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Secret London Private Taxi Tour
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Secret London Private Taxi Tour

By Visit London Taxi Tours
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Duration: 3h
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Live guide: English
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  • Your Taxi Tour Guide will pick you up from your London hotel or any other central London location that suits you. We will send you a SMS text to let you know your Taxi Tour Guide has arrived.
  • When your private tour is finished we can either recommend a drop off point that is in keeping with your themed tour to maximise the sights you see and fun you have that day. Otherwise we would be happy to drop you off anywhere in central London that suits you.
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • We can pick you up and drop of at any central London location or hotel. We will text you on the cell phone you provide us with before your tour. We will tell you the name of your guide and his/her cell phone number. They will let you know when that have arrived at the location. Heathrow airport and Gatwick are not in central London. They are both over 1 hour's drive from central London. If you book a tour and want to be picked up from Heathrow, we need to arrange your transfer and additional charge.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Wheelchair accessible
        • Pushchair accessible
        • Service animals allowed
        • Near public transportation
        • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
        • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 68623P3

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • A maximum of 6 people per booking. If there is more than 6 people in your party, please book a second taxi.
        • Most travellers can participate
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 68623P3

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        • Visit London Taxi Tours
          286
          London, England
        • Sightsee44884492167
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          London Christmas Light Tour
          What a gem Glen is. We had a lovely tour, great view of all the lights and have fantastic photos. Thank you all so much for great memories
          Written 12 December 2024
        • newt26
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          The best!
          I booked 3 tours with this company during our visit to London. Working with Cheryl to plan everything made it so easy. She’s very responsive and helpful! I’m so glad I went with them. My family and I enjoyed it so much and every one of them was seamless! Would definitely recommend and use them in the future!
          Written 10 December 2024
        • juliehX8361LB
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          We had the best time!
          We had the best time throughly enjoying ourselves! Using the tour made getting around London seeing all the Christmas lights easy, comfortable and convenient. Ollie was wonderful, knowledgeable, friendly and funny. We enjoyed his input with history which made us all realise how little we knew about our home city. His company was a joy! We hope he takes us on our next trip😃 Don’t hesitate to book this tour it truly is a memory to treasure.
          Written 8 December 2024
        • 1whoTravels
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best evening in beautiful London!
          Book this tour! Our Christmas lights tour with Wesley was amazing. He shared so many amazing places with us and taught us a bit of London history. The tour was a true highlight of our trip!
          Written 8 December 2024
        • 469natashaq
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing Experience!
          This tour was phenomenal!! Gary was so knowledgeable, taking us to see the beautiful xmas lights in London, and he was a fantastic guide. This was an unforgettable experience and thank you so much to Gary and the team.
          Written 5 December 2024
        • BoothbyMarsh
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Can We Give More Than 5 Stars?
          Incredible! We’ve always wanted to see the Christmas lights in London, this tour was absolutely perfect. Gavin was fantastic. He was the perfect combo of history, lights and humor. Don’t miss it… and hope you get Gavin as your driver!
          Written 30 November 2024
        • kmphoto70
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          London night tour layover
          Our taxi tour guide Allan did a great job hitting a lot of the top London sights. We saw London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Parliament, Water Tower Building, and Buckingham Palace. We did the night tour, which was perfect for our layover. Not as much traffic out. Thanks, Allan! We had a great time!
          Written 29 November 2024
        • annpO7979KY
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful Christmas lights tour!!
          We had a wonderful tour of London’s beautiful Christmas lights with Alan last weekend! It was a rainy evening but we were comfortable and warm in the taxi with perfect views as the roof of the cab is a large window so you have a great view of the lights overhead. Alan’s commentary was great- lots of info on London at Christmas as well as the history of the area. I plan to take more tours with this company next time I’m in London!!
          Written 27 November 2024
        • R5547NIralphm
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great London Highlight Tour!
          My family and I use this tour to see the highlights of London. Glen was it tour guide and was phenomenal. He was very relaxed the whole time. He offered us persona insight and made sure we saw all the great monuments and buildings. He was very engaging with our children by including Harry Potter stops and costumes! He took photos of our family and made this trip very memorable. Highly recommend.
          Written 6 November 2024
        • Journey10551164423
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Think you know London? You don’t until you have experienced this!
          Fantastic experience. Lee was a great host, funny, and extremely knowledgeable . Will recommend to friends and work colleagues for a great day out.
          Written 21 October 2024
        • RemarkablyQT
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Jam packed tour, awesome guide & views for days!! What more do you need?!
          I’ll admit, I initially thought this tour was going to be gimmicky/touristy but after just 5 minutes with Lee (our outstanding guide), I was proven wrong! He was full of history, general city knowledge and plenty of good banter. He took us to so many cool spots that would be easy to miss if you were only doing the usual Central London highlights. Being in a offical black cab also gave us parking access to awesome photo spots that you couldn’t get to otherwise without a ton of walking. The cab itself has a glass roof so you never miss a view and even with 6 of us, there was plenty of room inside. I felt like we saw so much in just 4 hours and I got every iconic photo I could have wanted. Would 100% recommend doing this one of these tours!!!
          Written 17 October 2024
        • Julie G
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing
          Our diver Barry Arthur was amazing, fun, knowledgeable and went out of his way to show us the best of London and took lots of photos for us
          Written 30 September 2024
        • 165ranad
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Happy we chose ‘Visit London Taxi Tours’
          We had an exceptional experience with Glen as our personal tour guide! Beautiful and pristine electric taxi. Very professional and punctual. So many interesting stories and amazing factoids! Despite the rain, he gave us several opportunities to capture memorable photos. Thanks a million!
          Written 5 September 2024
        • Lorimcwill
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great way to spend your first day in London!
          We’ve both been to London before, so instead of a 4hr highlight tour we arrange a 4hr Instagram tour with Cheryl and Visit London Taxi Tours. She put us with an incredible guide named Lee. Lee was friendly, knowledgeable, and flexible to our needs and wants. He made the tour very relaxing and easygoing. He not only delivered on seeing the great spots of London he jumped in and took photos of us there.. I have done many tours around the world but I never had a tour guide go above and beyond as Lee did! He provided lots of tips and suggestions and went out of his way to make sure we could experience a fish and chips dinner in a London Pub that evening. What a great way to start our stay in London! Would highly recommend him for any tour. Already looking forward to our next tour in London with Lee and ’Visit London Taxi Tours’
          Written 23 July 2024
        • pdk975
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          London in 4 Hours
          Sam was amazing! So much knowledge of the history of the city. We asked for a “splash” of rock & roll on our tour and we were treated to a bunch of cool stops with details about hidden recording studios, guitar shops on Denmark St, and clubs where bands played back in the day. Sam took us to all the photo opp locations. Sam’s historical knowledge about the development of the city was impressive! He kept us entertained during the moments of traffic with details about statues, various buildings and architecture. It was a great experience.
          Written 11 July 2024
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        Nino L
        Metuchen5 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2024 • Family
        This was our first time with a tour like this and we found it totally fascinating. Lee was encyclopedic and kaleidoscopic in his clear love and knowledge of London: her thousands of years of history and her people…all the while smoothly negotiating the wild, crazy and continuously intense crush of city traffic, meticulously avoiding traffic jams, knowing just where to stop for the perfect photo op…we were amazed, breathless and totally relaxed during the entire ride!

