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This is the best way to see Dubai

This is the best way to see Dubai. Enjoyed my driver Hamraz with lots of knowledge and very helpful. This make it easy to get around and set back and ride without stress.

Date of experience : 04 October 2023

Pros and cons

Pro: Red Green Blue 3 lines concept is good. Transfer duration is very low or overlapping. Staff are very good in customer service and knowledgeable. Con: Frequency, especially towards closing. We have waited 35 mins at Gold Souk on Friday(yesterday) from 6:45 to 7:20 p.m. and finally got the last bus only, missed the Night tour. Bigbus can think more innovative in timing at Dubai , being the hot country and shops are closed for a good part of the day especially Fridays.

Date of experience : 10 November 2018

wery satisfied

We are very satisfied, we decided very well to choose the big bus deluxe ticket. we bought the ticket online from home even cheaper. great service, lots of extra facilities (evening sightseeing, aquarium, boat excursion, museum, etc.) are included to save even more. (each extra program would have been € 70-100 for us). at the stops, willing young people helped with orientation.

Date of experience : 08 September 2019

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 5 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Would not probably recommend

The buses were not on time, and the period between them were broader than 30 min(( The guides speak English non properly which makes in difficult to understate. Moreover, some stops either does not work or are not interesting. Some of staff were rude and unwelcome( The ticket which was not used was non refunded, as well as the night tour bus had departured before the announced time , thus so one of my friend was not able to able to join us and the ticket expired. Overall , the excursion need a large improvement and should be organized more carefully to be enjoyable and interesting.

Date of experience : 23 February 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback with us and 2 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and we share your frustration that we did not meet your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

We booked a 2 day ticket, including boating trips

We booked a 2 day ticket, which is actually sufficient for Dubai. The stops are partly not recognizable, if one always gets in at the same stop where one has dropped out, then this is not a problem, but if you are searching for an unknown stop, that can be fatal. To get water on board was a great option! The night tour was too long, especially the time on the highway, it would be better to offer here perhaps 2 shorter tours. All in all, we have not regretted it, but there is significant room for improvement.

Date of experience : 21 April 2018

Absolutely fantastic

Absolutely fantastic , this made our trip , We enjoyed every minute of Dubai, we bought a 5 day deluxe for £72 it's the best £72 we've ever spent, as long as 5 day pass to hop on & off bus we also got 1 night sunset desert trip with few extras & 1 night downtown trip to see everything lit up, Visit into Palm & inside Atlantis ,there were far too many more to mention, I would definitely recommend buying this pass, The only downside was that we wished we could have stayed longer.

Date of experience : 15 February 2019

Dubai - more than just a stop-over - but give the dhow tours a miss due to rude staff

Very friendly Big Bus staff. City route and Atlantis Palm routes were great, but rhe coastal route was pretty redundant ..... just a connection between the two others. The staff on both the two dhow Dubai Creek and Marina boat trips were TERRIBLE!! Rude, unhelpful, not welcoming - all they wanted to do was sell drinks. They were not interested in providing any information about the city - Big Bus company should do some quality surveys on Dubai Boat Tours - you should expect better customer experience and a better desl ftom your sub-contract with them!!

Date of experience : 03 May 2018

Disappointed

Drivers and local ground staff were very helpful and welcoming. ( 5 star) VERY DISAPPOINTED In Marine boat tour: NO NARRATION! Wanted to see the mosque but didnt realize the mosque i photographed was THE ONE i wanted to visit ( til today, a Sunday) and it is closed. Advertised LIVE tour guides, 2 days and a nite all recorded narration. Have always used Hop-on-hop-off in past. Will use them again instead of Bug Bus.

Date of experience : 22 September 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback with us and 3 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and we share your frustration that we did not meet your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Best-performance ratio to see a lot of Dubai!

Very friendly staff. It is a very nice and cheap (5 Day deluxe ticket) possibility to explore the main areas in the city and interesting spots. You have beautiful views to the different skylines of Dubai. I recommend this for everyone who spends a week in Dubai and is interested in a combination of bath and sightseeing. Special Thanks to Ali who guided the Desert Sunset Tour! A friendly guy who is interested in his passengers and has fun in his Job!

Date of experience : 07 May 2018

If city break then only with Bigbus

We have already tried BigBus in many other cities. (New York, Miami, Lomdon, Paris, Rome, etc.) It has always worked out fine. With the 5-day ticket we were mobile the whole day. The included additional services such as the cruise ship or the cruise on Dubai Creek were very good as well as the night tour. We were in the low season on site, and all buses were pretty empty. There were always plenty of outdoor seats upstairs or downstairs air conditioned. At each transfer station there is enough staff to advise the customers. We always book online. This works perfectly. Big bus can only be recommended.

Date of experience : 04 August 2019

I have always loved bigbus tours.

I have always loved bigbus tours. And Dubai is a beautiful city which needs to be enjoyed from roof top. Nevertheless, as compared to last time no refreshments, I mean water bottles, were available. We had the premium ticket, meaning a 2 days ticket and no water were available during these 2 days.

Date of experience : 24 November 2018

Take the Big Bus Tours is a remarkable…

Take the Big Bus Tours is a remarkable adventure. We used the 5 days pass with a lot of additional activities like boat rides and the Atlantis Aquarium. You shouldn’t miss the spectacular night tour. Often we use the Big Bus Tours to get an overview about the city. Thanks for the Dubai experience.

Date of experience : 10 February 2019

Use any company but BigBusTours!

