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Cambridge offers plenty of pre-planned city tours for you to choose from all year round. If you’re feeling more spontaneous, simply grab a map and enjoy an uncharted adventure. Why not plot your journey and explore the city?  

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Cambridge longest running river boat tours. Explore Cambridge buy river , city and beyond. Private group/family trips and public hop-on tours.

Cambridge Bike Tours

Cambridge as you’ve never seen it before! Truly the best way to explore this beautiful and fascinating city. Get off the beaten track and discover hidden gems with our knowledgeable guides

Cambridge Highlights Tour

See the best of Cambridge on a 90-minute Cambridge Highlights Walking Tour!

Cambridge Punting

Ready to experience Cambridge like never before? Join us at Cambridge Punting, for a journey that blends history, charm, and adventure.

Cambridge Sculpture Trails

Find illustrated trails of 20th & 21st C public sculpture on our CST website. Download our free app to guide you around the works sited in city streets and tranquil college gardens.

Cambridge Women Tours

Sex and the City - a walking tour This guided tour, led by Cambridge Green Badge guides, reveals the parts played by women in shaping the university, the town and the world beyond.

City Sightseeing Tour

The Cambridge sightseeing tour stops at 18 different locations across the city, bringing you on a tour of the city's main tourist attractions. Enjoy the views and sounds of Cambridge from the top deck of the Hop-On Hop-Off bus, whatever your tastes may be.

CityDays Urban Adventure Hunts

Escape room meets city tour. Explore Cambridge’s historic highlights and hidden quirks in this puzzle-filled adventure through its centre!

Go Quest Adventures: Self Guided City Walk & Interactive Treasure Hunt

Turning City Streets into Adventure Playgrounds! Go Quest Adventures (GQA) offers fun and interactive city Quests all self-guided through the GQA app. On your Quest, explore the streets of Cambridge unlocking a secret trail, solving puzzles & completing challenges earning points along the way. Quests are designed for you to see the city’s highlights but also discover hidden gems and learn unique facts. Get Your Quest Today - Play Anytime! Will you Conquer The Quest?

Grantchester Filming Locations Walking Tour

Enjoy a guided Grantchester tour through the idyllic village on the outskirts of Cambridge, as seen in the hit ITV drama.

Haunted Cambridge Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers are running ghost tours every Friday and Saturday at 18:30.

Hidden Cambridge

Discover the heart of the ancient city, some of the hidden nooks and crannies you’ve never noticed before around the river crossing and quayside area.

Inside King’s College Chapel

Step inside and feel the magic. Our guides are invited by King’s to lead tours of Cambridge’s most recognisable landmark.

Killer Trails

Would you like to explore the elegant streets of Cambridge whilst solving a world-changing murder mystery? Well, you’ve come to the right place, detective! A Brief Murder In Time is an imaginative treasure hunt with a whodunit twist. This self-guided city tour experience leads you on a thrilling journey around one of the world’s most prestigious university cities, past renowned museums and spectacularly preserved architecture. Along the way, you’ll discover historical landmarks and hidden gems, solve cryptic puzzles and find hidden clues to ultimately deduce whodunit. The game is afoot!

King’s College and King’s College Chapel

King's College Chapel plays a central role in College life, as well as being the most instantly recognizable and iconic building in Cambridge.

Let’s Go Punting

At Let’s Go Punting we offer award-winning private and shared chauffeured punting tours in Cambridge. Sit back, relax and see the majestic Cambridge University 'college backs' in comfort & style.

Did you know?

The imposing lamppost in the centre of Parker’s Piece bears the words Reality Checkpoint – believed to be a reference to the end of the university ‘bubble’ and the beginning of the real world, aka the rest of the city.

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Private Cambridge Guided Walking Tours

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Join an expert Blue Badge Guide for a personalised experience on a private tour of Cambridge

Our guides will take you on a fascinating guided tour that lasts up to 2-hours and can accommodate up to 20 people per guide.

Our private tours will show you the very best of Cambridge with expert inside knowledge along the way. For the full Cambridge experience book a longer tour and explore more of the central Cambridge Colleges and other famous sites.

