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Cambridge: Alumni-Led Walking & Punting Tour w/Kings College
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Cambridge: Alumni-Led Walking & Punting Tour w/Kings College

By Alumni Tours
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Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$136 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 45m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Discover Cambridge and its student life on a student/graduate-led walking tour
  • Learn about colleges and the university application process with your guide
  • Historically accurate, full of anecdotes and folklore—surely not the usual tour
  • Choose to visit the King's College Chapel and admire its wonderful interiors
  • To taste all Cambridge in one booking, gently glide in a punt along the Cam

Activity location

    • Cambridge
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • King’s College, King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UK | Please gather outside the main entrance of King’s College on King's Parade. On busy days, look for a bike with a blue flag. If Google Maps directs you to the back of the college on Queen’s Road you can disregard it, as this is a glitch. Your guide will be wearing royal blue attire, such as a jacket, cap, beanie, or polo shirt with a shielded crest. If you have trouble locating them, feel free to approach anyone matching this description at the meeting point.
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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Group Tour without King's College Entry
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 45 minutes2h 45m2h 45m
  • English

A 90-minute shared walking tour, followed by a shared punting from Mill Lane Scudamore's, CB2 1RS. If not specified otherwise, punting will begin 2 hours after the start of the walking tour.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$135.66 x 2 AdultsNZ$271.32
Total
Price is NZ$271.32
Private Tour without King's College Entry
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 45 minutes2h 45m2h 45m
  • English

A 90-minute private walking tour, followed by a private punting from Mill Lane Scudamore's, CB2 1RS. If not specified otherwise, punting will begin 2 hours after the start of the walking tour.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$1,212.09 x 1 TravellerNZ$1,212.09
Total
Price is NZ$1,212.09
Private Tour with King's College Entry
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

A 90-minute private walking tour ending at King's College Chapel, followed by a private punting from Mill Lane Scudamore's, CB2 1RS. If not specified otherwise, punting will begin 3 hours after the start of the walking tour.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$1,234.33 x 1 TravellerNZ$1,234.33
Total
Price is NZ$1,234.33

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included90-minute guided by a University of Cambridge graduate or current student
  • What's includedWhat's included Historical tour with insights into student life
  • What's includedWhat's included Includes entry to Trinity College paddocks (subject to availability)
  • What's includedWhat's included Optional entry to King's College
  • What's includedWhat's included 45-minute chauffeured punting tour with a local guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fees to colleges that are not included in the itinerary
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Tips
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Food and drinks

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Hearing-impaired people, People with mobility impairments

What you can expect

Discover some of the most famous colleges at the University of Cambridge with a guided outdoor tour led by a current student or graduate. Gain insights into student life and the rich history of these prestigious institutions.

Start your tour at King’s College on King’s Parade and stroll past landmarks such as Corpus Christi College, Queens' College, Trinity Hall, and Trinity College. Explore the halls where notable figures like King Charles III, Sir Isaac Newton, and Stephen Hawking once studied.

Be inspired by the Cavendish Laboratory, which made groundbreaking contributions to science. Visit The Eagle pub, where James Watson and Francis Crick announced their world-changing discovery.

If you visit King’s College Chapel, you'll end your walking tour at this stunning late Gothic masterpiece, known for its magnificent ceiling and interiors.

Your punting tour will start 30 minutes after the walking tour if you don’t choose the King’s College option, or 90 minutes later if you do. Relax on a chauffeured punting cruise along the River Cam, where your guide will share stories about the eight colleges and nine bridges.

Feel free to bring refreshments and enjoy a complimentary punting lesson during your cruise.

Location

Activity location

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    • Cambridge
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • King’s College, King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UK | Please gather outside the main entrance of King’s College on King's Parade. On busy days, look for a bike with a blue flag. If Google Maps directs you to the back of the college on Queen’s Road you can disregard it, as this is a glitch. Your guide will be wearing royal blue attire, such as a jacket, cap, beanie, or polo shirt with a shielded crest. If you have trouble locating them, feel free to approach anyone matching this description at the meeting point.
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom