The British Museum London Private Guided Tour

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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
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Experience Highlights

With this private guided tour of the British Museum in London, you will enjoy an exclusive tour of approximately two and a half hours accompanied by a specialist guide. Immerse yourself in eight million objects from prehistoric to medieval times, uncovering the secrets of ancient civilisations.

The meeting point is just outside the museum gates, where your guide will be waiting for you to begin this fascinating adventure. Choose to do the tour in French, English or Spanish in the next step of the booking process (private option only).

You can opt for the private tour, a semi-private tour in groups of up to 8 people or an experience adapted for children and teenagers, ensuring that each visitor enjoys the most according to their interests and needs.

During the tour, you will have the opportunity to admire iconic pieces such as the Rosetta Stone, samurai armour and prehistoric tools dating back more than two million years. You'll also learn how Egyptian hieroglyphs were translated and customise your itinerary to focus on the areas that interest you most.

  • Discover the remains of ancient civilisations with the accompaniment of a professional guide.
  • Enjoy a private or small group guided tour to learn about incredible prehistoric and medieval antiquities.
  • Understand how Egyptian hieroglyphs could have been translated.

What’s included

  • Guided tour of the British Museum
  • Private tour guide
  • Group visit for up to 8 people (if you select the option)
  • Visit adapted for children and teenagers (if you select the option)

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Step by Step

Discover all that the British Museum in London has to offer with a private guided tour of around 2.5 hours (with the option of a semi-private small group tour). You will have an exclusive expert guide for those who join the tour at the time of booking.

Among the more than 8 million objects housed within its walls, these are some of the best works you can find in the British Museum:

  • Katebet Mummy: belonging to an old woman from 1300 BC.
  • Lewis Chessmen: a group of 82 medieval chess pieces from the 12th century.
  • Rosetta Stone: a stone that made it possible to decipher ancient Egyptian texts such as hieroglyphs.

On the guided tour you will discover a huge collection of 6000 years of human history including items from all over the world such as samurai armour, medals from different eras, remains of ancient civilisations and much more.

Your private guide will delve into the history of the museum's most important objects, primitive tribes and fallen empires. Thanks to this private experience you will be able to ask him all the questions you can think of throughout the tour.

Learn about the history of humanity in the third most visited museum in the world, after the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Louvre in Paris. A visit that you can't miss on your itinerary.

Reviews

4.8
· 670 Reviews
  • R
    R.
    5
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    It is incredible the amount and variety of unique pieces and objects in this museum. It was one of the most beautiful and educational tours I did on my holiday, I leave with a smile from ear to ear from this tour.
  • C
    C.
    5
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    A must for anyone who loves history. A must-see if you are in London, you can't miss this museum by any means.
  • A
    A.
    5
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    It is one of the most impressive museums I have ever visited. I would love to go back next year.
  • M
    M.
    5
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    There is little to add, it is one of the most famous and recognised museums in the world for a reason. A spectacular place to visit and appreciate everything in detail, although perhaps the length of the tour is not very conducive to the latter.
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