I normally am a huge advocate for the big bus. I choose them over over city sightseeing etc. I have been on big bus San Francisco, la, Miami, New York, Philly, Chicago, Paris, Dublin, Las Vegas, Munich, Rome, Madrid, Washington DC and lastly Dubai. My Dubai experience I will never ride with them again and I'm going to leave a one star review on all the possible places. I got off at the Atlantis aquarium and somehow from getting on the bus to aquarium I lost my paper ticket. I understand their rule lose the ticket lose your ride. But other countries uses the app and I can just show the app. I purchase the ticket yesterday and it was good for 48 hours from when I redeemed it. However, they wouldn't let me back on the bus and had to spend 150 aed on a taxi. Clearly they should use the barcode and scan tickets vs just looking at a paper receipt. This way they can valid your ticket. So even thought my ticket was purchase less than 24 hours ago with 48 hours pass the ticket both lady couldn't do anything and the WhatsApp chat she has with her supervisor were unwilling to help. So I wasted $103 usd on hop on hop off bus I can not use. I am very disappointed in big bus since I been loyal to them even with their other competitors. Now city sightseeing will gain my loyalty.

Date of experience : 21 May 2023

I had 3 big bus tours (6 tickets) in…

I had 3 big bus tours (6 tickets) in the last 2 months. I have the following comments: (i) It is almost imppossible to complete the 3 journeys and the cruise in one day. (ii) Compared to other activities offered in Dubai (safari, Abu Dhabi trips etc) my feeling is that your product is overpriced by at least 10%

Date of experience : 11 February 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 4 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

very poor experience

very poor experience. we did 3 different trips and the narration overlapped so much it was really boring. at one point it repeated itself on the way out and on the way back too. We were told by staff we were miles too early when we got to the night bus trip 1 hour before departure and were told to come back 10 mins before. We went away and got back 15 mins before and didn't get a seat!

Date of experience : 23 January 2019

The experience was good but I have just…

The experience was good but I have just received my credit card bill and I’ve been charged twice, or for two separate bookings. I had a problem during the booking process and it said it failed at payment point but clearly it didn’t and I’ve been charged twice. Please can this be reimbursed.

Date of experience : 12 April 2019

Good tour once we found first stop!

Struggled to find the stop at JBR/ the beach at the start of our tour once we found it the tours were a great way to see the city, be prepared to wait between routes down times 20/30 mins of your planning a full day. Only other issue we had was locating the Marina tour it’s not stop 19 as the app says!!! Overall a great couple of days

A great experience!

We were really happy to be on tour with Big Bus. The staff was very kind and helpful. Our highlight: the night tour. We also liked the additional attractions (the boat cruises and free entry to the Lost Chambers). Another plus factor: There were always enough water bottles that we could take for free. There is just one thing to note: Especially in the late afternoon, the frequency of about 20 minutes cannot be maintained due to traffic jams.

Date of experience : 04 April 2018

How can a company this big have no contact telephone number and you can only talk to a chat service with repetitive answers. I purchased 4 x deluxe tickets pre covid and as I was unable to travel the validity was extended. I was told to contact 2 days before travel to have them re issued.... to be told they don't sell that ticket anymore ( it had lots of extras trip to aquarium, safari tour etc) so now all I'm offered is 5 days on a bus and only 1 route is operational! No chance of a refund because they don't do them apparently. You can not provide the service I paid for so how can I not get a refund. They agreed to escalate the issue and I will here back within 14 buisness days... I'll have been to Dubai and back by then!

Date of experience : 17 August 2021

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback with us and 1 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and we share your frustration that we did not meet your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

this is very useful concept and very good indeed

this is very useful concept and very helpful but marketing guys at the stops spoils the party ...we found them mean, greedy and somewhat not explaining properly about ours benefits simply because we purchased the same online and this is somewhat very biased and wrong attitude and approach as we had not purchased ticket through them....at the bus everything very comfortable and very nice and courteous people....i do believe interlinked busses connections/stops need to be increased though...I wanted to mention particularly Mr Ali on our tour to Sharjah who was very courteous and out of turn help to make us feel very comfortable at foreign soil....and so one point cut because of marketing people indifference attitude at all stops......

Date of experience : 30 April 2018

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Raju was our chauffeur he was very very good and friendly everything was top the abu. dhabi tour was very nice..we saw abu Dhabi mosque it was very good attraction and yes tour was good attraction highly recommend to big bus thanks to big bus,,,,

Dear Customer Thank you for sharing your positive feedback with us! We are glad you enjoyed your sightseeing experience with us on board Big Bus Tours. We have forwarded your kind comments to our Customer Service team. At Big Bus Tours, we thrive to offer an excellent Customer Service and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy! We look forward to welcoming you again soon on board Big Bus Tours, Kind regards BIG BUS CUSTOMER SERVICE

Fazil was driving carefully, Ruby was very friendly. Very nice tours, recommend it. Good value for money,

We have bought the Deluxe ticket from Big Bus tour. We had a great experience, well organized tours. Wifi and free water on the bus.

Dear Customer We are glad you enjoyed the Big Bus Hop-on Hop-Off tour and thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Indeed, the Big Bus ticket includes many free extras and we are happy you were able to take advantage of them to complete your sightseeing experience! We look forward to welcoming you again on board Big Bus Tours, Kind regards BIG BUS CUSTOMER SERVICE

We enjoy this vibrant city of dubai. on our ticket includes red green and blue tour. Free WiFi and bottled water over the tour and live tour guide in red tour old town city tour. John our guide was informative and Ali driver are very accommodating. We recommend this with desert sunset and dhow cruise to complete the experience.

