Flying Fish Tours Speedboat Experience
By leaving from St. Katherine Pier, we avoid the speed restrictions between the bridges from Westminster and the London Eye to Tower Bridge, giving you a real speedboat ride all the way to the Barrier. We are the only company on the river to do this, so you get a real speedboat ride and cover more of the river that any other trip.
This is the most interesting way to travel through London with the most exciting boat on the river with an interesting guide for your enjoymennt. With so few passengers per trip, there is great personal service and you get really close to the sites.
Our twin engine petrol outboard Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) carry up to 12 passengers in comfort. These vessels are custom built and have been in service throughout the world for many years. They have proven themselves to be ideally suited to operating on the River Thames. Charter available throughout the week.
The exclusive location provides a great start for speed boat fun followed by a trip through scenic London from St. Katherine Pier to the Thames Barrier, and the circular trips last under one hour. Our skippers have been specially trained to operate this craft so you can experience the unique attributes of speed boat power.
The RIB is wide bodied for your comfort, with ample seating and storage space, with great performance and acceleration, allowing you to see more of the Thames during your trip than conventional tours, all at great prices.
The RIB leaves from a wide variety of piers covering all the major sites on the river. Our trips last for under one hour.
Our Extra Scenic trip starts at St. Katherine Pier and goes to the Thames Barrier via the Greenwich Maritime Museum and the O2 Arena taking under one and a half hours. Available on Saturday. A great early morning special offer or a great way to end the day, all the way to the Thames Barrier with great views of the O2 Arena. This is a scenic trip through the heart of London under the bridges. You leave from St. Katherine pier and take in all the sights to Westminster, and then past Tower Bridge on the way to the Thames Barrier past Greenwich via Canary Wharf. You get a great view of the O2 Arena and then back to St. Katherines, all under one and a half hours. Fantastic value and offers more than any other speedboat trip on the river.
Of course, if you charter the vessels, then you can design your own trip. Call us to chat through your needs.
With our variety of tours, there is something for everyone and offer very good value. You will see more of the Thames than conventional trips but please note that progress depends on conditions, tide, wash, safety issues and traffic. All our skippers are commercially qualified with years of experience and overseen by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, to provide you with a safe and entertaining trip. Minimum numbers per trip apply.
The trips are open to everyone of all ages and physical capabilities. The berthing arrangements facilitate access by the vast majority of persons and the vessels have been subject to an assessment by SCOPE. The vessels have modifications for those with lateral stability problems and there is easy movement around the vessels with storage space for bags.
