I will start by saying this is the tour you want, ...

I will start by saying this is the tour you want, especially if you can request the tour guide Rodney. In fact, find out when Rodney is working and book that tour!
My wife located this tour on the internet from past reviews, and did she ever score a great tour for us. We did the London in One Day Tour with the evening Thames River cruise. It was perfect for us, with the bus touring of most of the sites newcomers like us want to see.
The tour leaves from the lovely Art Deco Victoria Coach Station, itself worth seeing. We saw the Royal Albert Hall*, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace* (and the guard change), Green Park*, Trafalgar Square*, Parliament (with the clock tower containing Big Ben), Piccadilly Circus, St. Paul s Cathedral*, Harrod s, The Tower of London* and so much more. The * means we actually got out to view this location.
Now for the seriously good part we had as our guide a fine gentleman named Rodney. August 20th 2018 Tour Number 4. Rodney is an extremely polished Londoner that sounds like a BBC news announcer. He is brilliant, and has a very dry, fun wit. I never stumped him with a question. He KNOWS London. He also strikes the correct balance of the right amount of talking, without babbling on. I heard other guides go by ..you want Rodney. Make the effort to book with him, and you can thank me later.
Our driver Joe was incredible. He threaded the big red coach through holes I would swear a Mini Cooper couldn t fit. He and Rodney worked well together to adjust the tour on the fly due to traffic jams in London streets. The really amazing feat was seeing Joe parallel park the coach in one smooth move into a space in Trafalgar Square little longer than the coach s length. Simply amazing.
The evening river cruise left from the London Eye dock, and was very enjoyable and gives a perspective most will never see. Wonderful sunset over St Paul s Cathedral dome. It is well worth your time and effort for this relaxing float on the Thames.
Again, I cannot say enough about Rodney and the tour in general. Make sure and book one of Rodney s days, and enjoy. It was a top highlight of our trip to England.