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Golden Tours Christmas Lights Tour

DURATION (APPROX): 1 Hour 30 Mins

Highlights of Golden Tours Christmas Lights Tour

• 1 Hour 30 Mins Tour of London, see the Spectacular Christmas Lights
• See London's Iconic Landmarks From An Open Top Bus
• Guaranteed Seat Upstairs
• English Speaking Guide
• Multilingual Audio Guide
• Complimentary WiFi
• Free Cancellation Up To 24 Hours In Advance

Schedule of tour

Until 02 Jan

4.00pm, 5.00pm, 6.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.00pm, 9.00pm

Tour Starts / Finishes:  London Eye Tourist Stop, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 7GH

Description

The Christmas Lights London by Night Tour has been especially designed to show you the very best of London's famous landmarks, at Christmas time, all beautifully lit up, with thousands of sparkling lights. Tours are fully guided (in English), or multilingual audio guides, and depart every evening from the London Eye.

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* The 4pm departure will not drive down Oxford Street, however you will see the lights on Regent Street

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Full Details

Experience the wonder and excitement of the capital at Christmas time with an open top bus tour of London where you will see the best of the festive lights. See the world famous shops on Regent Street adorned with holly and ivy and illuminations that light up the shopping district with some of the most spectacular Christmas light displays you'll ever see. 

See the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus in all their glory and the incredible giant Christmas tree sparkling in the iconic Trafalgar Square. See London's thriving festive area of Southbank with its glittering Christmas market and magical fairy lights as you soak in the sights of the world famous London Eye.

With a mixture of iconic London sightseeing soaking in the city's most famous locations and some of the UK's most beautiful Christmas light displays, you'll be in for an absolute festive treat.

Please Note:

You cannot hop on hop off this tour

Children aged 0 - 4 years travel free of charge but will not occupy a seat. If you require a seat for an infant, please purchase a child seat for them.

Traffic can be heavy in London around Christmas time. We will try to keep you on the move and see as many lights as possible. Therefore the route may alter slightly on certain days.

• 1 hour 30 mins Christmas Lights London by Night Tour
• Live English Speaking Guide

"Highly recommend this tour, superb value!"

"Took the Christmas Lights London by Night Tour Bus while out in town, with my family. What a surprise! The guide was very funny, yet informative, and the experience was great!"

"The tour was great.The commentators explained the details of places that he took.Just that many monuments in London are under maintenance/representative actions. But this tour is recommended for first-time visitor like me..If you travel during winter, don’t forget to put on your winter gears especially caps, face mask or muffler"

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For groups of 12 or more, you may send us an inquiry at [email protected]. Although we do not guarantee bulk deals for all our tours, there are some tours for which we can offer discounted pricing. Ordinary hop-on-hop-off bus tickets are entitled to group savings. Attractions, pass items and combo tickets aren't.

Due the nature of this type of tour and varying demand, group travellers should be aware that there is no guarantee that the group will be able to travel altogether as the available seats vary from stop to stop and depends on demand each day. The group may need to split up and/or wait for the next bus(s).

As, we cannot guarantee that the group shall be able to travel together as one group, therefore we will reduce the group size down to 4-5 smaller groups per ticket (depending upon group size).

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• See the famous sites of London decked out in holiday lights.
• Take a drive around Regent Street's and Oxford Street's famous Christmas displays.
• Go by famous sites such as The Strand, Aldwych, and The London Eye.
• Enjoy the romance of the holidays with live coaching from a knowledgeable and kind Londoner.
• Smartphone Voucher Accepted!

With our 90-minute spectacular London by Night tour, which includes live guides, you can really immerse yourself in the holiday mood. Gaze in awe at the dazzling Christmas lights while exploring the center of London. See the city illuminated, from the sustainable stars of Oxford Street to the magnificent displays of Regent Street and the glittering Trafalgar Square. The trip, which leaves from London Eye, promises to be a visual feast that captures the spirit of Christmas via tales told by a kind guide. There's no switching on or off—just genuine English holiday pleasure.

