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Tower of London Tour: Explore History with Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and River Cruise

3.6

94 Ratings

Immerse yourself in London's rich history with a Tower of London tour. Hop on a sightseeing bus, visit iconic landmarks, and cruise along the Thames River. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Buses depart every 10-20 mins. The first bus departs from Stop 1 - Green Park Underground at 8:45 and the last bus departs at 18:00.

1. The Ritz Restaurant
Stop 1 - Green Park Undergound

2. Old Park Lane Hard Rock Cafe (Stop C)
Stop 2 - Hard Rock Cafe

3. W1K 1AB
Stop 3 - Queen Mother Gates

4. Hyde Park
Stop 4 - Marble Arch

5. Baker Street Station (Stop D)
Stop 5 - Baker Street

6. 290 Regent St.
Stop 6 - Oxford Street

7. 1 Heddon St
Stop 7 - Regent Street

8. 74 Regent St.
Stop 8 - Piccadilly Circus

9. 5b Pall Mall E
Stop 9 - Trafalgar Square

10. South African High Commission Home Affairs Consular Section
Stop 10 - Craig’s Court

11. Horse Guards Parade
Stop 11 - Whitehall

12. 4 York Rd
Stop 12 - London Eye

13. 28 York Rd
Stop 13 - Waterloo (Eastbound)

14. 1 Aldwych
Stop 14 - Covent Garden

15. 26 Ludgate Hill
Stop 15 - St Paulâs Cathedral

16. 362 Tower Hill
Stop 16 - Tooley Street

17. WC2R 2PH
Stop 17 - Tower of London

18. WC2R 2PH
Stop 18 - Temple Underground station

19. SW1A 2JH
Stop 19 - Westminster Pier

20. Lambeth Palace Road
Stop 20 - Lambeth Palace

21. Abingdon Street Gardens
Stop 21 - College Green

22. 43 Tothill St
Stop 22 - Tothill Street

23. 1 Buckingham Place
Stop 23 - Buckingham Palace

24. 49 Buckingham Palace Rd
Stop 24 - Victoria, Nova Complex - Currently out of Service

25. Victoria Station (Stop R)
Stop 25 - Victoria Station

Stop 38 - London Eye (Westbound)

Points of Interest

Madame Tussauds London
Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
Big Bus Tours
Regent’s Park
St. James’s Park
Kensington Gardens
Trafalgar Square
Westminster Abbey
Leicester Square
Big Ben
Royal Albert Hall
Marble Arch
The Shard

What's Included

Complimentary earphones
30-minute scenic river cruise
Flexible hop-on hop-off bus tour
Multilingual recorded commentary (5 languages)

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup
Food and drinks

Additional Information

Experience London via a double-decker Big Bus with an open top on this stop-and-go sightseeing expedition, plus gain entry to the Tower of London with your ticket. Plan your own route with your 24 Hour - 48 Hour pass, choosing from a variety of potential stops like Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and others. Get an unrestricted view and listen to onboard narratives while exploring the city’s highlights. Alight to explore the Tower of London, gawk at the Crown Jewels, and opt for a one-direction Thames River Cruise from the Tower of London to Westminster Pier or vice versa.

Tickets are valid from the first date of redemption
Buses are equipped with ramps for wheelchairs or strollers
Redeem your voucher at any of the designated Big Bus stops. You will be issued with a bus tour ticket and a Tower of London entrance ticket
Infants (age 0-4) can go on the tour free of charge

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

3.6

(94 Ratings)

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Carleen

Aug 20, 2023

Big Steve is the best Big bud tour guide - Big Steve is the best tour guide ever! We did the walking tour for changing of the guard. He showed us all kinds of hidden gems throughout London, we feel he went above and beyond. If you could ever request him, definitely do, he got us to see the changing of the guard close up.

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Kanchang2023

Feb 7, 2023

Amazing - It was amazing. I left my bag on the bus and Wajih was an absolute gem helping me locate it and all over great. The walking tour with ‘sexy’ Nick was filled with humour and history and overall too good.

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Tessb685

Jun 11, 2024

Bug Bus: Recommend walking tours! - Had to get our tickets from a random shop-front, which made us unsure if we were getting the real thing at the real price. But luckily we did find the bus after that false start. Riding the bus around the loop a couple of times on day one gave us a good framework for understanding the touristy part of town. But the highlight was the walking tour on day two. Big Steve was our guide, and added all kinds of interesting background info. After we split off from the group for a while to get lunch, he still managed to locate us again later in the day without slowing down the group. Amazing!

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Jennifer

May 6, 2024

Bring back live guides please! - London is very clean and very busy. Try not to take a taxi. Very expensive. The hop on and off bus is the best way to see things. You can get a feel for what and where you want to visit more. Sad to say that the personal live tour guides have been discontinued by the company “Top View” they were the last and will now go to recorded tours. Very disappointed! Their guides were full of knowledge and personal experience of things to see and do. Now that’s gone! Bring back the live people for tours!

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Stefl740

Apr 18, 2024

Interesting upon arrival of your stay - Blue Line West London Red Line Main Landmarks Beautiful photos. Get on the bus terrace Prepare a wipe in case of rain

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Tourist287456

Jan 6, 2024

Ugh - Ugh 😏 really unfriendly driver and lousy comments and very expensive for a red circuit At 5 p.m. we have to get off the bus where it is

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569smg

Jul 31, 2023

Beware of the 2-day pass - The tour itself was fine, although our bus was a little worn down. The first seat we chose had the volume stuck very high for the audio but we moved to another seat and it was fine. But beware of the 2-day pass. Despite having an app, they give you a paper ticket for the 2nd day and if you lose it, they won’t let you on the bus even though you can prove what you bought and when you bought it within the app. They’ll happily sell you another pass at the door, though 😏

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Catherine_p

Jun 23, 2024

Miserable - This trip was a nightmare. We were on the bus for three hours trying to get to our Tower of London tour. On the same road for an hour and did not make our tour! No mention of earphones so we had no idea what was going on. No information by driver on anything. Wasted day in London!! Three travelers not happy!!

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Northernrough

May 27, 2024

Rubbish commitment to safety and to experience - Pathetic commitment to safety If anyone is standing the driver doesn’t ask anyone to sit, rather they play a short safety announcement over and over and over and over, which only those wearing headphones can hear (which isn't the people standing FFS!!!) Yet the driver will let more people on the bus knowing that they can’t sit down. Result - don’t expect a recorded commentary if it’s full.

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Stacey_s

Apr 3, 2024

Not worth the cost - This was a terrible experience from late buses to operators who said they sent messages (but never did). We spent almost $500 on this package and barely benefited from it. I suppose in hindsight I should’ve considered traffic but it was ridiculous. We waited 35 minutes for one bus that took over an hour to get across town. We barely made our London Tower trip and given that this takes 2 hours we had no time for the river cruise. The operator(s) said we couldn’t reschedule even though everything that happened up until that point was out of our control. For this cost we used the bus three times and did the London Tower. I could’ve done all of this on my own for half the price. Bottom line: getting the bus tickets are enough. Don’t book anything extra.

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