Best of London Tour inc Tower of London and Changing of the Guard | 9 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • London Eye Standard Ticket (if upgrade option selected)
  • Private cruise on the River Thames
  • Friendly professional guide and air-conditioned vehicle
  • Cream tea at Harrods restaurant (if upgrade option selected)
  • Entry to Tower of London
  • Changing of the Guard ceremony (selected dates only) and photo stop outside Buckingham Palace
  • Entry to St. Paul's Cathedral
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks

Overview

See the best that England’s capital has to offer on a full-day city tour of London! Explore St Paul’s Cathedral with a guide, then make a photo stop at Westminster Abbey. Watch the must-see Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace and have some free time for lunch around the UNESCO-listed Tower of London. Finish up with a sightseeing cruise down the River Thames. If you want to see even more, upgrade to one of two activities: a cream tea at Harrods restaurant or a London Eye flight.

Itinerary

  • Buckingham Palace

    Take a photo stop outside Buckingham Palace and witness the iconic Changing the Guard ceremony. Note: The ceremony currently takes place on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (subject to availability). On Wednesdays when St. Paul’s opens late (10am) the tour will not include the Guard Change but instead there will be a photo stop outside Buckingham Palace first thing in the morning.

    40 minutes

  • Westminster Abbey

    Enjoy a photo opportunity outside a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history

    20 minutes

  • Houses of Parliament

    Enjoy a photo opportunity outside The Palace of Westminster including the Great Clock Tower where Big Ben (Great Bell) sits.

    15 minutes

  • Whitehall (Pass By)

    Drive up Whitehall and see Downing street where houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister

  • Trafalgar Square (Pass By)

    Drive past an iconic public square

  • Royal Courts of Justice (Pass By)

    Drive past the Law Courts of England and Wales. It is a large grey stone edifice in the Victorian Gothic Revival style built in the 1870s and opened by Queen Victoria in 1882. It is one of the largest courts in Europe.

  • St. Paul's Cathedral

    First group to enter this magnificent cathedral rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the great Fire of 1666.

    1 hour 15 minutes

  • Tower of London

    Explore London’s iconic castle and World Heritage Site. Get up close to the Crown Jewels, meet the legendary Yeoman Warders and ravens.

    2 hours

  • Tower Bridge (Pass By)

    Built in 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. You will enjoy the view from under the bridge!

  • Thames River

    Enjoy the guided boat trip on the River Thames from Tower pier to London Eye. You will see Tower of London, Tower Bridge, The Shard, St. Paul's Cathedral, Shakespeare's Globe and the Houses of Parliament etc. all views from the river!

    40 minutes

  • London Eye

    Enjoy the magnificent views of London from The London Eye (if London Eye upgrade option is selected). The London Eye is the Europe's tallest observation wheel.

    30 minutes

  • Harrods

    Harrods is one of the largest and most famous department stores in the world and currently owned by the state of Qatar. Here you will enjoy quintessentially English cream tea (if/when Cream Tea upgrade option is selected) After tea the rest of the afternoon is yours to explore the store.

    45 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Sunday tours are unable to include a tour of St Paul's cathedral due to the weekly service taking place; you will still be able to go inside the cathedral but there will be no guided tour
  • Tour itinerary may change subject to St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower of London opening times as well as on the day that Changing the Guard does not take place
  • The Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace currently takes place on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (subject to availability). When there is no Changing of the Guards we still stop for a photo outside/near the Palace.
  • On Wednesdays when St. Paul’s opens late (10am) the tour will not include the Guard Change but instead will have a photo stop outside Buckingham Palace first thing in the morning.
  • London Eye generally closes during January for annual maintenance work. 2025 closure dates: January 6 - 19 inclusive.
  • Until the 31st March 2025 the cream tea (same offering) will be served in the Harrods Café located on the lower ground floor.
  • Children under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult

Free Cancellation

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  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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2461 reviews

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Fantastic Tour

Published on Mar, 2025

Understand Paris, Enjoy scenery, Good memory, Nice companion, Plenty knowledge guide Julie. Thank you again.....

Fantastic tour

Published on Mar, 2025

This is an amazing value for money tour seeing all the London landmarks plus visits to St Paul's cathedral and the tower of London. Frank was an amazing guide really knowledgeable, friendly and wanted visitors to have the best time. Shaun was a fantastic driver.

Best of London Tour

Published on Mar, 2025

Our guide, Peter, was extremely knowledgeable of London. He told us many great stories and explained history is interesting ways. Peter also made it more relatable by asking us our careers and taking the time to explain and point out the differences from where we’re from. We absolutely enjoyed this tour so much and our so grateful we had Peter as our tour guide.

Great way to experience a lot in a quick visit

Published on Mar, 2025

John did a great job explaining key sites and history of St. Paul's church changing of guard and Tower of London. Seeing the Crown Jewels was a special high light in a very busy day. Optional Harrods tea was however was nothing special and very underwhelming and nothing special- a glass of Prosecco and a tea pot set on the table not even poured by the server with a biscuit and a scone. I did not fault premium tours tour operator as they did great for this but would not recommend this add on at Harrods

It was a great experience...

Published on Mar, 2025

It was a great experience to see some of the highlights of London. Our guide was John and he did a fantastic job during the course of the tour. He was knowledgeable and provided insight as to how to maximize our time at each stop that we had free time. It is a full day tour and is well wort booking.

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