British Museum: An Unofficial Audio Tour with the Museum Guide
At a glance
British Museum: An Unofficial Audio Tour with the Museum Guide is a 2h 30m – 3h private experience in London, United Kingdom, operated by VoiceMap Audio Tours. Prices start from $14.99 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it, Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata, Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour.
Highlights
- Private experience — just you and your group
- Free cancellation for flexible planning
- Wheelchair accessible
Quick facts
- Duration
- 2h 30m – 3h
- Group
- Private tour — only your group
- Languages
- English
- Pickup
- Meet at the start point
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Travellers
- 1–15 per booking
- Ages
- Adult 6–99
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation (see policy)
Options & availability
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British Museum: An Unofficial Audio Tour with the Museum Guide
from $14.99
- Days:
- Every day
Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.
Overview
The British Museum holds more than 8 million objects spanning every inhabited continent and nearly every era of human history. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll move through the museum's most celebrated galleries, from Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to Anglo-Saxon England and Classical Greece. You'll also discover how seemingly unrelated objects are connected across space and time. The tour starts in the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, Norman Foster's spectacular glass-roofed atrium. From there, you'll explore the Enlightenment Gallery, where the museum's origins are tied to an Irish physician's collection of 71,000 objects bankrolled by Jamaican sugar plantations. You'll encounter the mummified remains of Henutmehyt, a wealthy Egyptian priestess buried with enough food for one final meal. The tour ends in the Parthenon Galleries, home to sculptures prised from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin – beautiful, contested, and still at the centre of one of archaeology's great debates.
What's included
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- App for Android and iOS
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Not included
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
- Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Itinerary
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Stop 1
Pass through Norman Foster's spectacular glass-roofed Queen Elizabeth II Great Court and explore one of the world's greatest collections, spanning every inhabited continent and nearly every era of human history. Marvel at treasures ranging from Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets and Egyptian mummies to Anglo-Saxon helmets and contested Parthenon sculptures, discovering how seemingly unrelated objects connect across space and time.
Meeting point
This tour starts at British Museum Entrance. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
End point
Tour ends at Parthenon Metopes and Directions to Exit.
Good to know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the British Museum: An Unofficial Audio Tour with the Museum Guide take?
The experience lasts about 2h 30m – 3h.
How much does it cost?
Prices start from $14.99 per person. The final price depends on the date, time and number of travellers, and is confirmed on Viator before you pay.
What's included?
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it; Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata; Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour; App for Android and iOS; Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start.
Where does it start?
This tour starts at British Museum Entrance. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Can I cancel?
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is guided in English.
