Venice Extension: Exploring Venice

Arrive in Venice on your own and check in to your 4-star hotel (private transfer available on request). In the afternoon, you’ll have a private walking tour of the original Venice. On this private tour, you’ll begin with a classic – St. Mark’s Square, the Doge's Palace and its adjoining prisons. It is here where the true secrets are found, to comprehend how a city built on swamps became one of the most enlightened cities in the western world. From here you leave the square and crowds behind to discover the "real Venice," as you enter a labyrinth of narrow passageways and alleys where an enchanting city of meandering canals punctuated by delicate bridges awaits you. Explore the lively Campo Santa Maria Formosa.
(2 hour private walking tour.)  

Beginning early this morning, we have a rich and stimulating itinerary for you – a private 3-hour walking tour combined with a private boat tour – of Venice at its best!
This is a walk of wonder and discovery of the real Venice, through its past and its present. Leave the hordes of tourists behind and discover the Venice of your dreams as you navigate a fascinating labyrinth of narrow alleyways punctuated by delicate bridges and enchanting canals.
On this private tour you’ll explore the lively and colourful market area of the Rialto Bridge and encounter the famous Venetian courtesans in the old red light district of Casteletto, that is home to the notorious "Ponte delle Tette."
Enjoy a guided walk through a labyrinth of streets and narrow passageways in the old artisans quarters of Venice, visit the important Frari Church, the most important church in Venice after the Basilica of San Marco.
(2 hours walking and 1 hour boat tour.)
Afternoon and evening at leisure to explore on your own.

Enjoy a day visiting three of the charming islands of the Veniatian lagoon, Murano, Burano and Torcello. Take a public boat “vaporetto” to the island of Murano which is the most famous of the Venetian Islands, thanks to the world known "Murano Glass" produced here. During your time on Murano, you can visit the Murano Glass Museum plenty of beautiful glassware that exemplify the high quality of glass produced on the island. From Murano you can take the “vaporetto” to the Island of Burano, one of the most picturesque of the Venetian lagoon. Famous for its lace-making industry, this charming and colorful fishing village has its streets and canals lined by pastel colored houses.
From here, transfer to the island of Torcello by vaporetto. This island is famous for the spectacular Byzantine mosaics in the seventh century Cathedral of Santa Maria dell'Assunta.
In the afternoon return to Venice by vaporetto.

Breakfast and departure on your own (private transfer available on request).