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Shared | Cambridge Alumni-Led Walking & Punting Tour W/ Opt King's College Entry

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Punting and Walking tour ticket combo

From $77.81

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 3 to 4 hours
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Combine two classic Cambridge experiences into one tour—a walking tour of Cambridge University and a punting cruise along the Cam River. First, embark on a tour of the prestigious university colleges and get an insight into student life from your Cambridge University graduate guide. After admiring architectural highlights like King’s College, Trinity College, and The Senate House, hop aboard a traditional punt for a cruise. As you glide along the river banks, enjoy unbeatable views of The Backs, the picturesque parks, and colleges that line the waterfront.
  • Cambridge combo tour: Cambridge University walking tour and River Cam punting cruise
  • Enjoy a walking tour of Cambridge University, where Prince Charles, Sir Isaac Newton, and Stephen Hawking studied
  • Cruise down the Cam River on a traditional punting tour
  • Small-group tour limited ensures a personalized experience

What's Included

  • Enjoy a 90-minute Cambridge University college walking tour led by University students & alumni
  • Enjoy a 45-minute guided punting tour
  • Learn famous Cambridge history & anecdotes
  • Enter Pembroke College and Trinity College backs (when available)
  • Learn how to apply to Cambridge University from someone who has been successful
  • Entry to King's College Chapel (when you book this ticket option)
  • Guides wearing a blue hat or a blue coat with the coat of arms of Alumni Tours
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • King's College, Cambridge
    King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1ST, UK

    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.

End point

  • Scudamore's Mill Lane Punting Station
    Mill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RS, UK

    Meet our cashier at the meeting point who will get you booked on. Please arrive 5 minutes early.

What To Expect

University of Cambridge

1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Darwin College (Pass By)

Queens' College (Pass By)

Mathematical Bridge (Pass By)

King's College (Pass By)

Clare College (Pass By)

Trinity Hall (Pass By)

Trinity College (Pass By)

St. John's College (Pass By)

Bridge of Sighs (Pass By)

Magdalene College (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • 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.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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rebecca_s, Apr 2024
Lindsay was fantastic and endured extreme weather conditions to proceed with our tour! A good overview of the uni system
Very good experience
Yingying_L, Apr 2024
Very good experience. The guide are all Cambridge student or alumni. Had the punting on the river. Very comfortable.
Great walking tour
Erika_B, Mar 2024
Chris was very informative and amusing. Held our attention throughout. It must interesting from an alumni from Cambridge.
Ok tour. Check kings college opening schedule before booking!
Claire_H, Jan 2024
Our guide was 10 mins late but was personable and engaging . We didn’t learn that much more student life than history of Cambridge . Kings college was shut which they should have known in advance and was the main reason for choosing the tour . Punting tour was really good but we could have booked that direct and we had a great guide Charlie for that.
An unforgettable experience!
Fan_X, Dec 2023
Our group had a great and unforgettable tour with Emma. She was very knowledgeable, eloquent and lovely. She delivered her guide and all the explanations in a professional and passionate manner. We totally enjoyed our time with her!
Nice & Friendly Guides!!
SURESH_G, Dec 2023
Friendly walking tour guide and covered the places as mentioned in the website..!! Punting was good and the guide told some fascinating stories and made us laugh..!!
Great day out!
sharon_p, Oct 2023
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Francesco's walking tour was very knowledgeable. Our punting adventure was really good it turned out to be a nice day and George our punter was very good. I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone.
Tour for a short visit
Petrina_M, Oct 2023
Olivia was my guide for the walking tour. Very knowledgeable and shared her funny incident with a fox. The punting was a nice experience and recommended to try when in Cambridge. I was only staying in Cambridge for 1 day so it's a good tour to start with.
I don't usually write negative reviews. But......
Martha_S, Oct 2023
We opted for all three - the Cambridge walking tour, King's College Chapel, and the punting. The 3 activities had nothing in common other than Viator is the ticket aggregator. In the walking tour, the guide pointed out where we needed to return for the punting. At the end of the walking tour - we were dropped at the door of the chapel. The walking tour guide did not speak English as their first language. Since there were 17 of us on the tour, she kept swiveling her head to try to talk to all of us. Between the heavily accented English and the head swiveling, we didn't hear or understand much. You are better off finding a small walking tour with a guide who speaks English as their first language. Then proceed on your own for a leisurely walk through the Chapel and go whenever you like for a punt ride. Note: the punter provided much of the same information as the walking tour guide.
Poor walking tour
Wendy_T, Oct 2023
The walking was over-priced the guide Linzy was not nice and the talking was not interesting at all the. No time for photos at all and always been rushing through, even someone is left behind she just ignored it. Not worth it...! Kings college we paid the entry and there was no tour through it... and we were told off that she is in a hurry and told us off to take photos later after she leaves...😑. I would really want my money back...not worth it at all. Made me no liking Cambridge sadly, poor experience.... The punting tour was good, could have just join that, the talking was so much more interesting compared to Linzy's...
Great tour of Cambridge University
Aimee_S, Oct 2023
My husband and I really enjoyed our walking tour of Cambridge University! Our tour guide, Francesco, was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend to anyone who is visiting Cambridge for the first time and wants to learn more about the university's history!
Awesome place and a wonderful guide
James_Z, Sep 2023
Our guide Emily who is a 2020 graduate of Cambridge was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable and friendly. She took us “behind the scenes” and gave us great information. We got to go inside the King’s Cathedral too! We bought tickets for Punting but didn’t get to use it as the weather was not on our side. It rained and got windy. We will be back for sure in the near future.
Great day
Amanda_T, Sep 2023
This was a great experience and our tour guide Lindsey was amazing and extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
Our Cambridge tour.
RICHARD_D, Sep 2023
The RAF pub. Francesco was very good. Enjoyed the punting experience and stories about Cambridge's. Xxxxcxx.
Perfect tour guide
Florence_C, Aug 2023
Our guide, Tommy, was top notched. He was clear and very kind. He walked us to some point of interest after tour ended.
Expensive and overrated...
Jennifer_B, Aug 2023
Expensive and overrated in my opinion. Punting was the highlight but had to queue and river was ridiculously overcroweded.
Great sightseeing and historical tour
Jack_L, Aug 2023
The guide Francesco was really informative and friendly. He did a great job showing us all around and telling us the interesting history of the place
1st time punting
Heather_P, Aug 2023
It was so much fun punting for my first time through Cambridge!! Our punting guide was very funny and knowledgeable. Only thing scary was other people trying to punt and causing crashes but that was kinda funny too!
A wonderful tour!
YAN_D, Aug 2023
We loved the tour and it was wonderful experience! The tour guides were very knowledgeable, thank you!
Brilliant journey! Thanks...
Maggie_C, Aug 2023
Brilliant journey! Thanks for the kind tour guide and we really enjoy the day! Hopefully see you next time!
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