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(Limited Time: 15% Off) Big Bus: London Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour with Thames River Cruise

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Vatsala Ramachandran

Vatsala

3/5

Nov, 2024

There was no guide in the bus. When I asked the driver about where to get down to go to Thames river, I was not able to understand what he said So I asked him a second time and he spoke very rudely to me, and spoke bad about my culture.
Douglas George Maguire

Douglas

4/5

Oct, 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed the royal walk our guide was knowledgeable and entertaining! The Thames river cruise was equally as amazing the commentary was great! We bought tickets for the 48 hour hop on hop off, it was a great way to see all the sights.
Blair Woodruff

Blair

4/5

Sep, 2024

I loved the routes and all the sights we were taken to and near. It was great how often it was possible to catch a bus. However the commentary could have been improved. It seemed that there was a lot of pop culture trivia (which famous people had lived where or visited, etc) but I would have appreciated more history. We also drove by lots of interesting buildings that we didn't hear anything about. I would have appreciated more overall information about what we were seeing around us--how old buildings were and what they are used for, etc.
Nicholas Szkutenko

Nicholas

3/5

Sep, 2024

We waited over 30 minutes at stop 21 and no bus. Trief support and AI did not help. Then walked to stop 20 on way home to stop 32. Bus at stop 20 said yes he was going to 32. At Marble Arch entire bus told to get off and wait for next bus. No clear communication to which run next bus was. Badly handled.
Olayinka Ibare-Akinsan

Olayinka

5/5

Aug, 2024

The staff were very helpful and engaging. Buses regular and on time. Guide commentaries informative and sometimes hilarious especially on the Thames cruise. The music played rather dull and needs to be more modern and contemporary. Great wxperience altogether.
Kristen Mochella

Kristen

5/5

Aug, 2024

This was my third time to London but my first time with my 15 year old so. The first day we took the route and only got off for lunch at the ritz… booked in advance., and a bit of shopping. We made a plan of what to see the following day which was great! Additionally, we bought tickets to see the Tower of London and took the option to have the one way boat ride back. We also did the London Eye on a beautiful day. If it is not, I wouldn't do it. Overall, a fabulous experience.
Lori soutar

Lori

5/5

Aug, 2024

The automated tour guide was informative and entertaining. We really enjoyed it. The number of stops made it very easy to see a lot of sites and walk to several others. Will definitely use again.
Nicholas Carrizosa

Nicholas

4/5

Aug, 2024

The buses were great to get around and see the sights. Some of the bus drivers were very nice, others were just drivers and the customer service could use improvements. Overall happy with service.
Tania Cascone

Tania

5/5

Aug, 2024

We had an amazing day getting a great overview of all the main London attractions we wanted to see. It was easy to locate the pick up stops. We never had to wait around. The River Thames tour was excellent. We loved it!
Stephen John Ratcliffe

Stephen

5/5

Aug, 2024

The overall experience was amazing. The in depth commentary was fantastic we learnt things on nearly every corner. If you have time I'd definitely recommend the blue tour which lasts 3.5 hours but what you take from it is unbelievable. Awesome experience, thank you.
Caroline Schomberg

Caroline

5/5

Aug, 2024

Big bus hop on hop off best to get on early and do cruise from stop 16 after you've done the Tower and bridge. Easily downloaded ticket from website
Abigail Brady

Abigail

3/5

Aug, 2024

Red line was good. Corny but info-filled narrative was useful. Good number of stops and busses. Crowded but it is busy season. River cruise was great BLUE line suffered multiple issues. Waited 10 minutes at a stop. Bus went right by--never stopped. 10 more minutes and one stopped but didn't let people on. No explanation. Then another one came and didn't stop again. After 30 + minutes, we gave up and got a cab.
Isabella Rangel de Castro Alves

Isabella

5/5

Aug, 2024

I only did a 10-hour round trip in London, and as I had very little time, the hop on hop off helped me to get to know the main points of the city. The time was well optimized, I really enjoyed it
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OSCAR RETAMALES AVILA

Oscar

5/5

Jul, 2024

Excellent work by drivers and hosts, and the buses were impeccable, very convenient schedule, adequate frequency and overall a nice experience. A good look at London with a very nice support of the narration by headphones. Thank you dear
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DUPONT Coralie

Dupont

5/5

Jul, 2024

Hello, Very pleasant tour and the guides are super helpful and responsive! The audio guide was great. It was very crowded but the big bus guides handled it very well! Super +++ for the evening bus tour with the illuminated monuments. Too bad the cruise on the Thames wasn't in several languages, but it was great fun all the same. Thanks Big bus
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Susan Lauer

Susan

4/5

Jul, 2024

The busses were great.....we could find one when needed and the drivers were nice. We did have a beautiful day which made it better. My major complaint was that we could not take the river cruise because when we walked over to the Tower Bridge entrance the worker said we had to wait over an hour because they didn't have a boat since it was out of commission. With only one day to use the ticket, having to wait over an hour was not acceptable. We should be offered a partial refund because of that. We were looking so forward to enjoying the boat ride.
Lynne Pinto

Lynne

5/5

Jul, 2024

Good value for money and excellent experience with loads of information. Easy to get off and on the bus at different intervals and will definitely come back again.
Jeweleon Tuominen

Jeweleon

4/5

Jun, 2024

Ticketing was easy to process on my phone. Had a nice day. The weather was good. The route was fast enough but at times a little bit slow because of the traffic. The audio guide was good and had a good time. The river cruise was awesome!
Rabah Boukhatem

Rabah

4/5

Jun, 2024

Managed to see most of the places I wanted to visit. The river crews was great. The guy on the boat was very informative and with brilliant sense of humour. All in all, great experience. The only problem was the earphones, sometimes, you can't hear anything, problem with the sound
Cynthia Perez

Cynthia

5/5

Jun, 2024

Loved being able to see the sites without having to navigate on our own. Being able to hop off and on at our leisure was great.
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