Oxford & Cambridge Universities Tour with Christ Church entry Evan Evans Tours

(21 customer reviews)

$136.10

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Oxford & Cambridge Universities Tour with Christ Church entry USD 135.1. Keen to visit Oxford or Cambridge? Then explore both age-old university cities in in one day on this illuminating trip from London. With an expert guide, take a walking tour around the historical colleges of Oxford, famous as the ‘city of dreaming spires.’ Admire hushed courtyards and showpieces including the Bodleian Library, and hear about past scholars such as Bill Clinton. Continue to the university city of Cambridge on the Cam River and take a stroll around its finest college buildings, including the splendid King’s College and Bridge of Sighs..
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21 reviews for Oxford & Cambridge Universities Tour with Christ Church entry Evan Evans Tours

  1. Tracey D

    This was a fantastic tour. Our guide and bus driver were great. You visit Cambridge first and you are taken to the key sites and given plenty of information. You also have some time to wander around yourself a bit longer would have been better but not really possible if you are trying to visit both places in one day. You can view the rivers but no time for a boat trip. Oxford is the second place and it is just as amazing. We got to go in the great hall which isn’t open every day so that was fantastic. Students were on holiday so crowds were low. Really loved this and would highly recommend this a day trip from London.

  2. Vinicius R

    This day trip is great if you are interested in the educational legacy of Britain. We were very pleased with a very amusing, knowledgeable guide, who made the trip even more fun. Both cities are beautiful, with amazing buildings and things to see. A lot of history. Definitely worth the visit.

  3. Jocelyn_D

    Loved this tour! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Enjoyed the entire experience!

  4. Pamela_L

    Tour journey is very rush at Oxford and the tour guide is not knowledgeable by reading the information from his material.

  5. Carola C

    We took this tour with guide John, and driver, Ben – and it was outstanding. They kept to the scheduled times, were very knowledgeable, excellent storytelling/history lesson, clearly passionate about the areas – and got our large group in and out of the buildings, with a little time to shop and eat before we had to reboard the bus. It’s a long day, but I highly recommend.

  6. Louise_G

    Evans and Evans tour took us to both Cambridge and Oxford as a long day trip. It does take 2 hours on the bus to get from London to Cambridge and then another 2 hours from Cambridge to Oxford and then 2 hours home again. YOu can do the math and realise that time in each town only gives you a flavour of the amazing history of these places. All the main sites were covered and good tips about where to get souvenirs were given. If you have time I would pick one university town to do a more thorough visit, but as the highlights were so amazing eg Christchurch College Oxford, I thought the trip well worth it

  7. Shailesh_D

    We started 15 mins late from the scheduled departure(9.00 am) from London at 9.15 am and reached Cambridge at 11.15 am.
    Started the walking tour of Cambridge at around 11.30 am. The guide spent 45 mins with us telling the history in bits and peices. She then left us at 12.15 pm to explore the city on our own for rest of the time and asked us to return to the coach by 1.20 pm. We were also asked to have lunch during the same time which essentially meant we can either explore the city or have lunch.
    We left Cambridge at 1.25 pm and reached Oxford at 3.30 pm. The guide again spent just 30 mins explaining few details of different colleges and left us at 4.15 pm to explore the city on our own. We were asked to return back to the coach by 5.15 pm. Again you have the option to either have some snacks or explore the city.
    We departed from Oxford at 5.25 pm and reached London at 7.15 pm.
    The reason I opted for a guided walking tour was to get a good understanding of the history of both the universities and the important colleges from these universities. But I felt the guide was either not interested or didn’t have much knowledge. Also I think the tour could have been managed more efficiently. Most of other tour operators depart from London at 8.15 am. This would give us more time in both the cities.

  8. Huiying_H

    Our coach was one hour and half late. The travel time is much more than the visits time on both campuses. We were rushed in both places.

