Want to see the sights of London from land and sea? This is the tour for you! CAPITAL TAXI TOURS is proud to announce that they have joined forces with CITY CRUISES to bring you this fascinating tour - City Cruises operates sightseeing cruises and evening dinner & dance cruises on London's River Thames - all year round (except 25th Dec).

Leaving your hotel in the morning we head through London viewing all the major sites, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, with commentary from your fully registered qualified guide. Late morning we stop by Westminster Pier where you board one of City Cruises' fine sightseeing boats. Both on ship and shore you will hear stories of the rich and famous such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Christopher Wren, Drake, Hanging Judge Jeffries, to name but a few.

Leaving Westminster Pier you head along the Thames learning its history as you go. Your guide will be waiting for you at the Tower of London. Once off the boat your guide will escort through the Tower complex, giving you a wonderful commentary on 1000 years of Tower history.

From the Tower it is off to lunch. In keeping with our tour theme lunch is in a 300+ year old pub on the edge of the River Thames.

After Lunch we head off to find out the history of the London Docks. Filled with sea shanty stories we return to the city and carry on viewing the sites London has to offer. Late afternoon we return to your hotel.

EXTRA TOUR SUPPLEMENT - After tea, let your guide show you more of London then return you to your hotel wait, and then drive you back down to the river for the  LONDON SHOWBOAT DINNER AND DANCE CRUISE.  Your guide will bid you goodnight at 7.30pm at the boat entrance. From here you will travel along the Thames eating drinking dancing the night away. For tea and dinner, please ask for prices when booking.

TOUR SUPPLEMENT - Your guide can arrange tea on the RESTAURANT SHIP HISPANIOLA, moored on the Thames. Your guide will wait, or join you and then return you to your hotel. When booking ask for the tea option to find out price.