Alumni-Led Cambridge University Tour: An Authentic Insight into Student Life
4.8
1,621 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.

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Suncicah2024
Jun 21, 2024
Anahita was an absolutely amazing guide - We had anahita who was a very good tour guide. The tour itself was amazing and professional while anahita cracked jokes, shared ghost stories and tips for getting into cambridge to my cousin. She was entertaining and told us all the important yet interesting information about the places we visited. Thank you Anahita for this experience!
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Vickit917
Jun 20, 2024
Walking Tour - Our tour guide, Christie Thomas, was very entertaining and well informed. She gave us lots of details about life in Cambridge, including some very interesting facts. Would highly recommend
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Venture47839030295
Jun 19, 2024
Excellent experience - Excellent guide. It was her first time as a guide but she was fantastic. Not only did we learn a lot of interesting facts about Cambridge but we also heard funny stories. Very nice experience. Absolutely worth recommending.
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Reshmi
Jun 19, 2024
It was great fun - It was great fun, Arushi was good. She led us through the small roads and stories beautifully. Loved the colleges and the walks
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Explore64375711536
Jun 18, 2024
Terrific experience - The tour guide, Anahita, was very knowledgeable, organized, and friendly. I learned so much more than I would have on my own.
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Julieta_r
Jun 18, 2024
Glad I booked this ! - Our guide, Liz I believe was her name, was so incredibly sweet insightful and thoughtful, she even speaks 3 languages!!! She mentioned it was her second time doing the tour but it seemed so natural to her it was hard to believe it was . this is a great way to have a first glance at what Cambridge is, how students live, tiny little myths and fun rivalries. I regret having no cash on me to tip her, hope that if someone’s reading this and feels generous enough would add a little bit in my honor.
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Vin_w
Jun 18, 2024
Great tour - It was a great tour. Zoe was a great guide. We had a great time as a family. It’s a great way to know the city.
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Rapti
Jun 13, 2024
Amazing tour. Special mention to our guide Sarah who made our tour very memorable - The tour was very informative. We got to explore Cambridge fully, all thanks to our guide, Sarah who made the tour so fascinating and answered all of our questions. We got the chance to discover various parts of Cambridge, with the history of colleges and information on the alumni.
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Paula
Jun 12, 2024
Great company of guides to introduce you to Cambridge. - Guide, Francesca?, Italian grad, was very informative,pleasing to be with and gave us a good introductory tour. I truly appreciated this company and their guides who helped me the next day when I goofed on my punt tour. They went above and beyond and were just so nice and made my experience turn out great. I highly endorse this company.
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Carmensanmateo
Jun 19, 2024
100%+ Markup for Their King’s College Chapel Entry Tickets!! - The walking tour itself was fine. We were a group of 3 people. Lindsay, our guide, was informative and gave us unique insights into Cambridge student life. But the optional King’s College Chapel Entry was a massive rip-off! The additional $38.75/person charged for this entry is a 100%+ markup over the 14.50 GBP ($18.46) charged by the VisitCambridge.org official site!! I had mistakenly thought that we would get additional information to justify this markup because this group’s website added another hour to the length of the tour. It turned out that this additional hour was entirely self-guided. Lindsay simply dropped us off at the entrance to the King’s College Chapel. We felt foolish about paying an additional $40 for two entries, especially when we saw that there were tour guides inside the chapel pointing out architectural details to their respective groups. Save some $20/per person and just buy the optional entry to the chapel directly from the VisitCambridge website!!
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