Oxford and Cambridge: Historic University Tour

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….
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)
  • tastecard and Coffee Club membership (if selected)
What's Not Included
  • 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…

Location
Bulleid Way
Departure point: Bus Stop 1, Bulleid Way, Victoria, London, SW1W 9SH Check-in time: 08:00am. Departure time: 08:30am Return time: approximately 7:00pm This tour may end at Gloucester Road Underground Station, subject to traffic on the day.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mitroi
Oct 30, 2025
Visit to Cambridge and Oxford - It was a truly astonishing tour.The guide,Oliver,told us all the details and stories about the two universities. Thanks to his explanations, I learned a lot and appreciated the places even more.
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Graceyannie
Oct 16, 2025
A tightly packed itinerary, but everything was spot on - Lovely experience. Thanks to both the Guide Apolonia and the Driver Geure for making such an enjoyable trip. Friendly, courteous and efficient.
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Peiqiangy
Oct 4, 2025
Amanda and Soko - It was a very crazy day, we went to Oxford and Cambridge, the view was very beautiful, the guide gave us a lot of science backstory, the journey was very good, highly recommend you, if you have to play next time, then I'll choose this travel agency, but this time the drive is about 6 hours need to be fully prepared
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Anne
Oct 2, 2025
Great day Cambridge University and Oxford. To do Favorite for Oxford - Beautiful day Extraordinary Landscape Cedric our super interesting guide congratulations for all the comments, he was very patient and very kind to the whole group. He made this day even more interesting thank you Cedric
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Zheng_c
Sep 25, 2025
Our guider Apple and... - Our guider Apple and driver Antonio are great. We enjoyed the tour very much and gained lots of knowledge from her.
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Scenic15405175136
Sep 23, 2025
Fun - We went with Danxia and Mario Dan is patient,funny, informative and helpful. Mario is careful and gentle. We really enjoyed the tour and highly recommend it.
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Murray
Sep 25, 2025
A full day to visit Cambridge & Oxford - (Apollonia) Apple and driver Antonio were excellent and went above and beyond to make the most of the day for us. Having to announce everything in Spanish as well as English took extra time Apple did a great job sharing the history. Sadly our trays on the coach were full of food crumbs and we had people in front of us who lay their chairs back as far as they would go …a long way so there was no room for our legs . We learnt lots about Cambridge and Oxford - thanks to Apple. There was a lot of time driving on the bus but saved us driving!! & Antonio did a great job.
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Laurence_f
Oct 10, 2025
Too much in not enough time - The tour guide and our driver were great, the trip did not leave enough time to really see much of the areas and there history too much packed in to one day
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Drc512
Oct 12, 2025
Insufficient time in each... - Insufficient time in each place Guide spoke broken English and was impossible to understand. Guide also not professional or particularly concerned with needs if the group Overall disappointed
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Katherine_r
Oct 3, 2025
Very bad experience - Worst tour I've ever been on. Hardly any "guiding," 10 minutes of history, repeated in Spanish. We were taken to Kings College, then left on our own for an hour and a half, told to get lunch and find a bathroom. I was 2 minutes late for the bus and it left without me. I'm in my mid 70's and found my way back to London on the train and realized I actually didn't miss much. The bus was quite uncomfortable and there just was so little information imparted. I am sorry I spent so much, including the additional fees. There's too much driving and too little time spent, especially with no guidance. I was not aware that it was a bilingual tour, which meant we all had to listen to the same short history in two languages. Bad idea. It was the worst tour by far I've ever taken, and I've taken a number of Viator tours which were always good. I do NOT recommend.
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