All our private tours are fully customisable and can focus on whatever you wish depending on the requirements of your group – choose the time and the meeting place, and have the itinerary tailored to your specific interests, age group and mobility.

Find out more about our tours below and start planning your trip today!

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Our Private Cambridge Guided Tours last between 1 and 2 hours, and are tailored to your individual requirements. As an overview: 

A 1 or 1.5 hour private tour will cover the historic heart of the city including the golden Corpus Clock; the formal and ceremonial centre of the University, The Senate House and Old Schools; stunning colleges such as King’s, Corpus Christi and Trinity (external views) and the Old Cavendish Laboratory, home of world-changing scientific discoveries.

A 2 hour guided walking tour led by one of our highly-trained and experienced Blue or Green Badge Guides will cover the rich history of Cambridge city and University at a comfortable pace and allows time for entry into one or more of the famous central colleges.

Participants will learn about student life and pranks, see well-known landmarks and hear fascinating insights from more than 800 years of University history. Tours are led by our entertaining Guides who love to share their inside knowledge of Cambridge and are ready to help you make the most of your time, however brief, in our lovely city.

Please note tours can include internal college visits when available, however Cambridge colleges are private institutions and sometimes close at short notice therefore entrance can never be guaranteed.

All of our private tours are fully customisable and can focus on whatever you wish. If it’s your first time in Cambridge we would recommend you include the following sights:

The Old Cavendish Laboratory The Eagle Pub The Corpus Clock The Senate House

Central colleges including:

• Corpus Christi College
• King’s College
• Gonville & Caius College
• Trinity College
• St Catharine’s College

Tours usually start from outside Great St Mary’s Church on King’s Parade but can be arranged to suit the needs of your group. Please try to arrive 10 minutes before your tour starts. Unfortunately tours cannot be extended as a result of late arrival.

Tours run throughout the year.

Please email us with your preferred date and time and we will do our best to accommodate.

Our Private Cambridge Guided Tours last between 1 and 2 hours, and are tailored to your individual requirements. As an overview:

Please note some of the Cambridge Colleges currently remain closed and the tours will include external visits only.

Tours usually start from outside Great St Mary’s Church on King’s Parade but can be arranged to suit the needs of your group. Please try to arrive 10 minutes before your tour starts, unfortunately tours cannot be extended as a result of late arrival.

Please note some of  the Cambridge Colleges currently remain closed and the tours will include external visits only.

Book A Private Guided Tour of Cambridge

To enquire about a private guided tour please email us with your requirements including your preferred tour date and any specific sights you’d like to include in the tour.

Please send an email to [email protected] or alternatively click on the relevant button below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

1 Hour Private Tour of Cambridge

1.5 hour private tour of cambridge, 2 hour private tour of cambridge, why choose cantab tours.

Experienced.

Cantab Tours have a wealth of experience in providing high-quality walking tours of Cambridge. Our team has previously worked with Visit Cambridge for many years as the providers of their official guided tour service. In fact, we have been delivering tours of Cambridge since the 1970s!

We work closely with The Society of Cambridge Tourist Guides and all of our tour guides are accredited and proudly wear the widely-recognised Blue or Green badges awarded by the Institute of Tourist Guiding . The training lasts almost a year and our guides have such a broad knowledge they can answer most questions you will have including questions on the application process for prospective students.

Entertaining.

As well as being fully qualified, our tour guides are all extremely passionate about Cambridge and its history. Many of our guides are Cambridge University Alumni or are associated with the University in some way. They will guarantee that you will have an enjoyable and engaging tour – full of interesting historical facts and fascinating stories. No boring or scripted tours here!

Our Cambridge Highlights Tour is only £20 per person (£12 for children) for a 90-minute tour, and our Private Tours start at just £90 for up to 20 people offering great value for money and the perfect way to see Cambridge.

Our Cambridge Highlights Tour is only £20 per person (£12 for children) for a 90-minute tour, and our private tours start at just £90 for up to 20 people offering great value for money and the perfect way to see Cambridge.

Guided Tours of King's College

Make the most of your visit to King’s College by booking a Private Guided Tour. A part of our Private Guided Tours service – book as a standalone tour of the college, or combine with a tour of other Cambridge sights.

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