Italy · BOAT TOURS IN VENICE
Good boat tours in Venice fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Cruise from Venice to Murano, Torcello, and Burano for glassblowing, colorful houses, lagoon views, and free time at a low price.
“Lovely day trip to the islands. Guide was multi lingual.”
Review of Venice’s Murano, Burano, and Torcello boat tour, with glassblowing, lagoon views, practical tips, timing, and value advice.
“This trip was one of my best decisions to book via a trip on line tool. This operator was fantastic from start when you meet at the desk to the the landing back in Venice. The boat was clean and the crew and guide were great. well organised and well worth the day with a full 6 hours with plenty of time to visit the islands. Morano glass factory was a walk of the desk straight into the factory glass blowing display. highly recommend.”
Tour Murano’s glass workshops and Burano’s colorful canals by boat from Venice, with free time, multilingual guidance, and a panoramic terrace.
“Very beautiful islands and a great quick tour! Perfect for us to squeeze in more sights during our short time in Venice.”
Review of Venice’s Murano and Burano tour by private boat, with glassblowing, lace making, guide tips, timing, value, and practical advice.
“Great value for the money, tour is wonderful and the guide Selena was great and funny, what a great tour, i ll recommend it because we learned a lot and had such a great time! Thanks”
Visit Murano and Burano from Venice by panoramic boat, with a Murano glassblowing show, free island time, and multilingual commentary.
“Easy and smooth. Enough time on both islands to explore/shop. This activity is a must to cover the other islands of Venice without having to wait for public transport!”
See Murano glassblowers and Burano lace-makers on a five-hour Venetian boat tour with free time, local guidance, and colorful island streets.
“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”
Review of Venice’s three-hour St. Mark’s Basilica, backstreets, and Grand Canal boat tour, with practical advice on price, timing, and value.
“Our guide never arrived. We called multiple times and received a voicemail. We messaged and got NO response. Several other tour guides passed us and we asked and they said we were at the right spot. We arrived at 1:40—the time was set for 1:45 for a 2 PM tour; we waited until 230. No one ever came. It was over $400. Sure hope to get this money refunded. We did several tours with another company and they were all excellent.”
Review of Venice’s private 30-minute gondola cruise, with Grand Canal views, quiet side canals, booking tips, and honest value advice.
“Luca was a great gondolier, smooth ride and plenty of sights.”
See Murano glassblowing and Burano lace on a small-group boat tour from Venice, with colorful streets, local history, and free time to explore.
“They organized the trip very well and gave us lots of useful information.”
Watch Venice turn gold on a spacious catamaran with live jazz, a spritz or prosecco, and Venetian cicchetti during a 90-minute sunset cruise.
“Brilliant experience on the last day of our holiday . Was with a mix of ages from 30 plus to 60 plus and everyone enjoyed it”
Cruise Venice’s Grand Canal by motorboat for one hour of palazzos, churches, bridges, and expert English commentary at $53.
“My mum and I went on the boat tour trip on 13.09.2023 at 4.30pm the driver and the tour guide were both nice people and they helped my mum and I on the boat. It was very interesting the boat tour trip my mum and I learnt a lot how many islands Venice is built on and how many bridges there are in Venice. And much more. My mum and I would definitely recommend any more coming to Venice to do this boat trip it is very interesting what you learn about Venice. They could not have been two nicer people the driver and the tour guide. My mum and…”
See Venice from the Grand Canal, quiet Cannaregio waterways, and secret back streets, with a private guide and pastry or cicchetti.
“The tour guide is was very professional. There were 7 other passengers on the boat. The boat was wooden and beautiful on the inside. For the price it was perfect and not too crowded.”
Compare Venice’s Murano, Burano, and Torcello boat tour, with glass, lace, island history, timing tips, value, and practical advice.
“I have to congratulate Viator on another great trip this time took us to Murano for the glass, Torcello for the first settlement and Burano for the colours. If we ever come back to Venice one day we will use Viator. All the instructions for meeting points were perfect. Thank you.”
Visit Murano and Burano from Venice by boat, with glassblowing, lacemaking, local stories, free time, and lagoon views for $29.
“Great way to see two art genres and be on the waters outside the main area of Venice. The glass museum/showroom has gorgeous pieces. If you want to really purchase a signature piece it's the place though know you can definitely get knockoffs, though still beautiful, for cheaper in any shop in Venice. Francesca is a great guide.”
Cruise Venice’s lagoon at sunset on a handcrafted Venetian boat, with St. Mark’s views, island scenery, a local guide, and Prosecco.
“The pros were essentially unlimited champagne and knowledge / personability of the guide. The cons were the boat was small and somewhat uncomfortable. We sailed in big water between the islands and not through the grand canal. The cruise ended 20 minutes early which was 1/6 of the time. When it ended, it was still daylight and not sunset, not even on the right side of venice to see the sun - blocked by buildings. I would have expected a bigger boat, maybe with tables for the champagne glasses. And certainly a view of the sunset on a "sunset" cruise. Much too expensive for what we got.”
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