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» London Tourist Board Awards - Best Sightseeing Tours from London
The Best Tours in British History.......

» Established 12 years

» Unique and Interesting Itineraries

» 100% British owned and operated Company

» Small Groups - just 16 passengers per tour

» More time at each attraction than any other tour operator

» Free Pickup from most London Hotels

» New, luxury mercedes 'touring' vehicles owned and operated by Astral Travels

» Our very own British professional guides

» Commited to the Enviroment - Highly commended by the London Tourist Board - Click here for our sustainable tourism policy

» World class customer service

» Award winning - London Tourist Board

» The original and still the best!

» Save up to 70% on London Theatre bookings - Astral customers only! Click here for more

Dear valued customer.



For more than 10 years, we've pioneered quality mini - coach day tours from London. Our continual improvements and innovations kept us at the forefront of tourism in the 90's and have taken us forward into the 21st Century.

As well as classical sightseeing of all the favorite attractions we aim to include an active experience of the real England - perhaps a beautiful country walk, lunch in a cosy country pub, cider and real ale tasting, exploring off the beaten track places of interest and villages where time stood still.................each tour includes experiences over and above a standard big coach tour making a day to remember.


Why small groups ?
With a maximum group size of just 16, we keep the experience and enjoyment both as individual and as personal as possible. Typically, a group consists of half couples or friends and half individuals raveling alone. Our tours attract people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities but united in a desire to break away from regimented, impersonal big coach tours. Click here to see the difference

Small groups are environmentally more friendly and their effect less disruptive to local communities. It also means you get the chance to get away from crowded tourist haunts, taking scenic backroads to places you may not have heard of, but wouldn't want to miss.

Small groups leave fewer footprints.

Luxury Travel - Choosing OUR small group tours doesn't mean you compromise on comfort or safety. We use recent models Mercedes mini coaches (less then 3 years old) - coaches renowned for their reliability and safety, custom built to our specification for your comfort - huge panoramic windows for the very best views above the hedgerows, high backed coach seats, 3 point seat belts, air conditioned and a first class sound system.

All the features of a big coach without all the passengers!

About Our Guides - Our guides are carefully selected for their personality, wide knowledge and genuine enthusiasm for our style of tours. Never boring - you will find them informative, professional but down to earth with a real passion for showing you the very best of Britain ! They pride themselves on entertaining you with tales of England's rich history, culture and legend to ensure a memorable experience of the real England. Of course all our drivers and guides are trained to meet the high standards of the London Tourist Board's 'Welcome Host' program.

Affordable Quality- Relevant entrance fees are included (some tours include lunch in historic pub). - NO HIDDEN EXTRAS.

We have PRIORITY ENTRANCE into all attractions. No QQQQQQ's - more time to explore.

We GUARANTEE that you wouldn't be able to visit the same places in one day, or at a cheaper price, by raveling independently using public transport.

Our Commitment to you...... We are committed to providing a high standard of quality and personal service. We constantly monitor our tours, looking out for new routes or places to visit etc................. and listen to what you want.

We are proud to boast that many of our customers come back to us year after year and 60 per cent of our business comes from recomendations from previous customers. As a small business satisfied customers are our best advertisement - please take time to read customer testimonials which are updated weekly.

WARNING -Beware of unscrupulous mini-bus tour operators who operate without license from the Department of Transport & do not use PSV drivers or vehicles complying with passenger carrying regulations. Some "tour operators" outside England organise small group tours within our Country and may be unaware of our English laws. For your safety, always enquire whether they have an operator's license & passenger liability insurance and whether they have a PSV license to drive passengers for hire and reward.

Terms and Conditions - click here

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We average 8 - 10 customers on our tours. Why travel with 40+ people on a large coach?
We depart London at 08.15 to give you more time to enjoy the places we visit .

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  ”I just wanted to let Astral Travels know how much we enjoyed our Stonehenge Special Access tour. It was absolutely the best!! The van was on time, clean and air-conditioned, and our tour guide Allen extremely friendly and knowledgable. The small group was really the way to go.
Sue Pauls, West Virginia, USA 16-09-06
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» Sustainable Tourism - We operate sustainable tourism practices and an environmental policy respecting the local environments you visit, helping to protect them for the next generation

» Small groups are environmentally more friendly and their effect less disruptive to local communities

» Responsible Travel Member - This is new way of travelling for those who've had enough of mass tourism. It's about respecting and benefiting local people and the environment

» National Trust Members - A percentage of the tour price is donated to the 'Living Countryside Campaign for the benefit of people and wildlife.'

» English Heritage Members helping to safeguard our heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of all. A percentage of the tour price is donated to the 'Development Fund'

» Carbon Neutral - reducing our carbon emissions through the planting of new trees.
This is to create a positive, rather than a negative impact on the environment and people's quality of life.

» We use the most environmentally friendly mini coaches in the world. Some of our vehicles are now using LPG gas as an alternative

» Recycle - All of our sightseeing brochures are printed on recycled paper

Click here for our sustainable tourism policy

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