Visit London Taxi Tours

Visit London Taxi Tours puts your family in the back of London's most iconic vehicle — the classic black hackney carriage — for a private guided tour of the city led by a licensed London cabbie. This format solves nearly every challenge that comes with touring London with children. You're not standing in the cold waiting for buses.

You're not keeping up with a walking group. You're not competing with 50 other tourists for the best vantage point. Instead, you're in a private vehicle that can stop wherever you want, take detours on a whim, and adjust the itinerary based entirely on what your kids are responding to.

London cab drivers pass the notoriously difficult Knowledge exam — a years-long process of memorizing every street and landmark in the city — so your driver genuinely knows London at a level that no GPS can replicate. Their personal stories and observations about the city make for surprisingly compelling commentary. Tours can be arranged for different durations, from a quick one-hour highlights loop to a multi-hour deep dive through specific neighborhoods or themes.

With young children, the shelter and comfort of the cab also means you can keep going on grey or drizzly days that would derail a walking tour. For families traveling with infants or toddlers, this is one of the most stress-free ways to see London.