Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Cambridge tours, things to do and tickets

Shared | Alumni-Led Cambridge Uni Tour w/opt King's College Entry

(1461)
Duration: 2 hours
A current student or graduate-guide from Cambridge University will take you on a 90-minute enthralling journey through time as we recount to you the colourful story of Cambridge and its famous university while providing an authentic insight into student life.
$32.33*Per person

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Punting Tour in Cambridge

(1554)
Duration: an hour
Enjoy a 45 minute shared punting tour of Cambridge, this is a must do when visiting the city. See the sublime architecture and pristine gardens of one of the most beautiful stretches of river in the United Kingdom.
$90.52*Per person

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Cambridge University With Alumni: Optional Kings College Entrance

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Duration: 2 hours
Enter King’s College! Established by King Henry VI, with successive King’s providing more ambitious additions (hence the name). The chapel has the largest vaulted ceiling in the world and even a Rubens, once the most expensive painting ever purchased. It is easy to see why numerous Kings and Queens have visited, and why your visit cannot be complete without entering!
This tour will introduce you to the crucial role of Cambridge in world history and highlight the city’s architectural wonders, with our University guides. On top of this, the tour will enter King’s College!
Sites covered include the oldest church in Cambridge (1033), the oldest College (1284) and the laboratory famous for the discovery of DNA. Along with Cambridge landmarks such as the Mathematical Bridge and Senate house where graduation has been held for the past 300 years.
Additionally, our student guides will share their experiences of the college system and let you into local secrets.
$25.85*Per person

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UK/Europe: eSim Mobile Data Plan

(129)
Duration: a few seconds
Enjoy the convenient and instantly available eSIM data plans for 42 regions of Europe and the UK. Choose from a variety of options and activate your eSIM anywhere on your Europe journey.
$8.96*Per person

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Shared | Cambridge Alumni-Led Walking & Punting Tour W/ Opt King's College Entry

(510)
Duration: 3 hours - 4 hours
This combined package has it all. Enjoy a graduate-led walking tour & punting tour showing you the most famous and prestigious Cambridge University colleges and landmarks.

Your walking tour is led by Cambridge University students and graduates and your punting tour is guided by professionally trained local guides.

You also have the option to enter King's College chapel for the ultimate Cambridge experience!
$77.59*Per person

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Shared Punt Tour - Cambridge

(416)
Duration: an hour
Customers can purchase tickets for up to 3 or 6 people on a shared tour. Enjoy the College Backs of Cambridge on a guided punt tour. Up to 3 people will have an entire row, up to 6 people will have an entire section. These tickets comply with the government guidelines on social distancing.

To avoid a long wait time please ensure you call us in advance to secure your booking time.
$41.38*Per person

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Cambridge: Walking Tour with Optional King's College Entry

(915)
Duration: 2 hours
Get an insight into one of the world's most elite universities on a walking tour of Cambridge with a graduate/student guide. Visit the college's courts when accessible and King's College if selected.
$31.37*Per person

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Shared Punting Tour in Cambridge

(399)
Duration: an hour
WARNING! SPECIFIC TIMES CANNOT BE BOOKED VIA GOOGLE MAPS OR TRIPADVISOR, however, time slots can be booked directly on our website. If you book a ticket without a time slot, you may be waiting many hours during busy periods.

Scholars Punting Cambridge offer a shared punting tour of the Cambridge College backs. The duration is 45 minutes. 

Due to COVID 19, the seating is now very spacious. You now pay for a minimum of three adult passengers to account for this. Please note that you may be seated opposite other customers in certain circumstances.

Your Chauffeur is trained at driving so that he can guide you safely along the river. He will also give you a history tour, telling you interesting facts about the river and its surroundings.

All our punts are traditionally built using hardwood. They come with cushions and blankets for your comfort.

We also sell a range of private tours, as well as the shared tour sold here. Private tours are only available directly from our website.
$23.28*Per person

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Cambridge: Guided Punting Tour

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Duration: an hour
See the sites of historic Cambridge University on a guided punting tour. Enjoy the chauffeur's commentary and some amusing punting stories.
$43.92*Per person

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Shared Guided Punting Tour of Cambridge

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Duration: an hour
****This Tour is SHARED with other customers - NOT A PRIVATE TOUR****

Boats leave at the scheduled times. LATE ARRIVALS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE NEW TICKETS. WE DO NOT HOLD BOATS TO WAIT FOR LATE CUSTOMERS.

You will receive a personal and detailed historical tour from our knowledgeable guides. You will be told about all the bridges and buildings you pass. Hearing about the famous colleges, their history, some funny anecdotes and all about our famous University Alumni. Our guides will be happy to answer your questions on the town, colleges and whatever else you are curious about. The tour covers the 1-mile stretch of the River Cam, known as The Backs. It will last approximately 45 mins.
$25.86*Per person

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Historic Cambridge: A Guided Walking Tour

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Duration: 2 hours
We have for many years been the top-ranked Cambridge walking tour on Trip Advisor. We aim to make our tours fun as well as informative. We will take you through the extraordinary history of Cambridge and it's university, including some of the 110 Nobel Prize winners that have lived and worked here.

