London Spring Break Tour

Tour Information

Price: $629 per person; group discounts reduce the price!
Starts & Ends in London England
The tour is a Saturday to Saturday stay - 8 days, 7 nights

Tour Dates From February 2008 dates are weekly (Saturday to Saturday stay) beginning February through April. If you have a specific set of tour dates in mind just email us and we'll be happy to add these dates to our current set of dates for 2008.

Continental Breakfast: 7
Sightseeing tours and tickets
Free Drinks Nights
Hostel Rating: 4+ by the Visit Britain Association
Da Vinci Code Tour and Pub Crawl
Free guidebook of London
Flights not included in the price.  

This 8-day 7-night tour of London is the ultimate London sightseeing adventure tour. From your 4-star hostel accommodation through to our exciting itinerary and our choice of bolt-on options to choose from, this tour will be THE Spring Break you'll remember far above any other.

Legal Drinking Age is 18!

Price is just $629 per person, excluding airfare from the US to London.

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What You Get

• 7 nights accommodation at London's Premier 4-star hostel , complete with a fully stocked bar, open from 4pm to 4am daily!, a café, a full kitchen if you want to cook, continental breakfast daily, a full screen cinema, a gym, and all just a short walk to the London underground for easy transportation into the heart of the world's most exciting city.


• Weeklong, daily London public transport travel card - zones 1-2 (this covers all public transportation to all of the major sites you will want to see while in London)


• London Sightseeing bus tour , good for 24 hours, and comes complete with its very own live tour guide.


• One guided walking tour through London's historic streets - all good for a 24-hour period.


• Free drinks nights and pub quiz  at the Globetrotters Inn bar on evening of Day 1 (Saturday) and Day 3 (Monday) of your arrival. You gotta try a traditional English lager or bitter, but the bar serves up whatever drink you fancy. In the UK the drinking age is 18 so those not yet 21 no worries, you can drink as little or as much as you like in London!


• A ticket to hop aboard the London Eye also on Day 3 (Monday or any day that you choose during your tour!), one of the best ways to see London's at its most beautiful. This enormous 'wheel' takes 30 minutes to complete one rotation, giving you plenty of time to take photos of the city spread beneath your feet. A truly unforgettable experience.


• Free London guidebook - use this during your free days - you'll love this guidebook!


• 3-hour Da Vinci Code Tour and pub crawl on Day 2 on your tour through the heart of London. At just $30 this includes full entrance into Westminster Abbey!


• Optionals :4-hour party cruise on the River Thames on Day 5 - At just $50 this includes dinner, drinks and a DJ/Disco from 7pm to 11pm. Afterwards disembark and head to one, or more, of the 1,000s of clubs in London - we'll give you a list of our favourites!


• Optionals: Daylong Visit to Stonehenge and Bath - at just an additional $40 (an entire day in London's glorious countryside by mini-coach with a trip leader.)

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Just Some of What You See

• Da Vinci Code Tour through London 
• Buckingham Palace and Changing on the Guard
• Horse Guards Parade
• Trafalgar Square
• St Martins in the fields Church and Trafalgar Square
• Whitehall
• The Houses of Parliament
• Big Ben
• The Prime Minister's residence at Downing Street
• Westminster Abbey
• St Paul's Cathedral
• London Eye

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Bolt-on a two-day Edinburgh stay to your London tour - visit two countries in one trip! Don't forget we also offer 3-hour London Da Vinci Code tour and pub crawl on either Day 1 and Day 8 of your stay and a not-to-be-missed Party Cruise, which we can arrange any day during the week!

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Take a look at your London tour

Day 1 (Saturday)

You will fly in to either London Heathrow or Gatwick Airport. You make your way to the Globetrotter's Youth Hostel in Hammersmith via public transportation or you can share a cab if you are travelling in a group. To be picked up from the airport and transferred to the hostel is an extra charge so let us know if you'd like us arrange this for you. After check-in at the hostel, attend a brief Capital Tours orientation meeting in the bar where you pick up your London Spring Break travel pack and a free guidebook of London!

After the meeting, rest of the day is free to explore London on your own, or by using your hop-on, hop-off bus pass from the Big Bus Company , good for 24 hours from the time you board your bus. Don't forget to save time for your free River Cruise and one free London walk.

Choose between the Thames Circular non-stop 50-minute cruise with a professional multilingual commentary in 7 languages or the Point-to-Point cruise, towards Greenwich or Waterloo, with the live "Captain's commentary" by the Catamaran crew. Point-to-point cruises are available from Embankment, Waterloo, Bankside, Tower and historic Greenwich.

A great way to explore London's riverside attractions in greater detail and its completely free to all our sightseeing tour customers. Make your way back to Globetrotters anytime you want and have that free drink at the bar on us. The bar closes at 4am so party on! Again, opt to use your hop on, hop-off bus tour and free river cruise and one free evening London walk,, or save this pass for Day 2 (Sunday or on any of the other free days outlined in tour). You can also explore London on your own using your weeklong London transport TravelCard. Hint: London is best explored on foot so bring along some comfortable shoes and don't forget to bring or buy an umbrella and a warm jacket as the weather in London is unpredictable!

