United Kingdom Tour Packages
9 tour packages across United Kingdom — each a fully-designed journey and a starting point, reworked around your dates, interests and travel style.
United Kingdom tour packages
Every one of these is a starting point we tailor entirely to you — dates, pace, stays and everything in between. Pricing terms
Newly AddedCulturalLondon & Scotland — 8 Nights
- 8 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — London (4), Edinburgh (2), the Highlands (2)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Tower of London entry, a hop-on hop-off London sightseeing bus with a Thames river cruise, and a guided Westminster walk
Four London nights — the Tower and the Crown Jewels, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, the river and the museums
Newly AddedCulturalLondon, Paris, Switzerland & Italy — 13 Nights
- 13 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — London (3), Paris (3), Interlaken (3), Venice (1), Florence (1), Rome (2)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Tower of London entry, a hop-on hop-off London sightseeing bus with a Thames river cruise, and a guided Westminster walk
London first — the Tower and the Crown Jewels, Westminster, a Thames cruise and a free day for Windsor or the museums
Newly AddedFamilyLondon & Around — 4 Nights
- 4 nights in a hand-picked central London hotel chosen to your budget and style
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Tower of London entry, a hop-on hop-off London sightseeing bus with a Thames river cruise, and a guided Westminster walk
Four nights in one central hotel, so every day starts on foot
Newly AddedCulturalIreland: Dublin, Cliffs of Moher & Belfast — 6 Nights
- 6 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Dublin (3), Belfast (2), Dublin (1)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Trinity College and Book of Kells entry, Guinness Storehouse entry, and a guided Dublin walk
Three nights in Dublin — Trinity College and the Book of Kells, the Guinness Storehouse and the Temple Bar lanes
Newly AddedCulturalUK & Ireland — 10 Nights
- 10 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — London (3), Edinburgh (2), Belfast (2), Dublin (3)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Tower of London entry, a hop-on hop-off London sightseeing bus with a Thames river cruise, and a guided Westminster walk
Three nights in London — the Tower, Westminster, a Thames cruise and a day out to Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath
CulturalFour Countries by Rail — Thirteen Nights from London to Rome
- Thirteen nights' accommodation — London 2, Paris 2, central Switzerland 4, Venice 2, Florence 1 and Rome 2.
- Daily breakfast at the hotel, from Day 2 to Day 14.
- Private airport transfer on arrival, London airport to your hotel.
Thirteen nights across four countries, travelled almost entirely by train.
CulturalAround Ireland — Nine Nights from Dublin to the Giant’s Causeway
- Nine nights' accommodation — Dublin 2, Killarney 2, Galway 2, Dublin 1 and Belfast 2.
- Daily breakfast at the hotel, from Day 2 to Day 10.
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Dublin airport to your hotel.
Nine nights around Ireland, from Dublin to the Antrim coast.
CulturalScotland by Train — Six Nights across Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow
- Six nights' accommodation — Edinburgh 2, Inverness 2 and Glasgow 2.
- Daily breakfast at the hotel, from Day 2 to Day 7.
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Edinburgh airport to your hotel.
Two nights each in Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow.
Newly AddedCulturalLondon & Paris — 6 Nights
- 6 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — London (3), Paris (3)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Tower of London entry, a hop-on hop-off London sightseeing bus with a Thames river cruise, and a guided Westminster walk
London in three days: the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels, Westminster, Buckingham Palace and a Thames cruise
When is your Britain?
The warmest months and by far the longest days — light until nearly ten in England and close to midnight in the far north of Scotland. Every attraction is open and the Edinburgh festivals fill August. Also the busiest and priciest, and rain is still perfectly possible.
Long daylight without peak crowds or prices. May brings bluebell woods and gardens at their best; September is often the most settled month of the year with the Highlands still accessible. If you have a free choice, take these.
Autumn colour in the Lakes, the Cotswolds and the Highlands, sharply lower prices and empty walking routes. Daylight shortens quickly, storms become more frequent, and some rural attractions reduce their hours.
Dark by four, and by mid-afternoon in Scotland — but this is the season of Christmas markets, log fires, pantomime and empty museums. Cities work well; a Highlands driving tour does not. Cold rather than freezing, and usually wet rather than snowy.
Planning United Kingdom with us
Researched, not resold
Every destination we offer is researched and vetted by our team before we recommend it.
Quoted in writing
Every journey is quoted individually and in writing before you commit, so you know what is included before you decide.
Designed around you
Each journey is a starting point. Dates, pace, stays and routing are reworked around how you actually want to travel.
UK visa — what you need to know
The United Kingdom is not in the Schengen area and is no longer in the European Union. It runs its own visa system, so a Schengen visa does not admit you. An Irish visa does not admit you either — unless it carries the "BIVS" endorsement under the British-Irish Visa Scheme, in which case you must travel to Ireland first before continuing to the UK. Without that endorsement, Indian passport holders need a UK Standard Visitor visa, applied for online and completed in person.
Fee and processing, as the Home Office publishes them GOV.UK states that you apply online before travelling and attend an appointment at a visa application centre, that the earliest you can apply is three months before travel, and that you will usually get a decision within three weeks. Optional paid Priority and Super Priority services are available in India for a faster decision. The Home Office publishes fees for applicants in India as ₹18,060 for the short-term visa of up to six months — £135 on GOV.UK — with longer-term visitor visas at ₹67,693 for two years, ₹120,805 for five years and ₹150,905 for ten years, each still limiting an individual visit to six months. Visa application centres may charge separate service fees. There is no published minimum bank balance; the test is that you can support yourself and any dependants, assessed on your circumstances as a whole. Fees and timeframes are set by the authorities and change — confirm both when you apply. Final visa decisions remain with the relevant authorities.
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Europe tour packages
Other tour packages across Europe — different countries, the same starting-point approach, and easy to combine with United Kingdom.
Best SellerCulturalRome, Florence & Venice — 7 Nights
- 7 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Rome (3), Florence (2), Venice (2)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Timed-entry tickets for the Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican Museums, the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Doge's Palace
The three cities every first visit to Italy is built on, in the order that works best
HoneymoonItaly & the Amalfi Coast — 10 Nights
- 10 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Rome (3), Florence (2), Naples (2), Positano (3)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Timed-entry tickets for the Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican Museums, the Uffizi and Pompeii
Rome and Florence with the major sites pre-booked and guided, before the coast
Best SellerCulturalItaly & Switzerland — 11 Nights
- 11 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Rome (3), Florence (2), Lake Como (2), Interlaken (2), Lucerne (2)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Timed-entry tickets for the Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican Museums, the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia
Three nights in Rome — the Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican, and the centre on foot
CulturalParis & the Riviera — 7 Nights
- 7 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Paris (4), Nice (3)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Eiffel Tower summit tickets, timed entry to the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, and a one-hour Seine cruise
Four nights in Paris — the Louvre, the Orsay, the Eiffel Tower and a day at Versailles
HoneymoonParis, Riviera & Provence — 10 Nights
- 10 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Paris (3), Avignon (3), Nice (4)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Eiffel Tower summit tickets, timed entry to the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay
Three nights in Paris — the Louvre, the Orsay, Montmartre and the Eiffel Tower after dark
CulturalFrance & Switzerland — 11 Nights
- 11 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Paris (3), Chamonix (2), Montreux (2), Interlaken (2), Lucerne (2)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- High-speed train from Paris towards the Alps and a private transfer into Chamonix
Three days in Paris — the Louvre, the Orsay, Montmartre and the Eiffel Tower after dark
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Timed to the season — when Signature Journeys is at its very best, and what each month genuinely brings.
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