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The 15 Best Cambridge Tours & Punting Trips

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Cambridge splits neatly into two halves: the colleges on foot and the Backs from a punt. The 15 below cover both, with prices, whether King’s College entry is included, and which punts come with a chauffeur.

Cambridge University Walking Tour by Alumni™ Kings College Option - The Corpus Clock, ten minutes of strange detail
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Cambridge University Walking Tour by Alumni™ Kings College Option

1.Cambridge University Walking Tour by Alumni™ Kings College Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,336 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $33Our pick

Meet a Cambridge graduate in royal blue and walk from King's Parade through the Corpus Clock, Eagle pub, college courtyards, the Backs, and Senate House. The 90-minute tour offers student insight, with an optional self-guided visit to King's College Chapel after the walk.

“Very informative introduction to Cambridge. We enjoyed the experience and would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Cambridge.”

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Cambridge University With Alumni: Optional Kings College Entrance - Peterhouse and Pembroke: two early colleges
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Cambridge University With Alumni: Optional Kings College Entrance

2.Cambridge University With Alumni: Optional Kings College Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,987 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $34

Join an English-speaking student or alumni guide for a two-hour Cambridge walking tour covering King’s College, Peterhouse, Corpus Christi, the Mathematical Bridge, the Backs, Senate House, St. John’s, and Trinity. Choose the optional King’s College entrance for the chapel, stained glass, Rubens painting, and famous fan vault.

“The guide was very friendly, interactive and informative. She knew everything about Cambridge. She also gave us recommendation about places to eat. Great tour.”

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Punting Tour in Cambridge - The College Backs from the River Cam
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Punting Tour in Cambridge

3.Punting Tour in Cambridge

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,690 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.)

Glide along Cambridge’s River Cam for 45 minutes with a live English-speaking guide. See the College Backs, Queens’ College, the Mathematical Bridge, King’s College Chapel, and St. John’s covered bridge. Morning slots are wise for a calmer ride, though guides and commentary vary.

“The best tour guide we had on our trip! Super knowledgeable and friendly! We had a wonderful time learning about Cambridge and its history. Defiantly worth your while if you get the right enthusiastic guide!”

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Shared Guided Punting Tour of Cambridge - Magdalene College and Cambridge’s old bridges
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Shared Guided Punting Tour of Cambridge

4.Shared Guided Punting Tour of Cambridge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 787 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $22

Share a traditional punt with up to 12 people on a 45-minute guided trip from Jesus Green. Your English-speaking punter may be Matteo, Josh, Eamon, Isa, or another trained guide, sharing Cambridge stories, college legends, and views of Trinity, St. John’s, and King’s College Chapel.

“Mateo was a fabulous guide and an excellent punter! Thank you for helping us to rearrange the tour by an hour as traffic was terrible! Highly recommend. 5*”

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Cambridge Walking & Punting Tour by Alumni™ King’s College Option - The Eagle, the Cavendish, and Cambridge science
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Cambridge Walking & Punting Tour by Alumni™ King’s College Option

5.Cambridge Walking & Punting Tour by Alumni™ King’s College Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 698 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $76

Start outside King’s College with a student or graduate guide, then walk Cambridge’s courts, pubs, clocks, and college exteriors before a chauffeured punt along the River Cam. Choose the King’s College Chapel upgrade in advance. Guides such as Niamh, Elliott, David, and Annie have been praised for lively stories and clear explanations.

“We had an incredible experience on our walking tour. The guide was friendly, funny, and had tons of information and fun facts to share. The time went by very quickly! I wish I could remember his name to mention it in the review, all I know is that he used to go to Oxford and now attends Cambridge! Anyway if you can request a guide who used to attend Oxford, do so!”

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Shared Punt Tour - Cambridge - The Bridge of Sighs and the Wedding Cake Building
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Shared Punt Tour – Cambridge

6.Shared Punt Tour – Cambridge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 540 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.)

Let’s Go Punting takes you along the River Cam for about 50 minutes, with a guide such as Ben, Benji, Callum, Tom G, or Zac handling the punt and sharing stories of Trinity, King’s, and the famous bridges.

“Very enjoyable hour spent on the river with knowledgeable guide. Well run trip with customer safety paramount Give it a go”

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Creepy Cambridge - Cambridge's Most Entertaining Ghost Walk - The Round Church and tales of exorcism
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Creepy Cambridge – Cambridge’s Most Entertaining Ghost Walk

7.Creepy Cambridge – Cambridge’s Most Entertaining Ghost Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 366 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $27

Walk central Cambridge with guides such as Peter, James, Alex, Ben, and Sid, hearing ghost tales linked to Magdalene Bridge, the Round Church, Cambridge colleges, Oliver Cromwell, and old city streets. Expect an English-language tour of about 75 minutes, usually outdoors and without college entry.

“On my very short trip to Cambridge, the Ghost tour was my only activity in town, and I enjoyed it a lot. You get a feel for the city and its history with some spooky details.”

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Private Cambridge Punting Tour - Queens’ College and the Mathematical Bridge
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Private Cambridge Punting Tour

8.Private Cambridge Punting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 339 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.)

