Trade in paintings for mummies and historical artifacts on a tour of the British Museum. The enormous collection spans 6000 years of human history, featuring items from all over the world including Samurai armor and rare Assyrian lion hunt reliefs. Our guides will take a serious but enjoyable approach towards the museum’s galleries, discussing primitive tribes and fallen empires through a carefully chosen selection of items. You’ll learn about the Mummy of Katebet, the Lewis Chessmen, and the Rosetta Stone – the actual rock, not the language learning program. Walk away with an understanding of what we humans have achieved during our short history and hopefully you’ll be proud to call yourself a part of this incredible species.
Absolutely incredible tour. Ivo has such an understanding of the development of humankind and how all of the civilizations blend together to create our "modern" understanding. I could have listened to him for days... his explanations of the artifacts was wonderful and very meaningful for me as a student of the human experience. Thank you so much!
Steph was knowlegeable and fun!
excellent tour tour guide extremely knowledgeable highly recommend learned a lot! history of this museum is amazing
Our Tour Guide Becky was phenomenal. Guiding us through the museum and the most important and must see artifacts as well as providing historical background, context and incredible information about not only the artifacts themselves but their historical context, cultural implications, and practical means of archaeology. I could not recommend this experience more. Thank you so much Becky!
This was a great easy to see the British Museum with a limited amount of time! Our guide Cecily was great at navigating us through the museum on a busy afternoon, ensuring we saw all the major exhibits. She also asked at the beginning of the tour about our personal goals or preferences for the tour which I appreciated.
I booked this last minute on my last day in London. So grateful I did. Becky was amazing and is so knowledgeable and passionate about history. She helped us get thru the crowds and highlights perfectly.
Our guide Becky was awesome. She was so knowledgeable and maneuvered us through the museum making sure that we saw the rare and most interesting exhibits. This was the second time we visited the museum. The first time we visited on our on. Having a guide, especially Becky, made it an enjoyable experience. John and Connie, from Ohio
Matilda so enjoys history, helping others gain a much better understanding of how the museum antiquities relate to society of that time and place, and implications and responsibilities for us today. Matilda so held our interest and made our British Museum visit a highlight of our time in London.
What an informative and fun tour! Stephanie was so great. Incredibly knowledgeable and so personable. Highly recommend!
Our Tour Guide was great and took us all over the museum. There were four of us in our group and that was a perfect number. He had numerous stories to tell.
Ivo was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable. This is an efficient way to see this huge museum. Highly recommend!
We had a full day of interesting stories. Alistair made history come alive. He tailored our stops based on our interests. Appreciated only another couple w us as made things flexible. Highly recommend.
This guided tour of British Museum was excellent. Our guide James H was very knowledgable with great communication skills. The small group size was also helpful to move through the crowd. Highly recommended.
We enjoyed our tour with our tour guide Stephanie. The semi private tour turned into a private tour with just me and my mom and Stephanie did not rush the tour and infact did t extra time with us. She was great and showers us the most important highlights without feeling like we missed things. Highly recommend this tour and Stephanie
Brilliant! Fantastic! Would definitely book again. Very much appreciated after work guides expertise.
Our guide Becky L was exceptional. She shared her depth of historical knowledge making the exhibits come alive. Becky answered questions from those in our group, 5 in total. Her voice carries, and enabled my experience as a person who wears hearing aids, to hear clearly. Without hesitation, both my husband and I recommend taking this tour.
Ivo was great and knowledgeable! You can tell his genuine passion for history and he doesn’t gloss over any details.
makes history fun and relatable ; explains it all well; avoid summer ; must have tour guide ; well worth it
Wonderful informative tour. Our guide, Colin, was a delight… full of knowledge and interesting stories.
Our tour guide Colin was very knowledgeable! The tour was fantastic and I would highly recommend both the tour and Colin!
Great overview of highlights of Westminster told with stories and history. Guide was amazing. Really appreciate the opportunity
Nathan was a fabulous tour guide. Our group had several individuals with mobility issues and Nathan arranged the tour of the museum to allow each person to maximize their time and ability to view the many exhibits.
Be prepared to walk, there is very little seating, it is a museum. Steph was a fantastic guide! Very knowledgeable, kind and patient. She answered everyone’s questions with thoughtfulness and truth.
Guy was a fabulous guide. He made our British Museum visit so much more memorable. This is an enormous museum which can be extremely overwhelming. Having a guide made it an enjoyable experience. He was very knowledgeable and extremely informative.
The museum is filled with such a large range of magnificent art and works that it is easy to miss many of its treasures. James, our guide, was able to show us important pieces parts of the museum’s collection in a coherent, engaging and very interesting manner.
