My dream to see Snowdonia has come true - Today was the day I was waiting for many years to come. I had been trying to find out the way to visit North Wales without a car for a long time and then stumbled upon a full day tour to North Wales from Chester. The tours run mostly from Liverpool but I didn’t want to stay there. I booked my tour with BusyBus way ahead of time and the day has finally come. There were 12 adults on our tour (kids are not allowed) and the ride was in the comfortable Mercedes minibus (air conditioned). The name of the tour is “Sightseeing Day Tour to North Wales from Chester”. We were very lucky with our tour guide, Frank. He is not only a great storyteller, but also a superb driver. It is hard to believe how masterfully he was managing all the hairpin curves on the most narrow road imaginable. Talking about a virtuoso driver… The bus came from Liverpool, so Frank did a short drive through Chester Center to show his passengers how beautiful historic Chester is. We crossed the Welsh Border. That was very obvious because the road signs were in two languages: English and Welsh. Our guide offered the black sheep game to us, which I decided not to participate in because I was busy spotting castles along the road. There are 600 castles in Wales! After an hour, we arrived in Llandudno, popular Victorian sea resort. I can’t say that I was very impressed. Victorian houses in pastel colors were very pretty, but I don’t like resorts in general… that’s why I wasn’t overjoyed. The good thing was that I got a much needed cup of espresso at the small cafe. Note that toilets are for customers only everywhere in Llandudno. The real fun has begun after we left Llandudno: we were on the curvy narrow road leading to Great Orme. I honestly don’t know how drivers negotiate those hairpin turns dangerously coming close to the cliffs, but Frank has done it was such ease! We safely reached Great Orme, looked at the tramway on top of the mountain, passed by atmospheric St.Tudno Church and its cemetery, and continued our ride in the clouds. The weather somewhat improved, the rain stopped, and we were able to see Snowdonia National Park as well as Puffin Island and Anglesey Island at the distance. Below the scary road you can take a look at the clustered gorgeous houses called Millionaire’s Row. The best thing was that the weather has drastically improved: no rain and glimpses of sunshine by the time we arrived to Conwy. The descent was less dramatic, where we were allowed enough time for Conwy Castle, the Suspension Bridge, and sweeping views of the sea. The charge to enter the Castle is £12 and it’s so worth the price: Conwy Castle is one of the most magnificent fortresses in Europe, which still towers over the town of Conwy after 700 years. It was built by Edward I and served as a mighty fortress, which had Royal Apartments as well. Highly recommend to dive into the history of the old days and take an exciting walk within the walls of Conwy Castle. I still had some time left, so I went to the nearby café and had a scone with jam and clotted cream with tea. Delicious! Off we go listening to the National Anthem of Wales. Passed by the Dragon’s Nest (didn’t see the dragon), then Village of Bethesda with the longest zip line in the world and a row of abandoned miners’ cottages. And finally we arrived to Snowdonia National Park in glorious sunshine. Frank generously gave us an hour, so I did two little hikes admiring heavenly green mountains, dramatic rocks, lovely purple flowers… I knew that Snowdonia is a marvel, but I didn’t expect to see such overwhelming grandeur. Definitely one of the most spectacular places I have ever been to. No wonder Snowdonia is the place where Game of Thrones, Season 2, was filmed… Mount Snowdon was visible too and very brave mountaineers attempt to climb. The Everest climbers are getting their vigorous training in Snowdonia. However, there are easier trails to get to the summit and there is a train too. Our next stop was at Betws-y-coed, the unofficial capital of North Wales. It is a tourist trap with abundance of tacky shops, cafes and ice cream parlors. Finally we passed through Llangollen and arrived to the site of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct built in 1795 and surrounding canals. This eleven miles long complex is the World Heritage Site and is a true engineering marvel. The walk along the canal flowing along the bridge was quite scary because the pass is narrow, very close to the water, and people were walking from both directions. After this amazing adventure our tour was over and we were on your way back to Chester and Liverpool listening to the Beatles biggest hits.. I arrived to Chester safely and that was the end of this most enjoyable day. Frank, you made my day! Thank you!

