London Eye and Thames River Sightseeing Cruise

London, United Kingdom

Roll up, roll up. Get your combined tickets to two of London's top attractions: a trip on the London Eye and a Thames River sightseeing cruise. You'll save money on the deal and enjoy a day of panoramic sightseeing in London, the world's greatest city.

London Eye
The London Eye is one of the world's tallest observation wheels, with views over London from more than 442 feet (135 meters) in the air. Situated on the banks of the River Thames, it offers unrivalled panoramic vistas over London.

Since opening at the turn of the century, the London Eye has become an iconic landmark, up there with Tower Bridge, Big Ben, and the Tower of London. It has been used as a backdrop in countless films and is loved by Britons and visitors alike.

Thames River Sightseeing Cruise
The best way to see the sights and splendor of this great city is from the deck of a boat. Aboard the sightseeing cruise, you'll travel in comfort and style past London's world-famous landmarks. The boats have open upper decks for great sightseeing and comfortable lower saloons. Relax and enjoy the views, onboard commentary, light refreshments and full bar service as London's famous sights glide by.

The cruise departed from Waterloo Pier, but it's a 40 minutes round tour only, with a guide giving a full (and amusing) explanation about London attractions and its river. The departure time can be defined when retrieving the tickets in the London Eye ticket desk.

USD $49.77

Traveler Reviews

Review by: James S	March 2012
The London Eye was fun, but the best part was the cruise along the Thames. Our guide had a working knowledge about the buildings and architecture along our cruise, the bridges, neighborhoods, even the seasonal water levels of the Thames itself! Our cruise began at Westminster and ended at the Tower of London. Great photos, fascinating history, lovely afternoon - we highly recommend!

Review by: mohaemeaad r	March 2012
Had the best time ever with family, was a beautiful view at night, really loved it and really good price, thank you viator for everything

Review by: jim s	March 2012
Very happy with London Eye and Thames river cruise- by booking online we avoided the queue so had no delays. Delighted to have used Viator.com-- good value.

Review by: Paul H	March 2012
The trip on the Eye was great, a super way to spend a half hour. A really classy way to take a partner or date on.

Review by: kittikat	December 2011
The commentary on the boat was informative and fun. The London Eye is great.

Review by: Graham Donald R	December 2011
Not impressed

Review by: Rafaela C	December 2011
It was a great experience. Wonderfull views of the city. No queue. Great.

Review by: Kita S	December 2011
A nice way to spend a day. Especially if you include lunch and a walk around Greenwich.

Review by: Paula	December 2011
We went at night and it was incredible!

Review by: Lisa M	November 2011
Bought the combined ticket in advance. Had trouble finding the pier (were redirected several times). Also found it expensive. Could have been my mistake but was under the impression that we would stop at several piers and could hop off - only had three stops sos felt confined.

Review by: Nipjones	October 2011
Great Tour!

Review by: Dave M	October 2011
Cruise was excellent value and the London Eye was good, too.

Review by: Lesley B	October 2011
Fabulous day out. With this trip you get an all day ticket to use on the river and can go on the Eye at any time that suits you.

Review by: MarkS	October 2011
This was a good tour. The 4D experience was interesting and the Eye is a must see. The Thames part is informative too.

Review by: John F	October 2011
London eye was great, a bit on the expensive side, but the view was great. We did have a problem hearing the comentary on the river cruise.

Review by: Antoinette C	September 2011
Excellent trip.

Review by: Maureen W	September 2011
Enjoyed the eye but a long wait even with pre booked tickets_br/_ Thames river cruise was great gave a different picture of London would recommend especially if weather is good

Review by: PATRICIA S	September 2011
Excellent! We picked up our tickets and walked right on. Worth every dollar!

Review by: Patricia J H	September 2011
Wonderful views on the London Eye. Felt very safe. The 4D movie was amazing - we could feel the bubbles bursting on our skin and could almost reach and touch the sea gulls. Just amazing.

Review by: laintoll	September 2011
London eye was very good. Trip on Thames was informative and had ggod views but we did not go all the way as it took too long

Review by: betty	September 2011
The cruise and the eye are a great way to view the city...

Review by: Emily Crume	September 2011
The London Eye was a highlight of our trip. It was also one of the first things we did to orient ourselves to the city and happenings. My son LOVED it!

Review by: Madeline S	September 2011
Would have been helpful if we had been told where to pick up our tickets and if you could have organized for it not to rain. But the experience of being in the pod and the views were spectacular.

Review by: Caroline L	August 2011
What a fabulous view, well worth it, and an excellent cruise with very informative crew.

Review by: Kerry M	August 2011
Wonderful, exciting and great value. Fabulous views from the EYE, skipped the line. The cruise was really fun too!

