British Museum Tours?
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British Museum Tours?
I was just looking at the British Museum website and they have 3 different tours -- Highlights (costs 8 BP), Eye Opener (free guided by volunteers) and audio tour(costs 3.50 BP) . Has anyone gone through any of these in the past and if so which one is best.<BR><BR>I plan on visiting the museum a few time on my trip but I would prefer to do a tour on my first visit.
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Georgian, I only did the Highlights tour so can't say which is best. One thing about the Highlights tour is that our guide was able to take us into some sections which were closed to the general public that day. Definitely a great introduction to the BM. It's a large place as you no doubt know, and the guide was able to efficiently get us from one section to the next. Enjoy your trip.
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The audio tours are great - you can go at your own pace, skip galleries that don't interest you, and linger in places you want to concentrate. <BR><BR>But if you are going more than once, the Eye Opener might be best since you get an overview and can decide what to see in depth on a later visit. In fact - doing the Eye Opener first time out and pick up an audio set on your next visit.
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I did the audio tour. I hope the quality of the sound has been improved since I was there. I had a hard time following the presentation. The difficulty was caused by a combination of a very strong, and stuffy, British accent, poor enunciation, and muffled audio clarity. This was more than 5 years ago, so hopefully the sound is better now.<BR>If Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna can put together a first class audio tour in English, hopefully the British Museum can do the same.<BR>The Eye Opener is a good one too. I like the suggestion of doing a combination, if you have time. The guide I had took us on a short version that included the Parthenon and the Rosetta Stone.
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Georgian - The last time I was in London I went on three London Walks and they were 5pounds each (4 pounds if a student or senior) but didn't go on the British Museum walk, but assume that they would be the same price.<BR>The three walks that I did go on were fantastic which is why I would reccommend the British Museum walk though I havn't experienced it first hand...<BR><BR>hope this helps!<BR><BR>p.s. Try one of the evening pub walks, or a Jack the Ripper Walk!
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