We are all professional Cambridge Green Badge guides, accredited by the Institute of Tourist Guiding.

This is a private tour for you and your companions only. The maximum group size is 20.

$252.17*Per person

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Private

Private Cambridge Punting Tour

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Duration: an hour
Sit back, relax and enjoy the views from the comfort of your own punt. Your private chauffeured punt tour for up to 12 people will last for approximately 50 minutes and cover the college "Backs". Whilst punting your chauffeur will provide and interesting an informative tour. During the tour you will pass famous sights including Kings College Chapel, The Bridge of Sighs, The Wren Library, New Court St Johns and the Mathematical Bridge.

Punting is a very relaxing way to see the seven riparian Cambridge University colleges which are steeped in fascinating history and the majestic Kings College chapel which provides the most iconic visual imagery for one of the most esteemed educational institutions in the world.

COVID-19 - Under current guidelines groups should be a maximum of 6 unless all of the same households. Boats are fitted with perspex screens to meet social distancing guidelines.
$140.96*Per person

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A Guided Public Tour of Historic Cambridge

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Duration: 2 hours
Cambridge Tour Guides are ranked 1st out of 105 Cambridge tours on Trip Advisor. We make sure that our tours are entertaining as well as informative.

Our guides are professional Cambridge Green Badge Guides.

We are authorised to guide inside King's College Chapel and to take groups inside the famous colleges.

$25.86*Per person

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Cambridge: University Alumni Tour with Kings College Option

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Duration: 2 hours - 2 hours
Visit the iconic landmarks of Cambridge University and enter the famous King's College Chapel. Enjoy a walking tour with a Cambridge University student and see the world behind the institution's closed doors.
$25.08*Per person

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Walking Tour of Cambridge

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Duration: an hour - 3 hours
Fun and friendly private walking tours of the city of Cambridge. We are qualified Cambridge guides, the only guides permitted to lead groups into the University colleges. Every tour can be personalised to suit you and your group starting and finishing at a convenient location. Each tour will feature highlights of the town, University and its colleges.
$96.99*Per person

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Shared | Cambridge University Punting Tour

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Duration: an hour
On this 45-minute shared punting tour in Cambridge your local student-guide will give live commentary as you glide along the River Cam past 8 of the most famous Cambridge colleges from Darwin to Magdelene and 9 bridges from the Mathematical Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs.
$45.26*Per person

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University Walking Tour

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Duration: 2 hours - 2 hours
What turned a boggy medieval town into a world-class university city? Join one of our engaging local guides on the University Walk and encounter the key ideas, people and movements which have formed and reformed Cambridge University and its colleges over 8 eventful centuries. Starting at the iconic 12th-century Round Church, you'll proceed around the city's historic centre, uncovering the manifold ways in which Christian faith and practice have given shape to Cambridge University throughout its history. The University Walk departs at 2:15pm from the inside of the Round Church and takes between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Entrance to the exhibitions at the Round Church Visitor Centre is included in the walk price.

Note: unfortunately, our walks are not able to enter any colleges from the beginning of May until the end of June due to college closures during the examination period.
$15.52*Per person

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Guided Historic Walking Tour of Cambridge with Guide and Peek

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Duration: 2 hours
Our walking tour takes in some of the famous colleges and historic sights of the city as you meander down quaint alleyways and tread the cobbled streets. You will hear quirky facts and stories of the colleges and their colourful alumni, all set within the context of English and world history, plus many fascinating tales of city life through the ages not generally mentioned in the guide books. We will take you to a church 1000 years old and reveal it’s hidden secret, down side streets to places of interest visitors don't normally see. You will go back in time to medieval Cambridge to discover how the University all started, visiting colleges over 700 years old and hearing their history. We will show you what it is to experience life as a student in a Cambridge College. All our tours are unique as we specialise in small groups and encourage interaction and questions
$25.86*Per person

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Cambridge: Walking & Punting Tour with King's College Option

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Duration: 3 hours - 4 hours
Discover Cambridge with an alumni-led walking and punting tour on the River Cam. Learn about the city's fascinating history and see its highlights. Have the option to include King's College entry.
$75.29*Per person

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Cambridge - Shared Punting Tour

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Duration: an hour
Shared Cambridge Punting Tour

Come Punting in Cambridge in style with Rutherford's, only the best will do! Raised seating, beautifully clean blankets and tables on all the boats. Don't settle for anything else but the best!

The highlight of any Cambridge experience our shared punt tours will take you on Rutherford's quality assured 45-minute river tour through the backs of the colleges, showing you the most breathtaking views Cambridge has to offer.

You will be guided by one of our own professional chauffeurs who will bring Cambridge to life with the fascinating story this city has to offer.
Your tickets can be purchased on a walk-up basis on-station or for the best deal plan ahead and save money with an online e-ticket.

All our boats have raised seating and tables.
$19.4*Per person

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