Private | Cambridge Uni Walking Tour & Punting Tour Led By Alumni
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Private | Cambridge Uni Walking Tour & Punting Tour Led By Alumni
By Cambridge Alumni Tours
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Ages 0-120
Duration: 2h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Private 90-minute Walking Tour
- Private 45-minute Punting Tour
- Cambridge Alumni & Student Guides
- Entry to Trinity College Backs (when they are open)
What's not included- Gratuities
- King's College Chapel entry
- Entry/Admission - University of Cambridge
- Start:
- Cambridge Alumni Tours, King’s College, King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UKMeet your tour guide wearing a royal blue uniform (cap, beanie hat or polo) at the entrance of King's College on King's Parade 5 minutes before your tour is due to start.
End:- Scudamore's Mill Lane Punting Station, Mill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RS, UKYour punting tour will start at Scudamore's Mill Lane Punting Station. Meet our cashier here who will get you booked on.
- Infant seats available
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Pushchair accessible
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 14229P12- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- Wheelchair users are welcome. Be cautious of uneven surfaces, curbs, and potential trip hazards. Be aware of vehicles and bicycles, particularly in busy areas
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 14229P12
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C$992.79
per group (up to 6)
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Itinerary
- King’s College, King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UKMeet your tour guide wearing a royal blue uniform (cap, beanie hat or polo) at the entrance of King's College on King's Parade 5 minutes before your tour is due to start.
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- 2Pass byDarwin CollegeMathematical BridgeKing's CollegeClare CollegeTrinity CollegeBridge of SighsMagdalene College
- Mill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RS, UKYour punting tour will start at Scudamore's Mill Lane Punting Station. Meet our cashier here who will get you booked on.
About the operator
Don’t take it from us – here’s what people have to say about this operator:
- natrich0410140 contributionsGood fun!Emily was an excellent guide, very relaxed, funny and knowledgable. Highly recommend this tour as a bit of fun and a bit of history.Written October 6, 2024
- H8407GKdianeb0 contributionsWalking TourTea was very informative. A lovely afternoon spent in town. Would highly recommend this tour to first time and returning visitors. Thanks! We even enjoyed a pint at “The Eagle” afterwards 😊 Kim and Diane Bickle CanadaWritten October 6, 2024
- Curiosity8159150 contributionsWalking TourTea was an excellent guide. Very knowledgable and warm personality. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Pleasurable experience. Janet WilliamsWritten October 6, 2024
- P6459AYpc0 contributionsWonderful walk aJust so nice and smooth very relaxing walk around the city with Tea and Jason. It was informative and helped ne design my rest of the stay.Written October 6, 2024
- 194jasmeetp0 contributionsFull of fun and new things to learn!It was an amazing experience because of Kyrill. He had so much knowledge and was extremely respectful and polite! He made us feel so comfortable and is very smart in his delivery. We learnt so much and will definitely return again!Written October 5, 2024
- Peter M0 contributionsThe Wonders of Cambridge.Tea was an outstanding guide and extremely knowledgeable. She was very personable and engaging. Thank you very much for a great tour.Written October 5, 2024
- 757elytaw0 contributionsThe Alumni Know Best!Our guide Tea was so personable and had a lot of good stories. Her grasp of the history of the colleges was excellent. I have to say, due to train problems, I was a little late. Tea called me and I was able to catch up with my tour. Another alumni tour guide actually walked me to join the tour. Now THAT is service!Written October 5, 2024
- J7778NUthomass0 contributionsHighly recommend tour with Alumna TeaTour with Tea Was a great tour with interesting insights, Tea was very professional and excellent in guiding the tour. She offered a mix of interesting facts, stories (even about lies, myths) and was ready to answer any question about the life at College and in Cambridge.Written October 4, 2024
- F325ADlaurab0 contributionsInteresting and informative tourReally enjoyed the tour. Giri was a great your guide, very knowledgeable & happy to answer any questions. We would highly recommendWritten October 3, 2024
- Blueprimal0 contributionsGreat tour Giri.Thanks Giri! It was such a pleasure to have you as our guide. The level of information you provided was perfect and it was especially interesting to hear not just about the history of Cambridge University but also about contemporary student life as well.Written October 2, 2024
- adegbenroi0 contributionsGreat tour and tour guide! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Tea, our guide, had plenty of “tea” to spill about the buildings and their history, making the tour both informative and entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would 100% recommend this experience!Written October 1, 2024
- paul-ortleybeach0 contributionsOutstanding well informed polite guide.Our guide from Corpus Christie College was wonderfully informed. The history of these colleges is nothing short of incredible. If you didn't have a guide like Craig you would never know that the church tower dates back 1000 years. We were lucky it was just the 2 of us. A private tour! Highly recommended!Written October 1, 2024
- Sunshine619474137910 contributionsWonderful tour or collegiate CambridgeMegan was the perfect guide. She was friendly, knowledgeable and engaged all of us. She answered all our questions , added nice and quirky anecdotes and the tour was overall delightful!Written September 30, 2024
- elena r0 contributionsGreat tour with GiriGreat tour of Cambridge. I highly recommend this company. Giri, our tour guide was funny and well prepared. She made this experience unique!Written September 29, 2024
- 559linhn0 contributionsBrilliant storytelling and jokesLoved the personal touches on this tour with Giri! So informative with many fun stories to keep it interesting. Great way to learn about student life. Would do another tour with her! Giri was amazing.Written September 29, 2024
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Martha G
Boston, MA54 contributions
The tour guide was a lovely young graduate student but her talk felt rehearsed and filled with silly myths about Cambridge’s history. The content felt light and was almost entirely repeated by the punt operator, so doing both is wholly unnecessary. I’d recommend only punting since you get better views of the colleges. Plus, $521 for a 60-min tour (30 min less than advertised) and 40-min punt is ridiculous (we were only 2 people)… that’s the main reason for my 2-star rating.
