Your ticket also includes a FREE Hop-on Hop-off Thames River cruise as well as three FREE walking tours: a Changing of the Guard walk, a Rock 'n' Roll walking tour tracing the history of the Beatles, Rolling Stones and David Bowie and a Jack the Ripper walk following in the footsteps of the world's most infamous serial killer.
Highlights
- Hop-on-hop-off open-top bus tour of London
- Sightseeing pass valid from 24 hours from first use.
- Includes complimentary Hop-on Hop-off Thames River cruise
- Changing of the Guard walk, Rock 'n' Roll walk and Jack the Ripper walk included
- Buses depart every 15 to 20 minutes from 8:30am to 5pm with more frequent departures in the summer
- Unique Kids Club on the Red and Blue Route, including free activity pack
- Entertaining English live-guided commentary provided on the Yellow Route
Special Offer
Book before June 30, and save 13% off the recommended retail price
Recent Photos of this Tour
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London 031The London eye 7/4/12.Photo by: Jackie R
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Big BenPicture of Big Ben taken from the top deck of the busPhoto by: Vanessa M
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The London EyeThe Eye is so big it's better to get a photo of it from a distancePhoto by: Dia U
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Big Ben, we can see youWe took the red line. You can see a lot of monuments.Photo by: Angela S
Spain, 03 2009 -
Our stop on River ThamesStopping for a walk and continue our trip.Photo by: Angela S
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Passing by a PubThis is a great place for a pint after a long day of sightseeing.Photo by: Kay W
USA, 10 2008 -
The Girls by the London EyeWe loved the boat ride up to Greenwich and back.Photo by: Kay W
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Tower BridgeView from the top of the bus.Photo by: Janelle W
Australia, 08 2008 -
Parliament and Big BenParliament and Big Ben: As you can see this is from the top of the bus.Photo by: Jana K
Canada, 05 2008 -
View of Tower Bridge from ...Driving over another of London's Bridges, with a view of the most beautiful, Tower Bridge. I had no idea the river ...Photo by: Trixy
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London - May 2013Beautiful flowersPhoto by: Audrey P
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Buckingham PalaceBeautiful flowers in front of the Buckingham PalacePhoto by: Vinayen C
Mauritius, 05 2013 -
Buckingham PalaceI was standing in front of Buckingham PalacePhoto by: Vinayen C
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London EyeThe eye of LondonPhoto by: Angelo M
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The Towers of LondonTower from the ThemesPhoto by: Angelo M
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Parliament from the TemsParlimentPhoto by: Angelo M
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Big Ben - 23.03.2013.One of those pictures that actually did come out great, we had rain all of the tour.Photo by: irsw
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Big BenNous sommes à l'étage du bus et nous nous éloignons de Big Ben et de WestminsterPhoto by: Francis M G
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Le pont de LondresVue imprenablePhoto by: bouba57
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Au détourVisite guidéePhoto by: bouba57
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What You Can Expect
The Original London Sightseeing Tour: Hop-on Hop-off
Each route makes frequent stops - simply hop off where you want to, and return to the same stop to continue your tour.
London Highlights:
- Madame Tussauds
- Piccadilly Circus
- Leicester Square
- Trafalgar Square
- Downing Street
- Big Ben and Parliament
- London Eye
- Covent Garden
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Tower Bridge
- Tower of London
- Shakespeare's Globe
- Westminster Abbey
- Buckingham Palace
Itinerary
The City Sightseeing Tour (Red Route)
Madame Tussaud's and the London Planetarium, Regent's Park, Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus/Eros Statue, Leicester Square, The National Gallery, Nelson's Column and Trafalgar Square, Horse Guard's Parade, Downing Street, Big Ben and Parliament, Lambeth Palace, Imperial War Museum, The London Aquarium, London Eye, South Bank Arts Center and BFI Imax Cinema, Covent Garden, Fleet Street, St. Paul's Cathedral, Monument, London Bridge, London Dungeon, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, Shakespeare's Globe, Tate Gallery Bankside, Millennium Footbridge, Catamaran Cruisers, Sherlock Holmes Pub, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Speakers Corner.
