Venice Full-day Boat Excursions: An Insightful Journey through St Mark’s Square to Venice Islands

Embark on a full-day boat excursion in Venice and explore the enchanting St Mark’s Square and the picturesque islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of these unique destinations.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Isola di Murano - Once onboard the boat, you will begin sailing heading to Murano, where you will stop for one hour and 15 minutes. Here you will have the chance to visit one of the island’s glassworks and attend a demonstration of a master glassmaker (lasting about 15 minutes). Alternatively - or to follow - you can walk to the lighthouse or opt…
What's Included
  • Tour of Venice’s Murano, Burano, and Torcello islands
  • Live glassmaking demo at a Murano furnace
  • Multilingual guide available during the boat tour
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to the cathedral of Torcello
  • Lunches and drinks
  • Anything not mentioned in inclusions
Additional Information

On this journey, you will explore the primary islands of the lagoon with ample time at your fingertips. The journey begins at Piers 1, 2, and 3 in front of the Palazzo Cornoldi on Riva degli Schiavoni, 4142. Once aboard the vessel, we set sail for Murano, anchoring for one hour and 15 minutes. Here, you have the opportunity to explore one of the…

Location
Riva degli Schiavoni, 4140
Riva degli Schiavoni
Piers 1, 2 and 3 in front of Palazzo Cornoldi in Riva degli Schiavoni 4142 (4 bridges away from St. Mark's Square, approx. 7-minute walk). Here you will find an assistant who will show you the exact boat.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Brian_m
May 7, 2025
Good trip. Very enjoyable - All three islands were interesting but we certainly preferred the second and third. The guide was very informative.
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Mike
Mar 31, 2025
Easy, peaceful tour of Venice islands - Grat way to get a taste of the 3 islands: Murano, Burano, Torcello. Brief glass blowing demo was just ling enough. We had 1 hrs to explore Murano, 2 hours to explore Burano, which was my favorite. 1 hour was not quiet long enough for Torcello. Overall, easy, peaceful day.
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Thomasmx9191wj
Feb 25, 2025
Worth doing if you’re not comfortable going on your own. - We went to 3 islands. Enough time to explore. We really went to see the mosaics at Torcello, which we did. Only problem, no toilet on the smaller boat to and from Torcello. Terrific tour guide on boat - Isabella
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Michelletb7970yg
Dec 20, 2024
Brilliant - Highly recommend the boat trip to Murano & Burano, great way to see a little more of Venice. Burano is a stunning little island with beautiful colourful houses with plenty of restaurants to have lunch
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Sumani_l
Oct 6, 2024
Great and spooky tour! - Sonia was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable and seemed very passionate about the subject. We enjoyed it alot!
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D5716xosylvieh
Feb 20, 2025
Excursion - Superb excursion we loved the visit and the beautiful islands I recommend this trip with family or friends is not to be missed
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P7351vrvirginieb
Nov 15, 2024
Very nice experience - Very nice experience, the guide was perfect but we did not have enough time to visit the island of murano. On the other hand the island of Burano is splendid and you can not miss
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Janice_n
Oct 31, 2024
Good trip, bad start - Best parts were the glass works and Burano. Unfortunately we felt let down at the start of the boat trip as there was not a Viator representative to greet us and it was not very clear on the day where to meet. Between pontoons 1 to 3 wasn't enough, thus this caused panic as we were unsure of which boat was ours or where we were ment to go. We resolved it ourselves in the end by asking lots of different people. St Marc's is very overwhelming when busy and so we suggest a representative is present with an unmistakable flag. Green won't do, needs to ge bright.
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Yvonne_h
Sep 12, 2024
Very nice day - Burano was the best island- clearly very touristy, but fun. Not much to do on Murano after the glass blowing demonstration, but that was cool to watch. Large boat results in large , crowded group inside the room, which had bleachers. Funneled into a large showroom afterwards to buy stuff. Had to ask how to get outside to see more of the island, but there wasn’t much time left to go very far. The 2 women guides were amazing - they spoke 7 languages! On the ship the sound system was very difficult to hear clearly. Torcello was much less interesting- just a few ruins, and a long walk to get to them and back to the ship. The ship had pretty uncomfortable seating; the timing of departures was on time. All in all, a very nice day. If I had to do again, I would skip Torcello.
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Dreamer11410433707
Mar 3, 2025
Absolutely not recommended! - Very bad experience tonight (written on Trustpilot) with vulgar valets , unprofessional and negative relationship with customers ... Price not paid to service,. Valet parking person tonight at 11:30 p.m. gross! I don't know how people like that can work with people... Absolutely not recommended!!!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).