A Londoner born and bred. I am a Professional London Blue Badge Tourist Guide. The best of the best! Fully qualified with over a decade’s experience in tour guiding.  I offer tours with a fantastic mix of my natural bubbling enthusiasm, an extensive knowledge of all things London and the flexibility to cater to all your personal needs. I look forward to meeting you…

Tower of London
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's
St. Paul's
London Coach Tours
London Coach Tours

Testimonials

Harry and Mechthild Schennach
Bavaria, Germany

Mr Raphael Rau was our tour guide in July 2010 when we visited London with a class of German students (age 18-19). We were very lucky to have Raphael taking care of us and steering us safely through the challenges and highlights of this megacity. As a native Londoner and person of sound judgement Raphael helped our students to stay away from trouble spots or tourists traps and enjoy their week in London. Most importantly, Raphael’s enthusiasm, his great sense of humour and his warm personality won our students’ hearts and opened their minds to take in the numerous facts and background information about the cultural sights of London. His academic studies in history and his wide range of interests (sport, music, film, art, literature …) make Raphael an ideal tour guide for any group of visitors and a very effective representative of British culture and life. We are looking forward to seeing him again!

Mrs Esme Sarasin
Basle, Switzerland

Raphael Rau is a great tour guide.   He is a bevy of detailed information about just about anything you could want to know about London and surroundings, and he is highly entertaining for young and old alike.  We highly recommend him.

On this day in history...

Welcome

Hi, Welcome to my new website. Where you are now able to book tours with definitely the most enthusiastic and jolly blue badge tour guide and also one of the most knowledgeable and fun. In the next few months I shall be announcing new and exciting walking tours I am in the process of devising [...]

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22nd July 2011

Events: 2011 Swan Upping. http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2011/SwanUpping2011.aspx Swan Upping occurs every July on the river Thames near Windsor. It is the event were the monarch’s swans are counted up and then recorded.  The swans are rounded up, caught, marked by putting a ring around one of their feet and then released. The upping is basically a census [...]

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