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Half-Day Motorboat Cruise to Venice Lagoon Islands Murano and Burano
3.5

Half-Day Motorboat Cruise to Venice Lagoon Islands Murano and Burano

By Venetoinside
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Ages 0-99, max of 999 per group
Duration: 4h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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  • Visit to Burano, Murano as per program
  • Visit to a glassmaker workshop in Murano (optional)
  • Multilingual tour escort
What's not included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Meals and beverages
  • Entrance tickets and optional visits


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  • Riva degli Schiavoni, 4140, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
    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.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Infant seats available
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 13102P27

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Please arrive at the meeting point at least 20 minutes before the tour departure time.
    • The tour is not suitable for wheelchair users. There is a short walk from the meeting point to the point of embarkation.
    • The stop in Murano allows you an optional visit to a glass factory with a short demonstration of the art of blown glass, and also some free time. During the stop in Burano you can visit a store of laces or you can enjoy of some free time. If the optional visits in the program are not undertaken, you are strongly required to comply with the timetable set out by the staff: the excursion will head back at the scheduled time, without waiting.
    • There will be no refund in case of NO-SHOW (non-attendance at the start of the tour at the allocated time and at the meeting point indicated on the voucher) and/or rejection of the service on the day; if customers wander off during the tour; or if they decide to leave the tour before the end of the service.
    • This is a multilingual and collective tour, which means there might be other participants who have booked it.
    • 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
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 999 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 13102P27

