Venice’s Colorful Islands: Private Murano, Burano & Torcello Tour
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Venice, Italy
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Take a private tour of the Venetian Lagoon and visit the enchanting islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello. Tour a glassblower’s workshop in Murano, and discover the traditional art of lacemaking in Burano. See medieval churches while learning about the ancient history of Torcello, Venice’s earliest settlement and a tranquil escape from the typical tourist path. Enjoy the dedicated attention of your private guide on this 4-hour tour.
- Private 4-hour tour of Murano, Burano and Torcello islands, in the Venetian Lagoon
- Cruise the Venetian Lagoon by motor boat with your guide
- Watch skilled glassblowers at work on Murano Island
- Admire Burano Island’s pretty fishing port and browse for lace in the island's traditional shops
- Explore Torcello Island and admire Venetian-Byzantine mosaics at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
- This private tour ensures you’ll see the best of Murano, Burano and Torcello while receiving undivided attention from your guide
What's Included
- Private guide
- Transport by private motor boat
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Bucintoro ViaggiCalle Minelli, 4267/A, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
Bucintoro Viaggi Travel Agency - Campo San Luca 4267/C
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Explore the history and beauty of the Venetian islands while enjoying the personalized attention of a private tour. Choose from three different departure times to suit your schedule, and then connect with your expert guide in central Venice at the prearranged time. Set out into the Venetian Lagoon aboard a comfortable motorboat, and admire a new perspective on the city as its grand structures recede into the distance.
Your first stop is the island of Murano, where glassblowers have been practicing their craft for centuries. Visit a glassblowing workshop for a firsthand look at this amazing art form, and learn what makes Murano glass coveted around the globe. You’ll also have a chance to explore the island’s historic streets and unique shops.
At the neighboring island of Burano, you’ll be welcomed by colorful fishermen’s homes and a charming historic port. Burano is famous for its lacemaking legacy, and local craftswomen still practice centuries-old techniques to weave intricate lace that is considered among the finest in the world. Enjoy leisure time to browse local shops, where you can purchase a unique lace souvenir to take home.
Finally, make your way to tranquil Torcello — a less-visited locale that boasts the distinction of being the first site of Venetian settlement. Learn about the island’s earliest inhabitants, who fled here in the 5th century to escape barbarian armies. Climb the bell tower at the 12th-century Church of Santa Fosca for panoramic views, and admire the detailed mosaics at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta — the oldest church in Venice.
Your 4-hour tour concludes with a boat ride back to the original departure point in Venice.
Please note: Price listed is per person, based on six adults per boat. A minimum of two people per booking is required.
Your first stop is the island of Murano, where glassblowers have been practicing their craft for centuries. Visit a glassblowing workshop for a firsthand look at this amazing art form, and learn what makes Murano glass coveted around the globe. You’ll also have a chance to explore the island’s historic streets and unique shops.
At the neighboring island of Burano, you’ll be welcomed by colorful fishermen’s homes and a charming historic port. Burano is famous for its lacemaking legacy, and local craftswomen still practice centuries-old techniques to weave intricate lace that is considered among the finest in the world. Enjoy leisure time to browse local shops, where you can purchase a unique lace souvenir to take home.
Finally, make your way to tranquil Torcello — a less-visited locale that boasts the distinction of being the first site of Venetian settlement. Learn about the island’s earliest inhabitants, who fled here in the 5th century to escape barbarian armies. Climb the bell tower at the 12th-century Church of Santa Fosca for panoramic views, and admire the detailed mosaics at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta — the oldest church in Venice.
Your 4-hour tour concludes with a boat ride back to the original departure point in Venice.
Please note: Price listed is per person, based on six adults per boat. A minimum of two people per booking is required.
Laguna di Venezia (Pass By)
1
Isola di Murano
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Isola di Burano - World Heritage Site
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Isola Torcello
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Chiesa di Santa Fosca (Pass By)
4
Trono di Attila
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ponte del Diavolo (Pass By)
Piazza San Marco (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
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- A maximum of 8 people per booking
- If you're planning a day trip to Venice and staying outside the city, please note that an access fee will be required on certain dates. For more information, including details about exemptions and the specific dates when the fee applies.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 2 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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We had a wonderful time. Elle was a great tour guide. Lots of helpful information. She customized the afternoon for us and it was perfect!
The communication with this company was horrible! Our tour was “pending” still at 12:30 for a 2:00p tour. They had a zero refund cancellation policy so we were spending the day hoping we would be confirmed. We went to pick up the tickets from the address we received in the email. Taped to the door was a note saying that their office was closed and that we needed to go to a different address. About one hour before we were supposed to board our boat for our private tour (remember that we were walking back and forth in Venice to get the tickets) we received an email that they had oversold the “private” trip and ours was cancelled. So we were locked in to 900€ without being able to cancel, not being able to do something else just to be cancelled at the last minute.
Please don’t trust this tour operator
We had a great day out in the lagoon visiting the islands. Each island is distinct and very interesting. Our guide, Barbara, was amazing! She is knowledgeable, fun, and enthusiastic. She took into consideration our needs and adapted her program to please us. We enjoyed our time out - it went by way too quickly.
Best way to explore those beautiful islands as you can go at your leisure. Get your skipper & tour guide to pick you up from your hotel if possible and have them drop you off at their local lunch place to avoid tourist crowds.
Barbara was a fantastic guide, Murano glass making factory was very interesting with exquisite items to purchase. Murano was very beautiful and colorful, only wish we could have stayed longer!
