Walking Tour Combined with River Punting Rowing (3 hours duration)
-
Duration 2-2.5 hours
-
Private group experience
-
Includes chauffeured punting
-
Expert guide in English
-
Max 3-4 persons per boat
-
Life jackets available
Experience the charm of Oxford with a unique walking tour combined with a delightful river punting experience, guided by a local expert.
Featured Reviews
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!
Excluded
-
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
Experience the charm of Oxford with a unique walking tour combined with a delightful river punting experience, guided by a local expert.
Highlights
- Leisurely river trip with beautiful views
- Learn about the rowing traditions of Oxbridge
- Explore famous sights and colleges of Oxford
- Option to have a chauffeured punting experience
- Private group boat trip with personalized guide
Meeting Point
Meet your guide wearing red lanyard by our red sign, OUTSIDE Oxford Tourist Info centre, 15 Broad street, Oxford, OX1 3AS.
15 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS , United Kingdom
End Point
The guide will give you a free Oxford map plus offer you help directions to wherever you need to go to next.
Oxford OX1 4AU , United Kingdom
What to expect
River Cherwell
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.
Bridge of Sighs
We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this
Sheldonian Theatre
We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this
Bodleian Library
We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this
Radcliffe Camera
We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this and we might also visit inside the church too
Magdalen College
We pass by and introduce such famous sights as this but we don't visit inside this college on this tour
The experience can be subject to change due to bad weather or unforseen circumstances. We always endeavour to give you the best possible experience.
Additional Information
-
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
-
Service animals allowed
-
Public transportation options are available nearby
-
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
-
Not recommended for participants with spinal injuries
-
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
-
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.
-
Please note the river is on average about 6 feet (2m) deep, so any children will automatically be offered a lifebelt but you must notify us if any adults or children in your group cannot swim. Please advise us of this fact, when you book & when you meet the guide & when the boathouse prepare your boat!
-
The default schedule for this tour is to first join either the 12.30 walking tour or the 2.30pm walking tour and then the guide will walk you to the boathouse. If your schedule requires you to instead take the boat trip in the morning before you join the walking tour, then you must make this request known and advise what time you can meet us (any time from 10am onwards)
-
PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME:
-
Please arrive 5 minutes early for your tour at our meeting point. If you arrive more than 5 minutes later than the scheduled tour, then you will likely forfeit and lose your booking as it interrupts the guide and other customers, if we are trying to find you after a guide has started and left the meeting point.
-
INFO FOR DRIVERS AND PARKING:
-
If you are driving, then please allow extra 30-60 minutes over whatever time you think it will take you to get here. Oxford is NOT car friendly and it is congested roads and hard to find parking spaces....unless you park at the sign posted 'park and rides' on edge of town on any major road into the city and hop on their buses into city centre. The park and ride buses leave every 15 or every 30 minutes and take anything from 10 min to 30 min (depending on traffic) to reach city centre. So if you are going to drive, then please assume you should be aiming to park your car about one hour before your tour starts.
-
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
-
We actually recommend instead using the much faster and reliable train services but again please aim to arrive about an hour or earlier before your tour starts as trains can be delayed and the train and coach station are about 15 minutes walk from our meeting point. There is also the coach service from London called the Oxford Tube which leaves every half hour or more but it can take much longer than its advertised 105 minute journey time. It drops you off either at High street Oxford or Gloucester Green coach station. It's quicker to ask to get off on High street near Carfax tower, then it's a 10 minutes walk to Broad street.
-
Max 3-4 persons + guide per boat. Any larger groups, ask viator to call us up for a quote!
What our experts say
-
Try a picnic hamper from the boathouse.
-
Visit nearby Christ Church after the tour.
-
Ensure you arrive 5 mins early to avoid issues.
-
Consider using park and ride for easier access.
-
Check for graduation dates to avoid crowd.
This is a popular product and the date you are looking for just sold out. Next available date is