the original bus company (Bus tours in general)

Member Name: altontower97

Product:	Bus tours in general
Date:	08/06/06 (649 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Friendly informative staff frequent buses, all major attractions covered, free river cruise

Disadvantages: None that I can think of

Joined the bus with my family at Baker Street and didn't have to wait long to start the excursion. Earphones were supplied to enjoy the commentary(in several languages).The tour was informative and interesting,covering all the really famous landmarks. We stopped off at the river Thames to enjoy a free river cruise.Because buses were so frquent we were able to rejoin the bus tour.The hop on/off feature means that you can explore the landmark at your leisure.The tour is child friendly supplying fun packs for young travellers. The ticket lasts for 24 hours, as there are four different tour routes you could try them all.I was able to book the tickets on line be fore travelling to London. The tour was so good My family are returning to London in Autumn, I've already purchased two days worth of tickets for the tour bus.The price of tickets is favourable in comparison to some of the other bus companies I came across while in London. There is also the option to purchase tickets using Tesco "days out" club card deals.
Even though the day wasn't particularly cold I would suggest taking a warm coat, but you could sit under cover at the front of the bus. Not ideal when taking photos.
We were there during half term holidays and although many attractions were busy, there were no queuesfor any of the tourist buses

Summary: Good service,educational and a very good tourist attraction in its own right.