Written July 2, 2024
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Dear Martha,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We apologize that your tour did not meet your expectations, as this does not reflect our usual standards. Please get in touch with us via email at info@alumni.tours so we can discuss a refund option to make it right.
Kind regards,
Alumni Tours Management
Written July 30, 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Dorothy F
2 contributions
Jul 2022
The day started with a fantastic walking tour of Cambridge. On arrival at the meeting point - they were well organised and it promptly began with Chris our guide. His knowledge of Cambridge history, previous scholars and dates was impeccable and he captured the attention of all in our group. This was followed by our punting session with a very entertaining young man who gave us the more up to date info on what went on in the colleges. Many thanks to you all for making our tour a very pleasurable experience.
Written July 21, 2022
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Monica P
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK29 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
Gabriel was an incredible tour guide who was extremely engaging and knowledgable. Myself and my husband had learned so much and were very grateful of the stories and history. Even though Gabriel was an Oxford student, being born in Cambridge meant he had very good knowledge of the city and of the university. The punting was also great and we were told different facts and stories.
Written August 12, 2022
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Hello Monica
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. It was a pleasure hosting you in Cambridge and we hope you’ll tour with us again in future, possibly in one of our other locations such as Oxford. When booking, use code ‘CAT10’ for 10% off any of our services.
Kind regards,
Alumni Tours Management
Written August 25, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Julie M
2 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Stephen is a great guide with a nice voice! We enjoyed this tour very much. Punting was awesome too. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to get a unique experience visiting Cambridge for the first time.
Written June 17, 2024
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saj huss
bradford16 contributions
Jul 2021 • Friends
Very well aorganised.
Tatham, the punting tour guide was excellent, very professional, told us great local stories aswell as some very interesting and factual information.
Tatham was very professional and very well spoken. Great chap.
Thank you
Sajid Mahmood
Tatham, the punting tour guide was excellent, very professional, told us great local stories aswell as some very interesting and factual information.
Tatham was very professional and very well spoken. Great chap.
Thank you
Sajid Mahmood
Written July 8, 2021
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Ros H
5 contributions
Apr 2022
Our walking tour guide Ashley was excellent, she gave us lots of interesting insights into the history of the colleges we wouldn't otherwise have known. The live experience is far more rewarding than reading in a guide book. Afterwards we went on to Granta punting tours and the young man, who was studying medicine at Trinity Hall was a mine of information showing us the incredible beauty of the backs where you see so much more of the colleges from the water.
Written April 25, 2022
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Jerzy H
1 contribution
May 2024 • Family
Our guide Zoe was knowledgeable and shared a wealth of interesting historical facts and figures about Cambridge and experiences as a student. We were a very small group ( 3 persons) and chose to skip the punting. Zoe adapted the tour perfectly to our choices and interests.
Written June 3, 2024
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knhaworth
2 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
This tour was well done and well worth the money! We did the walking tour with Stephen, a current student at Trinity College who had grown up in Cambridge. He was full of good information and answered all of our questions knowledgeably. The punting tour was fun as well, and a great way to see the back sides of the colleges that you can't view from the street.
Written March 31, 2024
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Steven M
1 contribution
I came to Cambridge with my parents and the three of us booked a private tour through the alumni tours. We had our tour led by Francesco and it was absolutely great! Francesco was so knowledgeable about the history of the university and was incredible nice and personable as well. Could not recommend higher!!
Written October 29, 2023
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ManavAgg
World82 contributions
Jul 2022
We were met at the agreed upon time by Choi, a friendly law student at Cambridge from Malaysia - even though he had been doing this only for a month, Choi was engaging, warm and very receptive to the needs of our small family including judging when to speed things up and when to give us a little time
The tour itself cannot go in to college classrooms or any facilities and largely skirts the outside perimeter of most places but if explained in an engaging way as Choi did, it still is a great way to immerse in this historical lovely Uni town
Highly recommended tour
The tour itself cannot go in to college classrooms or any facilities and largely skirts the outside perimeter of most places but if explained in an engaging way as Choi did, it still is a great way to immerse in this historical lovely Uni town
Highly recommended tour
Written July 20, 2022
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How long does it take to get from London to Cambridge by train?
Is the tour starting point in walking distance from the train station? If not, are taxis available to get us from the train station to where the tour starts? Will taxis be available to return us to the train station for our trip back to London?
Can this tour be conducted for a group of 2?
Does the tour guide do the boat punting, or does the tourist have to "drive" their own boat?
Can the tour guide recommend a place to get tea and scones before we return to London?
Written May 30, 2022
How long does it take to get from London to Cambridge by train?
Is the tour starting point in walking distance from the train station? If not, are taxis available to get us from the train station to where the tour starts? Will taxis be available to return us to the train station for our trip back to London?
Can this tour be conducted for a group of 2?
Does the tour guide do the boat punting, or does the tourist have to "drive" their own boat?
Can the tour guide recommend a place to get tea and scones before we return to London?
Written May 30, 2022
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