Spend about 50 minutes on the River Cam with your own chauffeured punt and an English-speaking guide. You’ll pass King’s College Chapel, Senate House, Queens’ College, the Mathematical Bridge, seven college backs, and the Bridge of Sighs. Guides such as James, Daniel, George, and Noah add stories and humor.

“Great experience with George as our punter. Very informative story telling, steady ride, and good personality representing the city. We were a bit rush to be at the meeting point cos the (two different) Ubers dropped our family in different locations. We were prepared for the trip to be cut short but they tried their best to give a good experience without rushing. Even the lady at the reception (sorry didn’t get her name) was all smiley. We saw the other punts used the same route so I guess what made the difference has to be the attitude and professionalism of the team. And we were lucky cos George is…”

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Cambridge - Shared Punting Tour - The College Backs from the water
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Cambridge – Shared Punting Tour

9.Shared Punting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 330 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.) · from $27

Join Rutherford’s Punting Cambridge for a 50-minute shared punt from Jesus Green Moorings. A professional punter such as Max, Matt, John, or Alex guides you under nine bridges and past the College Backs, adding local stories, jokes, and university history. Boats hold up to 12 people.

“We were the last trip of the day and the young man who guided us was amazing (I think he said his name was Toby but could be wrong) His knowledge and friendliness was 100% and we will defo be back again”

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Cambridge University Walking Tour - Magdalene and St John’s: understanding the college system
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Cambridge University Walking Tour

10.Cambridge University Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 316 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $20

Start at Cambridge's 12th-century Round Church and walk through the university center with guides such as Dave, Ian, Jon, Martin, and Bobby. Expect 90 minutes to two hours of history, theology, college traditions, famous buildings, and possible entry to about two colleges.

“A fantastic insight into the city and development of the University. Visited a number of the Colleges and Chapels.”

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Walking Tour of Cambridge - Two routes, with room for your own questions
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Walking Tour of Cambridge

11.Walking Tour of Cambridge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 305 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.)

Spend up to two hours exploring Cambridge with a private guide such as Jo, Paul, Dick, Judith, Kirsten, or Yvonne. Your route can be shaped around colleges, university history, famous alumni, family interests, or entry to King’s College Chapel, with pickup arranged in central Cambridge.

“We booked just the day before and Jo couldn't have been more amazing. The timing for us was perfect and she checked in advance if there were any special places we'd like to see, if it was our first visit to Cambridge, etc. The tour was excellent. Jo was brilliantly well informed and had endless stories and knowledge to share, but always a brilliant job noticing our interests. We loved the illustrations she shared, the insights into the city and university colleges and even gave us recommendations before our tour and for the next day. Couldn't recommend highly enough. We'll do another tour on our next visit and we've already…”

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Cambridge University Colleges Guided Punting Tour - Darwin College and the quiet opening stretch
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Cambridge University Colleges Guided Punting Tour

12.Cambridge University Colleges Guided Punting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 220 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $41

Glide along the River Cam for 45 minutes with an English-speaking punter from Cambridge Alumni Tours. You’ll pass Darwin College, Trinity Hall, Magdalene, famous bridges, and the college linked to Stephen Hawking, while guides such as James, Harry, Josh, and Alex mix facts with humor.

“We have very happy activity with this punting tour, guider work very well, have patient to answer all questions , make boat stable”

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Private | Cambridge University Tour By Alumni™ & King's Chapel - Meeting at King’s Parade
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Private | Cambridge University Tour By Alumni™ & King’s Chapel

13.Private | Cambridge University Tour By Alumni™ & King’s Chapel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk Cambridge with a current student or graduate guide, visiting the Corpus Clock, Eagle pub, college courts, the Backs, Trinity, St John’s, and Senate House. Add King’s College Chapel in advance for a self-guided 45-minute visit after the walk.

“Tour guide was knowledgeable, we knew about Cambridge University history and each colleges. Four teenage enjoyed the trip.”

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City Sightseeing Cambridge Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - The college sights you can admire from the bus
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City Sightseeing Cambridge Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

14.City Sightseeing Cambridge Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 185 reviews · 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $23

Ride Cambridge’s hop-on hop-off bus for a full loop of about 80 to 90 minutes, with recorded commentary and indoor or open-air seats. Use your ticket for 24 hours, stopping near King’s College, The Backs, the Fitzwilliam Museum, the railway station, and Cambridge American Cemetery.

“So disappointed. My hub and and I - both seniors/ first time in Cambridge. Had fully paid tickets on iPhone but no WiFi service so couldn’t access. Driver not only unsympathetic, but unhelpful in every way. We repaid to take trip. Cambridge is small but it’s still terrific to see from bus on first day (after traveling from USA). Just a shame this driver soured our first glimpse of this nice town.”

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Rowing experience in Cambridge! No experience required - The first 30 minutes on the rowing machines
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Rowing experience in Cambridge! No experience required

15.Rowing experience in Cambridge! No experience required

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Learn the rowing stroke indoors, then take an eight-person boat onto the River Cam for about an hour. Cambridge Rowing Experience supplies coaching, equipment, and a patient helmsman such as Rosie. No previous rowing experience is required.

“This is a great club and teaches you the basics of rowing really quickly and easily. It is a great activity to make friends and do community building. This was my favorite activity when I visited Cambridge. Will definitely come back when I have a chance.”

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