Book Your Christmas Punt & Hunt
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Christmas Punt & Hunt
Looking for a festive fun activity for the kids over the Christmas period?
From the 28th of November to the 31st of December, our Christmas Scavenger Hunt & Activity Booklets are available when booking a private or shared Cambridge Punting Tour. Fantastic fun & festive activity to do with the kids – enjoy a 50-minute punting tour with fun activities and a city centre scavenger hunt!
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Punting in Cambridge at Christmas
Join us on the river this festive season for some christmas themed fun with the family.
Book a private or shared 50 minute punting tour along the college backs and add our Christmas themed scavenger hunt & activity booklets, priced at just £2.50 per child, to your punting tour.
The activity section of the booklet is designed to be completed on the river including a festive spot the difference and christmassy dot-2-dot. Complete the puzzles and answer the questions along the river to crack the code and claim your prize (A delicious festive sweet treat).
The second half of the booklet is is a city centre scavenger hunt with a christmassy twist. Take a walk through Cambridge’s city centre, enjoy the Christmas lights and answer the questions about Santa, Rudolph and Christmas past.
Activity booklets are available as an Add-On once you have selected your punting tour. The option will only appear if you are booking between the 29th of November and 31st of December. Please select the number of booklets you would like to purchase. We recommend booking one booklet per child so they can complete all of the onboard activities and receive their sweet treat.
On the day of your punting tour, your booklets and pens will be waiting for you at the river. Please collect your booklet(s) before boarding the punting tour. Your sweet treat will be supplied with the booklet before your tour.
The scavenger hunt can be completed before or after your punting tour – the map takes you on a walk through Cambridge’s fairy-light-festooned streets starting at the punting departure point.
Our booklet has been designed for children ages 4-10 (although both older and younger children may enjoy joining in). The punting activities have been specifically designed to appeal to younger children and the city centre scavenger hunt is aimed at the older end of the age bracket.
Know Before You Go
Tours are booked for a specific time. Late arrival will result in a missed or shortened tour.
You will receive a text message 5 minutes before you departure time – please wait at our meeting point by the tennis courts when you receive this meeage.
You are welcome to bring food and drinks on board.
Once confirmed, bookings can be amended, subject to availability.
Tours go ahead in all weather. More information can be found here: Terms & Conditions.
Cambridge Punting
Our punting tours of Cambridge are popular with families. We offer discounted family tickets on our shared tours and offer our best rates before midday. All tours last approxiamtely 45-50 minutes.
When booking a shared tour choose from a group of up to 2, 3, 6 or 9 passengers – ensuring that your group will not share a row with other groups (you may we seated opposite other groups depending on numbers).
Alterntively book a private tour for up to 6 or 12 people and enjoy the entire boat for your group.
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Christmas Activity & Scavenger Hunt
frequently asked questions
All you need to know before you punt
Our tours operate in the rain, and large golf-style umbrellas are provided. Whilst these will keep the majority of the rain off, it’s a good idea to come dressed for the weather. Tours are only cancelled when we assess that the conditions are unsafe for punting. Unsafe conditions include, but are not limited to, overhead lightning storms, extreme winds or temperatures and fast river flow.
Punting is extremely safe, and life jackets are not required to be worn. If you have a small child and would still like to have a life jacket, we have a limited supply of children’s life jackets available in the following sizes: under 15 kg, 15-30kg, and 30-45kg.
If you require a life jacket, please contact us in advance of making a booking with us so we can ensure we have a life jacket available for you.
Please note we do not have life jackets available for larger group bookings.
Punting is an incredibly safe activity and children of all ages are welcome on our punting tours. That being said, we usually advise parents/carers with young children to position the children in the middle of the punts and make sure they are not putting their hands on or over the edge of the punt. The punts are very stable and will not tip over. We have a limited number of children’s life jackets available. Please contact us in advance if you will require children’s life jackets so we can ensure they are available for you.
Prams and buggies can be left at our punting station whilst you enjoy your tour with us. A member of our team is often on hand to monitor, though leaving personal items is at your own risk. We advise that valuables are brought on board with you for the tour itself.
If your pram or buggy can be folded, there may be space to bring them on the boat itself. Please ensure that you arrive on time for your punting tour so that these options can be explored.
Please contact us as soon as possible if you are going to be late.
Shared tours can be held for a maximum of 5 minutes. If you are more than 5 minutes late you will miss your departure and will need to repay to book onto a later tour (subject to availability).
If you arrive within 25 minutes of your private punting departure time we can still get you out on the river for a shorter tour time. Please note the boats will need to be back in time to be ready for the next scheduled departure. Some sights may be missed out of the tour as a result.
If we are given a minimum of 2 hours’ notice, we can move your tour to another time slot, subject to a moving fee and dependent upon availability.
We recommend dressing with an extra layer to prepare for the outdoor activity.
However, we do provide blankets and umbrellas if needed.