's cottages during a guided walking tour, then stop in Murano for a live glass-blowing demonstration.

Enjoy round-trip transfers by luxury motorboat
Explore the colorful island of Burano on a walking tour
Visit a glass factory on Murano for a glass blowing demonstration
Choose between morning and afternoon departure times

What's Included

Luxurious motor-launch for transfers between Venice - Burano - Murano
English Speaking Guide
Visit to picturesque fishing island of Burano, famous also for its lace-making
Visit to a celebrated glass factory on Murano to see a demonstration of glass-blowing

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Giardini Reali
P.za San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
Entrance to the Royal Gardens, on the waterfront of St Mark's Square - You'll meet Avventure Bellissime tour coordinator outside the gardens, in front of the wrought iron Gate holding a sign with the name of the tour and Avventure Bellissime logo written on it.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Meet your guide near St. Mark's Square in central Venice and climb into a luxurious motorboat with the rest of your small group of no more than 8 people. Enjoy the scenery as you ride along the water through the Venice lagoon.

Head first for the island of Burano, known for its brightly-colored houses. Burano is historically a fishing village, though today much of its economy is tourism, and the colorful houses are said to have helped guide fishermen to their homes. The island has also been a center of lace making for centuries, and many of the around 3,000 residents still make the intricate designs by hand. Enjoy some free time to explore Burano at your leisure, perhaps browsing in the lace shops or visiting the lace museum.

Continue on to Murano, an island of around 4,500 residents that's quite close to central Venice and has long been internationally famous for glass making. Learn how Venice's glass makers were moved to Murano in 1291 to keep the incidence of fires down. Visit a glass factory to see a glass blowing demonstration before browsing the shop.

At the conclusion of your Murano visit, you'll be returned to the city center of Venice.

Canal Grande (Pass By)

Isola di Burano - World Heritage Site

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Isola di Murano

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Laguna di Venezia (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Maximum 8\9 people per tour

This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
Tour operates rain or shine
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
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 is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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

4.8

based on 37 reviews

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Day in Murano and Burrano

Gina_V, Jul 2026

Elena our guide was so pleasant and So informative. Our grandkids appreciated the glass blowing experience. And Elena made sure to make them feel So included.

Good but not great.

David_R, Jul 2026

We booked an extra hour with the tour company Avventure Belliseme) to travel the canals of Venice by boat. While we did a little of this we ended up with only a four hour tour not the five we paid for. There was no glass blowing on Saturday so we went to the factory and only saw a small demonstration. Most of the time was really perusing the showroom. Anyway we enjoyed being on the boat and the guide was good. But this trip was way too expensive for what we got and not getting the extra hour felt like a jip.

Response from Host, Jul 2026

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the boat experience and found your guide knowledgeable. As we explained in our private correspondence, your tour began at 12:30 pm with pickup directly at your accommodation. The nearest boarding dock was only about a five-minute walk away. Following your comments, we carefully reviewed the timing with your guide and confirmed that the tour was slightly shorter than planned due to an error on the guide's part. As soon as this was verified, we contacted you and offered a partial refund. Regarding the Murano glassmaking experience, the live glassmaking demonstration is carried out on weekends as well. The difference is that on weekdays there are typically more artisans working in the workshop, so visitors may ( depending on the production of the day ) also see different pieces being created at the same time. The chance therefore to witness the glassmaking process remains an integral part of the experience on Saturdays and Sundays as well. We appreciate your feedback, as it helps us continue to improve, and we are glad that despite this issue you still enjoyed your time on the Venetian canals and your guide's company.

Best Venice Murano Burano tour!

LisaCano, Nov 2025

The driver and tour guide were amazing and iso much fun! Nice ride through Venice, pointing out historical sights and the stories behind them. Off to Burano for a walking tour of the island and watch lace being made. Then to Murano for a tour and watch of glass blowing! Beautiful but way over priced. Very beautiful , highly recommend this tour.

Another great time with Sergio

Yanosik_G, Jul 2025

This was our second tour with Sergio, his is special, we had made our day twice and will make anyone’s day, his knowledge of the history of Venice and this two islands is unmatchable, he takes you through the streets of those islands and shares very unique stories with you, he is greeted by many along way, he then takes you to the best glass factory in Murano, if anyone is looking for a tour to enjoy and learn Burano and Murano, this is the tour and Sergio is the person. Thank you!!!

