Harvard University Campus Guided Walking Tour

Overview

What better way to see Harvard than through the eyes of a student! This tour is a 70-minute student-led walking tour of America's oldest university, designed to be a funny and educational journey through Harvard's campus. After meeting your tour guide, an enthusiastic Harvard student, in the heart of Harvard Square, you'll be led into historic Harvard Yard. Enjoy the sights while your guide entertains and inspires with tales of Harvard history and personal experience at the university they call home. You'll get an up-close look at major Harvard landmarks including Johnston Gate, the John Harvard Statue, Memorial Hall, and Widener Library. You'll even become privy to a few Harvard secrets along the way! Whether you're a student visiting colleges or a family on vacation, the Hahvahd Tour is undoubtedly the top way to see Harvard.

City: Boston

Tue 24 Sep

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Starting at $22.00

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Tue 24 Sep

Starting at $22.00

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What's Included

Free Illustrated Map of Harvard Square

Written translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Mandarin

Harvard Student-Led Tours for more Insightful Narrative

Conclude at The Harvard Shop for Souvenirs - run by Harvard students!

70-Minute Guided Walking Tour of Harvard

See Top Sites including Harvard Square, Harvard Yard, and Science Center & Memorial Hall

Additional Info

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
Tour route is less than 1 mile
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
We are following all MA state and federal guidelines. Individual listening devices provided to facilitate social distancing.

What To Expect

Harvard Square

This is where the tour begins and where Harvard is located.

Harvard University

The whole reason guests are here. The tour will take you throughout the campus of the oldest university in the United States.

John Harvard Statue

One of the top 3 most photographed statues in the United States

Harvard Art Museums

The Harvard Art Museums, among the world’s leading art institutions, comprise three museums (the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Arthur M. Sackler Museums) all under one roof.

The Harvard Shop

Tour ends at The Harvard Shop - run by Harvard students!

Memorial Hall

Our guide will show you to one of Harvard's most iconic buildings, Memorial Hall. While we won't be able to go inside as a group, the beautiful exterior architecture will still amaze!

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (1000)

Cathy L

Oct 2022

The tour was very good. The tour guide was great! The only reason for 4 stars and not 5 is we felt a bit rushed to see everything in the time alloted. Hard to hurry up and click pics.

Nepite

Oct 2022

Our guide, John, was incredibly witty, funny and entertaining during this tour of Hahvahd University. He gave us plenty of time for pictures, questions and made the tour go by very quick. This is a great way to get some insight on the history of this university and others in the area. I never realized how expensive the university is and all the guidelines that students needed to follow to graduate. Fascinating! Thank you John.

Traci_R

Oct 2022

We were running late due to the weather and train and text the guide and we did not hear back for an hour and a half. They expected us to wait 2 hours for another tour and then wouldn't refund us because they offered an alternative time, which interfered with our later plans. The directions to the meeting spot were not clear and we were walking up and down the street to find it which made us miss it. None of the meet up directions on this site make sense or are correct.

Response from Host

Oct 2022

Hi Traci, I’m sorry to hear about your experience. We encourage guests to come 10 minutes early as we need to run a tight schedule, so our student guides can make it to their classes on time. I spoke with my team internally to see what might have gone wrong, and it seems you were in contact with two different groups: our ambassador team and our management team. Our ambassador team tried catching your group up to the 2pm tour but couldn’t find the guide given how far into the tour they were. They recommended you come on our next tour, the 3pm public tour. Our management team only saw the message after 3 o’clock, so they recommended the next tour at that point, which was the 4pm. As for directions to the starting point, we try to state them as clearly as possible and have ambassadors with signs at the start. We also have the ambassadors call guests to make sure they can find the start and leave a voicemail when they can’t get through. If you have any suggestions that could help future guests, please let us know! Please feel free to contact us at [email protected], so we can help resolve this. ~Trademark Team