Take advantage of our captivating London by Night tour this winter and let the enchantment of the city's Christmas lights enlighten your evening. With a live professional guide, the 90-minute trip transforms the city's famous sites into breathtaking spectacles as it leads you on a joyous excursion into its core. Take a ride down Oxford corridor, the busiest retail corridor in Europe, where 5,000 sustainable stars grace the roadway. Go by Selfridges, which is well-known for its amazing window displays. Awaiting you is Regent Street, dressed out with ivy, holly, and gorgeous lights. Admire the enormous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square and the brilliant lights of Piccadilly Circus. Experience the holiday appeal of Southbank, with a dazzling Christmas market and twinkling fairy lights that encircle the iconic London Eye. As you stroll through London's streets, adorned with enchanted Christmas displays, our knowledgeable guide narrates fascinating tales about the city's past. This visual feast guarantees you see the city in its brilliant best, filling you with Christmas pleasure. There are plenty of options for nocturnal photography. This seasonal delight blends the grandeur of the best Christmas light displays in the UK with the renowned sightseeing of London. The longer 90-minute trip ensures a thorough overview of Christmas lights and London's top attractions. Please be aware that you cannot hop on or off this tour; it is only available in English. Departures take place every hour and a half past the hour from the London Eye on Belvedere Road. Extra buses departing from Green Park Station, Piccadilly, and Bus Stop 1, Bulleid Way, Victoria, at certain times. See the schedule tab for instructions and other information. Now is the time to reserve your seats!

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Good value for the price. Lovely time with family and good way to see the London Christmas lights

Good service. value for money. good time spend with family.

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I would not recommend this over-priced tour. After contacting Golden Tours about sitting on the top of this vintage vehicle I was told "first come, first served". My husband & I arrived at the meeting-point in plenty of time & sat up top, only to be told by the guide that we would be swopping seats with the people downstairs & inside, half-way round the trip. On moving downstairs, we then asked if we could go back up....they said they could squeeze 2 more upstairs but then informed us they were not prepared to stop the horses. There were no stops for photos as advertised & we didn't see the lights of Piccadilly or Regent Street etc. The trip did not last the full 45 minutes as advertised. Will not be recommending this to family or friends & will think twice about booking with Golden Tours again.

Thank you for taking the time to review your Horse Drawn Tour of London Christmas Lights. We are sorry to read that you were not fully satisfied with the tour. Unfortunately, we are not able to reserve seats on the carriage and when boarding it is seat choice is on a first come basis. Some guides are asking customers to swap in the middle of the tour, so everybody has the chance to sit upstairs. We are presently asking for this to take place on all our tours from now on. I am afraid that our website description does not say that you will be able to stop to take photos but the pace of this tour is certainly slow enough to still take good photos. It says that, because of the leisurely pace of the tour you are going to have plenty of time for photographs. You can find more information and the schedule of the route this takes on our web-site page. Please accept our sincere apologies if you think that the information was not clear enough. We appreciate your feedback and we hope we can welcome you again.

We decided to go with the Golden Tours Hop on Hop Off bus over the others that we researched because they offered the best discount when purchasing tickets online to go on essentially the exact same routes that the others do. It really is worth it, the entire trip without hopping off lasted just under 3 hours so there are a lot of stops you can make use of and they go to all of the major sites. The information is really good, lots of history and other little facts in a well narrated and even funny sound clips as you drive through. We sat on top, because lets face it that's the only way to do a hop on hop off if you are wanting to see the sights and take photo's, and it was a typical chilly London day so it was cold. Take a good jacket and a scarf with you for the trip and you'll be fine. I highly recommend using this company, they were great and the stops are very convenient.

Thank you for your comments on your recent Hop on, Hop off bus tour, we are delighted to read that you enjoyed your tour and found it really informative. Unfortunately with the good old English weather it is hard to predict what it will do each day, and we appreciate your thoughts advising future customers about the winter accessories that may be necessary! Thank you for choosing Golden Tours, we hope to be able to welcome you back in the future.

After booking this thinking the buses where going to run every 10 mins (like the other buses) it would be great to see London. Basically we saw a lot of the bus stops of London waiting for the bloody thing. Then when we got on the bus it got stuck in traffic which I do understand. The bus drivers where very helpful, friendly and informative which help us a lot. We also went to the shard thinking we booked the golden tours which means we get the discounted price when we got there, we didn't which was a shame really. Would deffinitly use another hop on off device as they seem to have buses everywhere.

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We endeavour to run our service of every 30 minutes, unfortunately traffic conditions in London can cause delays and with events taking place throughout the city most weekends, this can also have an affect on the timings, however, our staff are able to inform of an approximate time of arrival, we are pleased to inform we do now have our Mobile App available to download where full details of the bus times, and routes are available. When buying attraction tickets from Golden Tours, we can offer some discounted rates where available, however, the tickets do need to be purchased from us, before visiting the attractions themselves. We are pleased that the drivers and staff you encountered during your tours, were helpful, friend;y and informative.

