Venice Islands and Artisans Private Tour

Best tour ever!

Excellent tour and best guide, Claudia! She was so friendly and knowledgeable about the islands, in fact, she knew most of the people in Burano having grown up there. The glass in Murano is amazing! We really loved the island of Burano and the beautiful lace, plus the best gelato in the world!! (tip - get the bussola flavor!) Thank you, Claudia for a great day! Highly recommend visiting these islands with a private guide and private water taxi for the best experience.

Murano and Burano private tour

This was a truly amazing experience which started with our incredible and informative tour guide Claudia. She was born in Venice and has lots of insight and stories around the places we visited. The glass factory experience is very unique since it is a family tradition now for thousands of years. Be prepared to be amazed with all of the artwork and glassware you can purchase and see. The best thing is that not every piece of glassware is the same and you will have a unique piece to take home with you if you wish to. The experience is well paced out with a stop in Burano where you can see all of the amazing lace designs that are made here. This is also a trade passed down to family in this part of Italy and you can experience and see all of the crafted pieces of lace made right in front of you. The tour does allow time to have lunch and also check out extra areas to visit while in Burano. I highly recommend this experience which does include water taxi transport the entire tour and allows for one to enjoy the whole day in peace.

Such a great tour and a fantastic tour guide

We visited Murano and Burano today and both islands were fabulous. We got to see glass makers up close and also got to see the skill involved in the decoration of lace by hand. Our tour guide was Sarena and she was over the top great. She was very pleasant and possessed incredible knowledge of the islands we visited.

Other options appreciated

We were into this tour as my wife is into glass blowing and other crafting methodologies . Serena was on time, very knowledgeable and accommodating. But she never showed other options, which we found later were the same, but at a significant lower price. We bought the same piece offered for $7,000 at. 1,600 certified. Same as in Burano. Thanks.

This was an amazing experience to see these islands and experience the glass making and lace making. We really enjoyed the private tour.

The Most Wonderful Way To Experience Murano and Burano!

I booked this private tour in order to make traveling with my 80 year old mother easier. Flavia, our tour guide was AMAZING! She is very knowledgeable, professional, demonstrated great interpersonal skills, kind and flexible. Our first stop was at the New Murano Gallery. The owner, Guilio, greeted us warmly and gave us a personal tour of his gallery. This included glass blowing demonstrations. It was beyond our expectations wonderful! Our second stop was the picturesque Burano. Words cannot describe the beauty of this island. We really enjoyed the lace making demonstration at La Perla! This is also a must see experience! While my mom had coffee at the main square, Flavia gave my husband and I an amazing walking tour of Burano. She explained everything in great detail and offered to take photos of us along the way. I highly recommend this experience!

Islands tour

Serena was knowledgeable & we had a great time. We would highly recommend!

Private tour of Murano and Burano

EXCELLENT Tour and Guide! Worth the money for all the details being taken care of and having the luxury of adapting tour to our needs! Tour Guy tours are the only way to go!

Murano is a must!

Cecelia was a great guide. She was patient and really nice. She made sure we understood the schedule and gave us choices on how much time to spend at each spot. Our only issue was the water taxi was quite late.

Excellent afternoon with Flava

Took private water taxi to Murano and got tour of glass factory and saw artisans at work with a special guided tour. The glass gallery we toured was really impressive, even for my teenagers, which is saying something. Also went to Burano to see lace making artisans and to walk around. Our guide was excellent. The island is quaint, and beautiful with the multi colored houses. Our guide was Easy to understand and informative. Taxis showed up on time and Islands were fascinating and less crowded than Venice. I highly recommend the tour if you are looking for a refined, informative experience with personal attention.

Do this tour, you won’t regret it!

We had a lovely time with Cristina B as our guide she greeted us in the morning and told us all about what we were about to see and do. She also answered all my wife and I’d questions about Murano, Burano and Venice. We loved exploring the areas and could had spent a whole day in both if we had the time. Cristina B is an excellent guide and we were lucky to have her show us around. Most memorable trip on our honeymoon thus far for sure!

Murano/Burano

It was so much fun! Our guide Francesca was excellent and the artisans were fabulous. There was a discount on Burano if you had cash. Wish we knew in advance!

Excellent Tour

We had a wonderful time on this tour and Flavia was excellent. Her knowledge of the islands was outstanding and she made the tour interesting and fun. She was very flexible and gave us advice on other things to do in Venice after our tour. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Simply perfect

The beauty of these islands, especially Burano, combined with meeting the artisans and being wowed by their creations, was really special. The experiences in Murano and Burano were enhanced by our friendly and knowledgeable guide, Flavia, who shared so much of the history and answered all of our questions. Highly recommended!

Great tour!

This tour was the perfect way to learn about Murano and Burano. We especially enjoyed touring the Murano glass studio and gallery and learning about the intricate art of making lace. Our tour guide, Aleesa was knowledgeable and charming. We definitely recommend the tour to those wanting to know more about these islands and the skilled artisans that work and live there.