Boat trips · RIVER CRUISES IN LONDON
Good river cruises in London fill up weeks ahead and the calm mornings go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of London’s Tootbus hop-on hop-off tour, with routes, Thames cruise, app, audio guides, prices, timing, and practical tips.
“We really enjoyed the trip and all of the sites along the way. The guide was easy to use with many opportunities to hop on/off. The recorded guide was informative and entertaining.”
Cruise from Westminster to Tower Bridge for London views, lively commentary, open-deck seating, and excellent value at $18.
“the crew-guide was so funny and kind ! the boat is a really nice, smooth and cheep way to reach my destination!”
See London by bus, sky, and river with the London Eye, Thames cruise, and flexible Big Bus ticket. Practical tips, value, routes, and drawbacks.
“Pickup and drop-off from the motels would be great. Also bus schedule app was confusing for us which ended up with our group 1.5 miles from the motel and had to find an alternative way back.”
Cruise the Thames past Big Ben, St Paul’s and Tower Bridge with live commentary, plus an optional London Eye ticket for classic city views.
“George the guide was fantastic-great sense of humour. Made it very interesting and brought it to life”
See London’s top sights by open-top bus, Thames cruise, walking tours, and evening ride, with practical advice on routes, timing, and value.
“We were only in London for 10 hours so this was a great way took a little long sometimes, but I would definitely do it again! We booked the hop on hop off with the river cruise which was our favorite part.”
Tootbus London review covering routes, landmarks, Thames cruise, app, wait times, audio, value, and practical tips before you book.
“Excellent service, will do again, top tier customer service and the buses are on time and clean. The stops was easy to find”
Review the London Thames hop-on hop-off cruise, with landmark views, live commentary, Greenwich access, prices, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Really lovely activity. Good value for money. We stayed on the boat to Greenwich and then got it back after a walk around there. Signage when we arrived to Westminster Pier was a bit poor but there were enough staff there to ask which queue we needed to be in. Would recommend!”
Review of the Westminster to Greenwich Thames cruise, with London sights, live commentary, practical tips, value advice, and Greenwich stops.
“Captain provided interesting commentary on way to Greenwich. Greenwich a fun town to visit if you have an extra day in London.”
Cruise the Thames at sunset with sparkling wine, canapés, live music, and glowing London landmarks for a relaxed two-hour evening.
“it was wonderful having live music. everyone on the cruise was so friendly and helpful. the boat was clean and we had a fantastic time looking at London while enjoying a bottle of champagne and absolutely wonderful appetizers. it was easy, and a great way to relax during the evening.”
Review of London’s 105-minute Thames lunch cruise, covering food, views, commentary, seating, value, dress code, and practical tips.
“Really smooth and nice trip along the Thames taking in all the points of interest. Food and staff were good. We had a drink near the end before I ordered I checked we would not be rushed off however, we were asked to leave so we had to leave 1/2 of it. Maybe not offer drinks near the end as they are dear enough and up being wasted, thank you”
Review of London’s 2-hour ghost walk and Thames boat ride, with haunted sites, royal landmarks, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Great tour Julia was really knowledgeable and good fun!”
Review of London’s Harry Potter Studio Tour and Thames cruise, with practical transport tips, timing advice, highlights, value, and drawbacks.
“The tour was great. I really liked this option because we were able to use public transportation for much cheaper than other packages that offer transportation. The free shuttle from Watford Station was perfect.”
Tour Harry Potter film sets at Warner Bros. Studio, then cruise the Thames past London landmarks with flexible sightseeing time.
“Everything was perfect. Came to Get Your Guide to look for tickets as the main tour was sold out on the website. Have visited London many times but thought the boat tour would be a nice touch for the birthday girl. The exchange of tickets at both attractions was really easy and the staff of the CityCruises was amazing. The only down side of it was the fact that they were operating winter hours that day and we could only get the boat one way with the last one leaving at 4.40pm, which didn't say on the ticket, and it meant we had one journey only. However this did not…”
Review of London’s Harry Potter walking tour and Thames cruise, with filming spots, quizzes, sightseeing, price, route, and practical tips.
“Whole family had a great time, even the father who isn't in to Harry Potter. Pearla (?) was fantastic.”
Ride the Thames from Westminster to the Thames Barrier on a fast, fun RIB tour with London landmarks, live commentary, and Bond-style thrills.
“The guide was knowledgeable and amusing. It was interesting to see many of the main tourist attractions from the water. The speed part of the ride was exhilarating.”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