Great way to see the city and the sights. Good audio tour and friendly staff. Could be better if you knew where to get off for their boat rides and could be better marked. Good app.

I bought a premium ticket for 2 days during my visit to Abu Dhabi in March 2018. Overall it was a pleasant experience and the buses mostly kept to their times. The highlights of my tour were the visits to the Sheik Zayed Mosque and the Louvre. The tour covers all the places of interest that tourists would like to see and the staff working for Big Bus Tours were friendly and went out of their way to make sure that one is on the correct bus - as there is a Green Route and a Red Route. One staff member who was really helpful and gave us great advice was Amjad who we met at the stop for the Sheik Zayed Mosque. The Green Route did not really go to places that were of interest to me as it travels mostly between hotels on Yas Island and the Yas Mall where Ferrari World and Yas Waterworld are and these buses run one and a half hour apart. If you want to see tourist attractions the Red Route is definitely the way to go and there are buses every half hour. It was a great disappointment that I could not go on the Dhow Cruise that was included with my ticket, as they were busy with training. They did offer a yacht cruise at the Yas Marina as an alternative but I decided not to make use of that offer as it would not be the same experience as sailing on a dhow. I definitely recommend the hop on hop off Big Bus Tour for every first time visitor to Abu Dhabi.

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A fantastic way to "get to the point" !

I bought a 2 day-ticket to explore Dubai with Big Bus Tours. It was for sure the best option to explore such a large city. If it wasn't for Big Bus Tours, we would not have been able to see half of what we saw. The drivers were really friendly, bottles of water were available at all times, unlimited, and the audio commentaries were interesting. I would recommend travelers to hop off and hop on at the same location, as in Dubai the stations were not always clearly indicated, which caused us quite some walking on a very hot weather, as we planned to walk from one station to the next and couldn't find it in the Marina area. Otherwise, very easy and fun to use the Big Bus Tours service.

Date of experience : 22 May 2018

The pickup point at Baniyas street was…

The pickup point at Baniyas street was not identifiable. The recorded commentary was not very informative. The live commentary was not audible. It was not crowded. The bus has cold water which is good. The timings (every 20 mins) was not accurate.

Date of experience : 28 April 2018

HOHO is not the way to see Dubai

I don’t think Dubai is a good fit for a Hop On Hop Off experience. The sights are too spread out, the stops are not near several of the main sites, and the routes take longer than advertised. For example, the red line is listed as two hours but it took us over three hours to do the circuit. Crossover stops between routes are limited so it takes a long time to get to a specific spot. The stop at the Wafi Mall is out of the way and uses too much time. I feel like I wasted my day and a half in Dubai doing HOHO. On a positive note, all of your employees were professional, polite and wanted to help.

Date of experience : 15 May 2018

In person guide available

In person guide available. Drivers and guides were extremely friendly. Scanning systems were not functioning properly. Because of the high temperature all the busses should have A/C also on the top deck. The service improved compared to my last trip four years ago.

Date of experience : 27 September 2019

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 5 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

It was a good experiecia that I…

It was a good experiecia that I recommend it to be able to know all the places near the route of the bus. The drivers are very friendly and always willing to help and advise. We also found the positions in the different places that also helped in locating the places and times of the next bus very good. The detail of having cold water available to passengers was greatly appreciated, as the temperatures in Dubai are very high.

Date of experience : 15 July 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 4 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Very informative!

Very informative!! Hop on & off with a bus coming every 20 mins is convenient. Live tour the young girl from Philippines was very knowledgeable for the area (Red line). Staff super friendly and helpful. Thanks for a great experience.

Date of experience : 23 January 2019

Very Pleasant Experience

Very pleasant experience. The routes are selected meticulously and cover most of Dubai. The staff was very pleasant and helped a lot in understanding how different routes work. Everyone had a smile on their face. The commentary was really good. The only downside was that there was no commentary on the Sharjah complimentary 3 hours visit. I was surely expecting that considering it is difficult to understand a new city. Overall, the service was excellent and the add-ons really pay for the ticket and the bus ride then becomes almost free. The lost chambers, dhow cruise, Sharjah trip, desert sunset tour and many other add-ons were completely free. I could not even avail all the free stuff. Well done Big Bus. A big thank you.

Date of experience : 15 December 2018

A great way to see Dubai

A great way to see Dubai, very frequent buses and always plenty of seats. We had to use taxis a few times because they don't run very late after say 6pm and also because the routes are all in the same circular direction. If you are at stop 12 for example and want to go to 10 you have to go all the way round 13, 14, 1,2,3,4 etc which could take an hour.

Date of experience : 19 February 2019

I have just been fooled BIG Time by…

I have just been fooled BIG Time by this company. I was convinced by their seller to buy the 7 day pass at 599 Dirham because the had a free shuttle service to and from Abu Dhabi. Reality is that we were dropped off at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. At the arrival, after 2 hours of bus ride with no information at all, we were informed the this stop was only a drop of not a hop on stop. And that the return bus was departing from Marina Mall. How to get there was our problem. After discussing lengthy with the Big Bus representative she refused to solve the problem. I could either pay 2 x 210 Dirham for a 1 day Big Bus Abu Dhabi ticket (already holding a valid ticket for Dubai) or take a taxi to The Marina Mall some 30 km away. This is a major fraud and the most unprofessional behavior in any tourist company I have experienced lately

Date of experience : 16 April 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback with us and 1 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and we share your frustration that we did not meet your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

The bus tours by theirselves were good

The bus tours by theirselves were good, but the bus stops weren’t properly marked so it was impossible to find them. It was the same for the marina boat trip. First we had trouble finding the boat and once we were on the boat we had the impression to disturb the crew. In fact they were preparing a catering and tables for a dinner later that day. That’s why we didn’t feel comfortable at all and we couldn’t really enjoy the cruise.

