Blast on the Isis - Our guide, Jack, was outstanding! We unknowingly booked our tour for matriculation day when every freshman also wanted to go punting as part of the tradition. He expertly guided us around the less skilled "freshers" and regaled us with stories of the colleges and life in Oxford. We had a wonderful time!

What exactly is punting? - I have always wanted to go punting, ever since reading Harry Potter and realizing Filch wasn’t drop kicking the students over the Weasley twins pond (I’m American, cut me some slack). Great experience! Joe, the punter, made the trip wonderful for us- he is very knowledgeable and let us ask a bunch of history questions! Of which he knew the answers!!

Great experience!! Wonderful punter! - We were excited to punt in Oxford and Joe was a great guide!! Very knowledgeable and let us direct the conversation. He seemed like a pretty brilliant young man- he made the experience wonderful for us!!

Good and friendly service - Good and friendly service and is recommended to those who want to experience this canal tour within this period of time

Brilliant punting trip - Brilliant tour along the river with the fabulous Alex as our punter. He was very polite and knowledgeable. Thank you Alex

Not enough value for money - It would have been a 15 min ride as opposed to the promised 30 min. had I not asked Daniel to take me further on a right turn of the river. I was there just before Easter. It was down a very narrow part of river Cherwell and not Thames. A quiet short solo ride with people peering in and clicking pictures all the way ( college premises on either side). Expected more out of the £40 I paid. Daniel is a lovely n friendly person.

Punting is fun. - Great experience. Extremely fun to be a part of. Especially watching other people trying to navigate their own boats. 😅🤣

Would highly recommend - It was brilliant, could have been a bit longer but I would highly recommend. We didn't need to book but I was better to be safe than sorry!

Punt in Oxford, maybe a walking tour is better - I had been to Cambridge so my expectations were high, but this one didn’t quite meet what I was hoping for. It was only 30 minutes, we thought it was an hour, the boat was very narrow and low into the water for 4 adults and there really wasn’t a lot to see sadly. A walking your would have been a better option I think. The young lady was chatty, but maybe a little more history would be interesting.

Never turned up for our tour - absolutely disgusted! - If I could give zero green circles to rate our 'experience' I would! We specifically travelled over 4 hours from our home on the Friday night to be local for our private punting tour. We arrived a good 30 minutes early to make sure we were in the correct place. We waited until 11:15, which was 15 mins after our tour was meant to start. No-one turned up and no email or phone call to say cancelled. We paid over £22 to park in Oxford city centre and all a complete waste of our time and money. Thankfully Viator were quick to answer the phone as the boat house telephone number just rang and rang. Really disappointed. Common courtesy is to let people know. Has now made me wary for any experience we book if the provider can just not show up! Hopefully someone will get to enjoy the experience one day but make sure they will actually show up before travelling for miles!