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London: Vintage Double-Decker Bus and Thames River Cruise Tour with Optional Pub Lunch
4.2
265 Ratings
Greater London
Experience the best of London on this half-day tour. Ride a vintage double-decker bus, cruise down the Thames River, and see iconic landmarks. Optional pub lunch available!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tower of London - Photo stop at Tower of London
- Buckingham Palace - See the Changing of the Guard (selected dates only)
- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre - See the view of Globe Theatre from the river
- St. Paul’s Cathedral - Drive through St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Trafalgar Square - Drive through Trafalgar Square and see Nelson’s column
- Westminster Abbey - Enjoy a photo stop outside Westminster Abbey
- Houses of Parliament - Enjoy a photo stop at Parliament square
- Big Ben - See the Clock Tower
- Thames River - Enjoy a leisurely cruise on the River Thames
- London Eye - See the London Eye from the River
- Premium Tours - London Tours - Tour operated by Premium Tours
- London Bridge - Drive past London Bridge
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What's Included
- Local guide expertise
- Vintage 1960s bus tour
- Scenic Thames River Cruise
- Traditional fish and chips meal (optional)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
Discover London’s highlights on this action-packed half-day tour. Explore the city by vintage double-decker bus and see famous sights such as Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. Cruise down the Thames River on a sightseeing cruise to Westminster and enjoy a photo stop outside Buckingham Palace. Alternatively, upgrade to round off the day with fish and chips at a central London pub.
- Lunch option (if option selected) is a choice of either Fish and Chips or Vegetarian dish available on the day. Drinks are available at additional cost. The pub is located a 5-7-minute walk from the drop-off point.
- Please note: this is an open top bus tour, please be prepared for the possibility of rain. On rare occasions the open top bus may be changed to a closed top bus.
Location
Victoria Coach Station
Buckingham Palace Road
Located on164 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria. approximately 7 minutes walk from Victoria Underground and Railway station. Morning tour departs at Gate 19 at 7:45am (Boarding starts at 7:30am) and Afternoon tour departs at Gate 0 at 1:00pm (Boarding starts at 12:45pm).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(265 Ratings)
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Beth_a
Jul 16, 2024
Perfect Tour of London - What a wonderful day & tour of London. Our guide, John & driver, Sean were awesome. John took time to take personal photos for all of the people on the tour, had a great knowledge of the city & stops, and was professional throughout the tour. Would recommend to everyone.
Thank you for a great day.
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Renee_a
Jul 7, 2024
London on a Vintage Bus. - The driver does a wonderful job taking you to the most sought after sights and the guide provides a fabulous explanation of each. He is a very entertaining guide. We opted for the included fish and chips and had a wonderful meal. The Thames cruise gets on at the London Tower. You will have time for a very quick phot opt if traffic isn’t too bad. You get off at the London Eye. The driver makes sure that you know where you are heading off to before he takes of. He took us right to our restaurant and brought us in before leaving us.
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Sandra_b
Jun 25, 2024
Alan was great! Best way to start our first visit to London! - Alan our guide was great! He was funny and was able to pivot when the protests caused routes to be closed. Alan shared great amounts of history about the different buildings, drove home the difference between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, and was able to adjust and show additional points of interest when we were unable to go the usual route. I would highly recommend!
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Matthew_m
Jun 23, 2024
Great way to see the city - Our guide was fantastic, able to talk about all the sites with some anecdotes thrown in as well. Would totally do this again
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Karen_c
Jun 8, 2024
Great way to see London - We got to see all the major points in the city, wish we did this the first day to help plan our week.
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Tracy_e
Jun 25, 2024
Nice way to get an introduction to London! - We loved going on the water. Our guide was good at keeping everyone together. Glad we got off the bus a few times - especially at Horse Guards.
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Jenni_m
Jun 28, 2024
London - It was good seeing the main buildings but it is all from a distant. Cruise was was good. Commentry coulb a little more interesting.
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Bryan_c
Jun 24, 2024
Good and bad - Guide was very informative and entertaining. Had some issue finding the pick up point for bus. No sign to find where to check in. Just happened to walk by someone with clipboard.
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Michele_j
Jun 28, 2024
An Offensive Tour Guide Ruined Our Experience - We were looking forward to this tour as we only had a brief time in London. We thought this would be a good way to see the most important sites. As we started out, we were excited to learn about London's history and its famous landmarks. That quickly went away as the tour guide began to describe the sites. There was a lot of traffic and some road closures that couldn't be helped. This led to extra time for our tour guide to fill and, unfortunately, he filled it with comments about his personal views on many topics (politics, race, Pride and more). He was offensive and unprofessional. This might have been a great tour with a different guide but, unfortunately for us, it was terrible.
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Clairegarcia786
Jun 10, 2024
Tour guide not in7formative - -Tour guide was basically pointing out buildings but not telling us the history
-The bus was filthy and worn down. The seats were run down and straight out of the 1970's
We were completely uninformed about how long the bus tour is, the boat tour (1/2 hour) and when we'd be eating the lunch (4:30 pm). We didn't know until it happened, but we had a 40 minutes between the bus and boat so we ate. We thought lunch was between bus and boat.
-We couldn't hear the tour guide. Not only was the mic a little low but there were a group of 5-6 teenagers and they were yelling and talking over him. Finally, when we got to the boat, the tour guide said something. The group continued to be loud so a fellow passenger walked over to them and had to tell them again to shut up (that finally worked). The teenagers ruined the trip for everyone but the guide just kept pointing out buildings trying to talk over them.
-the boat ride was an Uber boat with a horrible mic which kept making feed back noises. I think you're better off doing a separate boat tour which leaves from the same pier.
I wouldn't recommend this tour.
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