PRIVATE TOUR

Julie_M, Sep 2024

Thank you for a wonderful day seeing Burano & Murano. The guide, Sergio, was above and beyond friendly and knowledgeable

Best tour in Venice

lauraswaney1, Sep 2023

Had a wonderful day… our best in Venice. Private boat to Murano and Burano. Our tour guide was absolutely fantastic. She explained the vast history of both islands and took us to authentic shops. We stopped at a lace making store in Burano and also had lunch on the water. We saw glass blowing in Murano and had time to shop and walk the factory. This tour made our trip to Venice!

A memorable Day

Yanosik_G, Jun 2023

I wish there were more starts to give to Sergio, this has been the best experience we have had in our trip, he made it a memorable tour, he not only is charismatic he is very knowledgeable, more importantly is a great person; on the tour he took us behind the scenes and showed us what this island are for the people that live there, explained the history of both islands in a way that we all loved, including my 13 years old daughter, yesterday was the happiest that we have seen her in a tour and not only that, at the end of the day when back at the hotel we were talking about our tour and she remembered everything we were explained, we will definitely see him again when we come back to Venice.

Relaxing, beautiful trip

Connie_W, Jun 2023

Beautiful day in the islands with a wonderful guide who let us move at our on pace. The glass gallery took time as it is so many different styles and pieces.

A must do in Venice!

Kjerstin_W, Oct 2022

Edi was an excellent tour guide for our trip to Murano and Burano. She provided wonderful history and insider tips on the locations. We would definitely go again!

Outstanding private tour...

Joshua_R, Jun 2022

Outstanding private tour of murano and burano. Expensive but worth it. Our guide was a+ and the glass tour factory tour was outstanding

Wonderful excursion - great value experience

carolaprice53, Apr 2022

Christina was an excellent guide, very pleasant and most informative. Everything about the tour was excellent, if we could have changed one thing we would have added another hour on Burano which was so beautiful. Really enjoyed the whole experience.

Waste of time

CritterVet, Aug 2019

The first part of the trip was nice walking around the colorful village but had to rush off this island in order to get to the glass factory on the second island...which is all you get to see at the second island:( high pressure salespeople escorting you around multiple showrooms of glassware and sculptures for sale is all you get to see of the second island. Would have loved to have actually seen the island or just stayed at the first one to explore more. The guide was very nice and educational about the area which was why I gave 2 stars rather than 1.

Response from Host, Aug 2019

Dear Client , Thank you for your feedback . I’m glad you’ve enjoyed visiting the colourful Burano island and less happy about reading about your experience in Murano . This Small group tour features both islands and considering the time to arrive in Burano while our guide talks about Venice and the lagoon , we spend about 1 hr time in Burano . When we reach Murano , we navigate through some of the canals prior to reaching the glass workshop , where our guests see a demonstration of how the famous Murano Glass is made , followed by a visit of the Gallery . As this is a small group guided tour , all our guides are always with our clients or near clients and advise our clients to be told if they are not that interested in seeing the Murano produce that follows the demonstration . After the visit of the workshop , our guide takes clients on a walking tour to cover some parts of Murano before returning to Venice . We’ve been operating this tour for a certain number of years and we have a team of dedicated guides doing this tour . All our guides know how to operate it and know also that in no way our clients have to feel pressured by the workshop . Therefore I was surprised in reading your comment and if you can please get back to me via our tours-italy.com web site in regards to when you took the tour , I would greatly appreciate it as I can further investigate with our guide . It is our asset to provide quality travel experiences to all our clients . We always take into consideration all feedbacks , but certainly when it comes to not so good ones , we would appreciate our customers would get in touch with us to provide additional information that would allow us to further investigate . This said , I’m sorry for not having delivered to you the type of experience you were expecting to receive and I hope to hear back from you . Best Regards , Monica

Great way to see both islands

John_R, Sep 2018

Spending a few hours seeing these two islands is perfect - and our tour guide was efficient and informative - as usual for a Viator tour - very cost effective too!

This tour was the highlight of our trip...

Darci H, Jun 2018

This tour was the highlight of our trip to Venice. Our guide Kristina was lovely and personable it felt more like being shown around the islands by a friend rather than a hired guide. The boat ride was beautiful, the islands were lovely, and we were given just the right balance of structured tour and free time. We did see a glass-making demonstration, however there was no pressure to make a purchase afterwards. Likewise with the lace on Burano Island we could indulge or not. Our choice. We had ample time to wander about the islands main corridors instead if we wished. Even if you are on a bit of a budget, splurge on this tour. Enjoy!