The 13 Boat Tours in Venice That Earn Their Price

1.Boat Trip: Glimpse of Murano, Torcello & Burano Islands

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 15,699 reviews · 4.5 - 5.5 hours · from $29Our pick

Review of Venice’s Murano, Torcello and Burano boat trip, with glassblowing, colorful houses, practical timing advice and honest value notes.

“The trip is really well organised and consists in three main stops in three different island. You have time to explore the little islands, take a coffe and pictures. The only thing I found disgusting was the visit to the Vetro Officine: the owner who explained the process of creating an time of glass was extremely rude and acted as if he was disgusted by the tourists visiting (and paying for this) the Officine. He made some comments in local language very rude, and he cared only in guiding people to the gift shop… disgusting person. The last island, Burano, was magical. So so beautiful. Overall, if you remove these…”

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2.Burano, Torcello & Murano Boat Tour w/Glassblowing

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 10,245 reviews · 6 hours · from $28Best value

Review of Venice’s $28 boat tour to Murano, Burano, and Torcello, with glassblowing, lagoon views, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“I was really surprised how much we loved this trip. What a beautiful day”

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3.Murano and Burano Boat Tour with Glass Factory Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 9,527 reviews · from $34

Review of Venice’s Murano and Burano boat tour, with glass blowing, colorful canals, free time, costs, tips, and honest advice.

“Boat trip to the Murano Glass blowing factory then onto Burano for free time. Well organised and plenty of time at each place and advice of what time you had to be back on the boat. An enjoyable trip”

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4.Murano & Burano Islands Guided Small-Group Tour by Private Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7,580 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $36

See Murano glassblowing and Burano lace on a five-hour private-boat tour from Venice, with a local guide and time to explore.

“The trip is well worth it! We learned about the rich history of glass blowing and lace making in Murano and Burano respectively, which added depth to our visit. Along we that, Silvia, our guide, also shared her knowledge of both ancient and modern Venice. She even included written tips for local restaurants etc. She was a joy and we thoroughly enjoyed the day despite the cold Jan. weather!”

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5.Murano & Burano Panoramic Boat Tour w/ Glassblowing

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 6,212 reviews · 4 - 4.5 hours · from $29

See Murano glassblowing and Burano’s colorful houses on a scenic half-day Venice boat tour, with multilingual commentary for $29.

“This was great value for money! We got to see a lot of the islands in a short space of time. The tour over the tannoy was kind of annoying but overall great trip”

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6.Murano & Burano Guided Tour by Private Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,170 reviews · from $61

See Murano glassblowers and Burano lace makers on a five-hour boat tour with free time, colorful streets, local shopping, and expert guidance.

“Christina was a wonderful guide for this tour to Murano and Murano. She provided interesting information and also had great suggestions for our group. This was the best tour of our visit to Venice. 5 stars”

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7.Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark’s, Walking tour & Boat tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3,372 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $480

Review of Venice’s 3-hour St. Mark’s Basilica, hidden streets, and Grand Canal boat tour, with practical advice on price, timing, and value.

“Francesco was our tour guide. Being a Venetian native, he was able to share information that he knew first hand. The Bascilica was amazing and the boat tour a blast. I highly recommend both and ask for Francesco... you won’t be disappointed!”

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8.Private Gondola Cruise for up to 5 Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 3,106 reviews · from $157

Review of Venice’s private 30-minute gondola cruise, with Grand Canal views, quiet side canals, practical meeting tips, and honest value advice.

“very kind driver private cruise 30 minutes as described. Picked up from meeting point and taken to gondola very easy to find.”

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9.Murano and Burano Half-Day Island Tour by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,489 reviews · 3 - 9.5 hours · from $34

Visit Murano and Burano from Venice by boat for glassblowing, lace making, colorful homes, and guided island history at a fair price.

“Our guide, Sylvia, was brilliant. Lots of interesting information throughout the tour and the glass blowing demonstration was incredible. Highly recommend, we loved this tour!”

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10.Catamaran Sunset Jazz Cruise with Aperitivo

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,206 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $94

Watch Venice glow at sunset from a roomy catamaran with live jazz, cicchetti, and a complimentary spritz or prosecco.

“This has got to be the most chilled activity ever. Watching the sunset over Venice whilst sipping a cocktail and listen to great music is priceless.”

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11.Venice Sunset Cruise by Typical Venetian Boat with Prosecco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 505 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $114Top rated

Review of Venice’s 1-hour-45-minute sunset cruise on a traditional boat, with lagoon views, local stories, small groups, and Prosecco.

“Great! I enjoyed boat ride. Our guide was was fabulous. I would recommend want to see all the islands of Venice.”

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12.Punta Sabbioni: Murano, Burano & Torcello Guided Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 236 reviews · 7 hours · from $35

Explore Murano, Burano, and Torcello from Punta Sabbioni on a guided lagoon cruise with glassmaking, mosaics, lace, and free time.

“A wonderful trip overall. Would have loved an extra half hour in Murano- a lot of time spent picking up passengers in Venice (we went from Punto Sabbione). Great guide, beautiful locations. Glass demonstration was great but one young staff member who was at door between stairs and exit shop was really rude- she physically shoved my teenage daughter to get her to go the right way and was really sharp when I asked a question (also condescendingly corrected my Italian pronunciation). I should have said something to her at the time but I was taken aback. Otherwise great!”

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13.From Punta Sabbioni: Murano and Burano Islands Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 225 reviews · 5 hours · from $29

Compare Murano glass, Burano colors, timing, transport, and value on this five-hour lagoon tour from Punta Sabbioni.

“Nem mondták, hogy Velencében köt ki először a hajó, ezért többen azt hittük, hogy rossz hajón vagyunk. Muránóban kevés volt az idő szétnézni. De összességében jó volt.”

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