Private Cambridge University Punting Tour: A 45-Minute Journey Visiting Famous Colleges & Bridges
4.1
10 Ratings
Cambridgeshire

This private 45-minute punting excursion allows you to behold eight renowned Cambridge Colleges, spanning from Darwin College to Magdelene College, and view nine bridges, ranging from the Mathematical Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs, all under the guidance of a professionally tutored local student-guide.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Darwin College - As we glide by the college you will be told fascinating history and anecdotes.
What's Included
  • Local guides
  • See 9 famous colleges and 8 famous bridges
  • Private tour
  • Live commentary onboard
What's Not Included
  • Refreshments.
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Cambridge Alumni Tours - Pandemic Health and Safety Policy Your health is our top priority, and we have put special measures in place to keep all guests safe both during and after your activity. Stringent Cleaning - We’ve increased the frequency of disinfecting surfaces and high traffic areas between each tour, and hand sanitizer will be available to all of our guests at our starting points. Social Distancing – We have reduced maximum capacity of our tours. Guests will stay at a safe distance during all points of our walking tour and guests will be seated further apart on our punting tours. We also ensure that all staff members will be wearing the necessary PPE and sanitise between each tour. Wellness Checks - Employees receive daily wellness checks to ensure they are healthy and symptom-free. If you or anyone in your group is experiencing symptoms, we will work directly with you to cancel or reschedule your tour. Please refer to our cancellation terms.
Location
Scudamore's Mill Lane Punting Station
Mill Lane
Meet our cashier at the meeting point who will get you booked on.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mmfreud88
Jul 14, 2023
Fascinating experience - Emily, the Cambridge alumni, was funny and knowledgeable. Had a great trip with fascinating experience. Cambridge university has lots of interesting memories historical persons and events.
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Tazzer1565
Jun 4, 2023
Punt experience - Pleasant hour on the river Cam with student Tom, who was able to provide an interesting commentary throughout the trip.
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Paul
Aug 6, 2022
Thanks Ollie fantastic tour. - We had a fantastic tour, Ollie our guide was a pleasure to be punted by. He was very knowledgeable and shared loads of interesting facts with us. Thanks.
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Frank
Jul 29, 2022
Peaceful, informative, and entertaining. - Olly was great captain and was very informative and entertaining. Highly recommend. He was very cool, calm, and collected under pressure (his pole got stuck).
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Rebecca
Jul 22, 2022
Wonderful! - Ollie was a wonderful guide! He was knowledgeable and engaging! It was a perfect experience and we highly recommend it!
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Kelly
Mar 13, 2020
Amazing Activity - So perfect for a group of friends! We all chipped in for a friends birthday and had such a great time being shown around the beautiful Cambridge canals, the scenery is like something from a movie and we even had some musicians with us playing some music! Lots of knowledge from the really friendly team, couldn’t recommend more! Fantastic experience x
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497in_sz
Jul 1, 2023
Very good !!! - The tour was very great and Musa was amazing !! He show us a lot of interesting things, I would recommend !!
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Lisabg2702as
May 23, 2023
Great boat ride - beware the IT - Talked to Max at Oxford station and booked a punting tour for 1:30 pm. The tour itself with Neil on the punt was excellent, he was informative and great to talk to. It was really lovely to glide on the river and see things from another angle. However, I made a small mistake and put in my non-traveller email address. The confirmation email went to that address and then I couldn't access it, (Google thought I was a hacker as I wasn't at my normal IP). Long story short, we had a problem going on the punting tour, as I had no confirmation email, (but had payment receipt). Neil at the boat hire, then made a phone call and honored the booking. Maybe they need to have a back-up system for those of us who have IT issues. It can't just be me!
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Triptastick
Apr 24, 2023
Slow - Too few facts and the pace too slow with a student guide. Would have been better with a mature alum.
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L3525nxrichardb
Jul 19, 2023
Don’t go with this organizer ! - Absolutely horrendous and terrible organization. The meeting point that was sent to me was incorrect. We arrived at the meeting .1 hour early so that we wouldn’t mess anything up and were informed by the company at that meeting point that our vouchers had nothing to do with them. They then sent us to another company who sent us to another company who sent us to another company and so on we walked around for more than one hour trying to find the correct meeting point Without any success. During this time I telephoned the helpline on the number provided numerous times and was told that someone will call me back. After four attempts still no one called me back and so we completely missed the trip which was devastating for my kids. Eventually at 6 o’clock after numerous calls again, I managed to talk to someone at the so-called customer service hotline who was extremely rude and condescending and in a 20 minute conversation did not allow me to speak. She started off by telling me off for calling so late at night when my trip was booked for 2 PM and then informed me that she was too busy to call me back that day and that I Looney travels was not responsible anyway because I had booked the tour With a third-party on the Internet and therefore it was my fault. I had to wait very patiently for 20 minutes while she rented on about how busy she was that day and everything was my fault before she hung up without allowing me to say anything I have since written a couple of times asking for a refund but have not received any response from, the organizer
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