Date of experience : 14 April 2018

No gap in service please

Big bus is great for an overview of the city. I think it is poor planning to have a gap in service between the day and night tours. It is difficult for a person unfamiliar with the city to have to schedule to make it back before the last daytime bus. I was not particularly happy to have to take a taxi by myself in an unfamiliar city. Part of the beauty of the big bus is that I can feel comfortable as a solo female tourist. To have to catch a cab alone at the end of the daylight hours was unfortunate.

Date of experience : 12 December 2018

Buyer beware

Buyer beware! I attempted to purchase a ticket through the website yesterday. All of the payment details were provided and the charge sent to my credit card, however I have still not received any e-ticket or acknowledgement of the order. My attempts to contact the company have been ignored.

Date of experience : 27 April 2018

Big Bus is very frequent

Big Bus is very frequent, we didn't wait for long. There were also Big Bus staff at every stop to help you or answer any questions you may have. A few buses we were on, esp the top deck - the A/C was not working properly - some blow only hot air, some only have A/C on top of certain seats. I think the company needs to do better in maintaining/checking the A/C esp. in the city such as Dubai where it can be very hot. Next time, we would probably try another company (City Sightseeing) as their buses look newer and seem to have better A/C.

Date of experience : 07 May 2018

BIG BUS - BIG LIAR ?

We've bought a 5-day tour package from Big Bus in Dubai, trusting their word that it was a good value. To our surprise, we've seen multiple attractions where the entrance tickets on the ground went at half the price of what Big Bus claimed in their brochures. For example, Big Bus claims that the Dubai Marina Boat cruise costs 125 AED, while the the actual price is 65 AED. According to Big Bus, the Arabian Dhow trip costs 105 AED while the price is actually 50 AED. Not only we didn't save any money with the Big Bus package, we actually overpaid for these attractions. I took pictures of the actual pricing and pointed out the error to the Big Bus representatives who sold me the package. They told me they "will get back to me" over phone/email but, since I never heard back, I'm posting this on the Internet.

Date of experience : 13 February 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback with us and 2 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and we share your frustration that we did not meet your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Idea good but the traffic in and around…

Idea good but the traffic in and around Dubai is horrific it times, choose you times to travel carefully. We went on all the routes available but when on red routs none of the commentary worked so we didn’t receive whilst going around the route.

Date of experience : 17 May 2018

Excellent to be able to book on-line…

Excellent to be able to book on-line and pay by PayPal - very reassuring. No trouble at all getting our tickets validated. Had purchased a 5 day pass - required more than a 2 day and there was no 3 day option, Took all the bus tours and the two marina cruises. The commentary on the first one (from the red route) was only available at the back of the dhow and there was no commentary at all from the second cruise (blue route). Would have given 5 stars if there had been commentary. Did not undertake the night tour as needed a bus ride to get to the start and would have needed a taxi back as it finishes after the last Big Bus has departed. This could have been co-ordinated better. It would also have helped if we had been informed that the 'live' commentary was on channel 13.

Date of experience : 11 May 2018

Fantastic Tour!

Best way to see Dubai City. Received a highly informative guided tour from a very knowledgable Cecelia and the bus was very safely driven by Mr Ali. Perfectly timed for connections to other routes. Enjoyed every minute!

Date of experience : 18 February 2019

Big bus tour in Dubai

Have just done the Big Bus Tour in Dubai over two days. Excellent way to get around. A little expensive but I think is worth the cost as you see a lot. Very well organised and plenty of help from representatives if needed. Guides are really knowledgeable and approachable . Highly recommend.

Date of experience : 02 March 2019

DUBAI IN SUMMER

My wife and I bought tickets for the two day Dubai tour. We rode on all the three routes. The sights, sounds and colours were breathtaking and we really enjoyed the tours. the staff were extremely friendly and helpful and knowledgeable of the town. our only complaint was that the timing between drop off for a boat ride and catching the boat and then catching another bus is not quite to scratch (both on the dhow and the Marina). We ended up losing an hour each just waiting. Apart from this, we enjoyed ourselves tremendously and plan to go back early next year for another visit.

Date of experience : 20 June 2019

I really liked this way to Explore…

I really liked this way to Explore Dubai. The buses clean some with wifi .friendly guides on the bus green and red answering questions. Before joining asked some questions at customer service. Quick detailed response. I recommend Big Bus.

Date of experience : 19 April 2019

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Big Bus Tours Acquires Tour Dubai, Adding Safaris and Cruises to Portfolio

Josh Corder , Skift

May 24th, 2024 at 6:17 AM EDT

Dubai is the third city to have a tour operator snapped up by Big Bus, after San Francisco and Singapore.

Josh Corder

Big Bus Tours has acquired activities firm Tour Dubai as the company continues to expand outside of its core business. Big Bus Tours has around 550 buses in 26 destinations around the world, but in recent years, has been increasingly focused on the wider activities industry.

Tour Dubai will join Tower Tours, a sightseeing excursion operator in San Francisco, and Singapore Duck Tours as part of the Big Bus Tours’ wider portfolio. Tour Dubai has been around since 1989 and is one of the emirate’s largest tour operators. It specializes in desert safaris and dhow cruises.

