Bible Tours have offered in-person tours in the museum for many years. There has always been a modest charge for the in-person tours, to help cover some of the expenses involved.
Ideally we would like to offer the tours completely for free, but we have to be registered as a limited company here in England, which obviously brings with it various expenses. (Romans 13:1).
There is a fee for our in-person tours. Some tours like the Full City Tour are more expensive because they last most of the day, and include costs such as tickets for a tourist focused boat ride on the Thames. The price is lower for our shorter museum tours, and it is also always lower for children. This is to make it as cheap as possible for friends all over the world to join the tours, even in family groups.
Our guides are paid for the tours they conduct, this is what the majority of the ticket price is for, and for most of our guides represents their income to support themselves in their ministry. They also keep any tips they receive in full.
We also keep all of our groups much smaller than most tour operators, so that we can have interactive and upbuilding tours, of a high quality.
We want to be transparent with the costs associated with running our in-person tours, so if you are interested you can see a detailed list as follows:
We also cover 50% of the cost of the Grand Tour for those in special full time service on already scheduled dates. (This cannot be used in conjunction with groups pricing.)
As you can see, unfortunately there are many costs involved to operate these tours, and that excludes any payments to the admin team. We assure you that Bible Tours is not in business trying to make large profits and we hope this helps make our viewpoint clear. Please know that we want as many people as possible to experience our tours.
We hope to see you soon!