Big Bus Tours Miami Reviews 905

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is absolutely the worst Hop On Off bus company every!! First there was NO air on the full bus, it was 100 degrees outside! The only person that had air was the driver! Ridiculous!! The company... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointing time wasting experience. Empty buses drive by claiming they're full, yet one clearly sees plenty empty seats. Why? Way too much time spent standing in hot sun waiting for the elusive "t... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Was looking forward to our BigBus Tour of South Beach, but unfortunately our experience was not good. How can a tour bus in Miami, Florida not have air conditioning?? I obviously realized that the out... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought tickets through Viator for the everglades tour leaving Miami beach at 9am. Arrived 15 minutes early, the driver scanned our ticket (which clearly said 9am) and said our bus left at 8.30am. We w... See more

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Enjoy the Perfect Introduction to Miami Soak up the sun, sea and vibrant culture aboard our Miami sightseeing tours. Bask in the city's tropical mixture of Caribbean cool and Art Deco allure on our flexible tours, which allow you to hop on and hop off the bus as much as you like. Explore from 20+ different stops, conveniently located close to major landmarks and attractions.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Hotspots of Miami

Very nice tour to see all the hotspots of Miami.
Fun tour guide had nice music that fit the location and the history behind it.
Upon arrival one of the guides did not know about the complimentary snacks of certain spots which is promoted on your website. Coconut Grove was also still mentioned on the website but at arrival they said that it had been removed from the tour.The times of the bus are confusing. The sign at arrival mentions that the last bus is until 20:00 hours. We had to run to grab the last bus at 17:15 at Little Havana and could not get to another location, which we tought could still reach until 18:00.
Overall a very nice experience. Better communication with the guests on the website about times and also that channel 7 is the channel to hear the tourguide live. Complimentary water on the bus would be a plus.

9 June 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very Bad, needless online tickets

Bought tickets online, useless because the Tour Guide on Bus we entered at stop 4 (6/7/19, 10:25) advised us to get white paper tickets and we have to go to stop 1 to get them. How shall we do that? So we get no ride, horrible Service!!! Never ever Big Bus!

7 June 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give the Big Bus Tours Miami a…

Horrible!!! I would give the Big Bus Tours Miami a minus 5 stars if I could. I was advised be a friend that she used Hop on Hop off tours in cities all over the world with great results. I am here to tell you this bus tour was a terrible waste of money! Non of the buses have air conditioning and on one bus we used you couldn't even open the windows. The bus driver actually stopped the bus and came back and lectured us not to open the windows when someone tried. The buses were all old and dirty. Our head sets didn't work and the guides talked so fast about stupid stuff that it was a worthless trip for both my husband and me. I found myself wishing we were on public transportation as soon as we boarded the bus. Do not trust the pictures of the buses. They are old and yucky!

5 June 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

WE ENJOYED THE TOUR WHEN WE FINALLY…

WE ENJOYED THE TOUR WHEN WE FINALLY FOUND THE BIG BUS STOPS FROM OUR HOTEL ON MIAMI BEACH,APPARENTLY THE BUS NO LONGER DOES THE LENGTH OF THE STRAND OF MIAMI BEACH AND HAS NOT DONE FOR A WHILE NOW, A BIT MORE INFO WOULD NOT GONE A MISS.

14 May 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Vey nice tour.

Vey nice tour.

The staff in the support line was very helpfull.

My only recomendation its that the hoop-on & hook-off could include Biscaya gardens and the mirecle mile.

13 May 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased a 2 day ticket for my wife…

I purchased a 2 day ticket for my wife and I. This was the worst investment. The busses are old, never on time and some of the staff have bad attitudes. Some staff (drivers and guides) are unfriendly and have no respect for passengers. They promise busses every 30 minutes but we had to wait almost 50 minutes on two occasions today alone - and the staff are unapologetic. Rather use uber or state busses. It's cheaper and moves quickly on time.

8 May 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Miami bus tour...

I give a 3 just because of Julio, he was really good! As for the others, I do not have comments!
I use the tours frequently in the cities I visit and this was the worse. On one bus tour, the beach one, on the way back, we sat in the bottom section and where we plug the earphones was not working... I told the attendant and on the most sarcastic tone she told me to change places, with a show of hands to say what am I supposed to do?
Also, we did the night tour, that basically does the beach tour at night! Really????

Didn’t appreciate paying 175$ Canadian for this bus tour.

6 May 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Lousy scheduling and no information

First bus of the day at stop 15 drove off 6 minutes early and right in front of us.
We had bought the package with 2 days and a cruise. At the cruise we got the wrong information so had to walk back and forth a couple of times to get tickets.
Then later in the afternoon we had to wait 45 minutes at the central stop even though there was a long line of buses ready. We got no information at all.
All in all not a good experience. Didn't want to use the next days tickets. Instead took our own car.

28 April 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I bought my tickets and in the web page…

I bought my tickets and in the web page and the flyer said the last loop was at 7 PM but I try to take it at 5 and they don't have service anymore. I was at the first stop so I went to the personal there and no one helped my then I call to the help number and they leave me for 15 minutes waiting line at the phone with no answer or help or anything. So I lost the experience of the day and lost my day plan

27 April 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It‘s okay

Very friendly guides on tour but it takes too much time to get from A to B and the buses don‘t have air conditioning inside and on deck no sun blocking. During our rides we were sweating all the time.

13 April 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Armando was great

Armando was great! We hopped on a couple times with him as the host. He was fun, informative and intelligent. On the other hand another gentlemen we hopped on to was absolute opposite and then asked for us to tip the driver and him several times and held out a cap on the way off the bus for tips. But the ride was an easy way to see some of the city and south beach.

10 April 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good experience

Good experience, Tourguides were excellent. Major Problem: IOS app was outdated, blue and red lines we’re reversed, station numbers were different from printed map

2 April 2019
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed with the crew on our…

Disappointed with the crew on our beaches tour that didn’t tell us there was live commentary, only when we did the city tour did we find this option available.

Booked the premium day tour which was said to include an extra day but the ticket we received at the BB booth didn’t show the extra day...

25 March 2019
Unprompted review

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