Private Walking Tour of Cambridge

Highlights

  • Enjoy meaningful insights from a local

  • Hear how locals describe Cambridge and Boston

  • Spend a few hours walking around the town’s two universities, and strolling the Charles River

  • Pick up invaluable recommendations, advice, tips and reassurance as you explore highlights and off-the-beaten-track side streets

  • Grab a drink - a coffee or beer - in your local guide’s favourite watering hole

  • Learn first-hand what locals love about Cambridge from someone who knows the place inside-out

Summary

Escape bustling Boston and enjoy a private walking tour of Cambridge with a local

Tour info

Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Group Size
8
Pricing (From)
Commentary
English
Meeting Point

Washington Elm, 36 Waterhouse St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, US

123 Main St, Main St, Kings County, New York, 11217, United States

Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Cobblestoned pathways hemmed by charming colour-washed houses and red-brick walls and bloom-filled terraces makes Cambridge one of the most genial spots to spend a day. To really let the sounds, flavors and history of the town become part of your own travel story, experience the town with a local. After all - travel isn’t just abouttravel, it’s people, faces, food and cultures, fresh perspectives, discoveries and different ways of life - it’s about uncovering the city’s soul. It’s about connection. On your private, guided tour of Cambridge with a local:

- Enjoy meaningful insights from a local
- Hear how locals describe Cambridge and Boston - the experiences that have made the two cities inextricable and those that have let them drift apart
- Spend a few hours walking around the town’s two universities, and strolling the Charles River with a private, local guide
- Pick up invaluable recommendations, advice, tips and reassurance as you explore highlights and off-the-beaten-track side streets
- Grab a drink - a coffee or beer - in your local guide’s favourite watering hole
- Learn first-hand what locals love about Cambridge from someone who knows the place inside-out

To stroll Cambridge is to trace four centuries of American history, freedom from puritan colonists and birth. The city is bursting at the seams with beautiful buildings steeped in history, from war monuments, battlefields, and universities with more than 135 Nobel laureates split between the city’s two schools.Today Cambridge is a byword for forward-thinking, liberalist, arts, intellectuals, literature, academics, innovation and entrepreneurs. Upon crossing the Harvard Bridge over the Charles River, you will be swept away into the academia and yet accessibility of this quaint American town hugging one of the country’s largest metropolitan hubs

Enjoying a private, guided tour of Cambridge with a local will help you discover the sights that tourists so often miss. Wander the hidden side-streets, check out the offbeat street art not associated with the town, and hear the neighbourhood gossip which brings Cambridge to life. While you walk the the leafy campuses of Harvard and MIT, you will uncover its authenticity through the eyes of a local. Your tour is immersive - bringing meaningful and like-minded interesting people together that would never meet if you stuck to the main tourist drag. And don’t worry if you don’t consider yourself an intellectual or history buff, Cambridge has plenty to offer foodies and beer-elitists. Hear about the city’s culinary scene over a craft brew or a light-roast coffee with your local guide before parting ways

What’s included?

  • A craft beer or coffee at a local institution

  • A friendly, professional tour guide for your own private group

  • Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places

  • Food and drink, although your guide will be happy to recommend local favourites along the way

  • Cost of transportation on the day (if required)

  • Gratuities (optional)

Things to know

Before you book

  • This is a walking tour

  • Cost of transportation on the day is not included

Before you go

  • Please bring comfortable walking shoes

  • Please bring any medical requirements you need throughout the day

  • In summer, please remember to bring a hat, sunscreen and plenty of water

Covid Policy

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands

Cancellation Policy

    Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

About operator:

Travel Curious, based in Shoreditch/London, researches, creates and owns immersive, cultural tours and experiences in cities throughout the world. We provide our tours and experiences as a service to the travel industry and are privileged to name some of the biggest global brands as our partners