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Best of London Tour: Tower of London Tickets, Riverboat & Royal History Walk

201 reviews

4.75 hours

Max 20

Why take this tour?

Highlights

Enter the Tower of London in the morning after it opens its doors for the day.
Lay your eyes on the Crown Jewels without the usual crowds with access immediately after opening.
Explore the Tower at your own pace with time to visit the Bloody Tower, castle walls, and legendary ravens.
Float down the River Thames on a City Cruises boat ride past Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Shakespeare’s Globe.
Walk through royal London past Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and St. James’s Park.

Sites Visited
Tower of London
Jewel House (first entrance)
Old execution site on Tower Green
Bloody Tower
Torture chamber
Castle walls
White Tower
River Thames
Tower Bridge (view)
St. Paul's Cathedral (view)
Shakespeare's Globe (view)
The Shard (view)
London Eye (view)
Westminster Abbey (exterior)
Big Ben (exterior)
Houses of Parliament (exterior)
Buckingham Palace (exterior)
St. James' Palace (exterior)
St. James' Park

Tour Includes
Entrance to Tower of London with first access to Crown Jewels
Local English-speaking tour leader
London river cruise
Royal history walk
Group of 20 guests maximum

See London’s top sites in one morning.

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Verified Customer reviews

Verified ratings

4.7 /5

based on 60 Walks’ customer ratings

Overall rating

4.7 /5

60 reviews

Rating summary by category

Guide

4.8/5

Latest reviews

Excellent

Sue was a great guide. She gave us information, history, and made the experience fun.

Tripadvisor customer · Sandi · May 22, 2026

Excellent

Becki was a fabulous tour guide! The 9am start was the perfect way to stay ahead of the crowds (beautiful sunny day). She provided helpful info with our time at the Tower of London & Crown Jewels, followed by a wonderful boat ride on the River Thames, and then the grand finale with the historic walking tour. Appreciate her passion, knowledge & humor on the walking tour by Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the Clarence House and the Friary Court: Highly recommend!

Tripadvisor customer · Thomas · May 21, 2026

Excellent

Becky was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable with history and facts but also fun and welcoming. We learned so much from her. Highly recommend the tour itinerary; get to see a lot of London in a half day tour.

Verified · Lynn · USA · Female · May 15, 2026

Excellent

Ollie was a great tour guide! He is very knowledgeable and made sure we saw everything! We even saw King Charles, twice! Thank you for a wonderful tour!

Verified · David · USA · Female · May 12, 2026

Excellent

This was a fantastic tour! We only had one day in London. We saw so many things on this tour. Never would have got to all of these on our own. Our guide George was THE BEST!

Viator customer · Shannon · May 10, 2026

Verified rating

4.7 /5

based on 60 Walks’ customer ratings

Guide

4.8/5

Total guest reviews

: 201 guest reviews

Excellent 179

Great 19

Good 2

Average 0

Poor 1

Latest reviews

Excellent

Sue was a great guide. She gave us information, history, and made the experience fun.

Tripadvisor customer · Sandi · May 22, 2026

Excellent

Tripadvisor customer · Thomas · May 21, 2026

Excellent

Verified · Lynn · USA · Female · 55 - 64 years · May 15, 2026

Excellent

Ollie was a great tour guide! He is very knowledgeable and made sure we saw everything! We even saw King Charles, twice! Thank you for a wonderful tour!

Verified · David · USA · Female · 55 - 64 years · May 12, 2026

Excellent

This was a fantastic tour! We only had one day in London. We saw so many things on this tour. Never would have got to all of these on our own. Our guide George was THE BEST!

Viator customer · Shannon · May 10, 2026

Excellent

George was awesome. Very knowledgeable and accommodating. Kept it upbeat and fun all day.

Tripadvisor customer · daveskiver · May 09, 2026

Excellent

This is a five out of five tour. The best part of it was the walking portion in my experience. I think that it would be good to have more time at the tower, and a little bit more time or explanation of the architecture during our boat, right but the best part was the walking portion. Thank you, Sue.

Tripadvisor customer · Elizabeth · May 06, 2026

Excellent

Excellent tour, great division of time on your own versus time with guide. Danny did a great job of informing and was helpful with suggestions based on individual interests. Meeting Coordination was smooth and effirtless

Viator customer · Ross · May 06, 2026

Excellent

Sharan was an amazing guide and took us to the perfect spots for pictures.

Tripadvisor customer · Nat · Apr 29, 2026

Excellent

We had an incredible time exploring the tower and touring the city! Our guide, Katie, was extremely knowledgeable answering all our questions…even some not related to the tour but about life in London, tourism, directions to the pub! Katie was great!! Wear good walking shoes!!

Viator customer · Lyn · Apr 28, 2026

FAQs

Is this tour accessible for wheelchairs, strollers or for those with mobility impairments?

Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments, or for wheelchairs or strollers. Please contact the Guest Experience team at [email protected] or call +39 068-596-0143 (Italy) or 888-683-8670 (USA) to make alternative arrangements.