Miltilda gave us a very enlightening tour of the London Museum. She is very knowledgeable of all the exhibits in the museum. My favorite was the Rosetta Stone.
Lots to see at the museum. Colin did a great job narrating and was very helpful and friendly. He made sure we saw all the important artifacts.
Andi was very knowledgeable about the items in the museum. Made obscure things like knucklebones interesting. Highly recommend
Really really helped bring the museum and the artifacts to life. Our guide "Ivo", was well versed and was full of enthusiasm throughout the tour. We were very pleased with his organization and ability to deliver on a wide range of topics.
If you are extremely fortunate when you get your museum guide, then you will get Stefanie K. She was an absolute delight. Very very knowledgeable and what’s more ,very relatable . My family and I all loved the tour. Get Stef , and you can’t miss.
It's not everyday you get a highly educated, accomplished and completely relatable tour guide who can answer virtually any question you throw at them about anything in the museum. We were lucky to have Sacha (a scholar and published author!) as our guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and was sensitive to the range of opinions one might have about some of the more controversial collections. We highly recommend him and he would be fun for all ages. We had a great time and felt like we learned a lot in a relatively short amount of time.
Our Tour guide Becky was awesome! She was so interesting and knowledgeable. We loved the tour and highly recommend the private tour!
Great tour but a bit too woke and political. I’m on vacation and don’t want to be your audience for political rants and opinions.
Sheldon was amazing! We wish we could take him on all of our tours through Europe! He was so knowledgeable and funny. Time flew! We saw the main things we wanted to see and his explanations and stories we will remember for a long time!
Matilda did a great job at keeping the kids engaged. She did really well at gauging when to move from object to object. Very laid back, patient , knowledgeable and easy going.
Sascha is a wonderful guide. Our tour was awesome! He was very knowledgeable and took us to the highlights of the museum.
Steph was amazing! The British Museum has so much history, and I could see it becoming easily overwhelming. Steph meet us right outside, and it took us on a great highlights tour, making sure to ask if we were interested in anything in particular. Steph did a great job connecting us to the history of the pieces in museum and connecting the history that flows between the time periods. She clearly has a lot of knowledge and shared it in a very charismatic way. Honestly, I can’t see doing the British Museum any other way!
Our private tour at Tate Modern was an exceptional experience. The guide was knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly passionate about modern and contemporary art. The 90‑minute walk through the galleries felt inspiring and well‑paced, with just the right balance between storytelling and art history. The organisation was smooth from start to finish, and the whole visit felt tailored to our group. A fantastic cultural highlight—highly recommended for anyone looking to explore Tate Modern in a more curated and insightful way.
Walking through the museum with our guide Ivo was less of a tour and more of a fascinating discussion of human civilization, empires, language, and religion all while seeing exquisite pieces on display. Ivo was passionate about history and wasn’t afraid to address controversial topics. We could have walked with him for hours. He even suggested several podcasts that are focused on history. I would highly recommend requesting Ivo as your guide if you want to dive deeper into history and not just look at artifacts.
The displays were wonderful and Stephanie knew so much. She was a great tour guide and very passionate about her work
Becky was amazing! You can tell she has a passion for history and wealth of knowledge. I would highly recommend this tour and Becky to anyone looking for a great historical activity in London.
Our guide Becky L was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. It was a great experience.
Sacha was the perfect tour guide for us! Kind, clever, and so knowledgeable. I highly recommend his tour!
Jake C was an incredible guide! He was full of knowledge, and made our 2 1/2 hour tour extremely enjoyable for everyone in our family, which included children, teenagers and adults. Cannot recommend this tour more strongly. Even my husband, who’s tough to impress on a history tour, turned to me halfway through and said, “this is awesome!”
Our guide Jake was wonderful very knowledgeable and open to questions! It was a great way to see the British museum without feeling overwhelmed.
Ivo was a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable and accommodating. We learned so much more than we ever could have on our own.
Ivo was an amazing tour guide. He was super knowledgeable and efficient. He showes us the most important and remarkable stuff along with incredible stories and he was super funny as well. His storytelling skills was top notch, 100% recommend the tour and Ivo!!
Our tour guide had a genuine love and knowledge of the exhibits. And a natural way to tell us about it.
Andy was awesome! He was incredibly patient and knew the museum very well. Truly a great experience. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. 2.5 hours was plenty.
Darcy was an excellent guide. The British Museum is huge and crowded. Darcy navigated and weaved us through to each exhibit flawlessly. He told great stories, showed us images on his ipad and answered all our questions as a born and bred Londoner. Highly recommend.
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