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 5 out of 5 stars

We always start a new town, by using a tour bus.

Having made vacation travels to many towns in USA and Europe, we always to take a sightseing trip around the town on the first (and sometimes second) day of our stay.
When choosing a bus compagny, "Big Bus Tours" are among our absolute favorites.
The tour with "Big Bus Tours Miami" brought us a really great experience loaded with interesting information about the town.

April 10, 2018
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Disappointing bus tour

On the two separate routes alternate routes were taken with no explanation. We were particularly disappointed that Ocean Drive was missed completely, this was the main reason we booked with your company. Because of this I could not recommend this tour to friends.

April 8, 2018
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Lots of potential

We hadn’t been to Miami before and had a limited amount of time. The bus tour offered a good way to see a lot of things in a short amount of time. We also liked that we were able to get off and on at different spots. Our biggest complaints were that the route was different than the map so the bus didn’t go to the places we were expecting. Also, once you got off, the places to get back on weren’t always clearly marked and we waited for a long time at the last stop. Also, while we enjoyed that there was a tour guide, only one of our three bus rides had one and the one we had was average.

April 7, 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Last time I will use Big Bus Tours

I have previously used big bus at other locations and was looking forward to a day of trouble free site seeing in a great location.
We purchased our ticket online and we went to the nearest bus stop according to the website. Bus stop had moved from 5th St and Alton rd- but still on website . We walked another 2 mile along 5th and found a bus at 5th and Washington st. We sat on the bus and went to Wynyard Walls - offered our ticket to the guide at Wynyard walls as it wasn’t checked by the diver when we got on. Only to be told that we were in a cruise bus and asked “you just got in my bus?” We offered our ticket to the driver like every other time we have used this service.
We were told we couldn’t get back on the bus and she suggested we get an Uber to the Friost science centre to catch the bus!
After catching a taxi to little Havana we found the stop there - they were good- but it was getting to the end of the day and we only used it for a ride back to south beach.
Very disappointed with the experience and will not be using or recommending again

April 7, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Both loops are great!

We did both tours - beach loop and city loop.
Both tours were very informative and the guides were helpful and charming.

April 4, 2018
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

disappointing experience march 15, 2018

Toured miami march 15, 2018. Tour started out well with a great tour guide unfortunately it went downhill from there. Our bus had a mechanical problem near miami beach. We were asked to unload the bus. When we boarded another big bus about 1 hr later we had mediocre tour guides. After our boat tour we rushed to last bus of day at bayside. The tour guide did not even speak to tell us about any stops on that part of journey. Very hard to recommend your business to any friends that would be travelling to miami.

March 29, 2018
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Tried to cancel a "1-day Miami Classic…

Tried to cancel a "1-day Miami Classic Ticket" for 4/12/2018. Have not yet received a response. Cannot establish communication with them as yet. The send me a survey for a trip I have not yet taken??? Don't understand!
Jim Read

March 28, 2018
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Miami South Beach

The information, that there were a lot of stops closed caused by music festval hadn’t been mentioned during booking. Therefore the blue loop couldn’t be happen, but paid for without any credit. That wasn’t satisfying.

March 27, 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very unsatisfactory experience in Miami.

Very unsatisfactory experience in Miami. We did not get our money's worth ($40 each for 2) by any definition. After getting off in Miami Beach in January, walking around a bit and having lunch, we made our way to a stop designated on the map they gave us. The app they were testing showed there would be a bus there shortly. That bus never showed, appearing to bypass this stop, but happily, another one was supposed to be right behind it. We knew the app was being tested and might not be accurate yet, so we figured that was the issue -- no big deal. We hung out and waited. And waited. And waited. For more than an hour, and still no bus. We checked the map multiple times to be sure we were in the right spot (we defintetly were). Our guess is that we were at a lesser used stop (near the Holocaust Memorial) and buses just bypassed it near the end of the day in an effort to get or stay on schedule. We.tried to call and at least let someone know we were there for pick up, but there is no phone number on the website. Wrecked our plans for an end of day tour through Little Havana and the rest of the city. We ended up taking an Uber back to the hotel. Very disappointed. We will not use Big Bus again.

March 25, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great tour

Our tour guide Andy was great even though he was a little under the weather. Very knowledgeable and pleasant. He took better care of us than the employees on our cruise ship !!!

March 24, 2018
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