Stunning and enjoyable. - Absolutely breathtaking vistas and lovely villages along the way. Shelley our guide was enthusiastic and fun. Loved it!

Well worth it. Adrian was excellent, and full of fun and historical facts - Traveled to the unique places of wales with a terrific guide, who was enjoyable, funny and professional. Very nice spots to stop and visit.

Best tour to North Wales with Busybus!! - Went on the North wales tour with Busybus and it was absolutely stunning and fun! 🤩 The guide keeps you engaged all the time with relevant facts and history. The tour is well organized and let you experience all the best places in North wales. The guide also points out nice spots to see or eat. We had the best fish and chips in Conwy. 🍟😋 We highly recommend a day with Busybus ⛰️🏞

Good tour, good guide, good variety of stops - Nice variety of stops with time to explore and discover hidden gems like an ancient stone circle. Our guide was very good too.

A Great Way to see North Wales - My partner and I had an excellent day in the company of Frank our driver, tour guide, entertainment officer and all round good guy. This was a very well organised day giving a varied and very interesting 'taster' of what North Wales has to offer. Throughout the day and despite some iffy weather spirits were kept high by all the historical, cultural and local knowledge passed on by Frank. A great day that will live long in the memory.

Great day out with Gerry! - I did a Northern Wales tour today. Gerry was our guide and I hope BB appreciates him! Yes, Wales is pretty, but Gerry made the day. He is intelligent, knowledgeable, engaging, flexible, open to (and encouraging of) questions. He was respectful and thoughtful the whole (long) day. He really is a type of person you’d keep as a pal. One person on our tour expressed interest in buying some Welsh whiskey to bring home. Gerry told him where to get it during our lunch stop. Upon return to the bus after lunch, Gerry had bought a bottle of the whiskey for the person just in case he hadn’t been able to find it at the recommended shop during our free time. I mean, he was so thoughtful. I really appreciate this type of attention to other people. Thank Gerry! I wish you a great summer!

We thoroughly enjoyed... - We thoroughly enjoyed Gerry's tour. He shared his encyclopaedic knowledge freely and in a fun way. The tour covered a range of varied and interesting places . We can highly recommend this tour.

Great experience, breathtaking scenery; less, but longer stops - The guide was excellent and entertaining. He was very well informed and shared a lot with us. We were shown awesome places and our guide was a secure and very responsible driver. Thank you for the great day! What could be improved? There was talking over a too large part of the time. It would be good to give the audience a rest every now and then to let the information sink in, to just look out of the window and admire the scenery and even to exchange some opinions with the other participants. I understand that much can be said, but at some point you can't take in more. The second thing is that the Snowdonia stop should be prolonged at the cost of the next stop, where there was practically nothing interesting, just food and the old church. Snowdonia, as the opposite, was outstanding, just terrific and deserves more time.

Changed Trip date, Glitch in the system, Bus never showed up - We booked our North Wales trip for August 2nd, but had to change the day to August 3rd due to other plans. Seeing as that was an option on Tripadvisor we did that. On August 3rd busy bus never show up. We tried to contact Busy Bus but there was no answer. We then called Tripadvisor and they were able to reach out to busy bus to get our money back right away. We were still trying to reach out to busy bus to see why they hadn't picked us up. After many calls, facebook messages and finally getting a hold of busy bus we were told that they were too busy dealing with other customers to talk to us. The next day Busy Bus ended up emailing us and told us it was the 3rd party Viator's fault (Turns out there was a glitch in the system between Busy Bus and Viator) and Busy Bus was not informed about the change of date. This was the only day we could of went to North Wales so it's pretty upsetting. I want to make sure if you book this trip and are changing your date make sure all party's are aware, so you don't have to be disappointed as we are. Thank you