Rib Speedboat Tour of the Thames

We did the 40 min RIB tour on April 18^th, just a couple of days ago. and we absolutely LOVED it. Exciting, exhilirating, made us scream a little, and made us laugh a lot! Brilliant — do it! It starts off fairly tame. and then you get to the quieter part of the Thames and the pilot lets rip! Amazing, thank you very much, it made our whole weekend! (A little scary, but we felt in safe and experienced hands) We will certainly tell our friends, and I am sure we will be back for more!

Me and some mates recently did this as part of a stag do in London. It was a really great way to start our day. I had underestimated people when they told me how fast it went! If you want to stich someone up, make sure they sit on the left hand side of the boat — they will get the brunt of the speed when whizzing past Canary Wharf. The have some great guides who can tell you all about the local sights and have a great sense of humour. Highly reccomended!

Today my girlfriend and I were whisked from Westminster to Canary Wharf in minutes aboard a speedboat, and then cruised back with a guided tour of all the major sites. It was a lot of fun! Whilst I’ve travelled the length of the Thames before, it’s always been at a snail’s pace, and usually stuck in a crowded tube train. This was a breath (a blast, in fact) of fresh air.
From Canary Wharf, the tour took a more leisurely course back westerly along the river and a guide talked us through some history. He was an experienced chap with a lot of interesting stories and anecdotes. Did you know that a single shell from a gun on the HMS Belfast, moored at London Bridge, could target and destroy Crystal Palace? Or that an earlier London Bridge was purchased by a rich Californian for £1M, and carefully shipped over to the USA and assembled — only then did the american realise it wasn’t the iconic Tower Bridge he thought it was. The sensitive might find the talk of murderers’ heads on poles and Guy Fawkes hanging drawing and quartering a bit much, but kids would love that, I’m sure!
Despite the occasionally grisly commentary, I’d highly recommend the speedboat tour.