Our tour guide - Rachel - met us at the Church of the Pieta - and we got on the boat. The weather was somewhat rainy in Venezia that week but the canal was manageable. Rachel was quite informative and engaging throughout the whole day with dry wit. The glass factory was a full-blown demonstration and plenty of picture taking opportunities. No phots in the showrooms but there was a LOT of beautiful glass and some of it was discounted. Made Christmas shopping easy this year and it all arrived in California intact! Murano was a very colorful place - the photos you see look good even under gray skies. Burano was a nice stop for lace which my wife loved and got a tip on the oldest fabric store in Venezia. Food was wonderful and our captain "Bligh" - I didn't get his real name but he was quite the character and complained quite visually when a docking port on the canal was being hogged by some water taxi - on our way back to Venezia. Well worth the time and money. The prosecco served on the way back was excellent as well.

I had an excellent experience during the tour. We had an opportunity to visit two islands, see a glass blowing technique and have some time to explore the island ourselves. A tour guide gave us good recommendations on where to go on the island.

Venice is a very special place and we were delighted to experience a novel tour with a knowledgeable local guide. The glass blowing demonstration was remarkable and you could feel the heat from the powerful oven. Just mind blowing!

Excellent guide who was very friendly and informative throughout our trip to Murano and Burano. Glass blowing/making was fascinating to watch. Would have been nice if we could have seen a bit more of Murano outside the glasswork tour. Burano a beautiful island to visit and nice to have time to wander and have some lunch

Fantastic guide and an amazing experience. Worth every penny. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Venice. Top class

I would not recommend. Tour was only 20 minutes of a gentleman making a vase then a horse. Yes, that was interesting to watch but then you are sent through their “showrooms” which is really them trying to sell you items. There was a lady hovering over me the entire time. There are many beautiful pieces to see but I ended up buying a couple of items at another location on Murano at a better price than the factory.

We had a fantastic time at the glass blowing experience as the glass blower made a vase and horse statue. The store is filled with amazing glass pieces (a ton to look at or buy). Interesting on how the lace is made and boat rides very informative about the surrounding island and sights. Our host was a young lady from Venice who was very knowledgeable. We enjoyed the experience!!

It was amazing watching the masters at work and how they created a plate and a vase. Stunning work. Enjoyed making a keychain from Murano beads. The shop is stunning. Our Guide is very passionate about Murano glass and its heritage, he was very knowledgeable and ready to answer questions.

So a joy to visit these two islands although two short of visit at each. Would have loved to explore more. Guide was so cute and engaging and informative

Just over 2 hours free time in Burano felt a bit long, there's not a vast amount to do. Glass Experience was brilliant - so good to see. Shop was massive, something for everyone. 20% discount helped! Back to starting point in exactly 5 hours.

We were taken to one factory. no time to explore others. I didn't like the offerings at this one. Was looking to buy, but no.

This experience was worth every penny. Our very informative guide, Alex, was friendly and entertaining. The island of Burano was really picturesque with beautiful photo opportunities down every turn and lots of beautiful little shops, cafes and restaurants. Murano was quaint but that was more for just a tour of glass blowing - which was also amazing. It was 5 hours in total and everything, including the weather, was perfect.

Excellent day with a great tour guide who was very informative and made the day fun the island of Burano is not to be missed and the glass blowing was incredible to watch

We had an excellent visit to the factory and enjoyed our 'workshop'. My granddaughter made a bracelet to show off and I managed a very unartistic wall hanging.

This was a really great tour of the glass factory at Murano and the beautiful little lace-making village of Burano as well as a great way to see Venice and its islands. It was not rushed and there was time to relax and explore the village of Murano. We got to view a demonstration up close inside the glass factory where three of the glass blowers created a lion. Our tour guide was very interesting - giving us insights during the ferry ride about the history of the little islands we passed. The only drawback was a salesperson after the glass tour trying to sell us a set of Venetian glasses for about 4-5 times the price of what we ended up buying them for in the many glass shops in Venice.