        What’s more, he was genuine in his desire to tailor the tour to our interests…no “one-size-fits-all” this excursion!…and so additional art and gardens were found, great places for desserts, interesting pubs located near attractions we planned to visit.

        I really could go on, but, I’ll conclude with this final thought: no matter his salary, this witty, brilliant, gracious man deserves a raise…
        Written 29 May 2024
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        Oh my gosh! Such a lovely review - you have really captured us, the flexibility of our taxi tours and the standard of our guides, thank you for taking the time. Lee is very much appreciated and valued at Visit London Taxi Tours.
        Written 2 June 2024
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        Julie T
        4 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jun 2021 • Family
        We had a fantastic Taxi Tour guide, she was friendly, fun and knowledgable. We heard some fascinating stories and fun facts about London.

        The tour had been adapted to show us old places we knew and there was some lovely nostalgia for us. The 3 hours just flew by leaving us wanting more.

        The taxi was modern and so clean and comfy. During the ride we did stretch our legs and had a tea break.

        Highly recommend!
        Written 1 July 2021
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        Hi Julie, Such a great review, thank you. I will let karen know. Thank you for opting for a voucher when we had to cancel your Christmas Lights taxi tour because of another lock down. Postponing your tour really helped this small business keep it’s nose above water and we are very very grateful. Best wishes Cheryl
        Written 2 July 2021
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        Maggie C
        Greensboro, NC22 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jul 2022 • Friends
        Glenn was our guide for the half day tour and everything about it was great. He was so knowledgeable, super friendly, and professional. The pick up at our hotel was on time. The taxi was comfortable. We learned so much about London we would have missed. We were so glad we did this tour.
        Written 28 July 2022
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        Great to hear you were happy with your Secret London taxi tour and Glenn. London is full of hidden corners and gems the average guest doesn't come across without a little help. I'll make sure Glenn gets our feedback. Thanks for choosing Visit London Taxi Tours.
        Written 29 July 2022
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        Kevin & Diane
        Northampton, UK5 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2022 • Couples
        Alan was a lovely tour guide who stood in last minute. He was friendly, knowledgeable and chatty. He looked after us very well and we really enjoyed seeing parts of London we had never seen. Big thank you to Alan and also Cheryl.
        Written 23 January 2022
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        Thank you very much for the feedback and coming such a long way to enjoy our London taxi tour. I am so glad it all work out well for you.
        Written 24 January 2022
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        Carrie B
        Plano, TX54 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        I went on the Instagram tour of secret places in London. This was the best tour I’ve ever been on.
        Lee was an amazing tour guide. He was so knowledgeable and great to talk to AND the best photographer. I have wonderful memories now captured in great photos. I definitely think this is the best tour in London!
        Written 12 March 2024
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        Hey Carrie, we are so glad you had a great time and are going home with the memories you wanted. it is our pleasure to make sure you have the best day possible. Thank you for choosing us at Visit London Taxi Tours and sharing some photos.
        Written 13 March 2024
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        Tracydale1
        Chelmsford, UK17 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        I found Visit London Taxi Tours on Facebook from a friends post and thought this would be an excellent treat for Mum’s 80th birthday.

