Venice

Murano Glass Experience with a Visit to a Burano lace island

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Murano Glass Experience plus Visit to a Burano Lace Laboratory

From $54.60

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

5 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Venice is famous for its UNESCO-listed lagoon, but the city’s islands are also renowned for their handicrafts. This half-day cruise by private boat stops at Murano Island, to watch a thrilling glass-blowing demonstration, and Burano Island, to visit a lace-making factory.

Half-day cruise to Murano Island and Burano Island
Learn how Murano glass is made during a glass-blowing demonstration
Visit a lace-making factory on Burano Island
Private transport ensures a personalised experience

What's Included

Transport by private vehicle
Local guide
Glass factory
1 glass of wine
20% discount at Colleoni glass factory

Tips

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Church of the Pietà - Saint Mary of the Visitation
Riva degli Schiavoni, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
Local guide will wait outside the Church which between locanda Vivaldi and Hotel Metropole. Close by boat station San Zaccaria From Santa Lucia train station and Piazzale Roma car terminal at use line 4.1 or 5.1

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet your private guide in central Venice and head to the pier to board your private boat. Set sail around the UNESCO-listed Venice Lagoon and admire the views as you glide past San Giorgio island, Certosa island, and Sant Erasmo island.

Arrive at Murano Island and jump off for a walking tour of the tranquil island, pausing to admire the 12th-century Church of Santi Maria e Donato. Then, discover the island’s claim to fame—Murano glass—as you visit a glass factory, enjoy a traditional glass-blowing demonstration, and perhaps purchase some exquisite hand-made souvenirs.

Back on the boat, it’s a short cruise to Burano Island, where the multi-colored houses and picturesque fishing port make for some striking photo opportunities. After taking in the scenery, pay a visit to a lace factory to discover the island’s rich lace-making heritage.

After returning to the mainland, your tour ends back in San Marco Square.

San Giorgio Maggiore

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vetreria Artistica Colleoni

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Duomo di Murano Santi Maria e Donato

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Isola di Murano

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Isola di Burano - World Heritage Site

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult
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 30 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Alex_D

Where to begin! What a fantastic tour of Murano and Burano! We visited a church and a glass factory in Murano. We watched a fascinating glass-blowing demonstration. In Burano, we got to explore the town and take in the beautiful sights. Our tour guide, Gabriel, was amazing! We learned so much about Venice and the surrounding areas in the lagoon while on our boat ride to and from the islands. Highly recommend this tour if you are visiting Venice!

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Lovely Lagoon Afternoon

SaraJane_M, Apr 2024

Tour guide was most knowledgeable , sharing many interesting facts. Boat transportation was very comfortable and operator very competent. Have visited Venice many times, but have not been to the islands Murano and Burano.. Found this excursion to be delightful… well worth your time and great value. Prosecco Toast a special treat !

Blown glass and handmade lace

CarolynnT_J, Apr 2024

Watching a blob of molten sand become a lovely glass sculpture in the hands of talented artisans is amazing. We didn’t see any lace being made, but the finished products are lovely: scarves, table linens, baby clothes etc. The village of Burano is full of colored houses and lots of shops where you can purchase lace and jewelry while eating a gelato.

Very nice, friendly, and beautiful tour

Sam_C, Apr 2024

Our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He made the tour so much fun and relaxing. Would recommend to anyone.

Colorful Town and Great Glass Blowing Demo

Elena, Apr 2024

Alessandro is funny and knowledgeable and the group was nice as well. We enjoyed the glass blowing demonstrations. “Elena from Chicago” ;)

Good experience, a good way to see the two beautiful islands

akshay_c, Apr 2024

Fun trip. Good guide. Would be a totally different experience to spend a day in burano as it is totally worth it….

Fun time

Eric_E, Apr 2024

Glass factory and explanations was fantastic. Great show room. Salesman was friendly and appropriate. Not pushy but stayed with us. Lace side of trip wasn't the greatest but still interesting

Fantastic and fun!

