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The Original London Sightseeing Tour

Jews Row, London SW18 1TB, England
+44 (0)20 8877 1722
Ranked #110 of 218 tours in London
3.5 of 5 stars 289 Reviews
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London, England
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
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Terrible!!!! We bought our ticket at 11:43 and a bus didn't come along until 12:21!!! They told us buses come every 10-20 minutes but this was not the case. When the bus FINALLY showed up it was so packed we had to be on the bottom (standing room only). We couldn't see or hear anything. We got off at a... More

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Eaton, Ohio
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Chose this from several competing tours based on a Rick Steve's guidebook recommendation. Big mistake. Started the tour at 9:00 am at Victoria Station. The guide and the bus were fine. Our first "hop off" was at St. Paul's. When we went to hop back on, we were approached by one of their salesmen and told him we were looking... More

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Aix en Provence, France
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Good bus company with regular buses. Don't try to get on/off at Hyde Park....need to queue for along time. Good friendly staff. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

This is a great way to spend the entire day. You see so much and getting on and off is really convenient when there is something more you want to see. I don't recommend the canal tour that goes along with it. Kind of a waste of time and you can't really see much out of the boats. Besides you... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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102 reviews 102 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012
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This is the best way to discover London. They also can arrange discounted tickets to a number of different venues. The tours are conducted in many laguages and there are many hop-on & hop-off points. More

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Lehi, Utah
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

The live guided part of the tour couldn't have been better! The tour guild was very knowledgeable and funny! The other routes with just recordings were not the best... But it did come with an awesome river cruise and walking tours definitely worth the money! More

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Sydney, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

I make use of this company every time I visit London and have never been let down. The tour is interesting and especially fun if you score a live guide. It is not cheap but is worth every cent. Lots of stops a great 2 day pass and free boat tour in winter. More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Great for a whirlwind tour of the City. Not sure about the "hop on hop off" bit - that proved very difficult, with queues at most major attraction stops. We gave up after 3 buses as it was so time-wasting waiting to get on a bus only to find no room on top - which really is the whole point... More

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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

The busses are everywhere and run frequently. I only wish I'd realized that a "day" tour actually means 24 full hours so we could have gotten more in. Idiot "Occupy" protesters messed up traffic the day we had for the tour so we ran out of time before we could finish the full tour on the bus. The walking tour... More

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See 4 more reviews by Aldebaran B for London
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012
1
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Paid with Tesco vouchers otherwise tickets for 3 adults and 2 children (5 and 2) would have set us back £90. Not worth this amount. Guides are pleasant enough but staff selling tickets at bus stops were not that helpful and the frequency of the service is not great. Tour is also slightly misleading as it suggests that it goes... More

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