Cambridge Tour: Colleges and Punting Highlights

Experience the best of Cambridge University with a private walking and punting tour led by knowledgeable alumni. Explore famous colleges, landmarks, and gain insight into student life.

Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cambridge Alumni Tours - Meet the Alumni Guide outside King’s College on King’s Parade. The guide will be identifiable by a piece of royal blue clothing—such as a jacket, scarf, cap, beanie, or polo shirt—featuring the heraldic symbol of Alumni Tours.
  • Corpus Clock - Discover the intriguing story behind the design of this renowned clock, and…
What's Included
  • Cambridge University Student or Graduate Guide
  • Enter King’s College Chapel (WHEN YOU BOOK THIS OPTION)
  • Exceptional access to college gardens (WHEN ACCESSIBLE)
  • Learn about the Oxbridge application process from a student
  • Gain an insight into student life at an elite university
  • Learn about Cambridge history and anecdotes
  • Enjoy a chauffeured punting tour along the River Cam
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Indoor access to structures unless booked in advance
  • Refreshments
Additional Information

This comprehensive package offers everything you need. This tour provides a unique opportunity to explore Cambridge both on foot and from the water, all in a single visit. Experience the full essence of Cambridge by combining a 90-minute walking tour led by a student or graduate with a 45-minute chauffeured punting trip—a fantastic way to appreciate the…

Location
Cambridge Alumni Tours
King's Parade
Please meet outside the main entrance to King’s College, on King’s Parade. Your guide will be wearing an item of royal blue clothing—such as a jacket, scarf, cap, beanie, or polo shirt—with the heraldic symbol of Alumni Tours on it.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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X8875atedwardh
Aug 18, 2025
Great time for us from US - Guide Stephen was great!! Former student knew all kinds of insider info and experiences. Also 11a start was not as busy as later in day. Came up from London by train in morning.
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Jaykv4452wn
Aug 17, 2025
A Nice 4 Hours in Cambridge - Very informative and fun. Tour guide, Evelyn, was great and very entertaining. She went above and beyond with lots of local tips and a deep knowledge of the area. Punting was fun and Guy, the punter did a great job of touring us and sharing the landmarks along the Cam.
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432clareg
Aug 15, 2025
Boating and walking in Cambridge - We had a fantastic experience on this tour. Stephen Beale a wonderful your man shared his knowledge and experience as a Cambridge Alumni. He knew so much about each college and was shown great affection wherever we went The tour took about 2 hours but passed n a flash. Then on we went to join out Punting tour Conor was an absolute delight and again knew everything we needed to fill the gaps left by the walking tour. The river showed the colleges off to different perspective and was so relaxing after walking in the heat for 2 hours Conor had a relaxed style and navigated the river superbly bypassing the novice boaters with great skill
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Shunalvinat
Jul 24, 2025
Enjoyed the walking tour despite of the rain, and - Alumni tours definitely picked the right guide for this tour because our guide Rupert happens to have studied history at St John's College. He was very patient, even towards the end when his work was supposed to end after taking us into King's College chapel. As he walked us through the streets, he pointed out interesting stories behind each college and tried to lift our spirits under moderately heavy rain on the day. Punting company were quite accommodating to the times of the punt as well but their communication with the touring company could be better managed.
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Sheila_d
Mar 30, 2025
Meghan was outstanding... - Meghan was outstanding and informative. Our punter was great too! So thankful for their knowledge! We would definitely recommend.
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Alejandro
Mar 6, 2025
A very unique experience! - What a great way to tour Cambridge than with a PHD students who supports his education giving tour. Tons of very interesting information about Cambridge and the different schools while walking around town. We tour our tour on graduation day, so we got to see tons of students all dressed up and their proud families. The pinting tour was also excellent and a great way to complement our visit before lunch at a special restaurant to celebrate one of our kids’ birthday 🥳🥳
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Rex_t
Aug 2, 2024
Fantastic, friendly PhD guide! - Our Cambridge alumni guide, Lindsay, was exceptionally knowledgeable and gave us a friendly and informative private tour across Cambridge. Her detailed explanation on all the facets of student life also helped my daughter receive a an excellent introduction to her Summer Camp.
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Michael_m
Jul 11, 2024
Memorable trip to Cambridge - Our guide was so knowledgeable & polite! The boat ride was wonderful! Learned a lot about the history of Cambridge from our guide.
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Z9475ejjuliem
Jun 17, 2024
Awesome - Stephen is a great guide with a nice voice! We enjoyed this tour very much. Punting was awesome too. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to get a unique experience visiting Cambridge for the first time.
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Marthaeats
Jul 2, 2024
Redundant, content-light, and way too expensive for what it was - The tour guide was a lovely young graduate student but her talk felt rehearsed and filled with silly myths about Cambridge’s history. The content felt light and was almost entirely repeated by the punt operator, so doing both is wholly unnecessary. I’d recommend only punting since you get better views of the colleges. Plus, $521 for a 60-min tour (30 min less than advertised) and 40-min punt is ridiculous (we were only 2 people)… that’s the main reason for my 2-star rating.
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From $742 (Per Group)
up to 12 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).