Natural History Museum Tour: Discover 80 Million Specimens

Embark on an exclusive 2-hour guided tour of the Natural History Museum and explore its vast collection of over 80 million specimens, from dinosaurs to gemstones.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Natural History Museum - 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.
What's Included
  • Exclusive Tour Guide
  • Guided Museum Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • 2-Hour Duration
What's Not Included
  • Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
  • Temporary exhibitions NOT included
Additional Information

The Natural History Museum, home to an impressive collection of over 80 million items ranging from enormous dinosaurs to delicate gemstones, requires no preamble. During this exclusive 2-hour guided tour of the museum, you will explore this treasure trove housed within a terracotta palace - a majestic homage to nature - with galleries dedicated to geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology.

  • 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.
Location
Natural History Museum / Cromwell Road (Stop H)
Meet your guide by the red telephone booth across the street from Exhibition Road entrance of the Natural History Museum (outside on the East of the building on Exhibition Road)
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jura
Sep 25, 2024
British National Museum - It was amazing! Wonderful museum was paired with well educated, fun and experienced guide. Our tour was fantastic and all due to our fantastic guide Alex. He knew every interesanting story there was. I can’t imagine what I would missed out on if I went on tour alone… Guide was well educated, showed up even earlier to que up for us. All in all a fantastic visit to the one of the best museum in the world
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Caroline
Sep 16, 2024
Hit of natural history we thoroughly enjoyed. - Matilda was informative and paced the tour well. We learnt things we didn’t know and enjoyed hearing in depth about things we had some knowledge of. We covered most of the permanent exhibitions, spending more time in the rocks display as this was a particular wish of ours. The two and a half hours went quickly and we would happily have done another two hours!
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Jan_r
Aug 30, 2024
Great tour by Ivo - We had an excellent experience visiting the Natural History Museum in London with Ivo as our guide. Ivo was incredibly knowledgeable and made the exhibits come to life with his engaging storytelling and deep understanding of the museum's vast collection. His passion for natural history was contagious, and he tailored the tour to our interests, ensuring we didn't miss any of the highlights. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a returning guest, Ivo's guidance enhances the experience tremendously. Highly recommended!
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Trip21815921128
Aug 20, 2024
Amazing tour - We had Mathilda for our guide. Despite the museum being very crowded, she made the tour enjoyable as well as informed and so interesting. Well done Mathilda.
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Jasonmg8257et
Aug 17, 2024
Highly recommended - A great 2.5 hours spent with Matilda at the National Gallery. Crisply moved from piece to piece with a perfect level of context and info for our group. Would absolutely recommend.
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David1975aa
Jul 30, 2024
Great tour - Excellent tour. Sasha was very knowledgeable and taught us many aspects of the museum that we would have missed had we visited the museum without a guide. We enjoyed his tour and would do it again.
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Kyle_j
Jul 25, 2024
Queen Matilda - Matilda was amazing she really went over and beyond to exceed expectations! I would 120% advise take a tour with her.
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459shelleyc
Jul 13, 2024
Great tour, made the museum so fun for us!!! - Matilda made the natural science museum so fun for our family. We couldn’t stump her with our questions!! She has some amazing science knowledge she dropped on us. My kids (ages 11 & 12) were mesmerized. Totally recommend this.
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Liz_g
Jul 2, 2024
Thumbs up - The museum was very crowded so it was helpful to have Andi shepherd us around as to save time. Very nice and informative.
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Bryan_g
Jun 30, 2024
Great Tour with Matilda - We very much enjoyed Matilda’s tour. She was informative and a great story teller. We covered numerous areas and she was always happy to answer our questions.
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