This was a nice tour, the lady who was our guide took us around and gave great detail. My only issue with this was that when we wanted to get a bottle of water, she took us to a place that totally overcharged us and it felt like this was done on purpose. I don't know, but I didn't like that. The glass factory was amazing and they shipped my purchases without any problems. overall the day was great, but for that water incident.
If I could give this one 10 stars - I would! LOVED THIS TOUR!!!! So worth it. Wonderful, wonderful!! The beauty here is even better than the pictures you see. TONS of shopping for pretty much everyone. A fun tour!!
Samuel and our boat driver made the day quite special. He was very knowledgeable with the entire area and listened to our needs.
He set us up with the experts in the fields of Glass making and Linen embroidery.
We enjoyed lunch together and shared some stories.
Truly a wonderful tour!
Great tour. The guide was very nice and gave a lot of information. Great private glass-making demonstration of Murano, and Burano was absolutely beautiful. We decided to skip Torcello and chose to be dropped off at a beach for the rest of the day instead. That's the beauty of. private tour. You can change whatever you need to at the last minute. Great day.
Our tour guide Stefania was amazing she shared a lot of history on the 3 islands with us and responded to all the questions we had. Stefanie was very knowledgeable, informative and patient. The tour was very personal as there were only 5 of us on the boat. We had travelled all the way from Botswana, Africa for my birthday celebration and the tour was worth it.
I would recommend the tour and our guide to anyone!
we got lucky and had the boat/guide to ourselves. we were able to customize everything to do exactly as we wanted. really enjoyed the guide and the day.
We were a family of 6 and thoroughly enjoyed our private tour of Murano, and Burano! We decided to not do Torcello because we enjoyed Burano so much. The boat was a lovely, private, mahogany water taxi that was reserved just for us the entire afternoon. Our guide, Sam, a local Venetian offered a lovely local insight, and answered all of our questions. This tour was perfect for us because Venice was extremely crowded, and it took us away from the madness of the city center, over crowded public water taxis, and tour groups. Watching the glass making in Murano was exceptional, and having Sam show us the quieter off the beaten path parts of Burano was exactly what we wanted. If you are into photography, like me, Burano was a dream in the late afternoon we did the 2pm tour. Thank you to Sam for the lovely afternoon!
This small group tour was wonderful. A private tour with a guide who was attentive to our questions as well as our needs. She was thoughtful and careful to explain whenever asked. It was a beautiful journey into history!
Francesca was an excellent guide. The only negative is the trip to Murano was only to one shop to wTch glass blowing which was excellent but then the sales pitch by the owner. We then left for Burano without any other time in Murano. The rest of the trip was excellent and we had a little extra time to see other islands in the lagoon which was good. Overall a great trip, but expect the sales pitch
stunning.
the only downside was finding the office to meet our guide but we arrived in plenty of time. it was the best 4 hours and the tour was tailored for us and went at our pace. yes it was expensive but it was so good i'd recommend it in a heartbeat.
Barbara did a great job. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone visiting Venice.
As always the visit to Burano was sooo special! Murano was closed for the weekend and seeing the master making his piece of glass art was magnificent! we saw real lace making on Burano....absolutely breathtaking.
Samuel was an excellent guide. This was a genuine private tour where Samuel was happy to be flexible and build the trip round the 3 islands as we wanted. A genuine local really interested in making us have the best time. Loved it!
I have never done a private tour before but this is the only way to go. Our tour guide gave us so much history and information. She took us to a couple of shops in Burano who sold very nice gifts at a very good price. She allowed us to go at our own pace and was very thorough. It was a tour highly recommended.
Private transportation to Murano and Burano. Two quick demonstrations and free time to wander Burano.
Our group of 4 were exceptionally pleased with the tour. Barbara was our personal guide for the day and she made the tour enjoyable and personable. We would highly recommend Barbara to any one. We enjoyed Murano and Burano a lot. Good half day.
Experienced guide, well arranged boat tour. Glass blowing demo at factory was excellent. Very good showroom and salesman.
Our tour guide was amazing and friendly and knowledgable. She took us to the tour sites on the different islands and gave us lots of stories, legends, and actual history about the different islands. The only reason we decided not to give this tour a 5 star is that we were taken aback at tourist trap pricing in the stores she took us to visit and go shopping in. We found similar items of equal quality at far lower prices elsewhere when we were on our own. So take the tour, have fun, but don't go shopping where they take you. Check your prices elsewhere...
Half day private tour was great. Hotel pickup great guide and wonderful sights plus came back up the grand canal back to the hotel.
Samuel was an excellent guide. He was very flexible with our preferences and we spent more time on Burano eating lunch and cruising around the picturesque town. Our 9 and 11 year old were thoroughly entertained.
Our private half-day tour of Murano, Burano, and Torcello was simply the best. We had a wonderful guide and the water taxi was very comfortable. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and made our day so interesting.
We loved visiting Murano and Burano and because we had children under 10, we appreciated the private tour which we could manage at our convenience. Our guide was informed and answered questions well. We recommend this tour.
It was great having a private tour as we got to experience the glass blowing up close like the groups don't get to do. Burano was quiet and very pretty. A great place for lunch. We skipped Torcello population 18 to give us more time on the other 2 islands which we thought was a good move. Our tour guide didn't have a lot of insight into the area, despite being Venetian, but he was a nice man and was pretty helpful.
Stefania was a marvelous tour guide and we had a spectacular trip to visit these three places. The glassblowing demonstration was unbelievable, crafting s horse in front of us from molten glass. Burano is so picturesque and a great place to have lunch. Do not miss this wonderful tour.
Tour was great, and the guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Would recommend Barbara to anyone that is looking to do this tour.
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