The acquisition comes at a time where Dubai’s tourism sector continues to grow. The emirate is one of the few global cities to have tourism numbers ahead of 2019 — around 17.15 million visitors in 2023. The latest data for 2024 shows Dubai had around 6.8 million visitors up to April, 800,000 more than the same time last year.

It will also scale up Dubai’s more affordable tourism activities. The city has long been seen as a luxury travel destination — an image officials are trying to change . Up to April this year, the average hotel room cost $170 in the city.

Big Bus Tours was created in 2011 from  the merger of London-based The Big Bus Company and Paris’s Les Cars Rouges.  Both businesses can trace their origins back to the early 1990s. It claims to be the largest operator of open-top sightseeing bus tours in the world.

Private equity firm Exponent bought the enlarged company in 2015 , and it has steadily added cities across the world and now operates in 26 destinations, handling six million tourists every year. Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments in 2016  took a 15 percent stake in the firm .

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A fantastic way to "get to the point" !

I bought a 2 day-ticket to explore Dubai with Big Bus Tours. It was for sure the best option to explore such a large city. If it wasn't for Big Bus Tours, we would not have been able to see half of what we saw. The drivers were really friendly, bottles of water were available at all times, unlimited, and the audio commentaries were interesting. I would recommend travelers to hop off and hop on at the same location, as in Dubai the stations were not always clearly indicated, which caused us quite some walking on a very hot weather, as we planned to walk from one station to the next and couldn't find it in the Marina area. Otherwise, very easy and fun to use the Big Bus Tours service.

Date of experience : 22 May 2018

The pickup point at Baniyas street was…

The pickup point at Baniyas street was not identifiable. The recorded commentary was not very informative. The live commentary was not audible. It was not crowded. The bus has cold water which is good. The timings (every 20 mins) was not accurate.

Date of experience : 28 April 2018

HOHO is not the way to see Dubai

I don’t think Dubai is a good fit for a Hop On Hop Off experience. The sights are too spread out, the stops are not near several of the main sites, and the routes take longer than advertised. For example, the red line is listed as two hours but it took us over three hours to do the circuit. Crossover stops between routes are limited so it takes a long time to get to a specific spot. The stop at the Wafi Mall is out of the way and uses too much time. I feel like I wasted my day and a half in Dubai doing HOHO. On a positive note, all of your employees were professional, polite and wanted to help.

Date of experience : 15 May 2018

In person guide available

In person guide available. Drivers and guides were extremely friendly. Scanning systems were not functioning properly. Because of the high temperature all the busses should have A/C also on the top deck. The service improved compared to my last trip four years ago.

Date of experience : 27 September 2019

Reply from Big Bus Tours Dubai

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 5 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

It was a good experiecia that I…

It was a good experiecia that I recommend it to be able to know all the places near the route of the bus. The drivers are very friendly and always willing to help and advise. We also found the positions in the different places that also helped in locating the places and times of the next bus very good. The detail of having cold water available to passengers was greatly appreciated, as the temperatures in Dubai are very high.

Date of experience : 15 July 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 4 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Very informative!

Very informative!! Hop on & off with a bus coming every 20 mins is convenient. Live tour the young girl from Philippines was very knowledgeable for the area (Red line). Staff super friendly and helpful. Thanks for a great experience.

Date of experience : 23 January 2019

Very Pleasant Experience

Very pleasant experience. The routes are selected meticulously and cover most of Dubai. The staff was very pleasant and helped a lot in understanding how different routes work. Everyone had a smile on their face. The commentary was really good. The only downside was that there was no commentary on the Sharjah complimentary 3 hours visit. I was surely expecting that considering it is difficult to understand a new city. Overall, the service was excellent and the add-ons really pay for the ticket and the bus ride then becomes almost free. The lost chambers, dhow cruise, Sharjah trip, desert sunset tour and many other add-ons were completely free. I could not even avail all the free stuff. Well done Big Bus. A big thank you.

Date of experience : 15 December 2018

A great way to see Dubai

A great way to see Dubai, very frequent buses and always plenty of seats. We had to use taxis a few times because they don't run very late after say 6pm and also because the routes are all in the same circular direction. If you are at stop 12 for example and want to go to 10 you have to go all the way round 13, 14, 1,2,3,4 etc which could take an hour.

Date of experience : 19 February 2019

I have just been fooled BIG Time by…

I have just been fooled BIG Time by this company. I was convinced by their seller to buy the 7 day pass at 599 Dirham because the had a free shuttle service to and from Abu Dhabi. Reality is that we were dropped off at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. At the arrival, after 2 hours of bus ride with no information at all, we were informed the this stop was only a drop of not a hop on stop. And that the return bus was departing from Marina Mall. How to get there was our problem. After discussing lengthy with the Big Bus representative she refused to solve the problem. I could either pay 2 x 210 Dirham for a 1 day Big Bus Abu Dhabi ticket (already holding a valid ticket for Dubai) or take a taxi to The Marina Mall some 30 km away. This is a major fraud and the most unprofessional behavior in any tourist company I have experienced lately

Date of experience : 16 April 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback with us and 1 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and we share your frustration that we did not meet your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

The bus tours by theirselves were good

The bus tours by theirselves were good, but the bus stops weren’t properly marked so it was impossible to find them. It was the same for the marina boat trip. First we had trouble finding the boat and once we were on the boat we had the impression to disturb the crew. In fact they were preparing a catering and tables for a dinner later that day. That’s why we didn’t feel comfortable at all and we couldn’t really enjoy the cruise.

