We booked Gondola Ride and Serenade using our points so we couldn't choose a tour company since it was only available with Bucintoro Viaggi. When we arrived there were lots of people and only towards exactly the time of tour, they tried to place us in a line and sat everyone - 6 people each in about 9 gondolas. I... More

My mom and I had a great time on the boat trip. It was a very relaxing ride between the islands. We stopped at the glass factory in Murano which was amazing to watch. On Burano we skipped the lace factory tour and instead wandered around checking out the different colored fisherman's houses and cute shops. Torcello was neat to... More

This 'tour' is essentially just a ferry ride to the 3 islands. It is much better (and cheaper) to get a ticket for the vaporetto and go yourself. This also means you don't have to be hearded back into the boat after only 40 minutes on land. And you will save your ear drums from the screeching 'english' commentary. Certainly... More

A friend and I booked this tour through Viator. We did this tour last Tues afternoon. There was absolutely no commentary on this tour at all, yet the tour was advertised with “professional commentary with English Speaking Guide”. The girl working on the tour told us what time we had to be back on the boat after we were dropped... More

We bought the Venice Islands tour though Priceline. Bucintoro Viaggi is listed as a supplier, but I suspect that they are just an agent for this tour, and the real tour operator is Alilaguna. This was supposed to be a guided tour -- and it was, in a way. The guide was offering information on 5 or 6 languages, describing... More