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    • Riva degli Schiavoni, 4140, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
      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.
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    • Venetoinside
      1,520
      Venice, Veneto, Italy
      Joined in March 2012
    • Nam Hung T
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very nice tour with lots of exciting things to see and do
      The tour is very nice with lots of exciting things to see and do. Our tour guide Simone was funny and active, he told us jokes and gave us lots of information about the locations. The scenery was amazing. The food was good too.
      Written December 11, 2024
    • Rochele W
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Nov. 2024
      Gondola ride was amazing! Lunch at Illy Cafe was fantastic. The only issue was that the Cafe was not aware that our tour ticket included lunch at their restaurant. Staff quickly figured out what they needed to provide for our lunch, and all went well.
      Written November 19, 2024
    • EileenR218
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent tour of highlights of Venice.
      Highly recommend this tour. Our guide was very helpful and informative. Small size group of 12 then just 6 for the extended tour of the basilica and Doges Palace. We learned lots of history of the beautiful Venice. This tour hits all the highlights!
      Written October 28, 2024
    • entwisle18
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent experience
      Our guide was charismatic, amusing but informative. Took us to hidden gems that many tourists will miss. Cannot recommend highly enough.
      Written October 27, 2024
    • lisaw964
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Now 90 euros
      I don’t know when they raised their prices but expect 90 euros during the day instead of 80. But it was an experience that must be tried in Venice. There wasn’t much commentary or verbal exchange with our gondolier. We chose a gondola on a side bridge vs San Marco plaza. The gondola fit 4 people comfortably. If you are a group of 4 or 6, don’t sign up for a per person tour. Just grab one that is waiting to get the gondola all to yourselves
      Written October 3, 2024
    • McKenzie A
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Took our reservation papers, then went missing after the gondola ride. Stated that we were a complete no-show, so we couldn't ge
      We met up at the location provided, and the tour guide checked our names off the list and took our reservation paper. As everyone else arrived, he took us to the gondola, where they traveled through the canals. The gondola went back to the same spot that we left, and the tour guide was nowhere to be found. We waited around for him for about 15 minutes and then decided to go back to the original meet-up location, where he was missing as well. We then found out that the tourguide scammed us by leaving us at the gondola ride and stating that we were a complete no-show.
      Written October 2, 2024
    • steverH3717FP
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      15 minute ride 😠
      The ride was to be 30 minutes - per the website description. We walked from the meeting point to the gondolas and by the time we got on the gondola 15 minutes had past. Our ride was only 15 minutes long - very misleading and disappointing. Would not recommend this experience thru this agency.
      Written September 7, 2024
    • Megan K
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Brilliant full day trip
      The best day trip! Full day out to three beautiful islands. Plenty of time to look around and nice places on Burano to stop and eat lunch.
      Written September 7, 2024
    • J6725FAalexd
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Reasonable
      Journey from punta sabbioni was pleasant and staff were nice however we spent several hours in venice and when it came to the return trip we approached the docking point and there were several ques for different boats so i asked the younger of the 2 men that were taking tickets and very politely asked if we were in the right place and he very rudely said "get to the back of the que now" my response was simply "ok i was just wondering if we were in the right place there is no need to be rude" and he replied with "you listen to me now or you dont get on, move to the back now". Other than that it was a reasonably calm and nice journey and resonably priced for a family of 7.
      Written September 3, 2024
    • jamesericf2022
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      And I Never Give Negative Reviews
      Dreadful... I don't know what we expected, but a group of ~200 grownups (plus several hapless children) being hauled courtesy of a weary old water-bus with promoter's logo obligingly printed on the gunnels and across the ample stern, was hardly our hope. Yes, the narrator did speak using an onboard P.A. setup which in any case was so loud that every word (repeated in I think four languages, true) was distorted beyond comprehension. At Murano we were all herded into a bleachers-filled room to watch a glass blower—well—blow glass for a few minutes. Impressive results without much if any explanation. Show over... Continuing through the planned gauntlet which led into impressive showrooms of classy glass creations, eventually we emerged into sunlight—after asking saleslady where we might find the exit. Whew. Next our large bunch boarded a boat that might have been a large prop for the Barbie movie. Pink. After more gnarled syllables from our explainer, we alighted on Torcello. With no clue given about a return to Venice, neither time nor farewell. At some point we bought tickets on the regular-scheduled vaporetto, and returned more or less home... actual HOME (where we started) being a generous 40 minute walk from where we exited the water-bus. Summing up, this thing looked better on my tablet screen than its reality. I would like to do an actual tour of these places —but not with an outfit whose hands were sweaty from just turning the crank.
      Written September 2, 2024
    • Karen S
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Organise when you arrive
      Wish I’d organised this locally, paid same as negotiating a private trip locally and sat awkwardly with another couple who sat in the prime seats. Trip was barely 20 mins
      Written August 31, 2024
    • louisnirvana
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      I lost my money
      Hello. I went 12/08/2024 at 16:00 and they say to us that is was closed. It was the only day that it was possible to go. The next day morning we left. Nobody say to us that it will be close. So, we lost the chance to see del bocolo and we lost our money.
      Written August 21, 2024
    • areac5
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Redentore Festival - Dinner, Cocktails & DJ
      Disappointing & as it turned out an expensive, over priced evening at Taverna La Fenice. Had originally booked dinner and then a boat onto the lagoon to watch the fireworks but this was cancelled. Offered a range of alternatives but opted in the end to stick with dinner at the original restaurant. Food was great and the restaurant had a lively ambience and fun waiters however the overall service was very poor and when we raised this with the Maitre D' he could not have been less interested. We had pre-paid for post firework cocktails & DJ set but we never went back given our experience at the meal. Whilst the experience at dinner wasn't great, Martina in Customer Support at Venetoinside who helped us when the original event was cancelled could not have been more helpful. She was five star and I offer her our thanks- just a real shame the restaurant did not deliver.
      Written August 8, 2024
    • edithmT8805OW
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      MEH.
      Quite expensive for less than 30 minutes. I recommend doing more research and selecting a different company. The gondolier was friendly enough but it just felt very rushed, and we were back and out of the boat in under 25 minutes.
      Written July 8, 2024
    • Rostyslav K
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      San Marco Cathedral and Doge's Palace
      We were lucky to get an excellent guide. Not only she knew the subject, but she also seemed to enjoy talking about it. And I am sure, this was not the first or second time relaying same information again and again. Highly professional and friendly. Skip the line(s) approach helps a lot. Highly recommended!
      Written June 23, 2024
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    Kayleigh P
    18 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2023 • Friends
    Very busy check in but helpful guide and quick enough to get another boat if very busy. Was colder than we expected outside for the journey but the multi-lingual announcements were humorous and informative. The glass blowing was a must to see and is included in the price. The experience getting back on the boat at the end wasn’t great but all in all worked out okay for the hour’s journey back
    Written May 2, 2023
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    Road694184
    5 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    The cruise is promoted with a guide in Spanish, but unfortunately not all the instructions are given in this language, much less the information on each island, so important data on their history is not obtained.
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    Written August 16, 2023
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    Jeannae S
    3 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2022 • Friends
    The tour was basically taking tourists to smaller islands to get them to purchase more stuff. The tour guide on the boat was very friendly but it was impossible to hear her over the loud motor of boat.

    I also don't recommend taking this tour during the summer/hot months as there is extremely limited shaded seating.
    Written July 1, 2022
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    *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

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