Christopher Ledoux

Review of Big Bus Tours - London

We opted for a single-day family ticket. In order ...

We opted for a single-day family ticket. In order to maximize what we saw on our tour, we rode the bus from the Paddington area to the Tower of London. After touring the Tower site we utilized the River Thames cruise. Unfortunately, the Thames being tidal, prevented the cruise from proceeding beyond Parliament. Not to worry, there was a Big Bus waiting to offload passengers who chose not to wait out the tide.

I read some reviews by others saying that you'd be better to use the Underground. I disagree in part and think the Big Bus tour is great for providing a feel for layout of the city and the audio commentary gives a nice historical overview. Although I wish that we had the opportunity to ride one of the buses with a tour guide.