Natural History Museum London - Exclusive Guided Museum Tour
Description
From the largest dinosaurs to the tiniest gemstones, the Natural History Museum’s display of over 80 million specimens needs no introduction. On this 2 hour exclusive guided museum tour, you’ll discover the collection housed within a terracotta palace, a “cathedral to nature,” which features galleries on geology, mineralogy, botany and zoology.
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Your guide will take you through thousands of years of Earth’s fascinating history from the planet’s origins and volcanic disasters to the extinction of dinosaurs and the dawn of humankind. You’ll come face to face with the rare Archaeopteryx – the missing link between dinosaurs and birds. You’ll meet Sophie the Stegosaurus and the skeleton of the long-gone Dodo. Explore the casts of victims from Pompeii and hear why some civilizations once used human skulls as drinking vessels. Gawk at the enormous slice of a Giant Sequoia while learning the secret histories behind these world-class specimens. You’ll only be able to touch the surface of this vast collection, but this tour will ensure that you see the most inspiring artifacts on display.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
- Notes: Natural History Museum and other attractions or museums in London may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' or 'No Wait' access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
Reviews(155)
Beautiful museum with many dedicated rooms: gems, animals, rocks etc... completely free like all national museums in London
This was a great tour! Our guide, Matilda H., was very knowledgeable and informative, everything you want from a guide. She knew and shared so much in the short time we were together. We would definitely recommend this tour for anyone wanting to visit this museum.
Matilda was our tour guide and she was very thorough and made the tour engaging for my son. We both enjoyed the tour very much!! High recommend!! Ask for Matilda!!
Excellent museum, a very nice building on the outside , with well distributed rooms and good signage that makes the tour more entertaining, overall it is a great museum
Our guide Ivo was exceptional. Extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging. We would highly recommend Ivo. If you are in London, definitely book this tour - perfect for all ages.
We had a wonderful time touring the Natural History Museum. Our guide, Becky L. gave us the context, history and background stories, bringing the exhibits to life! Totally enjoyed the tour.
We had a thorough and super-interesting tour thru the Natural History museum. Ivo was an excellent guide - very knowledgeable and engaging! Highly recommended!
Huge place where there is plenty to see. Get your shoes ready. The entrance is exceptional, its stairs, its architecture, its height... The part about dinosaurs and animals is really amazing. Things to do during your stay in London (and because it counts, accessible directly from the metro and surrounded by very good pubs).
Our guide was Ivo and we were lucky enough to essentially have had a private tour with him and it was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Pointed out a lot of cool features about the building we would’ve never known otherwise. Definitely recommend!
We had a fantastic experience at the Natural History Museum because of our guide, Sasha, who reached around the entire museum and in an excellent way gave us a lot of knowledge about the museum and its background. His knowledge is very great, his style is very pleasant, he is well formulated and welcoming and took good time to answer all our questions. He selected various and relevant topics at the museum, which he studied in depth. We have never had such an exciting, lively and interesting museum experience before. We were so much smarter and quite tall when we left the museum yesterday.
