1271 reviews of Barcelona Hop-on Hop Off Tour: North to South Route
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Barcelona Hop-on Hop Off Tour: North to South Route. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Reviewed by BELINDA C, May 2013
The hop-on-hop-off tour is the best way to see the main highlights of Barcelona! I would highly recomend this to anyone who doesnt have too many days to spend in the city but would like to see as much as possible.Barcelona is an amazing city!!!And this bus allowed us to see all we wanted in a space of a day!Definitely the best way to see the best sights Barcelona has to offer.
Reviewed by Dan D, May 2013
For anyone visiting an unfamiliar city for the first time, and lacking a personal guide who really knows the city, the Hop-on Hop-off tour bus is by far the best way to get a feel for the city. At least the parts of the city of interest to most tourists. You get the most tour for your money and unlike formal or structured group tours, there are really no time restraints. You do not feel that you are pressured to take a quick loo, a photo or two and hop back on the tour bus to move on to your next destination.
My wife and I bought a two day pass and our initial circuit on the green and blue routes (there is also a green route which we did not take until our second day) and for the first time around, we stayed on the bus the entire route. We did this with the intent of noting those stops on the map which we would want to hop off and spend some time exploring on the next go around and on the second day.
The buses are double decker so sure, weather permitting, why not go up top? It's better for shooting photographs. On our visit to Barcelona the mornings were a little on the cool side and so the second day, as we already knew where we wanted to go, and the upper deck will tend to fill up faster than the lower one, we simply stayed below.
The audio narration (with the free supplied ear buds and the selection of languages) gives a good overview of each "destination" as you approach it. This helped us to mark notes of interest on our map and travel notebook.
The buses run very frequently (every few minutes, it seems) and thus getting off at any of the stops, assures you a quick return to the route when you're ready to continue. At one of our get off points, we walked to the next one before reboarding. Don't rule this out as it offers a great chance to see the sights between the stops as well as those just around it.
Don't visit Barcelona without taking advantage of this great touring method.
Reviewed by Diana C, USA, May 2013
This was a great value for the price and very convinient to see the whole city.
Reviewed by Jane O, April 2013
We had a great two days seeing the sights of Barcelona. The coaches were extremely frequent, we never had to wait more than a few minutes and the commentary was very informative. we would recommend anybody to go on this tour.
Reviewed by rclanzendorfer, Argentina, April 2013
WE HIGHLY ENJOYED THIS TOUR. BARCELONA IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL CITY WITH A VERY SPECIAL ARCHITECTURE AND PLACES. I WOULD CERTAINLY MAKE IT AGAIN IF I HAVE THE CHANCE.
Reviewed by Diane, March 2013
I had such a great time touring Barcelona with the HOHO. I was able to explore a lot of the city in two days. I enjoyed the tour guide that we listened to through head-phones. It was great that they had free wi-fi on the bus. There were seats every single time we went on them and the wait was always less than 10 minutes. It was great, awesome job!!!
Reviewed by Fernand D, December 2012
We really enjoyed the professionalism of the employees. They helped us in different ways to make this vacation in Barcelona a great one.
Reviewed by Raffaele L, November 2012
The tourist centre informed us that this bus group were on strike for the majority of each day, so instead, they gave us a 2 day pass to use a different tour bus company. This bus tour was great and went to all the major sights. Don't forget to go on both bus routes. We had a fantastic time!
Reviewed by Brenda F, November 2012
We bought a 2 day pass and did the red and blue lines. It was a wonderful way to see the city and also be told of great things to see and do that we would no doubt have missed if we just hit the main tourist spots. I also suggest that you be on the top floor as you can't see much from the bottom.
Reviewed by Gayle G, USA, November 2012
This was a delightful way to see so much of Barcelona in a short time. Highly recommend to travelers to get ideas of where to go and what to see.
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