Venice: Boat Tour to Murano, Burano and Torcello with Fish Lunch
Description
If you want to discover the wonderful Venice lagoon main three islands and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch in a typical osteria this is clearly the tour for you. Visit Murano, the islands of glass, Burano, the island of lace, and Torcello, the cradle of Venetian civilisation, in a picturesque boat trip including a fish-based lunch in Burano.
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during the first stop, that lasts approximately 1 hour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the island’s glassmakers and follow an explanation of the art of glass blowing
Located in the heart of the island of Burano, the restaurant 'Al Raspo de Ua' offers mainly specialties of Venetian cuisine. You can enjoy a four-course menu: first course: pasta with seafood or fish pie second course: mixed fried fish or grilled fish side dish: mixed salad dessert coffee
The cradle of Venetian civilization, where you will spend around an hour. This island is inhabited only by a dozen people, you will see historical and artistic artworks, such as the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, the ruins of the Baptistery of San Giovanni Evangelista, Attila’s Throne and the fabled Devil's Bridge.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please arrive at the meeting point at least 20 minutes before the departure time indicated.
- Collective Tour (there might be other participants going on the tour with you).
- 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 (approx. 1 hour) 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 (approx. 2 hours) you will have lunch in the typical restaurant 'Al Raspo de Ua'. Then You will stop in Torcello for 1 hour. 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.
- Multilingual tour.
- The tour has a variable duration (6 hours and 30 minutes/7 hours) based on the number of participants and resulting type of vessel used.
- No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a NO SHOW (if you don't show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher). Therefore, we advise you to locate in advance the departure point and how to get there in order to avoid being late or any inconveniences that will prevent you from being at the meeting point in time for the departure
- 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
Reviews(20)
Good way to see Murano and Burano. It was too hot to enjoy Tocello! Lunch was plentiful! I can’t believe they served so much food!
It was a relaxing way to visit the 3 beautiful islands. The information provided as an overview prior to getting to each location was helpful. I would recommend getting the package with fish lunch included. 3-course meal at Al Raspo di Ua was satisfying.
Waste of time on not good thing was lunch ! No guide only a speaker talking I.n multiple languages. Information was not n sink and was hard to interpret . Sound loop in 5 languages and a lot of background noise . Avoid this tour The Highlight was the seafood lunch Awesome!
Allow plenty of time to get to the dock as there are a lot a people and bridges to navigate. Make sure to note the boat company in the booking info - this may change during the trip but you will be told. The boats are busy and it's a little tricky to hear the tour guide. The boats do not wait at all so do make sure you're at each pick up spot a few minutes early. The glass blowing demo on Murano was great but there isn't much time to browse the island. It is a taster trip of the islands - we expected this and went back to Murano for a longer visit on another day. The lunch was excellent! The reviews were very mixed so we were a little apprehensive. The tour companies must split the lunches across Burano as we seemed to be the only guests from our boat in the restaurant we were allocated. They had our names and we had a reserved table. We were given a set lunch with a choice of grilled or fried fish - i.e. a fish fillet or lightly battered seafood. 3 courses as well as bread and wine. Excellent value and all delicious! There was enough time on Burano to do some sight seeing and shopping after lunch. Torcello was a real treat - the church was a highlight. Overall, a busy but rewarding day. Do read all the booking info and don't be put off by bad reviews.
The tour was to have been a guided tour which it was not. We had to find our own way around the island on arrival. The location for lunch was difficult to find had to use Google maps. We were dumped on each of the islands and picked up each time by a different boat was was difficult due to the large number of boat on the day. The lunch was fine but that was about all we enjoyed about this tour.
Wonderful boat ride with multilingual tour guide who provided lots of historical details and highlights as we approached each island. Tip: venture away from the docks to view stores in Murano and Burano. Don't miss the lace shop in Burano. Glass blowing demonstration was delightful. Be sure to take home Murano glass and Burano lace as souvenirs. Tortellini was quiet and historical. Glad we stopped. Wish there was more to do to enhance the economy. Just a couple of restaurants and a few shops (and the church) were open. The fish dinner was a three course meal - delicious spaghetti, grilled seafood, salad and dessert. So much food! Service was great. Only one waiter spoke English. She was kind and helpful. Really enjoyed this trip.
The 2 hour stop at Burano and the excellent fish pasta/ grilled fish lunch was great . Ferry needs to update bathrooms.
Not worth the money. There was nobody there to direct you to the correct boat like the description said, so you had 80 people asking each other if this was the right place. There was nothing said about lunch. We had to ask our tour guide who gave us the directions to the restaurant. Food wasn't great and none of the sites at Torchello were included and they all cost money. The guide lead us to believe the sites were included. Half the people were back at the boat 30 minutes before we needed to be.
we enjoyed the boat tour, but would prefer more time in Murano, than Burano. Fish luncheon was ok, but we did not really feel welcomed by the staff. Once they saw our voucher, our service declined dramatically. Food was just ok
While the weather was great for a boat ride our available time in Murano and Burano was too short. In Murano we watched a skilled artisan create glassware and then toured a showroom which left little time to roam the village. The same can be said for Burano where we had scheduled a lunch, which was good, Again, we were rushed to meet the boat for the return trip to Venice without enjoying the charm of this fishing village.
