Discover the beauty of Cambridge on a combined walking tour and punting cruise along the River Cam. See the highlights of the city and learn about its fascinating history.

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Duration 2.5 - 4 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English, English
Private group available

Highlights

Learn about Cambridge from a Cambridge University graduate guide
Enjoy a student guided punting tour
Discover famous sites in Cambridge and take a journey through time
Look inside famous colleges like King's College and Pembroke College
Marvel at the vaulted ceiling of King's College Chapel

Full description

A Cambridge University graduate guide will take you on an enthralling journey through time as you recount the colorful story of Cambridge and its famous university. Receive a wonderful insight into student life. On this walking tour, see where famous alumni studied including Prince Charles, Sir Isaac Newton, and Stephen Hawking. Visit famous chapels and libraries, listen to anecdotes and see where the structure of D.N.A was discovered all while taking in views of famous architecture with over 800 years of history. Discover Trinity Hall College, Trinity College, Corpus Christi College, Pembroke College, Queens’ College, King’s College, Clare College, The Senate House, Gonville, and Caius College, St Catherine’s College, Great St Mary’s Church, The Eagle Pub, Corpus Christi College, The Round Church and more. Your punting tour will begin 30 minutes after your walking tour and will include an experienced local guide who will explain the famous history of 8 colleges and 9 bridges along the River Cam. You are welcome to bring refreshments on board and will be welcomed to a free punting lesson during your tour.

Includes

Student guides
Punting tour
Walking tour

Entrance to King's College Chapel (unless option is selected)

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Meeting point

Meet at the entrance of King’s College on King’s Parade and your guide will be wearing a royal blue uniform ie a royal blue jacket, cap, beanie, or polo shirt. Please arrive 5 minutes early. Meet for your punting tour at Granta Moorings. Please give yourself plenty of time to get to the starting point, arrive 5 minutes early.

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Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Weather-appropriate clothing

Know before you go

Pembroke College is dependent on availability on the day
Walking tours are not suitable for those unable to walk for the duration of the tour
There will be no toilet breaks throughout the tour

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 201 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.7/5
Transportation
4.4/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Safety
4.6/5

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Overall, a very good experience. Our Guide provided a lot of information, we enjoyed the tour. Weather was good. It was pleasant to walk, we covered 5-6 colleges and got a good perspective of student life in college, different ceremonies. I would strongly recommend anyone visiting Cambridge to take this tour.

May 24, 2022

Ashleigh was a knowledgable friendly young student. Certainly had a good memory! Told us lots of good stuff about the university. It was a shame that it is exam season, so we were not permitted to enter areas which one might at other times. Therefore, I feel the cost of the tour should be decreased. But, thanks also to the sunshine, the tour was very enjoyable.

May 15, 2022

We both enjoyed our walking tour of Cambridge on Saturday 7 May 2022. Our guide was friendly and informative and the tour was very interesting. She pointed our many things which we would have ordinarily have missed. The punt along the Cam was also a worthwhile trip with our guide providing us with lots of stories and interesting facts.

May 9, 2022

Cambridge: University Walking Tour and Punting Cruise

Cambridge: University Walking Tour and Punting Cruise

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