Private boat tour · Embankment
Private Evening Thames Charter to Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf

- Duration
- 2 hours
- Typical times (flexible)
- 19:00–21:00
- Departs from
- Embankment
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
A private charter boat leaves Embankment Pier in the evening and heads downriver. It passes under Tower Bridge between the lights of the South Bank, St Paul's and the Shard, turns off Canary Wharf and returns the same way to the pier. Length, pier and route are agreed with the group; the trip takes about two hours.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Embankment Pier, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, Embankment Pier
- 19:00
- 19:40
- 20:30
- 21:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Private licensed passenger boat and crew
- Flexible route on the central Thames
Not included
- Catering and drinks unless arranged
- Pier fees at non-standard piers
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Private groups — whole-boat charter
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Embankment
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- All year
- Prices
- Private charter £1,001+Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Commercial passenger boats on the tidal Thames must be licensed by the PLA or certified by the MCA.
- Pier use is booked in advance; strong tides can change timings.
Guest reviews
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Reviews are left for the boats on this route after the trip and are moderated.
