Royal London Sightseeing Tour Including Changing of the Guard Ceremony with Optional London Eye Upgrade

3 Hours 30 Minutes

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Overview

Experience London's royal highlights on this 3.5-hour sightseeing tour by coach, including the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Take a panoramic tour of the city with your guide, passing Kensington Palace and Westminster Abbey. You'll also see Trafalgar Square and Big Ben, and watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony. Upgrade to include an open-date ticket for the London Eye.

3.5 hour Royal London tour led by a Blue Badge guide
See major London attractions including Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and the venue for the Royal Wedding, Westminster Abbey.
Drive past Kensington Palace, once home to Princess Diana, the Royal Albert Hall and Trafalgar Square
Enjoy a Changing of the Guard tour outside Buckingham Palace
Upgrade to include an open-date ticket for the London Eye

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Departure & Return

What To Expect

After pickup from central London, relax into your comfortable, air-conditioned coach and set out on your 3.5-hour tour of London's royal highlights.As you travel, don your state-of-the-art Vox headphones that allow you to hear every word of your guide's commentary crisply and clearly. Listen to fascinating facts about London's royal history and architecture, and have your camera ready along the way to snap photos of the passing landmarks.Start with a panoramic drive through London's handsome streets to Kensington Palace, the home of Diana, Princess of Wales from 1981 until her untimely death in 1997. Admire the elegant proportions of the palace, and hear about Diana's life here. Then, admire the famous concert venue that is the Royal Albert Hall, and see the Albert Memorial, a grandiose memorial commissioned by Queen Victoria in honor of her beloved husband Prince Albert.Circle Trafalgar Square and cruise down Whitehall past the Downing Street residence of the British Prime Minister. Then, drive by the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben at Parliament Square, and continue to Westminster Abbey, the magnificent Gothic church where Prince William and Kate Middleton were married in April 2011.After taking photos here, continue to St James' Park and Buckingham Palace to see the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony. Listen as your guide talks about the ceremony's history. Then, from a viewpoint facing the palace, look on as the on-duty Queen's Foot Guards "” wearing their iconic red tunics and bearskin hats "” march in time to a military band, and ceremoniously exchange their duties with the new guard. Your tour then finishes in Trafalgar Square, leaving you free to explore central London during the afternoon as you wish. For a bird's-eye view of the city, upgrade to include an open-date ticket for the London Eye.