Crash course in archaeology at the British Museum | La Vacanza Travel

Crash course in archaeology at the British Museum

Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Destination: United Kingdom, England, London
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  • 5 hours 30 minutes
  • London
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Follow in the footsteps of great archaeologists, relic hunters and explorers who acquired the treasures of the British Museum, and learn about their adventures and the hazards they braved to make their astounding discoveries.

You’ll unlock the secrets of the British Museum’s extraordinary collection with a qualified archaeologist, getting to grips with the history of human civilisation, exploring our earliest origins in Africa, to the great empires of Egypt, Assyria, Greece and Rome.

Along the way, you'll tour the British Museum's most famous galleries, including Ancient Egypt and Assyria, Ancient Greece and Rome, the Vikings and the Aztecs, discovering world-famous artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon Marbles and the Lewis Chessmen.

You'll also have fun learning to play the world's most ancient board game, The Royal Game of Ur, whose rules were deciphered by British Museum scholars, and see how ancient scripts such a Egyptian hieroglyphs and cuneiform were deciphered.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG England

The world's greatest museum, home to a dizzying array of treasures from humanity's past.

Duration: 5 hours

Inclusions
  • Qualified archaeologist guide

Exclusions
  • Lunch
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Russell Square, Bernard St, London WC1N 1LJ, UK


Departure Time

09:45 AM


Return Details

The British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG, UK

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

5 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

MarieHelene_D

14 Apr, 2024

Very interesting tour! I learned a lot, and our guide was a good storyteller. The only thing I didn't like was how long we would stay standing up in one place to listen; my feet hurt and I would have liked to see more pieces.

carolepA1666EI

14 Apr, 2024

Absolutely wonderful to have Rossa's knowledge and enthusiasm to accompany us around the British Museum. The time flew by as he is a skilled and engaging storyteller, who is able to make the lives of our ancient forbears seem so warmly human and somehow familiar. The museum is so extensively packed with treasures of all kinds that it would simply have been too overwhelming to properly engage without Rossa’s contribution to our day. Thanks for a great one!

larsmagnet2018

04 Mar, 2024

Very interesting tour of the British Museum collections seen through the history of archeology. Rossa is an amazing guide. Particularly enjoyed the additional information about the archeologist that worked on the items.

sharron_h

18 Feb, 2024

Our tour guide was an absolute expert and brought the subjects to life. There were 11 in our group and he kept us all interested for over 5 hours!

Kristoffer_S

28 Jan, 2024

Very knowledgeable guide and great story teller. More depth than breath as it focuses more on the most important items in the museum and the historical context rather than giving short descriptions of as many items as possible.

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Very interesting tour of the history of archeology. Rissa is an amazing guide.

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Highly professionally course in archeology

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Amazing, Don’t Miss it!

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Selected tales from the archeology

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A Wealth of Knowledge Shared

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Archeology nerds rejoice!

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Book this tour!

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Brilliant way to explore this amazing museum from an incredibly knowledgeable tour guide/archaeologist.

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Very special experience for me

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Highly recommended: the best guided tour of the British Museum in our experience!

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THE BEST tour you can get for British museum, 6 hours long, super interesting and deep!

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a 'must do' tour

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A crash course in Archaeology

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Great tour!!!

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Amazing insights into the history of humanity

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