Explore the Highlights of the British Museum: Private TourPrivate Tour

Explore the best of the British Museum on a privately guided tour through the museum's highlights, from Vikings to Egyptian mummies, including the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone.

Adults: 2 Children: 0
Total

Things to know

Duration:

3 hrs

Categories:

Art, Culture, First Time Visitor, History, Museums and Galleries

Private Tour:

You and our own professional guide. 100% exclusive

Transport Mode:

Walking tour: no transportation is included

What's included:

A friendly, professional English-speaking tour guide for your own private group, Timed Entry Reservations to the British Museum

What's not included:

Hotel pick up and drop off, Food and drink, Gratuities
Meeting points: Your guide will meet you outside The Museum Tavern, 49 Great Russell St, Holborn, London WC1B 3BA

What makes this tour special

London is renowned the world over for its spectacular museums and the British Museum has the largest and most comprehensive collection in existence dedicated to human history, art and culture. Located in the Bloomsbury area of London, the museum houses a lot of interesting artefacts which explain more than two million years of human history.

On your private highlights tour you will:

Your private tour of one of London’s best museums will help you navigate through the immensity of the collections to the must-see highlights, along with any curiosities which intrigue you.

The British Museum houses millions of items in over 70 galleries including some of humankind's greatest archaeological artefacts, and learn of their significance.

See relics and artistic curiosities from lost times and civilizations – from mummies, priceless armour, and ancient coins to architectural marvels. Hear of their discovery, from the adventures of old British explorers, and medieval tomb raiders to spoils of war.

You will see the Rosetta Stone, the Easter Island Moai, the Sutton Hoo, the Lewis Chessmen, and the Parthenon marbles, as well as many other remarkable objects as part of an unmissable day of discovery and mystery.

Your tour ends inside the Main Hall of the British Museum, where your guide will happily point you toward some of the museum’s more obscure artefacts or will direct you to some of the best places to eat in Bloomsbury. 

What you'll see

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