Take a Duck tour of London
Take a water- and land- tour around London in an amphibious Duck (DUKW)! Similar to cities like Boston and Washington DC, you can now see London from a very unique perspective.
(Thanks to Jon at the DC Traveler for inspiring this post!)
Seeing London from the water is a fantastic experience. Not only that, but the Duck tours enter the water right next to MI-6 headquarters, as seen in the James Bond films. (MI-6 is the British Secret Intelligence Service). You will go by Parliament on the land and water, as well as many other very beautiful parts of the city.
Tickets: £18 for adults, £12 for children under 12
Dates and Times: Daily, though booking for weekend and holiday tours should be done a few days in advance. Tours start at 10am and run throughout the day until dusk. They last approximately 75 minutes. (45 on the road and 30 on the river.)
Getting there: Tours leave from right by the London Eye. Nearest stations are Waterloo and Westminster, on the Jubilee, Circle, District, Bakerloo, Northern, and Waterloo and City lines.
Website: London Duck Tours (for more information and to book online)
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3 opinions for Take a Duck tour of London
Jon - The DC Traveler
Oct 6, 2007 at 5:25 pm
These things are everywhere!!!
Heather
Oct 9, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Oh, that’s fantastic!
Jed
Oct 10, 2007 at 2:48 am
And I honestly love that they enter the river right next to the UK’s equivalent of the CIA headquarters. Somehow I don’t think that would ever happen in the US!
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