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 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY (SCAM)

we purchased the premium tickets (two of them) which was $110. the website is very misleading, it says that the bus tour is hop on and hop off. when we redeemed our tickets they never told us that they weren’t doing hop on and hop off due to covid-19. also, there was no social distancing on the bus and only about half of the passengers were wearing masks, even though they are required. the next day we went to the island queen to redeem our tickets for the millionaire boat cruise only to be told that they were already redeemed (not sure how because we never did the boat cruise) so our only options were to purchase tickets again or to request a refund. the whole experience was very disorganized and the staff was unhelpful. there were no directions or addresses which made it hard to find where to get picked up and when we called they either didn’t answer or they hung up the phone before answering any questions. maybe if this company would be more honest and informative incidents like this could be prevented. sad to say we wasted over $110 on a bad experience. i would not suggest booking anything thorough this company. i saw bad reviews on here and figured i’d give it a try still but i was wrong! save your money!!!

3 January 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst ride every

Worst ride ever, if you got off the bus no guarantee you could get back on. Saw to many people denied access because bus was to full some complaints were they were waiting up to 2 hours. Didn’t want to miss our flight. All the driver wanted was a tip, my tip never use this tour bus. Management never responded back the must not care about quality over profit. We were on a Royal Caribbean cruise is were we bought the excursion tickets no response from them either they didn’t want to get involved.

10 March 2020
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

HI, Thanks for your email and apologize for the inconvenience. During high season, the demand for our services can outpace our capacity and passengers can experience delays in our service and buses filled to capacity. Please download our free app to plan your itinerary and to track buses real time to maximize your time in our City.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Big Waste of Money

This had to be one of the worst tours we have ever taken. We were returning from a cruise and since our flight was at 3:20pm thought we had plenty of time for a tour. We had to wait for everyone to get on the 1st bus at the port for an hour before we finally took off for the Bayside Marketplace to catch the open top bus that takes you to the south beach area. Had to wait in a line and got on the 2nd bus that came along. Got one of the last seats on top but, the tour guide was awful. Didnt even give us the ear buds so we could hear the narration, had to ask for some since we couldn't hear. The guide was obviously drunk or high. The info he gave was hardly understandable. We would not have had time to get off at any of the stops and get back to take the shuttle to the airport. Good thing we didnt, we hardly got back in time as it was. There was a train stopped for 45 minutes & there was no way to get around it. When we got back I couldn't find my suitcase and just in time we found out it was on another bus. Barely got on the shuttle in time, very stressful. This was so unorganized and I will never ever go on one of these again.

9 March 2020
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

HI, Thanks for your email and apologize for the inconvenience. During high season, the demand for our services can outpace our capacity and passengers can experience delays in our service and buses filled to capacity. Please download our free app to plan your itinerary and to track buses real time to maximize your time in our City. Best regards

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY

Way too expensive for what it's really worth! The first bus leaves around 9am if you're staying in South Beach for instance and the last one is around 5pm so you have to constantly mind the time!
Another con is it's often crowded so the driver doesn't even stop to pick you up! We took a two-day pass and were sorry we did because it was not worth the money. Some guides are very nice but that's pretty much it. My advice would be, stay away and take the FREE trolley instead , the drivers are awesome and very nice and you spend nothing. The Metro Mover downtown is also free. If you have to move say from South Beach to another neighborhood, you can take the bus and then explore the district with the trolley.

29 February 2020
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

HI, Thanks for your email and apologize for the inconvenience. During high season, the demand for our services can outpace our capacity and passengers can experience delays in our service and buses filled to capacity. Please download our free app to plan your itinerary and to track buses real time to maximize your time in our City. Best regards

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointing time wasting experience

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 "ten minutes away bus", surrounded by other customers all equally confused, anxious and frustrated. Rather give an honest ETA so one can actually spend that time exploring. Then suddenly a number of buses turn up together? Having done hop on and hop off in many other countries and cities, today's experience was unexpected and stressful. We bought the premium 2 day package, but will certainly not go back tomorrow for more punishment.

