Alumni-Led Cambridge University Tour: An Authentic Insight into Student Life
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1,559 Ratings
Cambridgeshire

A present scholar or alumnus guide from Cambridge University will escort you on a captivating 90-minute adventure through the ages, sharing the vibrant history of Cambridge and its renowned university, while offering a genuine glimpse into the life of a student.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • King’s College - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • Great St Mary’s Church (Church of England) - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • Senate House - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • Corpus Clock - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • Corpus Christi College - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • Queens’ College - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • Mathematical Bridge - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • King’s College - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • Trinity College - Historical tour & anecdotes from your student or graduate-guide.
  • King’s College Chapel - IMPORTANT: this option must be selected as an upgrade of the walking tour ticket. Please, make sure that you select it.
    The visit of the chapel is self-guided at the end of the 90 minutes walking tour, and it is not supervised by our official guide. The duration of the visit is a basic approximation, but you can leave the chapel when you prefer.
What's Included
  • Guaranteed entry into King’s College & King’s College Chapel (advance booking required)
  • Explore the site of the ‘Secret of Life’ revelation by Watson & Crick
  • Visit the iconic Cavendish Laboratory, the birthplace of over 20 Nobel Prizes
  • Discover the histories of renowned Cambridge University alumni
  • Get insights into the Oxbridge application process and student experiences
  • Experience a 90-minute guided College Walking Tour by Cambridge Alumni/Students
What's Not Included
  • 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
Cambridge Alumni Tours
King's Parade
Please meet outside the main entrance to King’s College, King's Parade. Your guide will be wearing an item of royal blue clothing, a jacket, cap, beanie, or polo shirt.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Chihsiangc2024
Apr 23, 2024
Visiting a historical place - Excellent tour-guide who was extremely helpful as well as being extremely friendly as well. The tour guide made it easy to understand.
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Amycon1
Apr 23, 2024
Amazing tour - Francesco was excellent. He was extremely knowledgeable and personable. If you are in the area,I would highly recommend this tour!
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Gillbj4465re
Apr 22, 2024
Hidden Gems - Great to see some previously overlooked hidden gems and to hear the stories of life as a student. We will repeat the experience under our own steam in warmer weather!
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Curious32732925340
Apr 20, 2024
Megan is the best! - We had an amazing tour this afternoon with Megan. She was very knowledgeable and we really enjoyed the anecdotes she interspersed with the historical information. We would definitely recommend Megan and the walking tour.
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Pniffer
Apr 20, 2024
Good variety and the right length of time - Lindsey was cheerful, pleasant and the tour was varied. Value for money, much better to have a guided tour than manage alone!
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C7070pvjennyk
Apr 19, 2024
Great Cambridge Trip - My husband and myself enjoyed the tour greatly thanks to Stephen’s humorous and energetic guides and talks. There was an administrative mixup on punting time upon arrival and he sorted out quickly for us. We won’t hesitate to recommend this tour to anyone interested.
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Mnuk2023
Apr 18, 2024
Great walk and knowledgeable Guide.. - This was an excellent tour with an exceptionally informative guide (Stephen), actually a 3rd year undergraduate at Trinity college. The tour was great as we were shown places of interest within the city as well as the colleges and walking along the "Backs" was really interesting and peaceful. He brought the place to life.
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Keri_h
Apr 17, 2024
Fascinating tour - Our guide was excellent- afraid I can’t remember her name - she has a PhD in sociology. Her tour was full of interesting details, very informative, and often funny. Would recommend. (Our tour was 11am april 16.
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Z4100jamichaelb
Apr 20, 2024
Excellent guide - Good tour with excellent guide - Megan. Very knowledgeable and personable. Would recommend anyone to tour with Megan.
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Megan_b
Apr 21, 2024
£40 wasted and no tour guide provided - I would give 0 stars if possible. There were plenty of other company’s offering better tours. Go with them. We left an hour early from our hotel 1.7 miles away (15 mins in car) and got stuck in gridlock Cambridge central traffic, which we did not expect from not being locals. We were forced to park a distance away - (over £14 for 2 hours). Our tour was at 2pm - we arrived at the meeting point at exactly 2:04pm. Not only did the tour not wait a few minutes or even call me, which you’d expect for £40 (and they could also see the gridlock traffic), a different guide took us to find our group (of only 3 apparently) and the tour guide was not at any of the points on the tour. The tour guides apologised profusely and offered us to come back tomorrow. We were grateful but could not attend as we’re leaving. We were so disappointed as we’re so excited. Viator refused a refund and as far as we are aware our tour guide did not turn up. £55 wasted. Awful company.
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