Top Veneto Water Tours

Venice is famous for its UNESCO-listed lagoon, but the city’s islands are also renowned for their handicrafts. This half-day cruise by private boat stops at Murano Island, to watch a thrilling glass-blowing demonstration, and Burano Island, to visit a lace-making factory.

Visit the famed glassblowing island of Murano via private water taxi, and watch glass artisans at work. Explore the seventh century cathedral in Murano's historical center before learning about the skill required to blow glass. Step inside a traditional glass factory for a full demonstration, peruse showrooms, take advantage of discounts on glassware, and slip your foot into a glass slipper. If it's your size, you'll walk away with a specially made souvenir crafted from Venetian glass.

Discover three of the most beautiful islands in the Venetian Lagoon on a private, half-day tour aboard a typical Venetian motorboat. See where the world’s finest blown glass is made in Murano, visit the home of artisan lace makers and famous biscuits in Burano and set foot on Venice’s oldest settlements in serene Torcello. Enjoy a customizable itinerary and the personalized attention of a private boat captain.

Let a local guide show you the ancient grandeur and hidden enchantment of Venice on a private, 6-hour tour. Step inside the majestic Doge’s Palace to see where the republic’s mighty rulers once lived, and explore the city’s romantic canals on a private gondola ride. Then cruise across the Venetian Lagoon to the colorful island of Murano, where you’ll enjoy a delicious seafood lunch and a private demonstration by a master glassblower.

Meet you local guide in Venice city center, then board a private boat and admire the lagoon of Venice. Stop in Murano island to see S. Maria and Donato Cathedral followed by an old glass factory visit. Afterwards stop in Burano island and explore the lace island

Nip through Venice the stylish way, in a comfortable water taxi, on this private tour, with one convenient flat rate for groups of up to 10. Admire ancient palaces, secret gardens, the Rialto Bridge, and more, as your guide introduces the city’s signature buildings and the families that made them great. Finish at Murano island, famed for glass for centuries, with a private tour of a historic workshop.

This is a private  6-hour guided walking tour of Venice and includes a trip on one of the city’s iconic gondolas. The tour includes skip-the-line entry to St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doges Palace. You see many of Venice’s famous landmarks including the Rialto Bridge and what better way  to end the tour than a leisurely trip along Venice’s canals on a gondola!  Entrance fees are included.

Avoid the crowded streets of Venice by getting out onto the water with this private cruise around the lagoon's islands. Discover lesser-known islands missed by most visitors, as well as must-see places including the island of Murano.

With such architectural obstacles as many bridges, small streets, and steps that plummet into water, Venice appears to be near-inaccessible to people with disabilities. This private tour shows you that this is not the case by taking you around the city by steamboat and through accessible passages.

A private 2-day tour to fully experience the City of Bridges, discovering its secrets and exploring it from every corner with a professional local guide, who will tell you about history, art, culture and architecture. With the skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace and Basilic, you will not waste precious time to admire the beauties of these two majestic symbols of Venice. The first day, a 4.5 hour tour, includes the main highlights of the City as the Rialto Bridge, Doge's palace, Basilic and much more.... What a better way to end your first day in Venice with a romantic gondola ride through the Grand Canal! On your second day, you will have the privilege to admire Venice by sea with its three major islands of the Lagoon in a 6-hour boat tour: Murano, Burano and Torcello! Sailing with a private boat through the islands, it’s a unique emotion!

Plunge yourself  into the fabulous reality of the Venetian lagoon. Let yourself be transported by a private boat through the islands! Discovering Venice by sea is an unforgettable experience and while sailing along the coast you can admire all the islands of the lagoon, enjoying wonderful views that no other city could offer.  This 6-hour private boat tour through Murano, Burano and Torcello islands  is a little trip in  a world that seems like a movie where everything is magical, peaceful, calm and secret.

A romantic video created and edited in Venice, to document the most romantic day of your life: your engagement. You will be able to surprise your partner with a stunning proposal, and keep the memory of this magical moment forever. We will decide together all details, before we meet. If you already know what you want to see in Venice, or where you want to propose, you can let me know and I will adjust the schedule to fit your ideas. I will suggest some hidden locations, and some places you can't miss, based on where you are staying and where we start. We will walk the narrow streets, see the squares, the canals, the bridges and use all the beauty we find as a photo background. I will tell you how to interact with the camera in the most natural way and I will try and catch those special natural moments between you two. The result will be a romantic video of about 3/4 minutes that will capture your love in the beautiful scenery of Venice, and a selection of about 60 edited photos.

Explore Venice on your own exclusive gondola ride. Avoid long lines, and board your private gondola complete with a traditional musician along for the ride to serenade you and your group (maximum 6 people). Glide down the Grand Canal and see the baroque architecture reflected in the water. Get your camera ready as you pass by some of Venice’s top sights like Santa Maria della Salute church, Accademia Bridge, and Mozart’s house.

