Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

This is a MUST. This tour is a great way to see city and has many great stops. We started our Red bus tour around 2pm on Waterloo Pl., which meant we could use it until the next day at 2pm. We did the whole route until the end, then we stayed and waited on the bus to start the tour a second time just to be able to get off at the Princes Gardens stop (we had already walked that road on the way over to the bus) which was awesome because we ended up walking past the cemetery next to St. Cuthbert which had an amazing vibe with beautiful head stones before coming upon the Fountain. Since we had the availability to use the tickets the following day until 2 pm, we used them after breakfast to go from our hotel (stop was across the street-Radisson Blu) to Hollyrood. I would do it all again, but would consider doing a two day ticket, for more use and a second time around. We also did the blue bus (city outskirts) as well because we were so impressed by the first tour. That one was nice because we saw sections that we would not have seen otherwise.

Always a great way to get to know a city and it's history. With flexible times and the hop on hop off to explore great. Also buses are very frequent.

Poor Tour Operator communication. Good overview. No response from Tour Operator despite several attempts to understand the “24 hour validity” and meeting location nearest our hotel. Meeting location instructions incorrectly show Waterloo Square. Finally found them at St. Andrew Square. No listing of their stops on the TripAdvisor website so you’re left guessing. Why? They have 3 tours…Red, Green and Blue. Make sure you know which one you’ve reserved. Aboard the bus it’s a good overview of the city. But because of traffic, when bus is stopped, you’ll hear a lot of music instead of information. By contrast the Glasgow hop on hop off is much more informative. Btw, simple fix for this is to have the driver pause the recordings in traffic. Now...see ElaineEBT Sales response below (says she doesn't see any communication) but see my messages to Tour Operator just after I purchased tickets. Unclear why she never saw any messages. And also, the TripAdvisor listing does not show stops. "Good afternoon. Look ahead to joining you tomorrow. Two questions: 1. Assuming we hop on at 12pm Saturday, when does the 24 hour ticket end? 2. What stop is closest to the Courtyard by Marriott on Baxter Place? Many thanks Following day: " Hello??? Following day: "I purchased Red bus tickets. Instructions show it stops at Waterloo Place. Just spoke with Sandy and he tells me Red does not stop at Waterloo Place. Please fix Instructions." Response from ElaineEBT, Sales at City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour + Kids Go Free Hello DanF805 thanks for taking the time to share your feedback here. I can't see any email or message from you about ticket validity -so not sure how you reached out. Hopefully our website covers all the information you need. Our website and City Sightseeing website show the current route as temporarily stop 1 has moved to George St - we reply to all emails and are always at the end of the phone for those needing assistance. I am sorry this was not your experience. Thanks for the positive comments about the tour itself - it's good to hear you got an overview of the city. Our friends in Glasgow run a longer tour to reach all of their attractions - Edinburgh is more compact as there is so much to show off. Sending best wishes. Elaine

The overall tour was great the bus is clean the staff is super helpful both ground staff at major stops and bus drivers. I would recommend that you update the website on TripAdvisor for the pick up location. Your directions are completely incorrect - first there is no Princess St and Waterloo - the street is called Princes! Second the bus does not pick up anywhere near that location. Stop 1 is on George St between Hanover and Fredrick street. Highly recommend u update the Trip Advisor site!!!

So fun, informative, and easy to use, easy to access. Very cool that they stopped right in front of our hotel. I highly recommend it.