        From the outset Cheryl was extremely helpful and we were able to plan a 4 hour trip with a planned break at Borough Market and a drop off at Covent Garden for a fish and chip supper.
        Cheryl also designed a great e-card for Mum before the day.

        Alan met us at Liverpool Street as planned and we saw parts of East London we did not realise existed, the Boundary Estate, buildings of interest and a Street Market near Bethnal Green Tube ( Broadway Market) where we stopped for longer than we intended as it had wonderful stalls, coffee cafes and boutiques (where it would have been rude not to stuff yourself into a garment in the event that it could have been a viable purchase) my sister purchased sandals waiting for me to extricate my sweaty body out of a dress I didn’t buy as it was possibly the hottest day of May (poor Mum putting up with our shopping habit).

        Alan waited patiently for us to return and we resumed the trip (didn’t need Borough Market stop) taking in wonderful sights including Brooks Brothers Wine Shop, Crossbones Cemetery, original early Council Flats and Wash House filmed in Call The Midwife and Vera, The George Inn (one of the oldest Inns in London for a cheeky drink) and Lock and Co Milliners where Churchill and Oscar Wilde shopped. We were actually able to visit the shop and look at the memorabilia and the hats on sale.

        Alan dropped us off at Covent Garden as planned and even dropped the men of our party that were waiting for us, to Baker Street Station to travel on to Wembley for the football, at no extra charge. Alan also presented Mum with a lovely pot Chrysanthemum for her birthday!

        The day was so enjoyable that we are planning on a 3 hour trip later in the year. Many thanks to Cheryl and Alan for making Mums day so special.
        Written 28 May 2018
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        That really is a lovely review, thank you very much. Alan and I both really enjoyed the part we played in helping you make sure your mum had a a lovely birthday. And my gosh! wasn't it a hot one! We would love to see you again so please don't hesitate to get in touch when the time is right.
        Written 28 May 2018
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        Matthew F
        10 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Aug 2018 • Family
        These guys really know there stuff. Just ask and they will take you there. They were happy to stop anytime. Very friendly and came to our hotel and picked us up. You really must do a tour with these guys. We did 3 hours should have some 4. It goes so quick. Well done lads a real old fashioned couple of London lads, a rare find these days even in London. Sorry it took so long to review guys. Would do this again.
        Written 7 July 2019
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        Hi, Thank you for the review. You were a lovely group and both our guides said what a pleasure it was showing you London. Thank you for choosing us.
        Written 10 July 2019
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        mtgarfunkel
        12 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jun 2019 • Friends
        We booked the secret London taxi tour for a friend’s birthday. We’re from London and we had the most amazing time! Our driver (William) drove us around and told us so much about London and it’s history that we got to experience our city like we never had before!
        Definitely recommend it!
        Written 4 June 2019
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        Hi Guys, at the office we thought your photos were great - had a fabulous vibe about them. I guess the champagne helped! We had no idea you were all from London when you booked but if we can impress the natives then yeah, we are getting it right! William is a wonderful guide and i'll pass on your feedback. Thanks for letting us know you had a great time.
        Written 5 June 2019
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        babydocpc
        Panama City, FL11 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sept 2022 • Couples
        This was our last tour in London and it was amazing! Our tour guide Lee was very knowledgeable, personable and flexible. I wish now that we had booked him for the previous day as well.
        Written 4 September 2022
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        Thank you for booking with Visit London taxi Tours. We are so pleased Lee gave you a great tour. It's great that you had a wonderful finish to your time in London come back and see us again and we will do it all at the start of your tour!
        Written 5 September 2022
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        StuMcGru
        Belfast, UK5 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Aug 2022 • Friends
        I had an amazing day, 4hrs passed in no time… the guide (Lee) was great craic and very knowledgeable about London.. I’ll definitely do this again… 🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🌟
        Written 24 August 2022
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        Thanks very much for your feedback and the 5 stars! Lee is a great guy and he will be pleased to know you had a good time. Also, thank you very much for booking direct with Visit London Taxi Tours, it makes a big difference to a small business like ours. :)
        Written 25 August 2022
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