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Oxford and Cambridge: Historic University Cities Tour
4.1
169 Ratings
Greater London
Embark on an educational day trip from London to the world’s most famous university cities, Oxford and Cambridge. Explore the historic campuses, visit iconic landmarks, and discover the rich academic heritage of these prestigious institutions.
Embark on an educational day trip from London to the world’s most famous university cities, Oxford and Cambridge. Explore the historic campuses, visit iconic landmarks, and discover the rich academic heritage of these prestigious institutions.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Oxford - Walking tour of Oxford- follow in the footsteps of Oxford’s famous students, from C.S. Lewis to Bill Clinton, as you stroll the captivating college courtyards and cobbled lanes of this historic university town. Take in the famous ‘dreaming spires’ and see the Bodleian Library
- one of the oldest libraries in Europe
- on your visit….
- Oxford - Walking tour of Oxford- follow in the footsteps of Oxford’s famous students, from C.S. Lewis to Bill Clinton, as you stroll the captivating college courtyards and cobbled lanes of this historic university town. Take in the famous ‘dreaming spires’ and see the Bodleian Library
- one of the oldest libraries in Europe
- on your visit. You’ll be captivated by the unspoilt narrow alleys and ancient squares of this naturally beautiful town.
What's Included
- Walking tour of Oxford and Cambridge
- Luxury air-conditioned coach
- Professional Guide
- Visit to King’s College (if option selected)
- Visit to Christ Church College (if option selected)
- Walking tour of Oxford and Cambridge
- Luxury air-conditioned coach
- Professional Guide
- Visit to King’s College (if option selected)
- Visit to Christ Church College (if option selected)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information
Embark on an enjoyable and enlightening day journey to the world’s two most renowned university towns. With their picturesque scenery and rich history of cultivating numerous brilliant students, these cities are as visually appealing as they are respected. We begin in Oxford, renowned globally as the home of the oldest university in the Anglophone…
Embark on an enjoyable and enlightening day journey to the world’s two most renowned university towns. With their picturesque scenery and rich history of cultivating numerous brilliant students, these cities are as visually appealing as they are respected. We begin in Oxford, renowned globally as the home of the oldest university in the Anglophone world. Enjoy a guided stroll that includes the Bodleian Library and a visit to Christ Church College – a filming location for ‘Harry Potter’. Next, journey to the equally captivating city of Cambridge and explore its historical and architectural gems.
- Boarding procedures begin 15 minutes prior to departure
- Please note: the tour itinerary and order may change.
- Our vehicles are modern, comfortable, and kept to the highest standards of cleanliness, including a deep clean every day
- King’s College is closed on 20th July. A walking tour of Cambridge will operate instead.
- Due to on-going roadworks between Gloucester Road and Victoria, your tour will end within a 3 minute walk to Gloucester Road Underground Station. This station is in Zone 1 and is three stops Eastbound on the Circle Line or the District Line to Victoria. The Piccadilly Line also runs through Gloucester Road and is 5 stops to Piccadilly Circus.
Location
Bulleid Way
Departure point: Bus Stop 1, Bulleid Way, Victoria, London, SW1W 9SH
Check-in time: 08:00am. Departure time: 08:30am
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(169 Ratings)
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Yayada83
Oct 12, 2024
I excellent trip - I took the golden tour Oxford and Cambridge University one-day tour. The tour guide Eileen was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and responsible, and explained in detail. The driver Kee drove smoothly, quickly and safely. It is a very worthwhile one-day tour that friends who come to London should not miss.
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Kcl261
Oct 1, 2024
A great experience - Danxia is a friendly and helpful tour guide. The explaination and arrangement are clear and easily understanding.
Lucian is a kind and nice driver. His driving is safe and reliable.
Just had a great experience today.
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Stephanie_k
Sep 26, 2024
Oxford and Cambridge - 1. Please give the guide some type of voice magnifier. Difficult to hear, esp since she switched back and forth between Mandarine and English. Hard to follow.
2. Give her a bigger sign or umbrella or guide card to hold high. She was hard to spot.
3. She needs to give better directions and explicit what happens when. Confusing.
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D642maanniec
Sep 28, 2024
We've seen some very nice things! - Beautiful visits to king's college in Cambridge, and Christ Church in Oxford as well as guided tour. Very fast pace. We were not able to enjoy our free time at all in Cambridge as we searched for toilets for 30 minutes, as the Guide did not give much information. If we had known it was a long drive, we would have just paid in a small cafe. The bus was not very confusing and my God, I don't know how the driver was driving but I had a very bad heartache. Very unpleasant driving. And I've never had this problem on the bus. We had to wait after people who were mobility impaired, which delayed us and shortened the visit time. The Guide, was very interesting, and friendly, nothing negative to say about it. Oxford, is beautiful!
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Cinnamon_b
Sep 25, 2024
Rushed & flustered. - Seeing the countryside. Seeing the amazing architecture. Being amongst history. The apple tree, the churches.
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Michaelasocha
Sep 24, 2024
Not a good experience - First, the positives. We had an excellent driver who navigated the nightmarish London traffic expertly. And that's about it. On the downside, the tour spends way too much time with sitting on the bus (the legs between London and Cambridge, Cambridge and Oxford, and Oxford and London were about two hours each). That left very little time for seeing the sights in either city. On top of that, half of our group was Chinese, which required a bilingual guide who had to repeat everything she said in each language! She did a valiant job but we felt that we only got the bare facts, and in a rather dry manner. Would loved to have spent some time leisurely exploring each city. If we had it to do over again, we would book a ride on a train or bus and go on our own.
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Chuncheung_l
Sep 18, 2024
Not a relaxed and pleasant trip - The guide was not friendly and what she said to us was not interesting and limited information! Not a good experience to go with Golden tour!
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Carmen_s
Sep 10, 2024
Rushed and attention not focused on entire group - The tour description did not indicate that this would be combined with a chinese guide with chinese tourists. Our tour guide would repeat everything for the 8-10 English speaking on this trip. This constant repeating cut our time in half to see what we came to see. In addition the cultural difference between the western and eastern tourists was notable as we also wasted alot of time for a chinese tourist (who did not speak English) to return to the bus. We ended up leaving him, We also felt rushed time at the end to tour Christ Church. We paid extra for this piece.
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Xin_j
Sep 20, 2024
Terrible Trip - Our bus driver failed to communicate effectively, and we were left behind at the University of Cambridge. We arrived at the meeting point on time, but the phone number provided by the tour guide was unreachable, and we couldn't get in touch with the group. Overall, the experience was terrible, and we also didn’t go to the University of Oxford. The phone number you provided was a dead number, and we couldn’t contact the group throughout the trip. I strongly suggest that you provide a valid phone number for future tours so that participants can reach the group.
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Longtigerf
Sep 19, 2024
Golden Tours Lost My Dad! - My father (speaks English fluently) got separated from the tour in Cambridge. Despite him contacting Golden Tours and getting taxi drivers to speak directly to Golden Tours, the staff couldn't give clear directions in reuniting him with the group. He had to navigate back to London himself, incurring extra costs and stress. Requested a full refund but was denied.
Unreliable and unhelpful service!
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