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Murano Glass Tour: Venetian Lagoon Adventure
4.2
90 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a Murano glassblowing tour with a scenic boat ride, factory visit, and live demonstration. Experience Venice’s iconic glassmaking tradition.
Embark on a Murano glassblowing tour with a scenic boat ride, factory visit, and live demonstration. Experience Venice’s iconic glassmaking tradition.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Murano - Explore the enchanting island of Murano with a unique experience that blends the elegance of a water taxi journey with the excitement of witnessing the creation of a blown-glass masterpiece.
- Murano - Explore the enchanting island of Murano with a unique experience that blends the elegance of a water taxi journey with the excitement of witnessing the creation of a blown-glass masterpiece.
What's Included
- Expert guide: A guide will reveal the secrets of Murano glassmaking inside the factory.
- Water taxi ride: Start at Piazza San Marco and enjoy the lagoon’s beautiful views.
- Visit a Murano glass factory: Explore the history and secrets of glassmaking.
- Blown-glass demo: Watch artisans create glass artworks, showcasing this ancient craft.
- Expert guide: A guide will reveal the secrets of Murano glassmaking inside the factory.
- Water taxi ride: Start at Piazza San Marco and enjoy the lagoon’s beautiful views.
- Visit a Murano glass factory: Explore the history and secrets of glassmaking.
- Blown-glass demo: Watch artisans create glass artworks, showcasing this ancient craft.
Additional Information
Experience the enchanting island of Murano with a unique adventure that includes a picturesque water taxi journey and the enchanting tradition of Murano’s glassmaking. Departing from Piazza San Marco, traverse the tranquil Venetian lagoon, taking in breathtaking views along the route.
Visit a historic Murano glass factory and uncover the secrets of this…
Experience the enchanting island of Murano with a unique adventure that includes a picturesque water taxi journey and the enchanting tradition of Murano’s glassmaking. Departing from Piazza San Marco, traverse the tranquil Venetian lagoon, taking in breathtaking views along the route.
Visit a historic Murano glass factory and uncover the secrets of this age-old craft. Witness skilled artisans transform molten glass into exquisite artworks during a live glassblowing demonstration — a rare opportunity to observe this ancient art form up close.
This tour perfectly combines cultural discovery and excitement. Arrive in Murano swiftly and comfortably while delving into one of Venice’s most renowned traditions. Seize this exceptional chance to enjoy the lagoon’s beauty and the artistry of Murano glassmaking.
Location
Campo S. Zaccaria, 4683g
Campo San Zaccaria
Meet 10 minutes before the scheduled time at The Tour Shop travel agency on Campo San Zaccaria.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(90 Ratings)
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Manuelpp2979vp
Oct 14, 2025
Wonderful experience! Totally worth it. - Wonderful experience! Everything was great, the boat ride was beautiful, and the glassblowing demonstration was truly impressive. Our guide was amazing and shared great tips for exploring Venice. Totally worth it.
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Passport03250888001
Oct 14, 2025
Really good experience - I loved the water taxi ride, the glassblowing demonstration, and the amazing showroom. The staff was so kind and welcoming. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who wants to visit a real glass factory in Murano!
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Mobile10248954026
Oct 14, 2025
Venezia 2025 - Everything was perfectly organized from start to finish! The visit to the glass factory was fascinating, and the demonstration was amazing to watch. A truly great experience. highly recommended! 🙂
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Susiem538
Oct 12, 2025
Excellent value for money - Lovely, friendly check in at the office, including chatty walk to get on the private water taxi. Ride over was fabulous. Glass blowing demonstration was very good, staff were friendly and not pushy. Excellent value for money.
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D1407kclizt
Oct 4, 2025
Wonderful tour to Murano Glass factory! - This tour is very well organized, our large group was split into 2 to fit the boats going to Murano. (You go with a guide, not alone.) The guide takes you to the factory where you learn some of the history of glass making in Venice and watch live demonstrations. You can ask questions, a guide from the factory takes the questions after the demonstrations ate over. They take the group to the art gallery upstairs where you can purchase if you wish, or in the gift shop downstairs. Afterwards the original tour guide takes everyone in another boat back to the main island in Venice. It was a wonderful experience, I recommend!
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Mymommy1158
Oct 2, 2025
Wonderful - Had a lovely time. A lot more walking. Would have liked more time on our tour. Having so many boats available, was great. Early in the morning or late at night it's quiet or less tourist. Mario very knowledgeable in Glassblowing. All the different color and integrative. In the craftsmanship. Beautiful.
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40somethingboy
Oct 8, 2025
Good value and good duration. - Nice visit and good value. The meeting point was busy as the tour was well booked. The guide met us and made it clear how the trip would work. The boat trip was nice and we saw a neat glasswork demonstration before being taken to a display and an opportunity to buy. Boat return to the pick up location.
Overall good value for the money.
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Andrew
Oct 11, 2025
They did not pick us up as promised… - We had wanted to have a short visit of an hour and a half which was listed as the goal of the trip. The tour operator did not pick us up and it was rather chaotic as to what was going to happen next at the end of our tour. We had a scheduled to keep to catch a cruise And graciously the Glass operator arranged a free taxi for us and deliver us right for our hotel. They were very generous, wanting to make sure we had a good experience however, there was clearly some mixup and how we were supposed to get back before we started.
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Mick_t_1966uk
Oct 5, 2025
This isn’t really a tour, it’s a whistle stop visit to a glass factory and their attached shop. - Such a promising start at check-in with Alexandre who was friendly and enthusiastic. After that we were just shown to a water taxi for the ride directly to the door of the factory. After a very brief glass making demo we were walked through the masters gallery and then taken downstairs to the shop. After about 20 minutes, we were told the taxi was here to take us back. Overall the actual taxi rides were probably the most interesting part of the trip. The next day we took a water bus over and had a much more pleasant opportunity to wander and were able to see a much more comprehensive demonstration for a mere 5Eur.
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W5849rljudyd
Oct 3, 2025
Please Revise Murano Tour - 1. Land contact, Voir(?) was amazing! He helped us tremendously- as we had a hard time getting to the meeting Point but he was wonderful! (10/3/25).
2. The guide at the factory could not be heard. A radio headset should be added.
3. The information shared was minimal- she asked for questions more than offering many insights. Her answers could only be heard by half of the guests.
4. The main factory was closed, which is understandable- but - tour guests should have been notified before traveling to the island.
5. A smaller oven was shown- but that was not what was expected.
6. Felt pressured to buy at the factory. Our bad- but we had no idea of the expense of the items- beautiful as they were.
7. We felt “abandoned” when released to visit the town and find our way back. We could have done that on our own without the expense of a “tour”- there was no “tour” of Murano.
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