The British Museum London Private Guided Tour

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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
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Experience Highlights

Discover one of the most visited museums in the world on a private tour of about 2.5 hours with a specialised guide. You will be surrounded by approximately 8 million objects and items from different parts of the world.

  • Discover the remains of ancient civilisations with the accompaniment of a professional guide.
  • Enjoy a private guided tour to learn about the 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
  • Temporary exhibitions

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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. 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

4.7
· 828 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 vacation, I leave this tour with a smile from ear to ear.
  • C
    C.
    5
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    A must for all people who like history. A must visit if you are in London, you can not miss in any way to know this museum.
  • 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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    Little to add, for something is one of the most famous and recognized museums in the world. 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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