Date of experience : 14 April 2018

No gap in service please

Big bus is great for an overview of the city. I think it is poor planning to have a gap in service between the day and night tours. It is difficult for a person unfamiliar with the city to have to schedule to make it back before the last daytime bus. I was not particularly happy to have to take a taxi by myself in an unfamiliar city. Part of the beauty of the big bus is that I can feel comfortable as a solo female tourist. To have to catch a cab alone at the end of the daylight hours was unfortunate.

Date of experience : 12 December 2018

Buyer beware

Buyer beware! I attempted to purchase a ticket through the website yesterday. All of the payment details were provided and the charge sent to my credit card, however I have still not received any e-ticket or acknowledgement of the order. My attempts to contact the company have been ignored.

Date of experience : 27 April 2018

Big Bus is very frequent

Big Bus is very frequent, we didn't wait for long. There were also Big Bus staff at every stop to help you or answer any questions you may have. A few buses we were on, esp the top deck - the A/C was not working properly - some blow only hot air, some only have A/C on top of certain seats. I think the company needs to do better in maintaining/checking the A/C esp. in the city such as Dubai where it can be very hot. Next time, we would probably try another company (City Sightseeing) as their buses look newer and seem to have better A/C.

Date of experience : 07 May 2018

BIG BUS - BIG LIAR ?

We've bought a 5-day tour package from Big Bus in Dubai, trusting their word that it was a good value. To our surprise, we've seen multiple attractions where the entrance tickets on the ground went at half the price of what Big Bus claimed in their brochures. For example, Big Bus claims that the Dubai Marina Boat cruise costs 125 AED, while the the actual price is 65 AED. According to Big Bus, the Arabian Dhow trip costs 105 AED while the price is actually 50 AED. Not only we didn't save any money with the Big Bus package, we actually overpaid for these attractions. I took pictures of the actual pricing and pointed out the error to the Big Bus representatives who sold me the package. They told me they "will get back to me" over phone/email but, since I never heard back, I'm posting this on the Internet.

Date of experience : 13 February 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback with us and 2 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and we share your frustration that we did not meet your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Idea good but the traffic in and around…

Idea good but the traffic in and around Dubai is horrific it times, choose you times to travel carefully. We went on all the routes available but when on red routs none of the commentary worked so we didn’t receive whilst going around the route.

Date of experience : 17 May 2018

Excellent to be able to book on-line…

Excellent to be able to book on-line and pay by PayPal - very reassuring. No trouble at all getting our tickets validated. Had purchased a 5 day pass - required more than a 2 day and there was no 3 day option, Took all the bus tours and the two marina cruises. The commentary on the first one (from the red route) was only available at the back of the dhow and there was no commentary at all from the second cruise (blue route). Would have given 5 stars if there had been commentary. Did not undertake the night tour as needed a bus ride to get to the start and would have needed a taxi back as it finishes after the last Big Bus has departed. This could have been co-ordinated better. It would also have helped if we had been informed that the 'live' commentary was on channel 13.

Date of experience : 11 May 2018

Fantastic Tour!

Best way to see Dubai City. Received a highly informative guided tour from a very knowledgable Cecelia and the bus was very safely driven by Mr Ali. Perfectly timed for connections to other routes. Enjoyed every minute!

Date of experience : 18 February 2019

Big bus tour in Dubai

Have just done the Big Bus Tour in Dubai over two days. Excellent way to get around. A little expensive but I think is worth the cost as you see a lot. Very well organised and plenty of help from representatives if needed. Guides are really knowledgeable and approachable . Highly recommend.

Date of experience : 02 March 2019

DUBAI IN SUMMER

My wife and I bought tickets for the two day Dubai tour. We rode on all the three routes. The sights, sounds and colours were breathtaking and we really enjoyed the tours. the staff were extremely friendly and helpful and knowledgeable of the town. our only complaint was that the timing between drop off for a boat ride and catching the boat and then catching another bus is not quite to scratch (both on the dhow and the Marina). We ended up losing an hour each just waiting. Apart from this, we enjoyed ourselves tremendously and plan to go back early next year for another visit.

Date of experience : 20 June 2019

I really liked this way to Explore…

I really liked this way to Explore Dubai. The buses clean some with wifi .friendly guides on the bus green and red answering questions. Before joining asked some questions at customer service. Quick detailed response. I recommend Big Bus.

Date of experience : 19 April 2019

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Excellent! Good way to know Dubai!

Date of experience : September 16, 2019

Reply from Big Bus Tours Dubai

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 5 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

we enjoyed the trip.time was too short…

we enjoyed the trip.time was too short for us. hope next time we will have more fun

Date of experience : April 08, 2019

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 4 star rating! Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Bad value for money

Too expensive. Last buses departs too early in my opinion. Desert sunset tour is TOTAL FAIL. No desert. On every side horizon scrubbed with buildings or deployment. Bus departs 10 minutes before sun really sets. Atlantis lost chambers was really the thing we liked. But it is not so much about bigbus. No chance to take more than 1 amusement during day. So "3 amusements", "5 amusents" included is not a good deal. Buses itself is ok. There is a point to take maybe 1 day ticket and get a sightseeing tour over City.

Date of experience : March 17, 2018

The bus stops need to be marked as some…

The bus stops need to be marked as some are very hard to find. Could also give more information on the printed map of where they are. Went to the boat trip at the Marina again no one to help and no signs of where to go we spent ages looking fir help. We couldnt find the stop outside the Marina Mall and ended up getting a taxi back to our hotel againa sign would have helped. Staff not that great although we had a very helpful driver this morning (should have taken his name). Happy to sell tickets but not much help afterwards!!

