Washington DC Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour and Attractions Pass
Washington D.C., United States of America
Explore the best of Washington DC at your own pace with this 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus pass and admission to up to five city attractions. Admire famous landmarks including the White House, US Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery as you travel three bus loops through the city, hopping on and off as you wish. Choose admission to popular sights such as the Newseum, National Geographic Museum and Madame Tussauds DC, and marvel at the beauty of DC's monuments illuminated on your included night tour.
Redeem your bus voucher at Union Station to begin your 48 hours of unlimited access to three bus loops around Washington DC. Learn about this dynamic city's history from live commentary as you admire numerous landmarks, including the White House, US Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Ford's Theatre and Arlington National Cemetery. Hop on and off at the various stops to capture photos and visit sights at your leisure.
In addition, enjoy your choice of two to five free attractions or activities (see Itinerary for list of options). Learn all about how the media affects culture at the Newseum or get an inside look at the world of espionage at the International Spy Museum. Admire gorgeous photography at the National Geographic Museum, and pose for photos with your favorite (wax) celebrities at Madame Tussauds DC. Or enjoy a daylong bike rental for a more intimate look at the city.
There's no need to select which of these sights and activities you'd like to do in advance — allowing you maximum flexibility. Your package also includes a 3-hour narrated night double-decker tour of the city with lots of photo stops. Delight in views of illuminated DC monuments and memorials including the White House, US Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima). Your access to the hop-on hop-off buses, attractions and night tour ends 48 hours after redeeming your voucher.
poor experience..no signs at Union Station to show where to catch the bus..no map given to show where the bus stopped in Wash .DC. the tour guide was very informative. we had to walk more than planned because we didn't know where to catch the bus...
Review by: Peter W, October 2017
buying on price was not a good choice for this tour. Where do i start_br/_ 1 Staff were useless, no one knew what was going on, _br/_ 2 their schedule was never kept to, buses didn't arrive on time_br/_ 3 their promise of buses running every 20 minutes in the morning and every 30 minutes in the afternoon was not correct_br/_ 4 the supposed attractions that you buy were actually free_br/_ 5 commentary was non existent, staff were rude and could not care less._br/_ If i could get my money back i would, but I doubt that will happen. I have been in the hospitality industry for 35 years, and this was my worst tour experience ever._br/_ This has tarnished my view and my stay in Washington, so much so I doubt I will will trust Viatour again. Everyone we spoke to on the tour was of the same opinion
Review by: Melanie S, August 2017
Accent of ticket sellers very hard to understand .. possibly Jamaican. Ticket I purchased for tour American history museum myths and misconceptions was not running that day for some reason and no options offered. Careful getting the three bus options as only some stops let you on the other circuit and you have to vomplete it in a certain time in order to get back. We wasted most of our ticket. The other bus company buses go both ways so probably a better option. No one to confirm things with or ask questions about tickets.
Review by: Jessica R, July 2017
This was TERRIBLE!!! Not worth the money at all. The tour left very late, took twice as long as advertised, there was a ton of walking when it was supposed to be NOT hop on hop off, our tour guide mispronounced everything and was hard to understand. The driver didn't seem to know where he was going.
Review by: Miguel B, May 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Keith H, February 2017
Buses did not run often enough and you had to wait a lot.
Review by: Tonna B, October 2016
This particular hop on tour was not the best one for Washington D.C. They had very few buses running and we waited sometimes over an hour for another bus. A better bus would be Washington's Big Bus Tour. They had tons of buses and we would see 15 of them before we saw one of our buses. We gave up waiting at Arlington and used Uber. Also, we purchased the additional package for free entrance into 5 more attractions. We didn't even use them as everything we wanted to see were free of charge. It was a waste of our money for Madame Tussaud's or the Spy Museum.
Review by: donna M, September 2016
We done the night tour which was good, our guides were great. The day tours were terrible. Couldn't find any bus stops. The yellow line only ran every 2 hours and when we waited the bus was late. There clearly isn't enough buses. Not enough guides for information. We couldn't find where to get the purple line so missed that. Poor value for money compared to the big bus with buses every 15-20 minutes. Very disappointed. Spend a lot time hanging about waiting on the buses
Review by: Preeta R, August 2016
Very bad service. The bus wait at each destination wasy too long and staffs were very rude and unpolite. It's best to use bus tours like the big bus tour which has frequent services and know how to deal with their guests and customer.
