09 Jul 2025
DO NOT HIRE LONDON COUNTRY TOURS if you think you're getting a guide along with a driver. We paid almost $1100 for just the two of us to see the Dover cliffs, Leeds Castle and Canterbury instead of taking the ship's excursion because we wanted to see all three. We ended up with a very nice driver, Alam, but he was no guide at his own admission, even though the description on GetYourGuide states they're all ex-history teachers. The "brand new mini van" had very uncomfortable seats and two of them were back-facing! Most large tour vans have a microphone for the driver to make it easy to hear him. This one didn't. We offered a reduced amount to David, supposedly the company owner, because we really wanted to see the sites but he offered less than a $300 reduction. We refused and were returned to the ship where we were fortunate to find Artur's Taxi to take us at a quarter of the price and much more information.