Alumni Tours: Oxford Punting Tour

Alumni Tours

Available to 31 December 2025

Book now from £25.00

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Experience some of the best tours in Oxford with Alumni Tours

Located in the heart of Oxford, Alumni Tours are an independent tour company with a difference. Instead of a tour guide, you'll be led around the most beautiful areas of Oxford and Oxford with real University students and graduates, so you can gain a local insight into one of the most historic cities in the UK.

"Although I and my wife have been to Oxford many times, we took this tour with Laura to get an insight on how it is to live and learn in Oxford. As a recent graduate, Laura was able to go beyond the 'facts and dates' and give a viewpoint of someone who spent 3 years living, working and learning in Oxford. Excellent tour guide who made the 90 minutes fly by," Alumni Tours Review

Oxford: Enjoy a Punting Tour led by University Students

  • Duration: 30 minutes
  • Meeting Point: Magdalen Bridge Boathouse, High St, Oxford, OX1 4AU
  • Departure Times: 10:00am, every hour until dusk
  • Please arrive five minutes early.
  • Please note: Your guide will be wearing a royal blue element branded with the coat of arms of Alumni Tours.

Go punting in Oxford and see the best of Oxford sites

Join a current or former student and experience a combination of deep passion for history and architecture with the knowledge and experience of a local, for a truly unique insight into Oxford:

  • Enjoy a punting tour for 30 minutes
  • Join a University Student and gain insight into life in Oxford
  • Travel along the River Cherwell
  • Be chauffeured gently past Oxford's Botanical Gardens
  • Cruise past Magdalen College School Fields
  • Glide through Christ Church Meadows, where Lewis Carroll was teaching students before writing Alice in Wonderland
  • Pass St. Hilda's College gardens and travel back to the boathouse

Book Alumni Tours now and enjoy one of the best punting tours in Oxford!

Magdalen Bridge Boathouse

High St,
Oxford,
OX1 4AU
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Meeting Point: Magdalen Bridge Boathouse, High St, Oxford, OX1 4AU

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  • Toilets are located in local cafes
  • Parking nearby
  • Public transport accessible

Yes, Alumni Tours can accommodate wheelchairs on their walking tours.

Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed on the walking tours with Alumni Tours due to regulations from the colleges.

Please ensure you arrive 5 - 10 minutes early for your Alumni Tours walking tour.

For all walking tours with Alumni Tours, there is a maximum capacity of 20 people per guide.