Types of Tours

UP Campus Tours offers a variety of tours on our beautiful Hatfield Campus. The tours are informative, interactive, fun, and engaging. The tours on offer are mainly on-campus walking tours of the Hatfield Campus.

The tours offered by Campus Tours are:

  • General Physical Tours
  • Virtual Tours
  • Garden Tours
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Sculpture Tours
  • Graduation Tours
  • Seasonal Tours

The General Campus tours are perfect for visitors who want to know more about the campus and student life. One of our fantastic guides will take the visitors to all the unique places on campus, making this tour ideal for foreign dignitaries, visiting academics, and prospective students.

The General Virtual tours include customised tours tailored to your interests, with options for all nine faculties across the university’s seven campuses. Our virtual interactive tours are guided live by a guide, allowing participants to ask questions in real-time. This is an option that allows prospective students, parents, guardians, and general visitors to have the opportunity to experience our campus and what we have to offer without having to be on the campus physically.

The Scavenger Hunt is a fun and interactive game on the Hatfield campus. It tests how well you know the campus and is an excellent team-building activity. This game is ideal for current UP students, UP Staff, and UP Alumni, and it is a fun activity for school children just after they complete a physical tour of the campus. Our friendly tour guides facilitate the scavenger hunts.

The Garden tours are tailored for nature lovers. One of our guides will take the group through our beautiful gardens, welcoming you to our campus’s surreal serenity. Garden tours are ideal for anyone seeking a peaceful experience on campus.

The Sculptural Route tours will take visitors through our magnificent sculptural route on campus. This tour is great for art enthusiasts, students, and visitors interested in learning more about the collections on display to the public on our campus grounds.

The Seasonal Tours take place during the spring season. It is ideal for people who want to witness the beauty of the Jacarandas in full bloom. It also offers the perfect picture opportunities with the Jacarandas. One of our knowledgeable guides will take you on a seasonal tour around the campus to see the Jacarandas and other spring plants and flowers. The guide will also take beautiful pictures of you surrounded by Spring flowers and Jacarandas.

The Graduation Tours celebrate your incredible achievement of being a UP graduate! They are seasonal tours available during graduation season. They allow you to choose four picture-perfect places on the Hatfield campus for that special graduation photograph. Don't forget to bring your family to be in the photographs with you. This tour is ideal for recent UP graduates. Our guides will take pictures of you using your phone; your personal photographer can take the photographs, or a photographer can be arranged for you at an additional cost.

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