A private gondola tour on the Grand Canal is a quintessential experience for your small group in Venice. Only your group of up to six people will board a gondola to glide through the major waterway, as well as some smaller passages, with a gondolier. Enjoy a flute of prosecco or Champagne as you pass by Italian architecture and under romantic bridges. Departure times take place throughout the day to best suit your vacation schedule.

See where the world’s most famous glass is made on a private tour and workshop on the island of Murano. Ride a private water taxi from your hotel across the Venetian Lagoon to the pretty, colorful island, where you’ll visit a renowned glass-making factory. Learn how the candy-colored glass is blown using traditional methods, and create your own one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry using authentic Murano glass beads.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Stroll down the narrow alleys of Venice and encounter enchanting squares • Take a classic gondola ride along the Grand Canal and smaller canals • Embark on a 2.5-hour tour with a professional experienced guide - See Venice from the land and water on a 2-hour combined stroll through the fabled quarters of “La Serenissima”, and a gondola ride along the quiet canals. See the unusual façade of La Fenice, and hear curious stories about the Venetian Republic.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Walk in the footsteps of Marco Polo and discover where the great explorer lived and worked • Discover the city and its picturesque as you glide down small canals and into the larger Grand Canal • Embark on a 2.5-hour tour with a professional experienced guide - When you’re visiting Venice don’t miss the opportunity to take an enchanting gondola ride along the city’s Grand Canal and its inner canals. On this special tour, you’ll also visit the interior of St. Mark’s Basilica to admire its priceless treasures.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Learn the history of the Doge's Palace at the heart of the Venetian Republic • Discover the city and its picturesque as you glide down small canals and into the larger Grand Canal • Embark on a 2-hour tour with a professional experienced guide - Explore the interiors of the Doge’s Palace with skip-the-line access. See the Bridge of Sighs, the sights of St. Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge. Enjoy an enchanting gondola ride along the Grand Canal and the inner canals of Venice.

Discover the jewels of Venice in just 1 day! Experience the real essence of the city with your native Venetian guide, who will be showing you around this fascinating labirinth rich of histories, legends and traditions. From Rialto bridge, with its millenary trade center, to St. Mark's square, surrounded by the 3 "cousins": the Basilica, the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Arriving in Cannaregio, where the merchants had developed their main activities, you will enjoy an authentic atmosphere, exploring an original atelier of Carnival masks. You will also have lunch like a Venetian, with the delicious "cicheti" accompanied by the famous 'ombra' (small glass of local wine). After the little break, you will reach by private luxury water taxi one of the oldest Murano glass factory and admire the millenary blowing glass art. There is no better ending then a private boat ride through the Grand Canal, reflecting the sunset colors on the nobles palaces, and leaving you with the last amazing view of the city. Ready to say.. ARRIVEDERCI VENEZIA!

The most exclusive and unique tour of the Grand Canal, discovering its stories, legends and mysteries. A true Venetian will guide you in this fascinating itinerary to live the city from a different perspective: the water! Through this experience you will explore the entire city in just 1 hour, immersed in a magic 100% Venetian atmosphere!

Are you looking for the most unique tour ever? Start the experience discovering the Grand Canal by boat, with its majestic palaces and treasures rich of history and legends. You will get the most exclusive view of the city, immersed in a colorful paradise. Directly by boat we will then arrive to Murano Island to meet and enjoy a fresh aperitif with a famous Master Glassblower, who will surprise you with an exclusive glassblowing show at his private studio. A unique opportunity to meet and talk with a real Murano Artist famous for his glass operas all over the world!

The best experience to learn about the old arts of Venice lagoon islands: Murano and Burano. With a private boat from Venice, directly to the oldest original Murano Glass Factory, where a Master glassblower and his team are working daily, following the tradition of centuries ago. From Murano, crossing the lagoon, we’ll reach Burano island, famous for its lace work and the colourful atmosphere. Walking by picturesque houses, enjoying the typical “bussolai” (famous cookies of the island), feeling like a resident. Last but not least, an insightful guided visit into an historical hand-made lace workshop. Then back to Venice by private boat, for an outstanding view of the lagoon.

What does it mean being a Master Glassblower? The best Murano Glass experience, with the opportunity to meet a real Master Glassblower! Explore one of the oldest authentic Murano Glass factories, where the only exclusive "furnace" of the island was created. You will live the glass blowing art, with the chance to see a Master Glassblower and his team working following our millenary tradition. And then.. Maestro Fabio Fornasier will surprise you with a secret exhibition part of the project "Fantasy has no limit", usually not open to the public.

We will talk about the environment, the centuries-old relationship between man, the sea and the city, industrial progress, environmental protection, defense of the territory, but also of intense exploitation and modification of the territory. We will be able to savor the smells and flavors of the lagoon from a particular and more genuine point of view, a little less crowded and more human-friendly.