Day 2 (Sunday)

After breakfast you can use your hop-on, hop-off bus pass through London plus your free River cruise - valid for 24 hours from the time you board the bus, or before you do, why not hop on board London's underground transportation and travel to Buckingham Palace to see the legendary Changing of The Guards procession held each Sunday morning at Buckingham Palace, which starts at 10.30am.

It's best to arrive at Buckingham Palace to secure a good view by 9.45am. After the ceremony, walk up the historic Mall, passing under Marble Arch and in to Trafalger Square, then up legendary Whitehall, stopping at Horse Guard Barracks to have your photo taken next to the stoney-faced guards, then it's on to No. 10 Downing Street (where the Prime Minister lives) and over to the houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. Have a pub lunch en route!

You have the rest of the day to explore London on your own or with your friends. A complimentary guidebook of London will be included in your travel pack so you can use this as a guide to explore some of London's best-loved sights including the Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral and much more. In the evening, you can either make your way back to Globetrotters for an evening meal in the café, and later drink in the bar until the wee hours, or stay in town, find a nice restaurant to coat your stomach for a London pub crawl - the choice is yours.

Day 3 (Monday)

After breakfast we take public transport to board the British Airways London Eye for a 30-minute revolution on this giant slow-moving wheel, opened in 2000 and now London's most popular attraction! The London Eye affords the best views of the capital at your feet so don't forget your camera.

After the London Eye wander along the South Bank and head towards the Salvadore Dali museum next door or the world famous London acquarium. There are literally dozens of pubs dotting the South Bank so my best tip is to choose one - stay there for hours with your mates - have a few drinks (or several if you so choose) and people watch - London really is THE most multi-cultural city in the world!

Clients can also opt for a number of night events including choose of one several London walking tours, held each night just off Tower Bridge, or book yourself some theatre tickets to some of the hottest musicals in town like Dancing Queen, which celebrates the music of Abba, We Will Rock You, an ode to the music of Queen, and much more. Tickets can be bought in advance at the Globetrotter Travel Desk. If you want theatre tickets, it's best to purchase these on Day 1 of your stay to ensure availability.

Day 4 (Tuesday)

Optional Daylong Tour to ancient Stonehenge and Bath
Today it's a very early morning coach pick-up for a special sunrise visit to ancient Stonehenge. All tours depart central London at 6.15am and return approx 3.30 pm. On arrival hear about the many myths, legends and mysteries of this World Heritage Site, built over 5000 years ago, and take time to reflect upon its powerful, mysterious presence.

After Stonehenge we depart for a whistlestop tour of the historic city of Bath, where so many English romantic works of fiction have been based, espeically those of Jane Austin. Upon your return to London in the late afternoon rest of the day and evening is free.

Day 5 and Day 6 (Wednesday and Thursday)

For those who have opted for our two-day stay in Edinburgh Scotland you depart today and return Friday. We recommend you travel by British Rail as it's the least expensive way to reach Edinburgh and it's just four-hours from London to Edinburgh. We can arrange transportation for you to Edinburgh upon booking at an additional cost so just ask.

Day 5 and Day 6 (Wednesday and Thursday)

For those who opt to stay in London there's plenty to see and do. Plan your own two-day London sightseeing tour, or shop for souvenirs and clothes on Oxford Street - the choice is yours. The Globetrotters Inn Travel Desk has a range all kinds of day excursions, night events and theatre tickets to buy and book on the day. Globetrotters also every Wednesday offers a pub crawl through London's leafy West End plus a BBQ back at the hostel at the pub crawl - if you want to reserve a space for this pub crawl just ask us and we'll sort it for you.

Day 7 (Friday)

For those who have opted for the Edinburgh two-night stay you return back to Globetrotters Inn at 3.30pm. Rest of the day is free to explore London's 238 free attractions like British Museum, National Gallery, Tate Modern and Tate Britain, National Portrait Gallery, noontime symphony concerts at St Martins in the fields Church, Trafalger Square and much more. There's also the V&A Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. Go on, make this day the day you'll spend absolutely nothing to see some of London's top sights and museums. Please visit our Free London page for more ideas on exploring London.

Day 8 (Saturday)

After breakfast it's checkout time. For those with late afternoon or night flights back to the US you can leave your bags at Globetrotters and head in to town to finish off some last-minute sightseeing or shopping.

Transportation to either London Gatwick or London Heathrow Airports on Day 8 is not included in the tour price. The Globetrotters Travel Desk can arrange for transport to both London airports via mini cab or black taxi. Alternative arrangements include a direct overland train from Paddington Station to London's Heathrow Airport at just £10 per person, or you can take the Piccadilly Line all the way to Heathrow Airport from just £3 (you will need to buy an extension to your weekly travelcard to travel by underground to Heathrow Airport on the day.

You can also take an overland train from Clapham Junction direct to London Gatwick airport - all these public transportation options are very reasonably priced and tickets for these can be purchased on the day just before travel. If you want to travel by mini cab or by black cab it's cheaper to share - mini cabs tax vans can fit up to five people and their luggage; black taxis can fit three people and their luggage.

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