Review by: QXSerenity	August 2011
Long line, but it was a good experience.

Review by: Raymond T	August 2011
when I travel again I will definitely use Viator again,found it very helpful

Review by: novicetraveller	August 2011
Great views of the city.

Review by: Jennifer B	July 2011
We did the London Eye on our first day and really enjoyed it. Some of our best pictures were from this and it's a great way to see the area and orient yourself. There's no skipping the queue on this ride. We didn't use the Sightseeing Cruise pass at all because they closed down pretty early so that was kindof a a waste plus it's included in the London Pass. Would have just gone with the London Eye in hindsight.

Review by: Gwenda M	July 2011
Pity about the jolly rain!!! Otherwise it lived up to our expectations.

Review by: Tat A	July 2011
London Eye was a good experience. The boat cruise was o.k. The wait in line to redeem the prepaid voucher and get the ticket and the wait again to get on the London Eye was a little long and can be tiring because of the crowds. I thought that by booking on line I would bypass waiting in line to get the ticket. However, on-line booking only gives you a prepaid voucher which you have to wait in line anyway to redeem it for the ticket. However, the line for the prepaid voucher was shorter than the line for the people with no prepaid vouchers.

Review by: Jim	July 2011
It worked out real well getting both in advance. it would have been even better if we knew to go to the Cruise office and not the Eye to redeem the both tickets.

Review by: SUZANNE W	July 2011
Helpful to be able to buck the line. You have to pay extra to buck the line for the London Eye. River cruise was nice.

Review by: April W	July 2011
The adventure was what we expected it to be. The line for the Eye was not what we expected... we waited for over an hour to get on the eye so be aware that you need to pencil in sufficient time to get this done. It is worth doing the eye.

Review by: Anne D	July 2011
The cruise was excellent with a chatty, informative talk by a crew member as we went along the Thames.The Eye iself was not as spectacular a ride as I was expecting so I wouldn't feel bad if you miss it.Do the cruise however.

Review by: Mary	July 2011
This was a great tour also to do. YOu can hop on and off the river boat and see what you want. The London Eye is a must do. You can see a beautiful view of London at the top

Review by: Linda F	July 2011
Skip the line tickets saved us from standing in the line to get tickets as well as during boarding. Highly recommend this venue, great views of London.

Review by: Donald W	July 2011
enjoyed the London Eye, river Cruise was OK

Review by: Susan T	June 2011
Great! Instructions that were added we Great Help!!!

Review by: Susan S	June 2011
A really great day on the eye and on the river to Greenwich and back

Review by: Geoffrey F, Canada	May 2010
Good - all worked as planned.

Review by: Daniel E, United States of America	April 2010
Fantastic.

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	April 2010
Great way to see London from a different view...from up high, and from the river.

Review by: Wilmot A, United States of America	March 2010
The entire experience was awesome. This is the second time we experienced LONDON EYE. The cruise was outstanding and the person announcing the specail places was knowledgeable and interesting. If we return to London again, we will sign up again for these two events.

Review by: Michael G, United States of America	February 2010
Great way to see the city and travel to the Tower of London!

Review by: Bernard C, United Kingdom	February 2010
Ticket pickup arrangements excellent. With the ticket, we were able to immediately join the queue for the Eye, no need to exchange tickets. Cruise enjoyable, great commentary. Exellent views of the local scenery.

Review by: HUBERT M, Malta	January 2010
we really enjoyed it on the london eye it was a sunny day and the ride was magnificent . the only thing is that as regarding the queue for the tickets you find few counters for people who buy tickets on the internet

Review by: David P, United Kingdom	January 2010
The weather was sunny, with great views of London whilst on London eye, also enjoyed cruise along the Thames. I would definitely use this service again!

Review by: Nicolette B, United States of America	January 2010
The ride on the London Eye was awe inspiring and nothing short of spectacular, despite the below zero temperature and freezing rain! Having read all the consumer reviews on Viator prior to booking, and taking note that picking up the tickets from the opposite side of the river, where the Thames river ride leaves, made everything effortless. Also, getting on the ride close to when it opens in the morning made our wait minimal, around 20 minutes or less. As we pre-booked the tickets for the Eye and the Thames river ride, we were happy to learn that we could change the date for the ride on the Eye to an open ticket, but the Thames river ride was not changeable, so we did the river ride that afternoon and came back the following morning for the Eye. We found the Thames river ride to be very interesting for the first part of the journey, but the second half was quite boring, not too much of interest to see. It didn't help that it was freezing rain and the windows were steamy on the boat, but that didn't affect opinion on the first part of the ride!

Review by: peter robin t, United Kingdom	December 2009
The whole day was a wonderful experience. Thank you.