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65 reviews of Royal London Sightseeing Tour with Changing of the Guard Ceremony

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Veronica M, August 2011

My 7 year old daughter and I went on this tour and I was really disappointed. Often times, we were so far away from the point of interest, i.e. Kensington or Buckingham Palace that trying to get a good photo was difficult. We ended up getting off the bus at Buckingham Palace and not finishing the remainder of the tour. Also, the Changing of the Guard didn't take place that day. Honestly, I would not do this tour and I love to do tours. Put your money towards purchasing an entry ticket to Buckingham Palace or something else and skip this tour...you will thank me later :-)

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Susan G, August 2011

This is a drive by tour not a real tour. It would have been nice to see the inside of any of the historic buildings.

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by thehollandsinarabia, July 2011

The trip wasn't as we expected and didn't really focus on the Royal Wedding. It was more of a general tour of London with a brief stop by Kensington and Buckingham Palaces. The guide wasn't very pleasant either

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Patricia G, USA, October 2009

Of all our tours we took in London, this one was disappointing. Had we been told that the changing of the guard is every other day, we could have switched plans and been able to see this. Instead we viewed the changing of the horse guard, which was nice, but not what we were expecting. Also we didn't enter any of the buildings, just saw them from the bus or walked by them. I would only recopmmend this tour for first time visitors to London who wanted only a quick view of the city.

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by SHRISTIKA S, Australia, October 2009

The tour was Ok, due to cycling activities half of london streets closed, the tour was rather rushed.

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Anonymous, September 2009

with less people and more attractions, the trip would be much more interesting.

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Kathie O, August 2009

What we really wanted to see was the changing of the guard. The tour guide led us to a spot to watch but apparently didn't know they were not doing it that day or at least not at that time. I wish we had known sooner.

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by VANIA B, Brazil, July 2009

The tour was organized, but I don't think it was worth. I didn't like it.

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Anonymous, July 2008

I wish we went to see Tower instead. It was OK, but nothing extraordinary.

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Richard S, March 2008

This is not much of a city tour. It's actually very disappointing; from the time we left, the tour was only two and a half hours, rather than the advertised three and a half.

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1 star rating: I do not recommend this

Reviewed by Leslie D, USA, September 2012

What a waste of money.

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1 star rating: I do not recommend this

Reviewed by BILL DELIZZA, May 2012

Basically we felt as though we sat in traffic for 2 hours,and then saw the parade that precedes the changing of the guard. Not a mention of the "royal wedding procession" during the tour. We also assumed we would see the changing of the guards, as opposed to the pre and post parade. The title of the tour is very misleading.
Our tour guide Rodney was less than enthusiastic,although informative.
Rodney, told us where to stand to watch the parade that leads to the changing of the guard,and said"that,s all you need to know".
A little condescending?

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1 star rating: I do not recommend this

Reviewed by Jessica S, May 2012

I wouldn't recommend it. This tour is on the same bus tour as an all day London tour. There was limited talk about the Royal Wedding since it wasn't a specific tour for that (marketing makes it appear that it is). Also, the tour was less than 3 hours.

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1 star rating: I do not recommend this

Reviewed by Gabriele J, July 2011

In general it was a delightful tour with a knowledgable and witty tour guide (Trudy). However, as far as the "Changing of the Guard Ceremony" goes the tour was a hoax. We were led to a place were we could witness a couple of guards marching to Buckingham Palace but we did see nothing of the ceremony nor had the opportunity to enjoy the musical aspects of the event. Since for us this had been the main reason for chosing this tour it was clearly a waste of time and money.

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1 star rating: I do not recommend this

Reviewed by mars, November 2010

Total waste of time. Very Dissatisfied. Spent most of the morning picking up from other hotels only to be taken to the bus terminal where we waited another 30 minutes. Only spent about 45 minutes actually touring the city. Guide was very snippy and did not provide much information. I was under the impression we would be able to see the Changin of the Guard Ceremony at the palace gates. Wrong. . . . we only got as close as across the street and was told that was all we needed to see was the guards as they came down the street to and from the palace.

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