Date of experience : March 24, 2018

We purchased the 5 day pass

We purchased the 5 day pass. Really hard to see all the sights without a 5 day pass. We had excellent service from Big Bus Dubai. Really enjoyed our tours. The Big Bus Staff made our trip. We meant a lot of people. But Abby, Josh, Franz, Raju, Eliane, Jeleen, and Prakash were really helpful in directing us to seeing all the things to see.Would not recommend going to Dubai without Big Buss Tours.

It is the best way to explore the city!

It is the best way to explore the city. Since the tour doesn't come cheap it would be great if their agent could plot out an ideal itinerary based on individual's request. There are a lot of freebies included but if the day isn't planned well you may not optimise the freebies. Also I feel the buses should have dustbins to keep the bus clean at all times.

Date of experience : March 26, 2018

Just not bad

Nod bad, but not many information about the city, information many times repeated. Buses cleaned not good (in the evening buses are dusty). According to petroleum products values, the price is very high for this tour. You have to change something to get new and leave current customers.

Big Bus was a great and affordable way…

Big Bus was a great and affordable way to see all of the sights. Many of the attractions included were worth the time. The water cruises were less than exciting, but were a nice way to relax for an hour. If you are short on time, you can skip these. All of the staff were helpful and informative. They are a great resource for finding your way around. They also have the best tips on how to move through the city. I would take their recommendations.

Nothing special

Could have been much better. Long waiting times for some buses, lack of buses on the Marina line, so after the cruise not all the passengers could get on the bus and had to wait for another, the night tour consists largely of being stuck in traffic jams. Wouldn't recommend.

Date of experience : March 18, 2018

Very happy with the experience

Very happy with the experience. Highly recommend

Date of experience : October 28, 2020

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and really appreciate the 5 star rating. Customer service and your Big Bus experience is very important to us and nothing makes us happier than when our customers are happy. Thankyou for taking the effort to give us a positive review! We look forward to welcoming you on-board Big Bus Tours again in the future. Have an awesome day Mike Lees Regional Director Big Bus Tours

Our experience was very good

Our experience was very good . we found all the staff very friendly and supportive. Tour routes are perfect and service is very user friendly. we saw people with disability and infants were also using big bus and they were being adequately supported by staff. It was a nice site . thanks you for what you are doing.

Date of experience : March 25, 2018

Nice way to see Dubai during my second…

Nice way to see Dubai during my second trip. My only regret was not getting full use from a 5 day pass. I should have paid better attention to the bus schedule details. The last bus that connected to Dubai Mall left Mall of the Emirates before I finished work each day. So, only mostly rode the 2 days on the weekend.

Date of experience : March 19, 2018

no Signs on Busstops, unacceptable Timescedule

there are no Signs on Busstops, so you even don´t know where the Bus will stop. Timescedule are unacceptable, they say between every 15-20min. The first time we had to wait about 55min until there was a bus coming. Then, when we decided to jump from the green to the blue line - the Bus for the blue line was allredy waiting at the Mall-Station so we could quick jump from green to blue. But the blue bus didn´t start, we had to wait for another 25minutes until the route getting start. main attracions on all routs are mostly shopping malls... ?!? + they serve free water on there tours

Date of experience : March 22, 2018

Very interesting

Some non-compliance with the program regarding: - night tour and - sharjah tour Difficult to find (unsigned) the boarding for cruise boat on Pier 7 For these reasons we only awarded 4 *, otherwise worth it! I recommend warmly, especially for those who are in Dubai for the first time, as was our case!

Date of experience : March 23, 2018

Excellent service by the crew.

Date of experience : February 12, 2019

I would definitely recomend Big Bus Tours

I would definitely recomend Big Bus Tours to everyone who is visiting Dubai. Service was very good and so convenient. We saw Dubai at our own pace and learned so much thanks to the audio guide. The app was an additional plus as it allows us to trace the next bus and gave us the opportunity to plan our trip better. And the free wi-fi was great. And if you purchase premium tickets it gives you access to certain places like the aquarium, the Dubai museum and few other attractions. Great experience, highly recommend it and will definitely use it on our next trip.

Tour Experience - Background Music.

Hi, Consider to change at intervals the background music that plays during the Tour guide. One 1 song tends to leads to a bit of boredom, and I notice few people struggling to stay awake as some points. Your Staff was very friendly, helpful and welcoming.

Date of experience : March 27, 2018

Great way to see Dubai when you only…

Great way to see Dubai when you only have a short period of time. I did all three routes in one day and had time to take a river cruise and shop at the souks. If you want to go to the malls etc. plan to spend another day.

Date of experience : March 21, 2018

Dubai in 2 days

Great way to see Dubai in 2 days! Very helpful and friendly staff.

Date of experience : January 29, 2019

Everyone very helpful and nice

Everyone very helpful and nice. All tour was excelent. 2 day tour has more things to see and than we have actually time for. Traffic is a bit too much at certain time that makes the journey longer from route to route

Date of experience : March 15, 2018

Paris Big Bus Tour Review

T he Paris Big Bus Tour is the gift that keeps on giving. Truth be told I love to walk and see cities on foot, but Paris is a must by bus because it makes financial sense, and it will save you a lot of time.

The Big Bus Tour in Paris

Is it worth it.

When traveling, I am a fan of taking public transportation and traveling like a local. It’s environmentally friendly and you can save money on car rental expenses.