Angela_C, Apr 2024

Alex was fantastic and made sure that we all had a great experience. I loved hearing about his local experience with the islands and appreciated how well organized the tour was. Thanks, Alex!

Island hopping fun!

Cynthia_B, Apr 2024

We had a blast on this small group tour of the islands of Murano and Burano. Our guide, Franchesca, was amazaing! Plenty of opportunity to browse the shops, watch demonstrations in glass blowing art and learn about the history of the islands.

The must-do thing to do when visiting Venice

Todd_E, Apr 2024

This tour is a must-do if visiting Venice. I recommend going in the morning before the islands get busy. The boat tour of the lagoon after visiting Burano was very informative and relaxing. Get away from the crowds of San Marco, and visit these 2 small lagoon islands!

Murano/burano

Graeme_S, Apr 2024

Great trip to murano and burano. Guide Alexander very knowledgeable and friendly. Murano glass blowing was amazing to witness and the island itself is beautiful. Burano was spectacular with all the different colours and quirky little streets. Lots of choices for shopping and food. Highly recommended 👌

Nice tour!

Carie_C, Apr 2024

We had a great time! This half day experience was perfect timing to explore the two islands. Our guide was great with amazing energy and very knowledgeable of the area.

Average

SanSan_W, Apr 2024

was expecting more from this tour, it is basically a boat trip to other islands in Venice. provide basic info about Venice in generally. glass factory was ok, they partner up with the shop by bringing more people there. you have the chance to see some beautiful glass work.

Beautiful Burano noisy engine

Roger_D, Apr 2024

We enjoyed the trip. Highlight was the beautiful island of Burano. Downside was we could not hear anything from the guide because of the noise of the engine on the boat

An awesome experience!

Dilan_P, Apr 2024

It was a great experience. We travelled as a family of 5 with 3 kids. We couldn't make it on our initially booked timeslot as our flight got delayed. But, we were kindly booked in for a trip on the next day! Our tour guide was a local person who was extremely knowledgeable about Venice overall. He clearly explained everything during the trip. The Glass Blowing demonstration at Murano Island was just mind-blowing! It's crazy to even think about the skill levels of these Italian craftsmen... You just have to see it to believe it! The tranquil and colourful Burano Island was a nice visit too. Opportunities for colourful selfies and family photos are available at every corner of the island. Just don't forget to grab a pack of hand-made speciality cookies of Burano before you return! Overall, the experience was well worth the money. We will definitely repeat this itinerary if we visit Venice again in the future!

Fantastic tour to the famous Murano & Burano islands!

Amy_R, Apr 2024

This was a great tour. Our guide Frederico was knowledgeable, friendly and happy to answer any questions. The tour visited Murano with a great glass blowing demonstration and amazing pieces of work to purchase (all staff were so welcoming and friendly). Burano was full of character, bright/colourful buildings and lovely little shops/food. Would highly recommend this tour. Something to note - I was very impressed that our tour proceeded with only a very small group given the time of year and addition of a new time slot. Most other tour companies would have cancelled or rescheduled us! 10/10!!

Murano/Burano trip

Antonella_E, Apr 2024

Our guide was fantastic and very helpful. The visit to see a Murano glass blower and sculptor at work was fantastic and Burano was beautiful. Well worth doing and very good value for money.

Fun, smooth, organized, and enjoyable

Jasmine_L, Apr 2024

The island tours were great and Alex our tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered all the questions we had. The islands were beautiful and had kind people. Finding Alex at the beginning was easy and fast, our boat driver was kind and we finished the tour off with some music and fun history about Venice.

Good tour

Ushandan_K, Apr 2024

Good tour with great views. Burano is very colourful. Glass making was fascinating but shop was slightly pricey.

Great Tour, would definitely repeat!

Margaret_v, Apr 2024

We had an awesome guide (didnt catch his name, sorry) who shared great stories and took us to some fabulous spots. He made good use of the boat travel time by sharing history and noting significance of the various places we passed.

Wonderful

Erica_S, Apr 2024

Loved this entire tour. Our guide Alexandro was amazing. Murano was fabulous...Burano was an unexpected beauty. Wonderful day.

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