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Big Bus Hop on Hop Off

321 Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1B8, Canada
604.299.0700
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Ranked #32 of 52 tours in Vancouver
3.0 of 5 stars 48 Reviews
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Bridgwater, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

If you want a guided tour of Vancouver Hotels then this is the company for you. "Big Bus" or "Big Pink" they are the same company and share buses. My wife and i have one week in the area and fancied a tour of the highlights of Vancouver so what better we thought than a guided bus tour with the... More

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Orlando, Florida
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012 NEW

Big bus needs to update and record it's tour scripts. We had a driver who kept pausing the recording and it took me a minute to understand why he was doing it. Plus he stopped the bus twice to get food for himself. Convient but don't expect much from the driver. More

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Michigan
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

We spend a few days in Vancouver after a cruise and utilized Big Bus Hop on Hop off to get around the city as well as learn more about it. It didn't let us down. Great value for the price of a ticket, great stops along the route, as well as great drivers/guides. Two thumbs up from us. More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

The drivers are so knowledgeable and obviously proud of their city. They are courteous and the service is very well organised. There was a pick up at the 'hop on, hop off' stops every half an hour and a rider on a motor bike checking the stops in between times. It was not overcrowded and one of the drivers handled... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 3, 2012
8
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This tour was recommended by our Concierge at Rosie on Robsons Hotel who must be earning a commission for this recommendation from Big bus because this was the worst tour we have ever taken. "Absolutely Brutal" The driver was as friendly as an undertaker, and we were told it was a live tour well as long as live is a... More

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vancouver
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2011

We enjoyed our time. Had a group of eight ladies together. The booking was easy and smooth, after buying our groupons. ( I booked all of us in one call) I think that for $25 each it was worth it. Especially after seeing the HUGE crowds and parking issues at the Vandusen Gardens and Stanley park Bright lights! My ONLY... More

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Vancouver
1 review
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed December 1, 2011
6
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An atrocious bus tour. We booked the Big Bus a few days after arriving in Vancouver, thinking the hop-on, hop-off tour was the best way to get to know the city. We paid the extra money to get the two-day pass, thinking it would be worth it. It wasn't. The first day we boarded a delapidated bus with a driver... More

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London, United Kingdom
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 26, 2011
3
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We visited Vancouver on a beautiful Fall day and unfortunately were duped into thinking Big Bus would be a similar experience to the global operation, headquartered in London England. Judging by the quality of the buses, the employee morale and the VERY SAD looking 'ticket office', they don't care about their business and I would guess are in deep financial... More

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
69 helpful votes 69 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 30, 2011
3
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On a previous visit to Vancouver, we'd done the Hop-on / Hop-off trolley. This time, because of a Groupon deal, we gave the Big Bus a shot. It wasn't the best experience .... because October isn't their busy season, we found out AFTER we got on the bus that the frequency of buses was cut in about half. Instead of... More

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 29, 2011
3
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A poor tour using transport that would certainly not pass UK PSV tests. The bus that we toured on had a braking system that when applied drowned out the antequated P A system, which, I suppose was not all bad as much of the tape used actors with seriously dodgy british accents adding to the overall well past its sell... More

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