Oxford Punting and Walking Tour Experience

Punting on the river is how students enjoy themselves after finishing their exams. What more unique way to experience Oxford than this. Your chauffeur guide will take you punting or rowing for one hour then join our walking tour.
See the city of dreaming spires both from the beautiful views of the river at a leisurely pace with a relaxing river trip in the comfort of your private group. See Oxford skyline plus Christchurch & Christchurch meadows.

You can select either to meet the guide for the chauffeured river trip as a private group before or after the shared walking tour- please select either 10.30am or 12.45 start time.

Your guide will walk you to Magdalen boathouse & tell you about Oxbridge's rowing traditions & the origins of the story of Alice in Wonderland, which resulted from just such an outing on the river on July 4th 1862. Option also exists to request boat trip to take place before the walking tour- upon request, when you book. Max 3-4 persons + guide per boat.

Meeting Point

15 Broad St

15 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK

Meet your guide wearing red lanyard by our red sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist Info centre, 15 Broad street, Oxford, OX1 3AS.

What's included:

• Please note dates below under section of graduation, university open days, Xmas holidays!
• Life jackets are available free of charge for the boats, by request. Water level averages 2-6 feet
• Max 3-4 persons + guide per boat. Any larger groups, ask viator to call us up for a quote!

Not included:

• If you opt to request the 1 hour boat hire to handle the boat yourself, please note that if you don't return the boat within the one hour period, the boathouse may use its discretion to charge you a late return penalty fee. This is your responsibility therefore to ensure that you proactively keep an eye on how much time you have left and ensure that you can return the boat along the river in time before your hire period ends.
• No food or drink is included on this tour but the boathouse do offer you opportunity to pay for a picnic hamper & likewise, you may opt to bring your own food & drink onto the boat. If you opt to choose 1 hour boat hire, you are responsible for safe & sensible drinking of any alcohol and responsible handling of the boat, to ensure that you do not damage the boat or other boats & do not lose the oars etc. We cannot be responsible for any penalties which the boathouse (a third party) might see fit to charge you, if you should cause them damages.
• In case of bad weather: unfortunately, we don't permit cancellations but if you give us at least 24 hours notice, then we will accept requests to reschedule the date. If weather forecast suggests heavy rain & if you cannot reschedule to another date, we will alternatively let you book onto any alternative tour activity which is also running, such as to join a tour inside Christchurch.
• We can only fit max 3-4 clients + guide per boat, so larger groups, please ask viator to call us up!
• On graduation dates, we may not always be able to enter a college so see graduation dates below:
• 2024 Graduation dates includes...
• May 18, July 13+23+26+27, Aug 3, Sep 27+28, Nov 8+9+16 of 2024

What to expect:

Duration: between 2 hours and 2 hours, 30 minutes

River Cherwell

Oxford

We hire boats to take you out on the river from the boathouse. Depending on whether you select option to have chauffeured punting or to hire boat to handle yourselves, you will spend from 30-60 minutes in the boat on the river.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Bridge of Sighs

New College Ln., Oxford, OX1 3BL

We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this

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Sheldonian Theatre

Broad Street, , Oxford, OX1 3AZ

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Bodleian Library

Broad Street, University Of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3BG

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Radcliffe Camera

Radcliffe Square, , Oxford, OX1 3BG

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University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

The High Street, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 4BJ

We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this and we might also visit inside the church too

5 minutes

Magdalen College

High Street, Oxford, OX1 4AU

We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this but we don't visit inside this college on this tour

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