London: Highlights of the British Museum Private Guided Tour – London, United Kingdom

EXPERIENCE:

Enjoy a stress-free visit to one of the most famous museums in the world on a small group tour of London’s British Museum.

Located just steps from Russell Square, the treasure chest of objects on display spans the continents and centuries of human civilization to tell the story of mankind from the beginning of time. With over 8 million pieces spanning 2 million years, it can be a daunting task to navigate on your own. This specially crafted guided tour takes you to the highlights.

Your guide will skillfully weave you through the 70 galleries to marvel at Athenian marbles, Egyptian mummies, and Anglo Saxon treasures. Discover the original Rosetta Stone, and learn how Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered. Admire the enormous Parthenon Frieze, one of the most important relics of classical Greece.

In the Egyptian Rooms, your guide will explain the importance of death and the afterlife in Ancient Egypt. Then, move on to see artifacts from Anglo Saxon culture, such as the relics found at the burial sites of Sutton Hoo.

This private tour offers you the special opportunity to be shown around these highlights alongside your own personal guide dedicated to you and only you. As well as ensuring that you don’t miss the must see exhibits contained within, this will also give them the opportunity to tailor parts of the tour to your own desires and wants.

All that’s left is for you to set off on an incredible time-travelling adventure through this chronicle of human culture from the beginning of time to the modern age, on our Best of the British Museum tour.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Explore the of the British Museum
See the original Rosetta Stone and learn how it was used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyhs
Marvel at the Parthenon Frieze from the Acropolis in Athens
Discover relics excavated from the Anglo Saxon burial sites of Sutton Hoo
Journey through the story of mankind with a English-speaking private tour guide

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