London Ducktours
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About London Ducktours
London Duck Tours offer more than just a sightseeing tour, appealing to visitors of all ages! The name Duck Tours is drawn from the vehicles, which is an important part of British history as they are the amphibious DUKWs used to take troops ashore for the D-Day landings.
Making full use of these mighty vehicles, you get a guided tour of the City of Westminster by road and river, without ever leaving the comfort of your seat.
Nothing compares to the thrill of driving from the road straight into the Thames.We operate all year round, last tour dependant upon dusk.
| Opening Times | Tour times range from departure of 10.30am to return time of 15.30. Can be booked online. |
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London Ducktours Address
| Address: |
55 York Road, London
London
SE1 7NJ
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7928 3132 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)20 7928 2050 |
| Email: | enquiries@londonducktours.co.uk |
| Website: | http://www.londonducktours.co.uk |
Location Information for London Ducktours
| Address: |
55 York Road, London
London
SE1 7NJ
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7928 3132 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)20 7928 2050 |
| Email: | enquiries@londonducktours.co.uk |
| Website: | http://www.londonducktours.co.uk |
| Public transport: | Waterloo, London Underground |
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Latest 5 reviews of London Ducktours
So-so
The tour itenerary is okay (although you don't see Buckingham Palace) and it's a decent value (we paid only $25 per head). The vehicle is pretty comfortable and the river portion is fun. But in our case the American tour guide (Kiki) was so stilted and hokey that it detracted from the experience. The eye-rolling among our fellow passengers comfirmed that this opinion was pretty widely shared. The drivers also exhibited no personality or interest in the tour.
With another guide, I might recommend to others if they have an interest in the duck vehicle.
11 June 2009
Fun and something a bit different!
I was running a bit late, so was one of the last to get onto the Duck, which meant that I had one of the aisle seats. Nothing majorly wrong with this, but if you are looking to get some good photos try and aim for a "window" seat. Plus, it was very, very cold, but that's hardly the company's fault and to be expected on a March day in London!
I really enjoyed the tour. Our tour-guide (I think his name was Neil) was hilarious and definitely the highlight of the tour. He told us a load of stuff I never knew before, even after numerous trips to London and a Londoner for a father! He was really entertaining and consistent.
Overall, definitely worth the money if you fancy a new and quirky way of seeing London.
3 March 2009
Entertaining and different way to do a bus tour in London
Went on a London Duck tour during Feb 1/2 term visit to do the sights in London. Not a huge tour - starts near the London eye, drives round Westminster only, but passes Downing St, the Houses of Parliament, the side of Buckinham Palace, none of which you see too clearly. However the joy of the tour was the amusing patter kept up by the guide - friendly, informative and full off off-beat and impromptu information. Beware the cold though and wrap up warm...there are no windows and no heating...we we frozen when we got off and headed for the nearest hostelry (Slug & Lettuce) to thaw out.
2 March 2009
Outstanding tour, we all loved the tour. Great guide, and a great time was had b
This was great and a unique experience. To the people who wrote some negative reviews...stay home ! The tour was very informative, and well hosted, by a very nice guide who kept the tour popping with historic information, show business references. There was a protest on the tour route, so we took some different roads and saw even more than we expected. The wildest moment is when the truck plops down into the Thames like a log flume ride, great fun, and we saw London from a duck's perspective. The vehicle itself is historically interesting, and from WW2. It was even featured in. The only part of the tour that was less than sterling was the traffic, but hey, it's London, bot Cardiff or Boise! Go and have a great time.
1 February 2009
Great fun, worth every penny!
My partner and I went on the Duck tour hoping for a bit of fun and a ride in a piece of history. We got this and lots more. Our tour guide was hugely irreverant and funny but also informative. You should be warned, if you wanting to tick off all the sites of London and are interested in having the birth dates of luminaries like Sir Christopher Wren rhymmed off to you, this is not the tour for you. If you are interested in where Hitler's dog is buried and why the statue of Lloyd George is badly conceived, then this is the tour for you.
However the main reason to go on this tour is the Dukw itself. What a great experience. How often can you say that you've travelled in a yellow, amphibious landing craft that was in action on the D-Day beaches?! Great fun.
A final word on your fellow passengers. On our trip the adults far outnumbered the kids. The Duck attracts people with a sense of the absurd and those who like history and transport. So, if you worried that not having a kid to take along or that the Duck will be over-run with rug rats - you need not be concerned.
19 January 2009
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