Vintage Double Decker London Tour with Thames Cruise

London, United Kingdom

Whether it's your first or fifth time in London, traveling around on a vintage Routemaster bus is the perfect way to get a comprehensive view of the city. This fully guided tour includes a Thames River Cruise, and is the ideal orientation if you're new to London, and return visitors will discover new facts and hear new stories  from the professional live commentary aboard the London double-decker bus tour.

Red double-decker Routemaster buses are a much-loved London icon, and the only way to tour London. Have your cameras ready as you stop for photos at St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London.

Other famous London landmarks you'll see include Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye.

Next, you'll jump onboard a Thames River Cruise to see all of the famous London landmarks and bridges from a different perspective. The cruise passes Shakespeare's Globe, Cleopatra's Needle and London Bridge before you arrive at Westminster pier to rejoin the bus and head for Buckingham Palace.

Watch the world-famous Changing of the Guard Ceremony as the soldiers, dressed in their fabulous tunics and busbies, march to military music. If the guard change is not taking place, you will stop for photos of the Horseguards.

Add one of the following attractions for a comprehensive introduction to the city of London:

Top London Attractions:
Enjoy fast, hassle-free entry to the London Eye or Tower of London. Pre-booked and pre-paid tickets ensure speedy access to London's top attractions.

Stonehenge Shuttle:
Combine the tour with an afternoon visit to Stonehenge. After the morning tour of London, you'll be dropped off at Victoria Coach Station ready to depart on the roundtrip shuttle bus (5 hours) to Stonehenge at 1:30pm. Designed to give you a fast, hassle-free independent trip to Stonehenge, collect your entrance tickets (included in the tour price!) and free audio-guide before exploring at your own pace.

USD $47.08

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Wally	October 2011
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, it gave a great overview of what London had to offer. Our guide Roy was very pleasant, entertaining and knowledgable.

Review by: STEPHANIE K	October 2011
Had a good time on tour. Very informative, would have liked to be picked up from hotel.

Review by: Wendy F	October 2011
Great intro to the city.

Review by: sweetjordee	October 2011
although the tour guide was fantastic think before buying this one. you can buy a bus tour from the information centre that will give the same tour as this one

Review by: Zully Karin T	October 2011
Wow! One of the best tours, our guide made everything easy for us. We enjoyed the Changing of the Guard Ceremony, we could not make it without the guide. It was so crowded but he took us there on time and we took nice pics.

Review by: Theresa	September 2011
I'm afraid I was very disappointed in this tour. It was certainly not worth the money we paid. We didn't get to see the changing of the guards because they had made it earlier, the river cruise was only 20 minutes and we added the skip the line tour for the London eye, which was no skip the line. We had to stand in line to submit our vouchers to get the tickets, then stand in line to hand them in.

Review by: Angela P	August 2011
The tour takes you past all the highlights and you even stop and walk at a few. If you can't walk fast this may not be the tour for you. The river cruise portion is more like taking a taxi service to your next destination and it was not narrated. I like this one because they only book the seats on the top of the bus so everyone gets to sit up there if they choose.

Review by: Cynthia W	August 2011
Loved the double decker bus. Stop for changing of the guard was long and involved some walking. River cruise was short.

Review by: Beth	August 2011
Good overview of London. Interesting guide, nice way to get an idea of the areas we wanted to go back to. The boat ride was short, but a fun addition to the tour. I would recommend this tour.

Review by: brian p	August 2011
well worth the money and tour guide was good,as well the tour

Review by: Fred H	June 2011
This is the best way to see and learn about what you are actually seeing when you are in London. Great guide.

Review by: Judith B	April 2011
The tour was great, very informative and inclusive. I think the Thames 5-10 min part could be excluded or increased in time.

Review by: victoria s	November 2010
It was great - very informative and involved a lot of prominent locations

Review by: Derek M	November 2010
For the money I paid, approx $90 AUD, this certainly was not worth it. I would have expected alot more than the flimsy ride down the Thames, plus the changing of the guards I could've just stood outside Buckingham Palace for. I can't remember tour guides name, bu for an Irish man, he knew some of the English history. I'm sorry but for what we got, it was far too much money. At least 50% more than it's worth

Review by: spiritdude	October 2010
The guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining! The open double decker bus made the trip that much more fun.

Review by: Teresa F	October 2010
A great trip - totally enjoyable - got off to a late start, due to strike, but was great fun! My family really enjoyed it and would book again with Viator -

Review by: DORIS D	September 2010
Finding the bus location was a challange. Victoria station is quite large and can be very confusing. Our guide was very knowledgable and interesting. This tour is a good way to get started for a first time visitor.

Review by: Brenda D	September 2010
excellent guide! an enjoyable day

Review by: Deborah E	September 2010
This was a very enjoyable tour which allowed you to see all the major attractions in London. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The best part of the tour was the cruise down the Thames on a posh catamaran.

Review by: Lynette K	September 2010
Excellent guide. Good value. Thoroughly enjoyed our tour. We can recommend it as a great way to start a London visit.

Review by: Lynette K	September 2010
Excellent guide. Good value. Thoroughly enjoyed our tour. We can recommend it as a great way to start a London visit.

Review by: Damien M	September 2010
We had a wonderful time on the bus tour and Thames cruise. It covered all the places we wanted to see and many others and the guide was very informative.

Review by: Joelle T	August 2010
I liked this tour because you have a personal guide explaining things and telling stories. Our guide was really good. He managed to make me see London in another way than the every day stressing life of London. You get a really interested overview of London.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
This tour is great if you have only short time in London. The guide is very knowledgeable and creates a nice atmosphere. You will see all major sights like St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Tower of London and many more sights on this tour. It was a good mix of a bus tour, walking tour and Thames River Cruise. Have your camera ready as you will also get some real good photos of the Changing of the Guards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace! It was very worth doing!

Review by: Gaye S	August 2010
it was lovely tour with great guide and driver.Thank you.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
This has been a dynamic and fun tour, in which I discovered the highlights of London. The stories of the great history of this stunning city were well explained by the guide. This tour combines the classic English Bus tour, a walking tour and a boat trip, which is amazing for three hours and a half tour. My advice: You would enjoy the tour at its fullest if you were to be seated on the upper deck - open top. The earlier you get to the departure point the better for you. The views are better from the upper deck and you can take some amazing photos. I really enjoyed myself! Hope you do too!

Review by: Gordon F	August 2010
It was a nice bus

Review by: Gordon F	August 2010
nice double decker

Review by: GENNADY F	August 2010
The radio was not heard in the front of the bus at all.

Review by: RONALD HUGH S	August 2010
Great guide.

Review by: David K	July 2010
Good overview. A little rushed. Disappointed with more than one language on the advertised English tour.

Review by: Robert S	July 2010
Excellent tour...the tour guide really knew his information and was very easy to understand. I would go on a similar tour if I visited England again,

Review by: Anonymous	July 2010
Great tour, really enjoyed it. We followed up with the London Eye which was fantastic.

Review by: George B	July 2010
This really MADE our London trip. Our guide, Alan, was fabulous. His expertise and easy manner were very special. A must.

Review by: Florence N	June 2010
We did this on our first full day in London. Great to get your bearings. I definitely recommend this if you are in London long enough we were there 11 days. Otherwise I would do hop on off tour instead. Our guide was very nice.