9-Day London to Cambridge, Big Ben, York City Walls, Edinburgh, Gretna Green, Birmingham, Windermere, Manchester and Oxford Tour ( Airport Pickup)
Tour Code: GOL-LDN-002A
Duration: 9 Day(s) / 7 Night(s)
Tour Guide: Chinese, English
Quality: Budget
5%
Departure City
Destination
Return City
Overview
Experience: UNESCO, Family
Extra (Excluded): Wifi, Meal etc...
Tour Guide:Chinese, English
Daily
Hotel upgrades:
Special arrangements for consecutive hotel stays in London:
London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is located in the south of the United Kingdom, across the Thames River. It is a bustling and lively city.
Classic fun:
• British Museum: Join us for a chance to visit the world's oldest and most magnificent British museum.
• Oxford University: Oxford University is a world-famous university town alongside Cambridge. It is not only an academic palace, but also the origin of the story of "Alice in Wonderland.”
• Cambridge University: This is a world-renowned university, and many medieval buildings are preserved in this city.
• The Windermere Lake District is known as England's largest freshwater lake. Here, you can enjoy breathtaking views of lakes and mountains. In the north of England is also the original volcanic area. It is famous for its rolling hills and green clear lakes. It is easily one of the most beautiful, picturesque place you will ever visit in your life.
• Explore the Cheshire Village for special free time and shopping!
- A minimum of 4 people are required to book this tour.
- Hotel Breakfasts.
Itinerary
Enjoy a special flight that will take you to England, London!
Overnight on the plane.
Welcome to London! Free airport pick-up on the first day of your tour will be available at the Heathrow Airport (LHR) from 9:00-21:00. Upon your arrival at the airport, your friendly tour guide will take you back to your hotel. You can be picked up by two different flights for free in one order.
For flights arrival before 17:00, we will check in at the hotel and then you will have an exclusive night tour of London Chinatown.
Hotel：Holiday Inn Express Park Royal Or Similar.
Today we will travel from London to Cambridge! Sit back and relax as we take you to visit Cambridge University and experience the unique charm of this institution of higher education. After lunch, we will go to the famous tourist city of York. Here, you will get a chance to visit the York City Wall and York Minster. This town is historically rich and filled with a lot of culture.
Itinerary:
London → Cambridge → University of Cambridge (90 mins, optional for River Cam Cruise) → York → York City Walls (outside visit, 15 mins) → York Minster (outside visit, 15 mins)
Hotel：Hampton by Hilton York Or Similar.
Edinburgh is the world's leading festival city! It is filled with amazing festivals year-round. Whether you enjoy the soothing melodies of jazz music or exploring the science behind spaceships – they’ll be a festival here just for you! The city’s stunning landscapes, cobbled streets and picturesque architecture have also proved to be the perfect backdrop to many filming productions.
Itinerary:
York → Edinburgh → Princes Street (1 hour, you can participate in the Edinburgh Castle tour at your own expense) → Scott Monument (outside visit, 15 mins) → Glasgow
Hotel: Ibis Styles Glasgow Central Or Similar.
Join us as we depart from Glasgow to the famous marriage town of Gertner Green! We will have the chance to explore this city and see all that it has to offer. After lunch, we will go to Windermere to enjoy beautiful lake views. After the trip, we will make our way to Manchester.
Itinerary:
Glasgow → Gretna Green (1 hour) → Windermere (1 hour, you can participate in the Windermere Lake Cruise + Steam Train at your own expense) → Manchester
Hotel：Ibis Styles Manchester Portland Or Similar.
Join us today as we explore Manchester and then drive to the Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks for some fun shopping! In the evening we will check-in in Birmingham.
Itinerary:
Manchester City Tour (1 hour, optional for Old Trafford) → Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks (3 hours)→ 伯明翰
Hotel：Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Broad Street Or Similar.
In the morning, we will depart from Birmingham to visit Stratford-upon-Avon. It is known as being the birthplace of the famous literary master Shakespeare. Following, we will drive to Oxford University for a visit and then return to London.
Itinerary:
Birmingham → Stratford-upon-Avon (1 hour) → Oxford → University of Oxford（1 hour）→ Blenheim Palace（Optional, 1 hour）→ London
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Park Royal Or Similar.
Today we will visit London, the world financial center! Together with New York and Hong Kong it is called "Port of Nuremberg." We will visit Big Ben, one of London's iconic landmarks, Westminster Abbey, the Prime Minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street, Buckingham Palace and the British Museum.
Itinerary:
Big Ben (outside visit, 15 mins) → Westminster Abbey (outside visit, 15 mins) → Parliament Square (outside visit, 15 mins) → 10 Downing Street (outside visit, 15 mins) → Buckingham Palace (outside visit, 15 mins) → The British Museum (1.5 hours) → London Free Time (You can participate in the Windsor Castle tour or River Thames Cruise and Royal Observatory Greenwich tour at your own expense)
Hotel：Holiday Inn Express Park Royal Or Similar.
Today will be the end of our pleasant trip to London. You can book a suitable flight to leave Heathrow Airport (LHR) or book a ticket to the train station according to your needs.
Our staff only provides one drop-off service from the hotel between 6:00 and 11:00 in the morning.
The order of itinerary may change without any notice depending on weather situations or for some other unforeseen circumstances.
The order of activities held during the tour is planned by the tour guide. So, it may be different from what is mentioned on the tour page. On fewer occasions, Tour Guide has to skip an attraction or few during the tour depending on weather, traffic, group interest or some other reason.
Some attractions are seasonal. So, when they are closed they will be replaced with some other attraction.
You can skip some optional activities during the tour and plan something on your own. Make sure that you coordinate with Tour guide and stay with the group with next activity. Please note you cannot stay on the bus if you skip some optional activity.
Probable hotel names are mentioned in the itinerary. It can be similar or a different hotel of the similar rating. Exact Hotel details can only be provided one day before the departure.
Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel.
These tours are conducted in a group. A group can have people of several cultures. We expect each person to coordinate with Tour guide to make sure things are on track.
Though attractions are optional but you have to at least take 2 attractions.
Pricing
What's Included
Depending on group size it can be either a driver and Guide or a driver guide.
Professional foreign driver, 25-50 seats air-conditioned bus (European law stipulates that driver cannot drive more than 10 hours one day).
Free Airport pick up is available on this tour. The Tour Package price will not include Mandatory Tour Guide tips for Airport Pickup.
What's Excluded
Flight tickets, taxes, visa fees and passport processing fees.
Service fee: 12Euros per day per person.
Personal fees such as laundry, haircut, telephone, fax, pay TV, drinks, tips and any other amenities included in the hotel or at your own cost.
Fee for all Optional Activities and entrance paid in cash to the tour guide. He will arrange tickets for the whole group. Some attractions might be closed on public holidays. Seasonal attractions will be closed after a certain time and itinerary will be changed based on it. Optional activities price may change or can be different as displayed on the website.
Any personal expenses are not listed in Fee Included.
All the prices are listed in USD.
Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.
Tour display price is based on double occupancy. It is the price each person will pay if a group of two is traveling.
Prices may change without any notice.
Prices include hotel accommodation, transportation and taxes.
Admission Tickets to different places and meals are NOT included in the tour price.
Mandatory Tip for tour guide and driver are NOT included.
Only the tour guide can purchase entrance tickets for you. Pre-purchased tickets are NOT acceptable.
There must be at least one passenger of 18 years for every booking made with GoldenBusTours. For Children between the age group of 2 to 14 years, a different price will be charged. Please refer to Child price on our pricing calendar. Child Age may vary between different bus operators. Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel. If the 5th person is infant you will be charged normally then with the second room as an expense.
Activities are optional though, but each customer has to participate in 2 activities at least. No city pass allowed. Some attractions are mandatory. Each customer has to take part in them and have to pay for them in cash.
Departure Location
Important Notes
Arrive at departure location 10 to 15 minutes before the mentioned time to make sure you catch the bus on time. If in case you are late, the bus will not wait for you at the location and ultimately you will miss the entire tour (no refund in this case).
Return time on the website is just an estimation. Expect some variation always. Time may change depending on traffic and weather situations
There is a possibility that tour operator may use a shuttle to drop you off at the return location. It usually happens in the case of multiple return locations.
You can leave the tour at any place only after signing a Tour Departure Form for leaving the tour early.
Please note that price will stay the same even if you leave the tour early.
If you have booked a pre-tour hotel stay, then you will have to arrange your own transport from hotel to departure location.
If you have booked extra night hotel after the tour, then you will arrange transport from drop off point to hotel.
On West Coast tours some bus operators have a lot of departure locations. A slow start is expected on these tours.
Policies
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Determination of the time of cancellation will be done when the notice is received and confirmed by our office. You must make any notice of cancellation directly to GoldenBusTours by email or webmail at the Contact Us section.
Cancellation charges
⇒ 16 days or more prior to departure, 10% of the tour fees will be charged as cancellation.
⇒ 9 to 15 days prior to departure, 50% of the tour fees will be charged as cancellation.
⇒ Within 8 days prior to departure, 100% tour fees will be charged as cancellation.
Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.
There is no refund for unused features. You forfeit the entire payment when you are a no-show on the departure date and unable to join the tour for any reason including COVID.
An add-on fee of 6% for handling fees is charged in addition to the above penalties. No matter what the reason for cancellation is, the processing fee will be deducted on each refund.
In order for there not to be a cancellation, a minimum number of participants are required. We reserve the right to cancel a scheduled trip although every effort is made by us to ensure that normal operations are maintained. We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure with respect to operating requirements or circumstances beyond control. In case a cancellation is made at any given moment in time before departure, our only liability as GoldenBusTours will be to refund you the amount we received for the booking of the tour. We will try our best to re-book the same or similar tour if the future travel plan suits you. We are not responsible for any cancellation penalties that may have been incurred on any other travel arrangements like separate purchase of air tickets, visa cost, taxi fare etc. We are not liable for any other travel arrangements that have been affected as a result of the cancellations.
Note: More than 30 days after the completion of the tour, we cannot grant any refunds. Each Cancellation Request must be received in writing by email.
Cancellation and reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection, COVID or any other serious issue. If you reschedule a tour and later decide to cancel it then cancellation charges will be applicable to the original departure date and not to the rescheduled one.
Reservation, Booking & Redemption
Terms & Conditions
Any travel service purchases indicate your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions set out herein.
You are advised to carefully read through and understand these Terms & Conditions before making your booking.
Tour Confirmation
You will get an email immediately once you place an order. Tour Confirmation usually takes 2, 3 days except for urgent order. Urgent orders can be confirmed in a day or even few hours, but we can’t assure success in these cases. On fewer occasions, some of the others may require a longer period of time for confirmation. You are advised not to book airline tickets unless you have received the confirmation.
E-Ticket (Mandatory to be on bus)
Your e-ticket includes complete operator information such as local telephone numbers at your destination. You are required to print the e-tickets and bring them along with you on the trip. They will be needed as proof of purchase.
Changes in Booking
You may incur a fee for any revisions or alterations made to the reservation when the booking has already been confirmed. Cancellation fees may be applied to things such as name changes or corrections. They may also apply to tour date changes or tour itinerary changes. Please note that no departure changes are permitted 72 hours before departure.
Changes in Tour Itinerary
We are continuously striving to improve tour itineraries and features. In the event of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond the control, we do reserve the right to vary the itineraries and to substitute hotels. Duplicate departures may operate during certain peak periods, sometimes in reverse order. As such, hotels may vary from those included on the itinerary pages.
Reschedule
If you want to reschedule your tour (change the departure date or choose a different tour) then a reschedule fees may be applied. No reschedule request will be entertained within 15 days before the departure date.
Cancellation and reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection.
Pricing
1. One room can accommodate maximum 4 people. Even if you are 5 people including 1 month old baby you still need 2 rooms.
2. If you can carry your child up to 2 years of age then you do not need to book seats for him. It may vary from one tour to another.
3. Service providers hold the right to change the itinerary and hotel arrangements without any notice.
4. Child (0-9 years) and Single traveler going on the tour have special rates. These prices vary from one tour to another.
5. Meals and Attractions are not included. You can ask your tour guide to try to arrange the meal for you as per your requirements. For attractions, admission fees pay it to the tour guide on the tour.
6. Prices may change without any notice because of prices fluctuation in the market.
7. All prices mentioned on the website are in US dollars.
8. In Case of Bank Wire Transfer customer have to bear Wire transfer fee.
9. Tour package price is inclusive of taxes.
10. Tour Prices are every individual and in view of room inhabitance.
11. Final hotels booked may not be same as the one mentioned on the website.
Child rates are applicable for children between (0-12 years) of age. Parents are advised to bring car seats for the safety of their child.
Buy 2 Get 3rd discounted: Get 3rd Ticket on special discounted rates on the purchase of 2 tickets.
Responsibility
3. Before booking any tour make sure to go through every detail like tour itinerary, tour price, cancellation policy, reschedule and refund policies. Tour Guide will be Chinese and English or it can only be chinese based on the group size.
4. You should either bring a printed copy of your E-Ticket or bring it in your smartphone on the day of tour departure. You should also bring a valid photo ID along with your E-Ticket. In the case of any issues for not carrying E-Ticket or Photo ID GoldenBusTour will not be responsible.
5.Make sure to provide a valid phone number so we can reach you in the case of any emergency.
6. Please read all important notes, inclusion, exclusion section, terms and conditions, policies and below notes.
6a. Tour Operator holds the right to cancel the tour at any time depending on poor weather condition or some other unforeseen circumstances. However, GoldenBusTour will update its customers about the cancellation and shall not be held accountable for charges other than tour fees.
6b. Change in tour price will not affect any confirmed booking.
6c. Tour Operator can change the order of itinerary at any time without any notice.
8.Reach Departure location about 20 to 30 minutes before departure time. Unfortunately, no one will wait for you in case you get in late. The bus mostly has Bus Operator name and logo on it. Even if you are five minutes late and miss the bus then GoldenBusTours or Tour Operator will not be responsible. There will be no refund in this case. You will be charged 100% tour fee.
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