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: Starting 1st April 2025
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 – 16:30 – 17:00
1. Via E. Amari, 138
Teatro Politeama
2. Via Vittorio Emanuele, 56
Palazzo Steri
3. Orto Botanico di Palermo
Orto Botanico
4.…

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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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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2223336

Apr 30, 2025

Waste of time and money - Really not worth taking the bus. You drive around the perimeter of the old part of the city and don't see too much of interest. The 6 stops are near key monuments but once you get off the bus and go to the monument it's often easier to walk to the next one rather than return to the bus stop and wait for the next bus. For me, a total waste of €20

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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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Jose-jackson_63

Apr 28, 2025

Very bad experience - Never had such a bad experience with a hop on hop off tour! Grumpy hosts and driver, don't take the time for anything, quickly drive the route. Incredibly bad squeaky creaky bus and the most uncomfortable seats and junk on the bus. Give no time to take pictures at all. I'd rather walk!

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P2452jefrancescam

Apr 6, 2025

Useless, expensive and not punctual - I bought the offer two days as it seemed faster and more punctual than the bus, especially to go to Monreale. In fact, he expects a lot, at the end of the line breaks the journey, the disappointing explanation. In the end for the return from Zisa I had to take the bus because you could not understand where it stopped. Bad experience.

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Mica3333

Apr 2, 2025

Waste of money - Only 2 routes, both are easily walkable. Long wait for bus. Audio quality poor, little information given. Don’t waste your money. Just use the free map provided and walk the short routes yourself.

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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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