Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comMurano, Burano and Torcello Half Day Sightseeing Tour
based on 169 reviews
Duration: 3.5 hours (approx.)
Location: Venice, Italy
Product code: 2495ABTOUR2
169 reviews of Murano, Burano and Torcello Half Day Sightseeing Tour
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Very good, however, more time should be given to be in each location. There was very little time to see anything. It was too fast.
Reviewed by: Margarita R, United States, September 2007
I wish we had more time on each of the islands. I'd suggest just taking the water taxi to each place and exploring them on your own, so you can take more time. Also, we were five minutes late returning to the boat and got left behind on Torcello.
Reviewed by: Stephanie B, United States, August 2007
More history and stories of the islands would have added a tremendous amount. Before I left Canada, I read more about them than the guide offered. An extra thirty minutes at Murano and Burano was necessary. We felt uncomfortably rushed.
Reviewed by: Kimberly A, Canada, August 2007
Murano and Buranao were fantastic to see, however Torcello should be taken off the tour, which would allow more time to see Murano and Burano.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, August 2007
This was a nice, relaxing tour.
Reviewed by: Maryann L, Australia, July 2007
I would have liked to have stayed at Murano more than half an hour. Torcello was not really worth seeing.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2007
This is an interesting tour to the islands to see the glass making and lace making. The tour guide was extremely good and she had to provide commentary in three different languages and she knew all about the history of Venice and the Islands. The ferry was a bit old and tired but it did the job nicely.
Reviewed by: Mark K, Australia, July 2007
This was a lot of fun, but we experienced a lot of sales pressure at Murano and not enough time to look around.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, June 2007
Worth doing if you want to see these other parts of the lagoon and don't want to waste time with the vaporetto. There's very limited time at each site, but even so this is worth the very reasonable price.
Reviewed by: David B, United States, June 2007
This isn't exactly a tour. The tour guide doesn't do anything but tell you when to get on and off the boat. However, it was an awesome way to see the city from the lagoon, and the islands were incredible. I did like that the tour guide wasn't that involved, she just told us the basic things we needed to know and set us free to roam on our own. If you're going to Venice, don't miss out on this experience!
Reviewed by: Jennifer V, Canada, June 2007
Very informative. And we were most impressed with the tour guide. I don't think she took a breath while giving the information in Italian, Spanish, German, English and French, one right after the other!
Reviewed by: Margaret V, United States, April 2007
Very pretty islands and a different experience to Venice itself, worth going if spending a few days in Venice and have a half day to spare. Very informative.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, January 2007
The islands themselves were amazing, but our tour guide's English was a bit incomprehensible. I would recommend this tour, though, as it is very affordable given how much you see.
Reviewed by: Christine O, United States, January 2007
This was an easy way to see all three islands. Murano was my favorite but Burano was a very nice stop. I went back to Murano on the Vaporetto which was so crowded that it was not only uncomfortable but it felt unsafe. The tour boat was much nicer.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, December 2006
My husband and I went in the off season so the tour was not very crowded. The tour guide was friendly and gave the tour in German as well as English. We wish we could've had more time at each location. The glass blowing demonstration was great! And we were JUST about to buy something from the showroom when we realized we were out of time and had to get back to the boat. The last stop was Burano, the lace demonstration. It was interesting and the items were beautiful, but my husband and I were captivated by the colorful houses there. If the weather had been sunny it would've been fantastic, a total picture postcard location.
Reviewed by: Maricel L, United States, December 2006