  9. BRIAN_B

    This was absolutely the worst tour Viator has ever put me through and I’ve been on over 20 various Viator tours. Everything from the coach, the driver, the radio equipment and the tour guide was a complete waste. The Driver was uncaring and less than accommodating. The coach WiFi was inoperable and “Nobody knew” how to turn it on. I was on the very same coach 2 days earlier and everything worked fine. The radio equipment for the walking tours didn’t work properly. The tour guide was friendly but offered very little information and seemed not to care that we couldn’t hear anything she was saying. . She walked so fast during what little guided tour we had that the group was strung out, lost and Ill-informed of what we were seeing. I felt lost and disappointed as did many of the other tourists on this trip.

  10. Grant_D

    Wonderful tour of both Universities. Manon, our tour guide, was excellent. She was knowledgeable, humorous and answered all questions we asked her. If you can score a tour with her, I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.

  11. Mayur_S

    The tour was fantastic and worth every penny. The tour guide Manon was funny, knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. She provided a interesting insights to the sites. She went out of the way to ensure that the tourists got the best experience.

  12. Grant_D

    Wonderful tour of both Universities. Manon, our tour guide, was excellent. She was knowledgeable, humorous and answered all questions we asked her. If you can score a tour with her, I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.

  13. heather_m

    Beautiful areas. I liked that there was a walking tour and then some free time. It was a long day, but absolutely worth it.

  14. Amali_W

    It was a wonderful day. At very first, when we were leaving london, Aldi , our guide gave a brief description about the landmark we are passing by. Also she came up with the history of the both university towns on our way to them. And interacting with the group with questions and stories she pointed out most of the remarkable places and things in the cities. And in both cities she guided us about an hour and we had about an hour to explore on our own. I highly recommend this tour for someone who have very limited time and need to grab a quick glimpse of the famous university towns of UK.

  15. b_g

    It was a nice tour around Cambridge and Oxford. The tour is little rushed and does not leave much room for self exploration after the walk.

  16. Cathryn_W

    Fabulous tour great tour guide but way too rushed I was just about running to keep up which made for a very uncomfortable and stressed guided tour I had to pull out for second half as I was too much I’m 64 and would not do it again

  17. Armando_F

    Nice trip, guide was most helpful in pointing out the landmarks. I would do it once more on my next return visit.

  18. Glenn_M

    Too much time in the bus leaving too little time for exploring the campuses. Guide was friendly and knowledgeable.

  19. Kristina_T

    We were told we were going to Cambridge first because we had a 1530 entry into Christ Church at Oxford. We had a short walking tour in Cambridge followed by an hour to explore. When asked again about our entry in Orford we were assured it was all set (even though the web page for Christ Church clearly stated they closed to the public at 1230). After leaving Cambridge and approaching Oxford we sat in construction traffic for approximately 40 minutes. We were told this was an unexpected delay even though Google maps showed the delay when leaving Cambridge and the roadway signs stated construction had begun in 2024. Upon arrival in Oxford we were told we didn’t actually have tickets to Christ Church and that the college was closed. Our tour guide stated this too was unexpected and that we shouldn’t be upset because entry actually was not included in most of our tickets. We had a rushed (20 minute) walking tour where we were told we were walking to slow and a bit over half an hour to explore and find our way back to the bus. Our tour guide seemed to be reciting from a script but often forget information (which she would say she forgot) or she would mix up names and dates. Overall the trip was a huge waste of time and money and I really wish I would have booked with a different company. Terrible planning and horrid guide.

  20. Jose_L

    Bravo to Shasta, our tour guide for her outstanding knowledge of the areas we visited, her friendly and always positive attitude very refreshing. She made the trip a memorable experience from start to finish for our family. This tour is a must for everyone visiting London, strongly recommended!!

  21. Tim_K

    The trip was cancelled without warning when I showed. Will never use Viator or Evans.
    Say more? You stink!!! Is that enough?

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