Vintage London Bus Tour with Afternoon Tea

General information

Destination	Category
London, United Kingdom	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

What better way to see the highlights of London than from a vintage double-decker bus? Enjoy great views of Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye as we meander through the streets and history of our great city. The tour also includes a short boat trip on the river Thames and the chance to see the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.

Highlights
- Vintage open top London bus tour - see the highlights of London
- Includes extended private river cruise on the River Thames
- See the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace
- See Westminster Abbey - Big Ben - London Eye - Tower of London – Boat trip - Changing of the Guard

Join us at the Tower of London that was built nearly a thousand years ago and is now home to the Crown Jewels protected by the famous Beefeaters. The imposing former palace was once used as a fortress and a prison and you can see Traitors Gate where prisoners entered the Tower for the last time! We stop for photos and a history lesson from the guide before our cruise. (No entry into the Tower on this tour)



Next we take a boat trip on the River Thames that passes Shakespeare’s Globe, Cleopatra’s Needle and London Bridge before we arrive at Embankment pier, re-join the bus and head for Buckingham Palace.



Buckingham Palace is the official Royal residence of Her Majesty the Queen. Watch the world famous changing of the Guard ceremony as the Queen's soldiers, dressed in their fabulous tunics and busbies march to military music.



Make your visit to London even more special with these optional extras:



Champagne Afternoon Tea

The Champagne Tea will be served on board a brand new Thames Clipper boat. The tour will include a circular cruise of London lasting approximately one hour. Enjoy cream tea and scones served with strawberry jam and clotted cream on a boat during our River Cruise, plus a glass of Champagne.



Two Course Fish & Chips Lunch

Enjoy a two course meal including fish & chips lunch in a traditional London pub with dessert after the tour.



Please note that from 1st April 2017 the current offering of Afternoon Tea will be upgraded to Champagne Afternoon Tea, including sandwiches.



Vintage Bus

For all clients who purchase the afternoon Vintage Tour of London only, the tour will now last a further 40 minutes than previously advertised due to the extended river cruise.



Languages

Tours available with audio headsets in 10 languages: French, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Hindi and Russian.

The tour will only be available in English (with a live guide) from November the 1st.

Redeem information
Voucher type: Printed
Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Location
Starting point:
Victoria Coach Station - SW1W 9TP - London - UK
Departure at 7:45am: Victoria Coach Station (Gate 20).
Departure at 1pm: Victoria Coach Station (Gate 0).


End point: Passengers, who have purchased tickets for any of the included attractions from the rates sheet, will then be dropped off at their chosen location where tour ends.
Tour itself finishes in Victoria.


Schedule
Opening dates
07:45 - 10:45

Duration: 3 Hours

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide

Requirements
Vintage London Bus Tour with Fish & Chips: Please note that no alternative to Fish & Chips will be given and for those who require vegetarian option this should be requested at the time of booking.

Recommendations
Please note that 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.