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A stone bridge with arched windows and a person rowing a boat under it. 2
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By Scholars Punting Cambridge

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €66 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 45m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Admire some of the historic sites of Cambridge University from the River Cam
    • Hear fascinating Cambridge punting stories from your punting guide
    • Relax in comfortable seats with traditional cushions and blankets
    • Learn more about contemporary student life and university traditions
    • Discover more about famous former alumni like Isaac Newton and Prince Charles

Activity location

    • Cambridge
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Thompsons Ln, Cambridge CB5 8AQ, UK | Please check in at the landing stage at Scholars Punting Cambridge.
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Private Tour

  • Activity duration is 45 minutes45m
    45m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€83.57 x 2 Travellers€167.14
Total
Price is €167.15

Shared Tour

  • Activity duration is 45 minutes45m
    45m
  • English

A shared tour seating for 1-3 passengers. Please note that groups of one or two passengers could be seated next to a third party.

Language options: English
Price details
€32.83 x 2 Travellers€65.66
Total
Price is €65.67

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Punting tour on the river
  • Inclusions
    Guide
  • Inclusions
    Live commentary

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Discover Cambridge University on a guided punting tour along the River Cam. Hear more about student life as you see some of the historic colleges of one of the world's most reputable universities.

    Set off on the punting tour that covers the entire length of the River Cam, along which the colleges of Cambridge University are located. Soak up more than 800 years of history as you take in the views of some of the most famous buildings on campus.

    Relax in comfortable seats that feature traditional cushions and blankets. Enjoy interesting historic commentary from your punter, along with some amusing Cambridge punting stories.

    See 7 colleges that boast some of the most illustrious and influential alumni to have graduated from Cambridge. Hear tales of student life, academic and social, from notable historical figures like Isaac Newton and Prince Charles.

Location

Activity location

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    • Cambridge
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Thompsons Ln, Cambridge CB5 8AQ, UK | Please check in at the landing stage at Scholars Punting Cambridge.
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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    • Beaufort Place, 35 Thompson's Lane, Cambridge CB5 8AG, United Kingdom | Please check in at the landing stage at Scholars Punting Cambridge.
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom