London Night Cruise: Illuminated Bridges of the Thames

Experience London after dark on a relaxing river cruise focused on art and architecture. This evening journey highlights the city’s bridges as they become part of a large-scale light installation along the Thames.
Cruise beneath nine iconic bridges
Cruise beneath nine iconic bridges
See London's illuminated landmarks at night
See London's illuminated landmarks at night
Hear fascinating stories from a live guide
Hear fascinating stories from a live guide
Relax on a comfortable sightseeing boat
Relax on a comfortable sightseeing boat

What is included in activity

40-minute boat tour
Live Guide

What is not included

Food and drinks
Pick-Up and Hotel transfers

Details

Discover London from a different perspective on the Illuminated River evening cruise.

While the city’s bridges often blend into the background during the day, this nighttime experience reveals them in a striking and creative way.

Sail along the River Thames and watch nine iconic bridges glow with coordinated LED lighting.

The displays form part of Illuminated River, the world’s longest public art installation, transforming the river into a continuous open-air gallery.

This gentle evening cruise offers a calm and memorable way to see London’s architecture and riverfront illuminated after sunset.

River cruise ship

Open deck
Professional guide
Enclosed deck

Important Info

• Wheelchair and stroller accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Infants must sit on laps
• Arrive at least 15 minutes before departure
• Present your printed or e-ticket to member of staff
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Departure: Tower Millennium Pier, Lower Thames St, London EC3N 4DT, UK
Duration: 40 minutes
Group size up to 150 persons
Children allowed
English
Mobile ticket
Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

Meeting point

Tours depart and return to Tower Pier. Boarding Point D, Tower Pier.
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Anastasiia H.
I really enjoyed the Uber Boat tour in London. It was comfortable, well-organized, and offered fantastic views of the city from the Thames. A fun and memorable experience!
6 days ago
Laura M.
The sights themselves were beautiful at night - very lovely to see everything lit up. However, we got in line early in order to get seating on the outside deck for the best views. Unfortunately, despite there being posted signs on the deck to stay seated/no standing, people came out from inside and stood all around the seating area so that no one sitting on the deck could see. Everyone who was seated had to get out of their seats in order to have just partial views. This was very frustrating and I felt that someone on the crew should have enforced the rule as to not ruin the experience for other patrons. I would not recommend this tour for this reason. If you are okay with sitting inside for partial views then it might be worth it.
13 days ago
Lozza
Fantastic river cruise trip. Saw all the sights along the river on a really comfortable.
13 days ago
Douglas_L
Excellent way to see the sights in London. Lovely 40 minute cruise with views of London Bridge, the eye, cutty sark, and the royal palace.
13 days ago
Michael_C
This tour takes travelers comfortably on the Thames River where bridges are illuminated at night. There are restaurants nearby, convenient for a bite before the tour. The boat is modern and seating is comfortable.
14 days ago
OzTheDude
Excellent service from start to finish. Emma was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. We had a lovely trip. Thank you.
19 days ago
Konstantinos S.
Amazing trip and Emma made all the difference with her attitude and willingness to help us have a great trip!!! We truly enjoyed it!
19 days ago
Karen S.
Great way to see London. I’d recommend this trip.
23 days ago
Flavia H.
The tour was informative and interesting. See a different view of the iconic buildings.
29 days ago
824emmak
Unfortunately despite being advised to arrive at 9.15pm it was 9.40 before we set off, leaving a long time stood queuing. They use an external party to do the commentary and I think she was a bit cross as she had to rush the start to catch up as we’d already reached the first bridge. That said, the tour was informative and contained useful and sometimes humorous facts about London bridges and architecture. An enjoyable way to spend an evening viewing the beautiful bridges illuminated as part of this interesting project.
about 1 month ago
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Starting point of the tour
Tours depart and return to Tower Pier. Boarding Point D, Tower Pier.