The Original Tour (Yellow Route)
English-speaking fully qualified live guides.
The National Gallery, Nelson's Column and Trafalgar Square, Horse Guards' Parade, Downing Street, Big Ben and Parliament, Lambeth Palace, Imperial War Museum, The London Aquarium, London Eye, South Bank Arts Center and BFI Imax Cinema, Covent Garden, Fleet Street, St Paul's Cathedral, Monument, London Bridge, London Dungeon, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, Shakespeare's Globe, Tate Gallery Bankside, Millennium Footbridge, Catamaran Cruisers, Sherlock Holmes Pub, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guard, Hyde Park, Speakers Corner, Ritz Hotel, Royal Academy of Arts, Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly Circus/Eros Statue, Leicester Square.
The Museum Link (Blue Route)
Main attractions: Kensington Palace, Baden-Powell House, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Brompton Oratory, Harrods, Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Hyde Park, Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue, British Museum, Russell Square, Wellington Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Kensington High Street and the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.
Capital Connector (Purple Route)
Holland Park, Notting Hill, Bayswater, Kensington Gardens, Pet Cemetery, Paddington Station, Madame Tussauds.
St Pancras - King's Cross Station - Marble Arch - Paddington Station - Marylebone Station - Euston Station.
The bus leaves St Pancras International at 10.05, 11.05 and 12.05pm; and departs from Marble Arch at 3.50pm, 4.50pm and 5.50pm. Speak to our staff on the day for the latest timetable information.
Central London (Green Route)
Leicester Square - London Eye - Westminster - Piccadilly Circus -
Leicester Square This circular service provides a handy link in central
London across the Thames.
It operates daily between 09.15 and 15.45.
Kids Club
The Original Tour is the only tour operator to offer commentaries specially designed for children. History made fun - for kids, by kids ... plus the voice of the ghost of London! Every child also gets a "passport" to London and a fantastic free fun pack with activity/quiz book. Look out for the great Kids Club competition in the back of the book where you could win a souvenir of London. The Kids Club Channel is available on the red and blue route.
Members of the Kids club will receive their own free activity pack and a Passport to London. Don't forget to get your passport officially stamped before you board the bus!
Thames River Cruise
Enjoy this hop-on-hop-off cruise down the River Thames with professional commentary. Hop-on-hop-off cruises are available from Westminster, Waterloo, Tower and Greenwich Piers. A great way to explore London's riverside attractions in greater detail... and its completely free! This offer is strictly subject to availability.
FREE Walking Tours
On non-guard change days walks go to Buckingham Palace and to St James's Palace where you can take photos of sentry boxes. The guard change does not take place if it is raining. All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Please note that the Jack the Ripper walk will finish at Aldgate East tube station and not at one of our bus stops.
1. The Changing of the Guard Walk: Daily at 10.30am from The Original London Visitor Centre. See Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and the regiments that guard them in this exciting walk as you march alongside the guards at Buckingham Palace.
2. Rock 'n' Roll Walking Tour: Departs daily at 13.00 from The Original London Visitor Centre. Be amazed! The Beatles almost arrested, TV born in backstreet, Jimi Hendrix' last gig, tickets for all the ill-fated Titanic, it's strange, it's true, it's Rock 'n' Roll!
3. The Jack the Ripper Walk: Daily at 3:30pm from The Original Tour stop at Tower of London on Tower Hill. Walk in the footsteps of the world's most infamous serial killer as we reveal his murderous tale from the streets of Whitechapel in 1888.
Customer Reviews
June 2013
a really good tour of London and the guides were great.
Martin H
United Kingdom
June 2013
This was an ideal way to see London as we wished, the commentary on the bus was really good too as the guides know their stuff and relay some very interesting facts!!! would definately reccommend!
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