Philadelphia Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour

Overview

Explore Philadelphia on this hop-on hop-off tour! See the top Philadelphia attractions including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the Betsy Ross House while touring the city in a fun, fast and scenic way. Enjoy a ride on an open-top, double-decker bus, with our Hop on Hop off tour during your stay in Philadelphia.

City: Philadelphia

Fri 11 Jul

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Starting at $36.00

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Fri 11 Jul

Starting at $36.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Up to 25 stops to Hop-on and Hop-off

3 Ticket Types 1/2/3 Days

Map of route and sites

Live onboard commentary (English only)

Hop on Hop off Tour of Philadelphia

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Schedules may differ slightly during peak and off-peak times
Please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (1000)

Sbykoay

Nov 2019

Hop on, a little narration, hop off. How hard could it be? Well... just about everything that could go wrong, went wrong in our experience with Big Bus Tours. We initially boarded the bus next the Convention Center and, after some initial grumbling about the extra steps we made them go through when we used a City Pass, were able to get seats near the front on the 2nd level. The tour highlight was the limited commentary, which was at times funny and informative. But things went downhill beyond that. We hopped off, had lunch and tried to hop back on. Buses are advertised as coming every 30 minutes but we waited 50+ minutes (being patient with a toddler in tow is extra fun). When a bus finally came, it didn’t even stop for us even though we were standing under the bus stop sign, waving and jumping like maniacs. It was only a block later after we started shouting in utter frustration that the passengers on the second story noticed us and got the bus to stop. As we boarded, we got a, “Oh sorry, we didn’t see you there.” The third time we tried to ride the bus, we walked to Stop #3 we discovered the entire street was closed for a festival – no notices were posted or verbally announced on the bus or website. We walked to Stop #2 where they had a Big Bus stand with workers selling tickets, and were told that #2 was *also* closed, the worker didn’t have any idea what the revised schedule or route was (and couldn’t… call someone?), and that our best bet was to walk to Stop #1. It would have been nice if they had let us know upfront instead of finding it out after we walked to the stops. Luckily we got to stop #1 in time to catch the last bus that day, otherwise we would been out of luck. Although in hindsight, I almost wish we did miss it because while sitting on the top deck, I had a tree branch whiplash and hit me squarely in the face. The conductor took a while to realize I was hit and asked if I was alright. I was too stunned to answer and she just moved on with the tour. Thank goodness our stop was relatively soon after that because I wasn’t sure I could survive much more. Between our hops on and off that day, there were at least 4 stops out of commission (including the Museum of Art/Rocky Steps, the Betsy Ross house and Ben Franklin’s grave) and there was little to no attempt to at least include the commentary – just missed out. I realize that special events can force a change in plans, but the company seemed ill-prepared to handle, communicate, and compensate for those changes when faced with a series of events that likely happen frequently in Philadelphia. Overall, I would not recommend this tour unless what you’ve read in my review intrigues you.

Response from Host

Nov 2019

Hello Sbykoay, Thank you for you review. Your feedback is important to us. I am pleased that you enjoyed our tour guides. All are expert at what they do and enjoying sharing their city with visitors. Our guides do announce as part of their commentary, safety instructions at the start of each tour, and repeat it throughout the tour. The safety speech includes a warning about the possibility of low tree branches while on top of the double decker bus. A Veterans Day Parade did force detours on Sunday, 11/3. Road closures did effect the tour route, and information was provided by guides and sales agents as it became known. I do apologize for any inconvenience you experienced due to the Parade related road closures and detours. If I can be of further assistance, please contact me at [email protected].

jessmJ9674UL

Nov 2019

I saw many reviews of the big bus tours. The company offers a complimentary shuttle service and find you when you call them. Carl was the name of our driver who was extremely professional and very pleasant. We then were dropped off at the meeting point where you then get on a trolley or double decker bus. The idea of viewing the city and various landmarks in one day, was our idea of a tour. We got on/off various stops at our leisure. We will return again

Response from Host

Nov 2019

Hello jessmJ9674UL, Thank you for choosing Philadelphia Trolley Works & Big Bus. I am pleased you thoroughly enjoyed your tour experience hopping on and off to visit various sites and attractions. Also, I am pleased you were able to utilize our complimentary shuttle, and thanks for acknowledging your shuttle driver. All our sales and tour staff take pride in providing outstanding customer service.

mutleydoggy

Nov 2019

We brought our tickets before leaving for the States, we used the bus several times to get to different attractions and then again to do a full loop to listen to the commentary so we definitely got our monies worth. We had no issues with finding a seat on the top deck and could always hear the sound system well. As we used the buses frequently during the day we had several different commentators which was good as they all had slightly different information to give. We would highly recommend.

Response from Host

Nov 2019

Hello mutleydoggy, Thank you for choosing Philadelphia Trolley Works and Big Bus! I am pleased you enjoyed the tour, and found hopping off & on easy to do. Thanks for acknowledging our guides, all do a great job of sharing their stories, insights, and knowledge about the city they call home. Thank you for highly recommending Big Bus Philadelphia.