Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comMurano, Burano and Torcello Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
based on 206 reviews
Duration: 3.5 hours (approx.)
Location: Venice, Italy
Product code: 2495ABTOUR2
206 reviews of Murano, Burano and Torcello Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
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Couldn't really understand what the guide was saying. Islands were nice. Speaker wasn't clear.
Reviewed by: Lana B, United States, December 2007
Nice tour, but could understand very little of what the tour guide said. She spoke very quickly in 4 languages, and it was a canned tour.
Reviewed by: Susan K, United States, December 2007
Murano is nice if you are shopping for glass. I wish I had spent my afternoon in Burano, nice, colorful, relaxing island. Torcello long walk, more than 1 mile, only an old Church.
Reviewed by: Danielle V, United States, November 2007
Torcello should not be in the itinerary, and more time should have been spent on Burano. Murano was just limited to the glass factory, which was an annoying exercise having to deal with pushy salesmen. The church in Murano would have been an excellent one to visit.
Reviewed by: David E, Canada, November 2007
Day card for water bus available at euro 13 which is covering Murano and Burano and you can spend your own time. On the other hand this tour was rushed and Torcello, not worth to visit. Very poor guide. Not worth it for euro 20.
Reviewed by: Narasuraman S, India, November 2007
The visit to Torcello was a waste of time. There was nothing of interest to see. It would have been better to spend more time at the glass factory and Burano.
Reviewed by: Michael L, United Kingdom, November 2007
It was a great overall tour if you just wanted to get a feel for the different islands. We only had 35 minutes on each island, and once we got done with the demonstration there was very little time to shop. By the time we walked to the churches in Torcello, it was time to turn around and go back to the boat. I would have preferred just to enjoy the time in Murano and skip the others.
Reviewed by: Robert A, United States, October 2007
Public transit provides access to the same islands. The guide did not provide very clear or understandable commentary. Added value was not evident.
Reviewed by: Joseph B, Canada, October 2007
Our guide had to speak 4 different languages to the 4 couples on the tour. Learned little from her. She mixed up her English with Italian.
Reviewed by: Gail M, United States, October 2007
We could have used more time in Murano, and the sales people were pretty pushy. I would skip the showroom part, and go to some of the other shops on the island. Burano was good. Torcello could have been left off the trip. The tour guide pointed out which islands were which, but she had to speak in four different languages and it was hard to distinguish when she switched back to English. She was not very informative as to the history of anything, which gave more of a way to orientate yourself. For a fast tour of three islands, it was worth it, but there wasn't much time for anything.
Reviewed by: Ariana E, United States, October 2007
The tour company left our friend on Murano; they would not wait for him because he was purchasing some glass artwork and was doing the paperwork to ship it. They did not give us a time to be back on the boat - they just hit the air horn to call us.
Reviewed by: Gregory S, United States, October 2007
You're better off taking public transportation to these islands because that way you can stay as long as you want to. We wanted to see more of Burano but had to leave soon after the lace demonstration, which was not worth it. Torcello was a little boring; there was not much to do or see there. In Murano, the tour only gives you enough time to watch the glass demo and look around the shop.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2007
30 minutes per island is not enough to shop. We left the tour and took a waterbus back.
Reviewed by: Michael S, United States, October 2007
The trip to Torcello is not worth it, nothing to see. At Burano they leave you on your own and at Murano they only take you to their glass maker's really expensive store and they could take you to 2 or more.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, October 2007
Too high a price for this tour. When we arrived at islands we were barely off of the boat, walked into the factory for a 5 minute demonstration and then into the stores for high pressure sales pitches and then back into the boat. Not worth the price.
Reviewed by: Mary S, United States, September 2007
