Venice Murano and Burano Guided Tour - Round-Trip Boat, Glassmaking and Lace Demonstrations, Up to 22 People

Take a boat to the two islands
of Murano and Burano

This roughly 5-hour tour starts when you meet your guide at the meeting point and travel by boat from Venice. The itinerary runs: boat about 30 minutes, Murano visit, guided tour and free time about 100 minutes, boat about 35 minutes, Burano visit and guided tour about 1.5 hours, then boat about 50 minutes (the itinerary may change).

See glass being made in Murano

On the short boat ride to Murano, your guide shares stories about the glassmaking masters. Their skills were so valued that, at one time, they were forbidden from leaving Venice.

Watch a craftsman work and hear how silica sand becomes glass and how the colors are created. You can then look through the glass collection and stroll the island at your own pace.

Meet lace and colorful houses in Burano

Continue to Burano to see its streets and canals lined with brightly painted houses. Visit a building where women still carry on the lace-making tradition, and hear your guide explain the centuries-old craft and how it is made.

Afterward you can choose a lace souvenir or wander the winding streets and try local snacks.

Spend more time on two islands, without Torcello

Unlike other tours, this one deliberately leaves out Torcello so that you spend more time in Murano and Burano and less on the boat and on foot. Groups have 22 people or fewer, and high-quality headsets let you hear your guide clearly.

※ The order of the island visits and the demonstrations may change depending on local conditions.
※ From November to March, lace-making demonstrations may not take place on Mondays.