Book this tour for my mom and her husband, late 70's, they liked it but did not love it. The staff was late at meeting point, hence had very little time at the first stop, to top it, they got lost which made them missed the other half, not viator's fault. They did say they recommend people to do it on their own and spend a full day or whatever time.
Review by: hania.abdelhadi, May 2018
Lovely day tour to Murano and Burano. There is not much to do on these two islands, but its nice to see their way of life and learn about their history. It was more of a relaxing tour and highly recommend it if you want to just get away from all the tourists in Venice.
Review by: Stephen E, May 2018
Good way to get away from the bustle of Venice for several hours. We even bought 2 lace centerpieces when my wife and I coudn't decide. You can negotiate on the glass and lace. Also get shipped home tax free.
Review by: Charmaine, May 2018
It's really good to do this tour but check the weather before booking. It was a miserable experience for me and the tour guide wasn't too compassionate either. It was rainy and cloudy. I'm pretty sure that if the weather was nice I would have enjoyed myself which is why I give it 4 stars for potential.
Review by: Nicholas G, May 2018
This was a great way to see Murano and Burano. Alessandra, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of information as we traveled between islands. The glass blowing demonstration on Murano was excellent and we had a good amount of time to look through the shop and/or explore the island. We enjoyed the lace making demonstration on Burano and it was nice to know we were buying lace that was made there and not from China like other shops sell. We had plenty of time to explore Burano before heading back on the boat and Alessandra had directions for anyone wanting to get back to Venice on their own. It was great to have a guide with so much knowledge of the area and we appreciated her recommendations about Venice as well. We would recommend this tour to anyone wanting a taste of both islands during their stay in Venice.
Review by: thomas c, April 2018
Frankly this was disappointing. Maybe I was expecting too much going in. _br/_ Started with a nice boat ride. Out guide was very nice and informative._br/_ The Murano tour was a let down. 10 minutes of a glass blowing demonstration and then the rest of the time was spent trying to get us to buy glass. Glass that was only available during the duration of this event. Seemed like a selling session wrapped inside of a tour._br/_ Burano was similar. 10 minutes of lace demonstration followed by a selling session. Less pressure than Murano, but certainly a sales pitch. We actually did buy some nice lace from them._br/_ Our guide made this tolerable.
Review by: Don, April 2018
A great tour of both the glass works and lace making. Excellent opportunity for shopping.
Review by: Harminder S, April 2018
This tour beat my expectations handily. Our guide Dee was not only well versed in the history of all the sites along the waterway, but also a delightful company. Very well conducted tour.
Review by: svbeek, April 2018
Excellent tour. Afternoon well spent. Christina with City Wonders was very informative and a pleasure to travel with.
Review by: ajrscience, April 2018
Lovely guide. Enjoyable afternoon with comfortable private boat. Glass very expensive probably only for the rich or dreamers! Burano very pretty.
Review by: Megan D, April 2018
This tour was very nice, if not a little bit rushed. If you’d like time to explore on your own without watching the clock, I’d suggest a full day tour or going out to the islands via public transport. Our voucher said the tour was 1:45-7:30, but we were dropped off by 6:15pm. A sort but sweet tour.
Review by: Carrie S, April 2018
Our family is 3, one son who is 8. We have to say the boat ride to and from was loaded with historical information but felt like it was overload...just too much we couldn't really concentrate on it and what we were seeing. I think it would have been better to point out a few things rather than speak the whole time. Also, when we arrived in Murano, it would have been cool to see more than just 1 example of glass making. Then there was some pressure to buy the glass. We did not have a lot of time on the Island to do anything else and then we were on our way to Burano. Burano, the lace making is well, pretty boring. You watch a person stitch. We did not do this long but then we had a long time to shop on the Island, which I liked but my husband and son were bored. We wished we had more time on Murano. It was a long trip, 5-6 hours I think. What I did not know is that it is pretty easy to go to these places yourself, you would not need a tour guide.
Review by: Kal P, April 2018
Great Tour if your are in Venice want to see something special.
Review by: Shirley, March 2018
Nice tour, but limited time to walk through towns.
Review by: Valerie, January 2018
Loved this excursion! Our guide was great!!! Would do this again in a heartbeat!
Review by: annette l, January 2018
What a surprisingly amazing tour! We were a bit apprehensive about booking a tour from someone we had never heard about and from 3,000 miles away, but we figured it was an inexpensive tour and if it didn't work out, we weren't out too much. However, we were in for the surprise of a lifetime! We toured Murano and Burano and were wowed by everything we saw. The boat was clean and very nice our tour guide spoke excellent English and the places we were directed to represented the best of both islands. We will not hesitate to utilize this service again!
Review by: Elise P, December 2017
Not that interesting area as I expected.
Review by: Michael B, December 2017
Murano was okay. Burano for the photos was the highlight, Would not recommend if it is a first trip to Venice or limited time. it's more a day 4 or 5 thing to do.
Review by: deb, December 2017
Loved this our guide was so helpful, warm and friendly you could see she loved her job and went over and beyond to help us when we asked her about public transport. Loved the visit to the islands and was fascinated about how other people do life on a day to day basis.
Review by: Lenny F, November 2017
Very enjoyable. We got a great tour on both islands as well as during the ride over and back on the boat. The two islands are charming, and it was fun to see the artists at work in both places.
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