Campus visits

Information for UC Berkeley Staff/Faculty [campus tour request]

Visitor Services provides specialized tours for campus department hosted event/conference attendees or as a part of a new student orientation, coordinated and requested by UC Berkeley staff or faculty. These tours are not for school groups, non-Berkeley related organizations, or general visitors to the campus - please instead visit our Special Group Tours or Free Walking Tours pages. Subjects...

Golf Cart Tours

Visitor Services offers one-hour golf cart tours of the campus for visitors with limited mobility only. If you have limited mobility, please book your tour below and clearly detail your special accommodation requirement in the notes section so that we may approve the golf cart tour. If no notes are provided, your tour will not be approved.

The information presented on a golf cart tour is the same information you would receive on our...

Special Group & Private Walking Tours

Thank you for your interest in booking a special group walking tour or private walking tour with special accommodations. These are general walking tours of our campus. Booking for Spring 2026 has closed. At the bottom of the page, please find the registration link or you can put your name on our list to be notified when the Summer 2026 booking calendar becomes available (mid-June).

What Constitutes a Special Group?

A special group is any party of 10 or more people. This can include a large...

Admitted & Waitlisted Student Tours

Congratulations on being admitted or waitlisted to UC Berkeley!

We heartily congratulate you on this momentous achievement and want you to join us on a guided walking tour of UC Berkeley.

Please visit your Admit Hub in your MAP@Berkeley portal for all the information you need about these tours including the registration link. Registration is very strongly encouraged. Alternatively, you may call us at the Visitor Center (510-642-5215) during our open hours.

Tours start at the...

Virtual Engagements

Virtual Campus Visits

We've concluded our fall 2025 live virtual campus visits over Zoom Webinar and hope to resume in July 2026. Learn all about the Berkeley campus, academics, and student life. We'll present for 45 minutes and then answer some of your questions. Visitors will not be able to show their video or unmute themselves; rather, all questions can be typed in the Q&A functionality of the webinar.

Virtual Campus Experience through YouVisit

Wander the campus virtually through our...

Free Guided Walking Tours

We offer free 90-minute accessible walking tours of the campus seven days a week, rain or shine. Prospective student or family? Tourist? Nostalgic alum? A campus tour is perfect for you! Our expert tour guides are student ambassadors who cover academics, history of the University, health & safety, athletics, student life, and much more.

The tour outlines our residence halls and...

UC Berkeley Staff & Faculty Campus Walking Tours

Are you new to UC Berkeley or just never got around to take a guided campus tour? These tours are designed for our amazing staff and faculty - and they offer a great onboarding experience to share with fellow employees over a lunchtime walk.

In collaboration with People & Culture and as part of the New Employee Resource Orientation...

Residence Hall Virtual Tours

To support students' privacy and safety, UC Berkeley Housing does not offer in-person tours of the residence halls; however, they offer a variety of interactive virtual tours! Please visit the UC Berkeley Housing website for information.

While on campus, UC Berkeley Dining encourages visitors to eat at the Crossroads Dining...

Social Media

Connect with Visitor Services and our student Campus Ambassadors through social media!

Facebook: @VisitUCBerkeley

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Campus Tours