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Private Guided Tour at British Museum Highlights | 2h 30min | 5.0 (5) | $118 | |
British Museum Highlights Private Guided Tour | 1 hour | 5.0 (30) | $137 | View |
British Museum Guided Tour with Priority Timeslots(Small Group) | 2 hours | 4.9 |
Join your guide at the British Museum in London and explore its world-renowned collection in a small group of up to eight people. The museum, home to eight million artifacts spanning 6,000 years, offers a journey through the depths of human history. Your guide begins with an introduction to the museum’s key pieces, including Samurai armor and Assyrian lion hunting reliefs from the 7th century BC. As you navigate through the galleries, you'll see carefully selected highlights like the Parthenon Marbles, the 12th-century Lewis Chessmen, and the Rosetta Stone—key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. Throughout the tour, your guide will provide engaging stories and historical insights, bringing each artifact to life. Once the guided portion concludes, you’re free to continue exploring the museum at your own pace.
Out at sunset: the 2:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 4:08 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 5.
Navigating The British Museum’s vast collection of eight million artifacts can be daunting for first-time visitors. Skip the stress and indecision with a guided small-group tour that showcases carefully curated highlights. Marvel at the iconic Rosetta Stone, the intricate Lewis Chessmen, and the magnificent Parthenon Marbles, ensuring you experience the best the museum has to offer.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private Guided Tour at British Museum Highlights lasts about 2h 30min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $118 per person for this London experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:30 AM, 2:00 PM, and 5:30 PM.
Children aged 2–11 pay from $69, adults from $118. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Please meet your guide outside the main gates of the museum, next to the red telephone booth located on the left side of the gates, along the sidewalk of Great Russell Street. The meeting point is directly across from Starbucks. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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