Though I know this can't be helped, but the tour bus moved so slowly due to the traffic that we ditched the tour. It took ages to get anywhere, the bus often at a stand still in traffic. We would not have been able to see anything or would have wasted a day trying if we were to stay on the bus. Not worth the money, just take to tube or public buses.

Our Hop on, Hop off bus product is a leisurely sightseeing tour and as such is never intended to replace public transport as the quickest, most efficient method of travelling between specific locations in London. Our brochure does indicate that our tour buses operate at a frequency of 20 to 30 minutes which can of course be affected by traffic conditions beyond our control. Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback.

We have been on London tours before and whilst the attractions are obvious the experience is enhanced or spoiled by the courier. More often than not the courier tries to impress rather than inform and is usually nowhere near as informative - or funny- as they think they are. However, on this particular tour the courier, Mark, was spot on. Knowledgeable, down to earth, and calm. Even when we had to divert from the planned route due to a demonstration he was totally unfazed.

if you're wanting to do a tour of the christmas lights this year go with the original london bus company and not these people. Despite on a cold night being told to be there for 6.45, and the driver and commentary man getting on in plenty of time we were kept in the cold until 5 minutes before we went. Once we were off the people on the top deck (most of us) couldnt hear the commentary so someone told the driver, who informed us that if we wanted to hear his commentary we should 'go downstairs'. this would have meant that the majority wouldnt have had seats. the only christmas lights we saw were a few down regent street which were very disappointing, we didnt go past the natural history museums ice rink or drive down knightsbridge where they always put on a good display. the commentator was miserable, and just kept mentioning his wife in a derrogatory term so often that the only tip i wanted to leave him was the name of my divorce lawyer. his comments about the oxford street lights were 'these lights have been up around 4 years and was just rude about them too'. we seemed to spend most of our time rattling round deserted office buildings in the city, where he commentated on them and we couldnt see where he meant as it was dark and we hadnt got to the place yet or had already passed it. once on our way back to our getting off point he seemed to get a lot nicer and more animated once he was talking about the fact that we could tip him, but all in all it was not a festive or nice time so i really didnt feel inclined. if i ever want to go again i would certainly book with the original bus tours people who made it a fun festive experience but we thought these people might offer something different.

Thank you for braving the English winter and taking the time to add your review about our tour of London at night. To see London at night with all the streets and major attractions lit-up and decorated with Christmas lights can only be seen at winter so I'm sorry to read it wasn't what you expected. When you book on-line, on our web-site we do include a map of the route we take. We try to include a route that covers most of the popular attractions and some of the decorations that are on display around London but not via Kensington. We take all our customers feedback very seriously and will always try and investigate, when possible, in order to keep on improving our customer experiences and manage their expectations so thank you. For safety reasons we are not able to allow customers on the bus until the driver or guide are on duty and all the appropriate checks have been completed. Our guide did mention that some of the audio guides in the seats were not working that night for our foreign visitors but the speakers were working both up and downstairs in English. He wanted to apologise for his sense of humour though but was surprised because he's not married, though did mention HenryVIII and his wives. I understand the frustration and the motivation behind your comments for which I offer my sincere regrets and we hope you will allow us to show you our many other tours.

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London's ORIGINAL and only FULLY THEMED Christmas tours return once again for the 2023 holiday season. Christmas in London is always a special treat. As evening falls, the capital is magically transformed into a winter wonderland. Shoppers crowd up the old streets under a canopy of holiday lights while carolers take to the squares and market corners, filling the air with songs of happy golden days of yore ....

What's Included?

• London's Original Christmas Tours: Fully guided and much more than just the lights
• Not Just A Drive: Only tours to include the stories and traditions behind a London Christmas
• See the best of the London Christmas lights and decorations
• Soothing background Christmas music plays to get into the spirit of the season
• FREE collection and return to your central London hotel (Private Tours Only) & Winter Wonderland
• Exclusive to London Magical Tours: Driver/Guide or Tour Team (Tour Guide plus additional Chauffeur)
• Two Tour Options for 2023: Private and Scheduled Group Tours Available

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• Private Magical London Tour (3 hours)
• Scheduled London Christmas Lights Bus Tour (2.5 hours)

GENERAL INFORMATION

A London Magical Tours exclusive, our Christmas themed tours are the only sightseeing experience to focus purely on the best of the holiday season in one of the world's greatest cities. 2023 sees visitors choose from two Christmas Tour offerings - a Private Tour and a Scheduled Small Group Tour running from Winter Wonderland Hyde Park on select dates:

