Murano Island: Glass-blowing Factory & Guided Tour (small groups)

high res image
full ratings full ratings full ratings full ratings no star ratings
based on 10 reviews
  • Duration: 3 hours (approx.)
  • Location: Venezia, Italy
  • Product code: 21441P87
From USD $38.70
Book in 2 easy steps:

1. Select A Date

2. Enter Total No Of Travellers

Adult (Age : 1 to 99)
  • PRODUCT DETAILS
  • TRAVELER REVIEWS
  • TRAVELER PHOTOS

A few steps from the Accademia bridge, in the heart of Venice, let yourself be inspired by “Dai do Cancari” wine bar.

Experience the most exclusive wine tasting with Marco, the expert wine bar owner, who thanks to his over 20 years’ experience in the field, will guide you through a selection of high-quality wines and “cicchetti”, the typical Venetian finger food.

A unique opportunity to learn about the characteristics of each wine, wisely chosen by professionals and combined with the most delicious food, prepared with local season ingredients.

Have a chat with your host and discover about the production process, the top varieties of Italian wine, many curiosities and Venetian traditions.

You can choose between:
• Superior Tasting: 5 glasses of 3 different wines – 1Venetian finger food and breadsticks. (minimum 2 people)
• Deluxe tasting: 5 glasses of 3 different high-quality wines – 1 Venetian finger food and breadsticks (minimum 2 people)


Inclusions

  • Private water taxi from Murano and back
  • Glass-blowing demonstration at Murano's Glass Factory
  • Murano Island Guided Walking Tour
  • Professional Tour Guide

Exclusions

  • Hotel drop on /off
  • Lunch

Schedule Details

Departure Dates:

See Availability.

Departure Point:

Venice Tours Srl Close to St.Mark’s Square, Calle S. Gallo, 1093/b, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy

Duration

3 hours(approx.)

Return details

Returns to original departure point

product image

Additional Information

Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate

Unfortunately, this activity is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or those with walking disabilities

Comfortable shoes are suggested

The tour could be bilingual

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

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Posted By : D8585QBmichellea
Absolute waste of time and money. We left half an hour late and the lost time was not made up to us. The glass blowing demonstration lasted 10 minutes maximum, before being ushered to spend copious amounts of time in the glass blowers shop being pushed to buy things. The glass blowing also wasn’t in English as promised with the booking. Our guide said that it was better for us to roam around instead of her giving us a tour, which is not what I booked for. Would be better off catching a vaporetto to Murano and wandering the gift shops at your leisure which will save you quite a bit of money!
Rating : full ratings
Posted On : 2024-05-27


Posted By : mikeandmarilyn25
A great show. Good for all ages. it was fascinating to watch the master glass blower create a horse in such a short amount of time.
Rating : full ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2024-05-01


Posted By : Wherestennischick
First off, and very important, the directions for the meeting place to start the tour were specific so it was easy to find. The boat ride over was nice and full of information. The glass factory that you tour has nice glass and good quality. When you first show up you are taken into the glass room where the artisans are busy heating and blowing glass. You will sit in stands, similar to bleachers, and watch. Afterwards, you are given time to shop at that factory and then will have time to go walk and explore Murano and see other glass stores/operations. Our guide was very engaging and informative, and I wish I could remember her name because she was awesome. She grew up in Venice and her father had his own glass blowing shop at one time.
Rating : full ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2024-04-29


Posted By : Alan_W
Claudia our guide was terrific. She had the added credibility of being from Venice and having a father and grandfather who owned a glass blowing factory.
Rating : full ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2024-04-26


Posted By : Mary_C
The tour was disappointing. Although it was a small group, we couldn't hear much of what the tour leader said. It would have been better if she (Claudia) had a microphone and we had been provided with ear buds. The worst part was that when we arrived at the factory, we were ushered in to a demonstration in English that was almost over. A Portuguese speaking group then entered, and we sat through a demo in Portuguese. Then our English speaking guide tried to tell us that we were finished, but we insisted that we had paid for a tour in English, so he reluctantly agreed to provide it. Would not recommend this tour.
Rating : full ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2023-10-31


Posted By : Michael_B
Was really just a sales pitch to get visitors to buy glass. The most interesting part of the experience, the actual glass blowing demo was only a few brief minutes. Definitely could have skipped this one. The tour guide was super nice and knowledgeable so kudos to her but overall a waste of money.
Rating : full ratings
Posted On : 2023-10-16


Posted By : Nancy_B
Since we had to wait 45 minutes to get the water taxi situation straightened out, I couldn't give a five-star rating. Our guide, however, was really great. Very informative, easy to understand and flexible when it came to what we wanted to do on our tour. He made the walking part of the tour very easy. We had seven in our group so it was small. Since we had to wait so long at the beginning, he added that time on at the end. Watching the glassblower in action was very interesting and it showed he was very skilled in the art. It is a touristy area so our guide gave us time to shop.
Rating : full ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2023-07-12


Posted By : james t
Marco was excellent. Everything was set up and ready to go when we arrived. He was very accommodating and patient as we moved thru the wines. We ended up shipping a dozen bottles home. ~~Debbie Talaska and Chelsea ( mother and daughter)
Rating : full ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2019-09-30


Posted By : Busa1999
Great chance to drink some lovely wine and chat with the host + any others doing the wine tasting. Some good local history from a local and passion about local wines.
Rating : full ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2019-03-28


Posted By : I5200ETlisal
Sempre bella l'isola di Murano, molto interessante la visita alla vetreria. Grazie mille a Claudia che è stata una guida fantastica e preparata!
Rating : full ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratingsfull ratings
Posted On : 2024-04-15