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Private Watertaxi to Murano: Glass Blowing Demo and Cathedral Visit
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299 Ratings
Venice
Journey by private taxi boat along the charming canals from Venice to Murano Island with your guide. Explore the historic center, featuring a 7th-century cathedral, and witness a captivating glass-blowing demonstration at a glass factory. Take advantage of free time in the showrooms and enjoy an exclusive 20% discount on your purchases.
Journey by private taxi boat along the charming canals from Venice to Murano Island with your guide. Explore the historic center, featuring a 7th-century cathedral, and witness a captivating glass-blowing demonstration at a glass factory. Take advantage of free time in the showrooms and enjoy an exclusive 20% discount on your purchases.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Fondamenta Nove - The itinerary may vary based on the departure point, offering a ride along the northern side of the lagoon.
- Vetreria Artistica Colleoni - Witness the art of glass production using the blowing and massive techniques.
- Duomo di Murano Santi Maria e Donato - Explore the San Donato Cathedral, a lagoon treasure featuring…
- Fondamenta Nove - The itinerary may vary based on the departure point, offering a ride along the northern side of the lagoon.
- Vetreria Artistica Colleoni - Witness the art of glass production using the blowing and massive techniques.
- Duomo di Murano Santi Maria e Donato - Explore the San Donato Cathedral, a lagoon treasure featuring original mosaics from the 11th century.
- Vetreria Artistica Colleoni - Tour the glass factory’s showrooms with opportunities for purchase.
- Isola di Murano - Stroll through the tranquil streets of Murano Island before returning.
- Isola San Michele - En route to Murano, visit San Michele Island, a historic residential area transformed into a cemetery during Napoleon’s invasion.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Private way taxi
- Glass factory tour with glass master performance
- 20% discount on purchase in the glass factory
- Private local guide
- Hotel pick up
- Private transportation
- Private way taxi
- Glass factory tour with glass master performance
- 20% discount on purchase in the glass factory
- Private local guide
- Hotel pick up
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Drop off
- Food and drinks
- Drop off
Additional Information
- Dress code is smart casual
- Please note that the tour will end in Murano. Return ticket to Venice by public transport is not included. From Murano Faro, you will be able to purchase a public boat ticket to any Venice’s destination: San Marco, Train Station, Fondamente Nove, etc.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- On certain dates, most…
- Dress code is smart casual
- Please note that the tour will end in Murano. Return ticket to Venice by public transport is not included. From Murano Faro, you will be able to purchase a public boat ticket to any Venice’s destination: San Marco, Train Station, Fondamente Nove, etc.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
Fondamenta Nove
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
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(299 Ratings)
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Sai_g
Feb 26, 2026
Fun experience - Great experience... loved every minute of it ... the water taxi rice was beautiful 😍 as well ...
Overall a nice outing
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Mricci12
Jan 20, 2026
Murano Glass Tour by boat - I was skeptical about spending 3-4 hours watching glass being blown but what a fabulous experience this was. Loved learning about the artistry and process but
The real magic of the day was meeting iur guide Gianluca who was exceptional. He knows so much about the culture and area and really went above and beyond to take great care of us. Do yourself a favor and request him
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Val
Nov 21, 2025
Delightful! Giovanni greeted us warmly at our lodging! - Terrific guide, Giovanni, contacted us to confirm our pick up spot. Walked us to the water taxi, gave us interesting information during the ride to the island.
Handed us over to the guide, Erica, at the glass blowing shop. We thoroughly enjoyed watching the talented artists creating art and beauty. Then we visited the 5 showrooms filled with stunning pieces available for purchase.
Giovanni then walked us to the water bus station to ensure we knew how to get back to Venice.
Terrific tour! Highly recommend Giovanni! 😀
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Paul_e
Nov 12, 2025
Really good experience,... - Really good experience, easy pickup in a beautiful water taxi at the hotel, Alessandro is a good guide, adapting his comments to your knowledge of Venice. To recommend !
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Joseph_n
Oct 26, 2025
Fantastic private tour and water taxi - Julia our guide was a local Venetian and she knew the city thoroughly- what a pleasure! She even helped us find the location for our next Viator excursion which was a gondola ride.
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Natalie_r
Oct 19, 2025
An absolute must, with best tour guide. - This was an excellent tour. An absolute must whilst in Venice. Great value for money. What made it most special was our tour guide Giovanni, he was knowledgable, polite and went over and above what was expected. Definitely bring cash and negotiate in the factory, the glassware is stunning.
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David_s
Oct 17, 2025
Great value for the price - We received a short private tour of a glass blowing shop and one way private boat ride. Our guide (Daisy or maybe Desi sorry I did not see her name) was friendly, chatty, knowledgeable . She answered many questions and returned with us to Venice. She helped us figure out the vaporetto and got us ahead of the crowd. Murano is not the greatest place ever but I enjoyed the stories from our guide and I am now very impressed by the skill of the glass blowing artists
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940bobg
Oct 8, 2025
Enjoyable Morning Water Taxi Tour to Murano Glass Works - Our guide, Gianluca promptly met us in our hotel lobby near the Grand Canal. We walked over the canal and through the railway station with him while he gave us some historical information about the railroad and nearby housing that had been used by the workers. This was interesting as we had not explored the northern section of Venice previously. We got to where the water taxi was parked after about a 15 minute leisurely walk. It was a pleasant ride over to Murano while Gianluca gave us some information about the lagoon islands. The visit to the glass factory was outstanding, there was only one other couple present while the master glass blower created both a vase and horse using different techniques. Of course there was a tour through the factory showroom with exquisite and expensive glass creations. We rejoined our guide and re-boarded the water taxi to transit to Sam Marco square. Gianluca spent additional time with us while listening to the wonderful band at Cafe Florian. He then accompanied us to a nice restaurant for lunch. The experience was quite nice overall and Gianluca provided a lot of informative information along the way.
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Katherine_m
Jan 25, 2026
Great experience - Wonderful experience! The history and artistry is incredible. Absolutely worth a trip. The glass blowing demonstration was phenomenal.
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Chris_y
Nov 2, 2025
Trip was over all good.... - Trip was over all good. Our guide was very kind, friendly and knowledgeable about the Murano Island.
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