FREE 360º VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE
Click or tap the red button to try the free 360º virtual experience.
The VR Tour Bus ® is a unique, fun and affordable virtual tour experience, that’s built upon technology, brands and reputations that you can trust.
Virtually visit popular tourist attractions, explore famous city views, and listen to the authentic sounds of London.
Learn about London's fascinating history & colourful past through informative text, incredible photographs & classical artworks.
Virtual tour is compatible with most computers, tablets & mobile phones. VR mode also available on Apple & Android smart phones.
Google Cardboard’s VR technology is snowballing in popularity around the world, and set to continue.
Transport for London (TfL) brand is synonymous with high quality products, souvenirs and merchandise.
Rod Edwards is an international award-winning photographer, & pioneering 360º VR content creator.
With just the click of your mouse, or the tap of your screen, the VR Tour Bus will whisk you away on an amazing virtual vacation to London.
The 360º virtual reality experience works with the official VR Tour Bus viewer, or any other similar Google Cardboard VR device.
Click or tap the red button to try the free 360º virtual experience.
Please check out these frequently asked questions. If you have any more questions,
please email us via the contact form below.
Yes, the standard 360º online virtual tour works with most desktop computers, laptops, tablets, iPads and smartphones.
The virtual reality experience will work with most recent Android smartphones that have a built in gyroscope sensor. Please check your phone manufacturer’s website for more information, or just try the free Demo tour in the VR viewer.
The virtual reality experience will work with iPhone X or later. Make sure you tap “Allow” when VR Tour Bus app opens and asks to “Access Motion & Orientation”. This will activate the iPhone’s internal gyroscope sensor.
You can unlock the online tour by either making payment via your Paypal account, or via credit or debit card through Paypal’s secure website. Alternatively, you can unlock the VR Tour Bus app by scanning the QR Code on the official VR Tour Bus viewer, or by making an In-App Purchase.
The VR viewer will work with all sizescreens from 3.5” to 7”. The faster your phone is and the higher the resolution of your screen, the better the quality.
To keep app and tour size to a minimum, the VR Tour Bus continually downloads and streams data. We recommend a stable download speed of 10Mbps or faster to deliver best performance.
You can check your smartphone manufacturer’s website, or measure the diagonal width of your smartphone screen size using the free VR Tour Bus ruler.
No, any Google Cardboard VR viewer should work with the Apple & Android smartphone apps. However, the VR Tour Bus viewer has been optimised for the best VR experience.
Rod Edwards is an international, award-winning photographer, who has pioneered 360º technology to the travel and tourism industry. Over the last fifteen years, he has introduced 360º imagery to the likes of Visit Britain, the National Trust, US National Parks, Xanterra Travel, Coca-Cola USA, Arch Daily, Dezeen and many more.
To see more of his work, or to view his online portfolio: