Tas353 Posted May 24, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I am scheduled on the British Isle Explorer cruise in September. The listed excursions for that cruise no longer includes Classic Monuments of London. Does anyone have experience using an independent tour for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted May 24, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Visited London many times and always travel by Tube or river ferry. If in Greenwich, take the adjacent ferry to Tower Hill and then jump on the Tube, visiting all of the sights you wish to see. If at Tilbury, take a cab to the train station and train into London Fenchurch Station and again jump on the Tube. You can use your Visa card, but I prefer to purchase an Oyster card, which is refundable at the end. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted May 24, 2022 #3 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Andy and I are available for hire. We can give the very best private tour of London. How many pubs do you wish to see??🍺 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tas353 Posted May 24, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thank you….. I saw a viator tour operated by EvanEvans similar to what Viking used to have listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted May 24, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 24, 2022 We have had good luck with Viator sourced tours in a number of locations. Probably a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tas353 Posted May 24, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thank you for that feedback. This is new to us. I’ve seen Viator in a number of posts. Would like something smaller than 50 people though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tas353 Posted May 24, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted May 24, 2022 37 minutes ago, Heidi13 said: Visited London many times and always travel by Tube or river ferry. If in Greenwich, take the adjacent ferry to Tower Hill and then jump on the Tube, visiting all of the sights you wish to see. If at Tilbury, take a cab to the train station and train into London Fenchurch Station and again jump on the Tube. You can use your Visa card, but I prefer to purchase an Oyster card, which is refundable at the end. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted May 24, 2022 #8 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Smith's Car service will also do private tours I believe. I have used Smith's for airport car service and a car to Southampton, all with very good results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlerRob Posted May 24, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Tas353 said: I am scheduled on the British Isle Explorer cruise in September. The listed excursions for that cruise no longer includes Classic Monuments of London. Does anyone have experience using an independent tour for this? I'm not sure exactly what was in the Classic Monuments tour, but we used a private Black Taxi tour in 2015. Michael Churchill (no relation) was absolutely outstanding - we were able to fully customize our tour to see what we wanted to, have an excellent pub lunch and ended touring the Palace on our own. https://londonblacktaxitours.com/ Only second in my view to hiring Jim and Andy, but Michael is likely much less expensive. 😈 🍺🥌 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tas353 Posted May 24, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted May 24, 2022 30 minutes ago, CurlerRob said: I'm not sure exactly what was in the Classic Monuments tour, but we used a private Black Taxi tour in 2015. Michael Churchill (no relation) was absolutely outstanding - we were able to fully customize our tour to see what we wanted to, have an excellent pub lunch and ended touring the Palace on our own. https://londonblacktaxitours.com/ Only second in my view to hiring Jim and Andy, but Michael is likely much less expensive. 😈 🍺🥌 That’s great info-thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted May 25, 2022 #11 Share Posted May 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Jim Avery said: Smith's Car service will also do private tours I believe. I have used Smith's for airport car service and a car to Southampton, all with very good results. I’m having trouble finding them online under that name. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted May 25, 2022 #12 Share Posted May 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Twitchly said: I’m having trouble finding them online under that name. Any suggestions? I’m afraid they might be out of business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlerRob Posted May 25, 2022 #13 Share Posted May 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, Twitchly said: I’m having trouble finding them online under that name. Any suggestions? We have used a car service called Blacklane in a number of European cities with great satisfaction. I don't think that they provide tours per se, but you can book a car for a set period of time if you know where you want to go. They might also have the ability to direct you to a combined driver/tour person. Blacklane global chauffeur service | Upgrade your travels 🍺🥌 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Danneskjold Posted May 25, 2022 #14 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Try Parker Car Service, we have used them several times, and they were very reliable. Still around. They offer private tours also. Ho-hum recommended them, so definitely top of the Mark… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted May 25, 2022 #15 Share Posted May 25, 2022 we had a fantastic guide in Amsterdam through Tours by Locals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Tom Posted May 25, 2022 #16 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Viator is usually good but note they are a "middleman" and contract with other companies to actually provide the tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Traveler Posted May 26, 2022 #17 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I have used Adam Sparks (licensedblacktaxi.com) over the years for several tours and airport and port transfers. He can customize whatever you want in and around London. I'm sure he can deliver exactly what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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