Palermo City Sightseeing: Discover Historic Architecture with Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

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Explore the historic architecture of Palermo with a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Visit famous landmarks like the Massimo Theatre and Cathedral Monreale. Download the Sightseeing Experience APP for a convenient way to navigate the city.

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Line A - Red (Route)

Operating Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
10:00 – 10:30 – 11:00 – 11:30 – 12:00 – 12:30 – 13:00 – 14:00 – 15:00 – 16:00
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
10:00 – 10:30 – 11:00 – 11:30 – 12:00 - 12:30 – 13:00 – 13:30 – 14:00 – 14:30 – 15:00 – 15:30 – 16:00
On Thursday, February 13th, the schedule will follow…

What's Included

Recorded commentary available for an informative tour
Flexible Hop-on hop-off tour to explore at your own pace
Individual earphones provided for personal audio experience
Complimentary use of the mobile ‘Sightseeing Experience’ app
Enjoy free Wi-Fi onboard the bus for constant connectivity

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop off
Food and drinks, unless specified

Additional Information

Embark on an enthralling exploration of Palermo with a Hop-on Hop-off tour. Your journey begins outside Politeama Theatre, situated on a square carrying its name. As you travel, behold the illustrious Massimo Theatre, recognized as one of Italy’s largest and renowned opera houses. Marvel at the majestic architecture of the Cathedral Monreale or the…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Jackmads

Oct 8, 2024

Brilliant - Great bus ride. Got in at 10am so nabbed a seat on the open top bus which was great. There are two different routes you can do so you get to see everything

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Getaway38420044956

Oct 11, 2024

Great way to get around - Hop on/off is an excellent way to get a flavour for the sights, sounds and smells of the city. We completed both A and B routes and found the onboard commentary clear and informative. More effort should be put into ensuring that the stop sign locations are well known and route maps updated with any changes.

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David_n

Oct 5, 2024

First vlass - Hop On/Off tours is an excellent way to see the city and take in the wonderful sights and sounds. Available in multiple languages. The supplied route map for Palermo should be updated to show changes to pick up points. Otherwise first class tour option.

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V7035bwtammym

Dec 19, 2024

Palermo Hop-on-Hop-off - We did both the fashion and historic hop on hop off. It was a great way to see the city center but we saw no shops and the bus cannot navigate to area that you will want to see. For the Opera House and Cathedral you really have to go by foot for the true experience. I would recommend doing both but one is only an hour and the other is 45 minutes and if it is worth the 20 EU then I would say go for it.

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185matthewr

Oct 14, 2024

Not worth it - They tell you that a round trip takes about an hour. The only reason it takes this long is after 2 stops they stood still for 30 minutes and then didn’t go on the actual route described on the map. Commentary of what you are seeing is limited. Better off walking around.

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Denise

Jan 10, 2025

Bad experience - No information on bus schedules, extremely long intervals between buses. There are two lines, A and B. I went down at the point where there is a connection between the lines and I waited another 1 hour to get the bus to the other line. A fiasco. Don't fall into the 20 euro trap for that shit. It would have been better to spend on a taxi.

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I1549dqvincenzoa

Jan 9, 2025

The delayed bus🙅🧢 - the guide said the bus would pass every 20/30 minutes but in fact each time he waited more than 45 minutes and this was annoying

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James_l

Nov 16, 2024

Don’t expect the bus to turn up - Purchasing this tour is the equivalent to giving your money away for nothing. All the negative reviews on here are accurate. The buses don’t run frequently and don’t stop when flagged down. Don’t waste your precious time on holiday with this company. We waited for an hour while 2 buses drove straight past our stop. It’s a scam.

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S887gievad

Oct 23, 2024

No Good tour - “Useless tour. To move forward, we had to sit for an hour at a place where you could practically do nothing. Poor organization, repeated information on the same tour. Don’t take this one! “One of the lines went off where it wasn’t supposed to go, stopped running at 2 p.m., and stayed for 10 minutes at a place where there wasn’t a stop.”

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Alansw7254gl

Oct 9, 2024

Avoid at all costs. Terrible! - So bad that we got off after a couple of stops, and did not get back on again. A complete shambles, with appalling staff. We got on at the main starting point, and were told to get off at the first stop, and get on the bus behind, which we did. We sat there, in the hot sun, for 25 minutes, before the trip started. It was a chaotic process, through narrow streets. Seats are excruciating for anybody big. Avoid at all costs. Terrible!

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