PRIVATE TOUR

The Magical Christmas London Tour (3 hours). From £116.50pp 14th November 2023 - 6th January 2024. Includes free hotel collection and return. The complete holiday experience, a private tour to learn and discover the best of Christmas in London. See the beautiful Christmas lights and decorations, with extended stops made to go outside of the vehicle with your personal tour guide to learn all about the Christmas stories, with plenty of opportunities for photographs. This tour enters many off-the-beaten-path traditional Victorian side streets, with opportunities for escorted visits to Hamleys Toy Store, Harrods Christmas World and much more, providing a personal Christmas London experience to suit all ages. Click here for details on the Private Magical London Tour (3 hours)

SHARED SCHEDULED BUS TOUR

The London Christmas Lights Tour (2 hours 30 mins). From £89pp Next Available: Saturdays in December 2023 from Winter Wonderland Hyde Park - SOLD OUT. Don't mind sharing with other travelers? For limited dates from December you can join one of our scheduled tours to discover the best of the central London Christmas lights and holiday decorations. Groups are limited in number for a semi-personal experience. Includes collection and return to Winter Wonderland Hyde Park. Click here for Scheduled Group Tour dates and times.

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Visit the London Magical Tours blog to read comments and feedback from last years tours together with the latest Christmas videos and tour updates throughout the holiday season: London Christmas Tours Blog Updates London Christmas Tours Reviews from previous years

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Click here to see pricing for the Private Magical Christmas London Tour (3 hours) Click here to see pricing for the Scheduled Bus London Christmas Lights Tours (2.5 hours).

There are no hidden extras: prices include your private tour guide, your chauffeur, private vehicle, parking fees, collection and return to your central Manhattan hotel or Grand Central Station, and all taxes. We do not charge additional fees for card payments. Lunch/Entrance fees not included. Internet prices include a discount for online bookings. Prices are according to your party size. For example, the cost of the Half Day London Tour is $449 for a party of 5, which works out at $89.80 per person. At less than $90 pp, private tours are amazing value, offering a personal experience for less than the cost of bus tours

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This is our 2nd time touring with London Magical Tours - it's been a really great experience! l learned a lot and enjoyed it a lot and so did my family.

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It was an amazing experience - we had the opportunity of learning so much while seeing the sights. We had a great time and highly recommend the tour.

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Golden Tours (Gray Line) hop-on hop-off open top bus tour

Hop-on hop-off double deck open top sightseeing bus tour with tickets for 24, 48 or 72-hours

Golden Tours London hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour

Explore London on a double-decker open-top sightseeing bus tour that allows you to hop on and off at your leisure. Choose from 24, 48, or 72-hour ticket options.

Golden Tours offers one of the three main hop-on hop-off sightseeing tours in London. In addition to the bus tour, they also provide guided coach tours from London to popular destinations like Windsor, Stonehenge, and Oxford.

For a unique experience, you can combine your Golden Tours bus ticket with a visit to the Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter.

Golden Tours is the only tour operator that offers a fully live-guided tour on their 1.5-hour Express ticket, which is not hop-on, hop-off.

What’s included

• Unlimited travel for 24, 48, or 72 hours on the Golden Tours London sightseeing bus network, covering all major attractions in Central London.
• Enjoy a free one-way river cruise as part of your ticket.
• Join complimentary walking tours of the Coronation and/or Jack the Ripper sites.
• Experience 4 open-top sightseeing routes with recorded commentary available in 11 languages.
• Take part in a 90-minute open-top bus tour with an English-speaking guide.
• Benefit from a flexible cancellation policy allowing a full refund up to 24 hours before the tour.
• Stay connected with free Wi-Fi on all buses.

Golden Tours Ticket Options

Discover the various ticket options offered by Golden Tours for an immersive sightseeing experience in London.

Golden Tours Duration Options

Choose from flexible durations of 24, 48, or 72 hours for your Golden Tours adventure. Select the ticket that suits your itinerary and explore London at your own pace.

Golden Tours with or without River Cruise

Customize your experience by deciding whether you want to include the Thames river cruise with your Golden Tours ticket. Opt for the package that best matches your interests and preferences.

Best Price Guarantee

Enjoy peace of mind when you purchase your Golden Tours tickets directly from their website. Benefit from the best price guarantee, ensuring you get the most value for your money.