14 February 2020
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

Thanks for your review and apologize for the inconvenience. Please PM us at InfoMiami@bigbustours.com with details of your experience to allow us the opportunity to make any changes to our operation and improve the quality of service. Look forward to your reply.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We had a very mixed experience in Miami…

We had a very mixed experience in Miami because of the quality of information imparted by four different guides. Robert was outstanding. We rode the entire red loop with him in the morning. We reboarded for in the afternoon for Little Havana and the next two guides were opinionated, self-absorbed, and very unprofessional. They had almost nothing to say about the city’s history or the architecture but talked about themselves and their beliefs (Josh And Ramon). Our last guide was a charming young woman who we enjoyed whose name I’m sorry not to remember.

16 December 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

$50 for this! Not worth it

$50 for this. We did the blue tour. Definitely not worth the money and the commentary was incomprehensible. The tour lasted about 45 minutes to drive up one street and back in Little Havana. Save your money. My wife is doing the red tour: hopefully this will be better.

1 December 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Not available for wheelchairs

The buses aren’t available for persons in wheelchair. No space for wheelchair and strollers in the bus. You should say the number of stops -to know where to get out. And renew stops signs - to easier to find stops. But thank you. Staff was helpful

27 October 2019
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

HI Anita, Thanks for your comments. Please note our Miami fleet is not wheelchair accessible but can provide ADA accommodations by contacting us by phone 48 hours prior to your travel date in order to make arrangements for you and your traveling companions. Furthermore, we do provide maps pin pointing all our stops along our routes; alternatively, you can also download our free Big Bus Tours app available at the Apple and Google stores which will give you stop information and details and provide real time GPS tracking of our buses in order to plan your tour. We thank you for choosing Big Bus Tour and look forward to serving you again in any of the cities we operate in.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

See it all

We loved the tour, it was so informative. A must do to see all Miami in few hours. The guides were so much enthusiastic and fun.

22 September 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great way to see Miami

8 September 2019
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

Thank you for choosing Big Bus Tours Miami for your sightseeing experience and we hope to impress you more in the future!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good Ride. Covered quite a few places

It was a good ride. However, the tracking on the mobile app was not working up to the mark. The commenary in the recorder was a bit different from the one being delivered by person on board.

18 August 2019
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are currently in communication with the third party about updates on the app. Thank you for touring with us!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

BIG BUS MIAMI

Tour itinerary great got to Little Havana, Wynwood Walls and out to South Beach. Guides excellent, friendly and fun but Big Bus Tours you need aircon in that Miami heat. We use Big Bus all over the world and will continue to

13 August 2019
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

Thank you for your continued support. As the leading hop on hop off tour bus company in South Florida, we take pride in our City and our employees. Please visit us again soon!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer always comes first..........

Wow-What a "Shame" that this Bus Company doesn't have air conditioning for their clients. Our driver, Chris Dasque,and tour guide, Megan Koops services were outstanding. My husband and I were absolutely miserable, because the temperature inside the bus was hotter than the temperature outside This is Florida, don't you get it???????????? Our three adult children were on the top deck which certainly helped. How do you get away with this? Meanwhile, I will not recommend your companies name to any of our family, friends or organizations.

7 August 2019
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Reply from Big Bus Tours Miami

Hello Carole,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We are happy to hear that our staff was helpful as we pride ourselves on offering great customer service, but sorry to hear that the tour was not enjoyable. Please accept my apologies on behalf of the unsatisfactory of your tour due to the air condition. Most of our customers prefer to enjoy the Miami weather up top but yes it can be overwhelming at times. We are in the process of reviewing this issue. Thank you once again for touring with us, we value your feedback.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Who ever the driver that schedule to…

Who ever the driver that schedule to stop on July 11, 2019 in front of Holiday in hotel (#4333) scheduled at 10am are very rude and not accommodating and should not be in customer/ public service. This driver did not even yield or stop, where a few yards away and I was waiving my hand for him to wait, he made eye contact with me but he did not even flinch or yield. He was way early to come in at 9:30am and late for 10:00am.
I will avoid this tour next time around not, worth my business. A few second of wait, cost you my business next time. My family travels at list 3 times a year.

11 July 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I called 3 times the day of our tour…

I called 3 times the day of our tour there was no answer and none of the messages I left were returned. My first call was 6 hours before our night tour was to start, then another call 3 hours before and then one at 7:30 when the bus was not there to pick us up. The sign at the pick up location has your phone number on it to call if any questions but you don’t answer you phone so what’s the point. The night ride was nice but the customer service was terrible.

22 June 2019
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