Taking the Big Bus Tour was one of the best decisions that we made because the tourist attractions are spread apart, and you can see many more points of interest while saving time and money.  

Paris is made up of 20 neighborhoods (or arrondissements) and the Big Bus Tour will travel through 7 of them.  

We spent a total of 9 days and Paris and had a pretty full agenda which included lunch at the Eiffel Tower , a river cruise on the Seine, a day trip to Versailles, a classical concert at La Sainte Chapelle, trips to outdoor markets like Marche des Enfants Rouges, visiting the rooftop of the Arc de Triumph, souvenir shopping, Sacre Coeur, the Louvre Museum, the Champs Elysees, the Catacombs, Rue de Cler, Pont Alexandre , a croissant making class with a Parisien chef, Ile de la Cite, Berthillon, and more. We also ventured out to see Paris at night and the views were stunning!

How Long is the Big Bus Tour in Paris

The Red Route is the main tour, and it takes about two hours to see everything if you don’t exit the bus. We stayed on the bus from start to finish to get a idea of places that we wanted to visit on foot.

How Much is the Big Bus Tour in Paris

The ticket fee will vary based on the number of days that you want to join the tour bus. I recommend the combination ticket where you can see the points of interest for the Big Bus, and take a cruise on the river Seine.  

It is possible to do both the tour and the cruise in one day. If you join the tour and finish by 5 PM, you can then join the cruise on the river and catch the sunset depending on the time of year that you go.  

Check for tickets on the Paris Big Bus Tour here .

Are There Toilets on the Big Bus

Sorry, but no matter what the city it is very likely that you won’t find any restrooms. However, you can ask the driver or attendants on the bus to guide you. The wonderful thing about Paris is there are public restrooms available for just a euro.

When is the Best Time to Visit Paris

We went on the bus tour at the end of March for Spring break. The weather was a bit chilly and in the high 50s to low 60s. It was sunny, but not incredibly warm.  

The prime months are April, May, September, and October when highs reach a comfortable 60-70°F (15-21°C).

Big Bus Tour Review

We purchased our tickets online using a smartphone after touring Notre Dame. Because the cathedral was one of the tour stops, we thought we were close, but the stop was a 7-minute walk away.  

To add, the area was congested, and the instructions were confusing. After calling the tour company, we found the stop heading west but then learned that the bus stop was across the street and coming from the south direction.  

Fortunately, we caught it in time and were able to get nice seats on the upper deck. 

It was a sunny, cool day and one would think would be an excellent opportunity for photos. The problem for me is that I don’t have great photography skills and I was using my smartphone.  

When we got to a landmark or icon, it was difficult to take a good shot due to the speed at which the bus traveled, bumps in the road, construction equipment, or overgrown trees, not to mention the hands, heads, and cameras of other passengers.

On our tour there were two routes in operation, the red route, and another color (which may no longer be available). The red route took about two hours to see everything. Then we had to exit the bus at the last stop to catch another bus that went into other neighborhoods.

The most interesting point on the second route was The Moulin Rouge. Otherwise, the sights were non-eventful, so we caught up on rest and napped on the lower level during the ride.

Overall, it was time well spent. And since we planned activities at a few of the attractions we had the chance to make up for bad photos taken on the bus. 

Where to Catch the Big Bus Tour in Paris

There are 10 stops on the red route and the buses will arrive in frequent intervals. During peak visiting months, like spring to summer, you can expect longer waits and slim pickings for a good seat.

1 – Louvre Pyramide / Big Bus Information Centre (11 avenue de l’Opéra)

2 – Louvre at Pont des Arts (2 rue de l’Amiral de Coligny)

3 – Notre Dame ( 3, Rue Lagrange (outside souvenir shop, opposite park entrance)

4 – Musée d’Orsay (58 Place Henry de Montherlant, facing the museum)

5 – Champs-Elysées (156, avenue des Champs-Elysées, facing the Arc de Triomphe)

6 – Grand Palais (Avenue Winston Churchill, facing Grand Palais and Petit Palais)

7 – Trocadéro (Avenue Paul Doumer, next to the Musée de l’Homme)

8- Tour Eiffel (Quai Branly, Entrée 2 Tour Eiffel, at the north pillar of the Eiffel Tower)

9 – Champ de Mars (Avenue Joseph Bouvard)

10 – Opéra Garnier (Facing 15 rue Scribe, next to the Roissy airport shuttle bus stop)

Things to Know Before You Go

• The tour is pre-recorded and the audio narratives can be heard in English, French, Italian , Spanish, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin, and Korean.
• Be mindful of potential traffic delays, especially during peak hours so that you can plan your tour for off-peak times to avoid congestion.
• Be aware of any events that may alter the experience (rallies, protests, huge sports competitions).

I can’t emphasize the awareness of events enough. There was an enormous parade outside our hotel on one trip, and protests that caused the Champs Elysee to be boarded up during another trip.

Final Thoughts on the Paris Big Bus Tour

Overall, it was a pretty fun girls’ trip but the last thing I wated to do was spend most of our time and money riding the subway all over Paris.

The Big Bus is a no brainer if you want to see the best of Paris without wearing yourself out.

As a US citizen, I try to make the most of my visits to Europe.

The more countries I visit, the more I am convinced that I’ve made the best use of a 10-hour flight.

A quick trip to the Covent Garden in London, Venice , Italy, or any another country is always must for me.

And as always, you can see whether you are in New York , Paris, or Chicago , you experience so much in a short amount of time with a Big Bus Tour.