Golden Tours Advance Tickets

Secure your tickets in advance through the easy online booking system. Simply make the payment with your credit or debit card and receive an instant confirmation email with your printable ticket.

Easy Redemption Process

Join the tour at any Golden Tours bus stop by exchanging your email voucher for the physical tickets. Your adventure begins when you board the first bus, allowing you to make the most of your chosen duration.

Plan your Golden Tours experience and embark on a memorable journey through the iconic sights of London.

Golden Tours Routes and Buses

Explore London’s iconic landmarks and attractions with Golden Tours’ comprehensive bus routes. With the hop-on, hop-off ticket, you have the freedom to switch between routes as you please.

The Classic Tour (Blue Route)

Discover all the major sights in Central London, including the renowned Museum Quarter. Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of the city.

The Essential Tour (Red Route)

Experience famous landmarks like Madame Tussauds, Kings Cross, Hyde Park, and Regents Park. Take in the beauty of London’s picturesque parks along this route.

The Morning and Evening Drop off Service (Yellow and Green Routes)

Designed for convenience, these routes operate in the morning and late afternoon, providing transportation from popular hotel districts to Central London.

Golden Tours Route Map

Refer to the comprehensive route map of Golden Tours to plan your sightseeing itinerary and make the most of your London adventure.

Frequencies and Operating Hours

Buses run every 5-10 minutes at major tourist points and approximately every 10-20 minutes at the outer reaches of the network. The main routes commence around 8:30 am to 9 am and gradually wind down from 5 pm.

Guides and Audio Guides

Enhance your experience with Golden Tours’ audio guides, available in 11 languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Indian, Japanese, and Arabic. While live guides are not currently available, there is a dedicated 90-minute route, the Open Top London Bus Tour With Live Guide, accompanied by an English-speaking guide.

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of London with Golden Tours’ extensive bus routes and informative audio guides. Discover the city at your own pace and create unforgettable memories.

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Golden Tours 4-Hour Hop-On Bus + Warner Bros Studio Tour London – Harry Potter Magic

Embark on a magical journey into the world of Harry Potter at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter.

Enjoy exceptional value with a 4-hour hop-on bus tour of London’s iconic sights, including round-trip transportation and entrance tickets to the Warner Bros Studio Tour.

Discover the wonders of The Great Hall, Harry’s bedroom, the Ministry of Magic, Platform 9 ¾, and the enchanting Forbidden Forest.

Join us for an unforgettable adventure through the magical realm of Harry Potter!

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The Ultimate London Experience

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Enjoy complete flexibility with this pass. You can select a 1-day or 24-hour hop-on bus tour of London and choose three or all five of the exciting Merlin attractions.

As an added bonus, your hop-on bus pass includes a complimentary Thames river cruise.

Experience a fantastic combination of top London attractions with this incredible bundle.

River Cruise  

Free Thames river cruise with Thames River Cruising

Enjoy a complimentary river trip included in your Golden Tours hop-on, hop-off bus ticket. The river service that the Golden Tours ticket covers runs from the Westminster Pier by Big Ben to the Greenwich Pier in the east, with several stops along the way.

Cruises are for one-way only.

Frequencies are approximately every 20 minutes in the summer and every 30-40 minutes in the winter.

Note – the river cruise is not included in the one calendar day ticket.

Walking tours  

Free walking tours with Golden Tours hop on buses

Explore the dark secrets of London with a complimentary Jack The Ripper Walking Tour or embark on a majestic Coronation Walking Tour during your Golden Tours hop-on bus journey.

Uncover the haunting locations where crucial clues were found and immerse yourself in the chilling enigma of Jack The Ripper’s crimes.

Alternatively, embark on a captivating 2-hour stroll through the city, discovering the grandeur of Royal sites and gaining insights into historic and contemporary coronations. Unearth intriguing details like the favored cigarette shop of The Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth’s preferred off-license store.

Add-ons to Golden Tours tours & themed tours 

In addition to the regular hop-on bus services, Golden Tours offers various other options for you to choose from.

These include:

1. Night tours

2. Christmas lights tours

3. Add-on for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter

4. 90-minute non-stop open-top bus ride with a live guide providing commentary

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Golden Tours also provides bundled packages that combine their top London attractions with the hop-on bus service.

