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Big Bus: London Hop-on-Hop-off Bus Tour with Optional Thames River Cruise & Evening Tour

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Guests from United States, Germany, Australia and over 49 countries have loved this experience

Jackie Fraser-Quigg

Jackie

May, 2025Verified booking

4/5
Was able to see all the best parts of the capital in a short amount of time whilst enjoying the open top views on a beautifully sunny day. The commentary was also helpful.
Michael Schroll

Michael

May, 2025Verified booking

4/5
That you can explore the city from the streets.
William Babcock

William

Jun, 2025Verified booking

4/5
Ticketing was very good and efficient. Recorded info wasn't the best, should be better tied to location and a bit less goofy dialogue and more information
Lynn Eccles

Lynn

Jun, 2025Verified booking

3/5
The staff were very helpful and there were no issues with staff. However I choose big bus as the company stated that buses were every 20-30 mins ect. However this was not the case. We were waiting for much longer periods compared to the cheaper companies who appeared to have a better service. I would never book with the company again. Paying the extra was a waste of money. I would not recommend to friends or family
Victor D Villarreal

Victor

Jun, 2025Verified booking

3/5
The cruise portion of the excursion was sub par. The boat had issues and could not board passengers. We had to wait nearly two hours for the next boat. This subsequently affected are schedule.
Barbara Ferraro

Barbara

Jun, 2025Verified booking

5/5
Lea the live guide and Trevor the driver made our complete Red line tour absolutely wonderful! What a great experience!
Tendai Mugariri

Tendai

May, 2025Verified booking

3/5
The audio guide was really good and clear, and done in a humerus way. The only thing bus waiting time was too long, We waited for bus for over an hour, The waiting time was too much. Not 15-20 as informed.
Alison L Slymen

Alison

May, 2025Verified booking

3/5
It was fine until mid day when three stops were not operating without warning and disrupted our plans. End of the day at Tower of London we waited for over 45 minutes and finally decided to pay to ride the river boat back.
Mrs. Deborah L Banks

Mrs.

May, 2025Verified booking

4/5
Thames River tour was awesome! Excellent tour hosts who provide a wonderful description of what you are seeing. Big Bus tour was good but there are many many more buses from other tour companies that pick up passengers while we waited for the Big Bus. We got off at one stop and had to wait one hour for a Big Bus tour bus to come back to pick us up. This prevented us from getting off at stops in the city as we were concerned that we would not be picked up and would not see the remainder of the blue or red route. We thought we had the evening tour included but our tickets printed "does not include night tour".
Tomi Angélica Offermanns Cortés

Tomi

Apr, 2025Verified booking

5/5
The best thing to do is to buy tickets for the tour from the vendors located at the stops. You receive good information and treatment, considering that we seniors do not always speak the language.
Susan M Robson

Susan

Apr, 2025Verified booking

3/5
Ricer trip was great & crew superb, wonderful commentary The Big Bus tour had lots of off route time due to so many toad works around the Museum area & did not go past Buckingham Palace due to road works. At Tower Bridge there were no busses for more than 1/2 hour - staff said all the buses were bunched together. When the bus arrived it was too full to get on so we waited another 10 minutes for the next bus. Meanwhile loads of the other competitors busses went past. It's a lot of money to not provide a regular service, would not recommend Big Bus & would try another company next time
Lisa White

Lisa

Apr, 2025Verified booking

4/5
The lady at the St. Paul's Cathedral bus stop was fantastic. She was the best part of the experience! We booked online, but she was still incredibly helpful even throwing away my rubbish for me. And HOHO buses are always a fun way to see a lot lazily.
Dolores Reynolds

Dolores

Apr, 2025Verified booking

3/5
Seeing the city atop the 2nd level was great. The audio didn't always match up to the sites. Better. Communication of stops is needed, particularly on the later afternoon runs. We had to take the tube to get back to our hotel as the bus ended the route before we were back at our stop.
Therese Duggan

Therese

Jul, 2025Verified booking

5/5
My driver was so kind and friendly
Sabine Küppers

Sabine

Jul, 2025Verified booking

5/5
Staff very friendly and helped at all times. We got everywhere . Gladly again 🤩
Tommi Jussila

Tommi

Jun, 2025Verified booking

3/5
Support team members were friendly and helpful. Thames river boat captain's guiding was humorous!
Mary Kubiatowicz

Mary

Jun, 2025Verified booking

5/5
Thames river cruise was awesome!
Edward J Damich

Edward

Jun, 2025Verified booking

3/5
An efficient way to get a comprehensive view of London.
Katie byers

Katie

May, 2025Verified booking

5/5
Friendly workers, liked the audio tour, clean
Eugen Josef Tomys

Eugen

May, 2025Verified booking

5/5
We learned a lot about London's history.
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