WSA London
Description
Weve designed a jam-packed 3 day weekend to get the absolute most out your trip to this sprawling urban metropolis. London is a huge city that can be a nightmare for first-time travelers to navigate, but with a combination of walking & bike tours, double-decker bus and metro, weve created a fun, exciting and affordable itinerary to see it all! Along with visits to some of the most recognizable sites in the world, well take you to sample the local cuisine and explore the off-beat markets so you can get the full experience of one of the cultural capitals of the world.
Catch the Changing of the Guard, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace, taste curry where it was invented and enjoy tours through all the most interesting spots in the city. Youll learn all about the country that played an integral role in the development of Western society with Londons top-rated hostel as your home base. Well give you all the relevant history and interesting cultural tidbits to make USAs Mother country come alive.
Highlights
Thursday
For those arriving on Thursday, check into the hostel and meet your guide and fellow travelers. Get your first taste of the city or rest up for the full day of sights and adventures coming up.
Friday
After breakfast at the hostel, explore the town with an orientation tour where youll pass through the Borough Market and then stroll along the Millennium Walk to see Shakespeare's globe, the London Eye and Big Ben. Grab some of the best fish & chips in town for lunch then enjoy a bike tour through Hyde Park, past Kensington Palace (where Will and Kate live) & in front of Buckingham Palace. Afterwards youll have a double-decker bus ride and catch a tour of the famous West End, where youll see why London is said to be like L.A., New York City, and Washington D.C. all rolled into one.
Saturday
Catch another full breakfast at the hostel then explore more of the city with a walking tour that ends up at the notorious Tower of London where youll get to see the crowned jewels with the legendary Beefeaters guards. Then for lunch well head to Brick Lane, where curry was actually invented (including the yummy Chicken Tikka Masala!). Free time for the afternoon before we meet up for dinner and check out the nightlife.
Sunday
After our last group breakfast, well cap off our tour by exploring the most unique of Londons famous outdoor Sunday markets.