Choose from:

1. Tower of London with hop-on bus

2. View from the Shard with hop-on bus

3. Westminster Abbey with hop-on bus

4. St. Paul’s Cathedral with hop-on bus

5. SEA LIFE with hop-on bus

6. The London Dungeon with hop-on bus

7. Madame Tussauds with hop-on bus

8. London Eye with hop-on bus

9. Shrek’s Adventure! London with hop-on bus

Golden Tours included with London Pass 

The London Pass is a convenient sightseeing pass that allows you entry to many of London’s main attractions. It is available for 1, 2, 3, 6, or 10-day durations.

With the London Pass, you can access over 60 popular tourist attractions in London and enjoy a river cruise on the River Thames.

Additionally, the London Pass now includes the option to use either Golden Tours or Big Bus hop-on hop-off buses for one full day, regardless of the duration of your London Pass.

Important points about the London Pass Hop-on Hop-off bus offer:

•  You can choose to ride on either Golden Tours or Big Bus hop-on hop-off sightseeing buses for one calendar day. Tootbus (Original London Tour) is not included.
•  The Hop-on Hop-off bus offer is valid for one calendar day, not for 24 hours.
•  Most people use the Hop-on Hop-off facility on the first day of their London Pass, but you can use it on any day within the validity of your London Pass.
•  The Hop-on Hop-off bus offer with the London Pass does not include walking tours and river cruises provided by the respective bus companies. However, the London Pass already includes a separate river cruise.
• -When boarding the first bus, you need to show your London Pass to the driver or tour guide who will scan it and provide you with a separate ticket for the chosen bus company. This ticket will be valid for the rest of the day. Once you start with one bus company, you cannot switch to the other company on the same day.

Golden Tours compared with Tootbus & Big Bus  

When it comes to coverage in London, all three hop-on hop-off bus operations visit the same areas and major attractions in the city.

Live Guides:

Golden Tours is the only company that offers a regular service with live guides, but this is not a hop-on-hop-off bus. Instead, it is a fixed 90-minute tour, priced similarly to the hop-on bus.

Commentaries:

All three companies use pre-recorded commentaries for their hop-on bus services, though the number of languages offered may vary. However, during special promotional periods, Tootbus sometimes provides a special service with an expert live guide. These tours operate on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be guaranteed (though they run hourly).

Ticket Durations:

All operators offer tickets valid for 24 and 48 hours. Tootbus and Golden Tours also offer 72-hour tickets. Additionally, Tootbus offers a 1.5-hour Bar Bus ticket, while Golden Tours has a fully guided 1.5-hour Express ticket.

Evening Tours:

All three operators offer evening tours. Big Bus includes a separate evening tour with their Premium and Deluxe tickets. For more details, please visit their respective websites.

Walking Tours:

Golden Tours and Big Bus offer professionally guided walking tours included with selected tickets. Golden Tours offers the Jack The Ripper Walking Tour or Coronation Walking Tour. Big Bus offers three free tours with their Essential and Explore tickets: Changing of the Guard Walking Tour, City of London Walking Tour, and Jack the Ripper Walking Tour. Each tour lasts 1.5 hours. Big Bus currently offers a Royal-themed hop-on bus tour called “A Big Royal Adventure” along with a 45-minute Royal Walking Tour. Tootbus does not offer guided walking tours but provides the option to download “Tootwalk” to your phone, which includes three self-guided walks.

River Cruises:

Two different river cruise operators, City Cruises and Thames River Sightseeing, are used. Golden Tours and Tootbus offer tickets without the river cruise, making them cheaper. All Big Bus tickets include the river cruise. Please note that river cruises are one-way only.

Add-on Attractions or Alternative Tours:

Golden Tours offers a range of attractions as add-ons to the basic 4-hour hop-on bus ticket. Discount London allows you to purchase discounted bundles of Big Bus tickets and top London attractions. Through the Big Bus official website, you can also add-on tickets for Madame Tussauds, Tower of London, and London Eye Fast Track. Tootbus does not currently offer add-on attractions but provides alternative tours such as a Windsor hop-on bus tour and a popular Kids tour.

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Returning December 2024!

The classic tour is pleased to present our christmas special – a christmas lights experience.

Jump on board our classic open top Routemaster bus, which has been decked out (pardon the pun) in Christmas décor to get you in the festive mood! We will take you on a tour to see London’s most iconic Christmas light attractions including the famous Oxford street, Harrods and Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park. We look forward to seeing you on our Vintage Christmas Lights Tour of London.

Please be aware that due to the nature of London traffic and road closures it may not always be possible to see every landmark advertised on the route. We will always try our best to warn customers if this is the case but it may not always be possible.

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