Review by: Arie K, July 2016
The bus company we had was extremely poor..buses need maintenance plus_br/_ Poor intercom on top level and _br/_ We had trouble finding bus stops, _br/_ wished we had _br/_ The big bus company which seemed to be well signed _br/_ and Buses everywhere...
Review by: danielsron, July 2016
Do not buy on Viator because the employees of the tour company are not familiar with it. I spent at least 30 minutes trying to find an employee that recognized my print out. Then, they reluctantly accepted it. Do not use Viator.
Review by: Dilip T, July 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Les, June 2016
In all honesty I cannot recommend this tour. I have taken previous Hop On/Hop Off tours offered by Viator and was extremely pleased, but this tour fell well short of the mark. I purchased the 48 hour, and on the first day we did not have a live guide but had recorded audio. The recordings were way out of date, referring to events or structures that you could possibly experience on a future tour, as they would not be complete until 2015!!! Also the speaker clearly had never visited the DC area, as he kept referring to the Potomac River as the POT-toe-mac, when in really the pronunciation id pot-TOE-mic. In addition to that, the recordings did not sync with the physical location of the bus, often referring to sights that were no longer visible and in one case announcing that this was the stop for a given attraction, longer after we had passed the stop. The tour was also spoiled by the traffic experienced in DC. We spent more time stopped in traffic than we did moving. When the recording wasn't mentioning something that was not visible, we were treated to the most horrendous Progressive Jazz interlude imaginable. That may be some folks idea of music, but I think they are in the minority, and it certainly wasn't mine.
Review by: Fernando M, June 2016
The bus was always delayed and most of the time i walked without taking the bus
Review by: Sean M, June 2016
I was very disappointed with this hop on hop off pass. The buses were supposed to come every 20 minutes and we were lucky if it was every 45 min. We even had a driver shut the door in my husbands face and drive off. This was a complete waste of money. We purchased cards for the Boston and New York area and were very happy with them.
Review by: Diana D, June 2016
Worst tour ever! I paid full price for 2 individuals and saw/heard nothing ... literally nothing. DO NOT WASTE YOUR ... terrible - terrible -terrible.
Review by: Ramone R, May 2016
The tour was not what I had hoped for and I would not do it again.
Review by: Helen M, April 2016
The Day Tour was very disappointing, there was no tour guide and the recorded commentary wasn't working either. The company were saved by the Night Tour, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and did her best to get us to as many places as possible.
Review by: Rochelle A, April 2016
We booked this tour and your company used City Sights DC. We had used Viator in NYC and this service was great so booked it when we were in DC, as well. It was chilly, not your fault of course, but when the bus finally got there, we had to sit upstairs in cold because the bus was filthy in the closed in downstairs and the windows were all grimy! Plus they had mechanical problems and had to pull over and wait for another bus to pick us up! It's condition was just as bad. We saw another Hop on and off bus service that looked so much more updated and new equipment called Big Bus. I suggest you change your Service Provider so that clients like me will book through your service. It was quite expensive for 3 of us at 229.47. We only used it that afternoon from 1:30-4pm as that is when they stop running.We then decided we would rather walk the rest of the time instead of getting back on the next day.
Review by: Helen M, April 2016
This trip was disappointing to say the least, the day tour had no guide and the commentary didn't work either. The saving grace for this company was the Night Tour, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and did her best to show us as much as she could. Without the night tour it would have been very poor value for money.
Review by: zhiguang x, April 2016
It was awful. when we got off to see the sites, our driver and personal told us that a bus would be coming again to pick us up. we waited over an hour and a half in the heat burning from the sun. We will never take this again. they do not inform passengers correctly and they are not very concerned about passengers.
Review by: scott i, April 2016
Employees: Most were great, some were a bit questionable. Some talk way too fast!_br/_ Bus: Couldn't see a thing if one sat in the lower part of the bus. To see, one must sit on the top deck, which lends itself to freezing. Buses don't seem to run too close to a schedule. _br/_ If I were to spend money on a bus tour, to with Big Bus--they are very visible and a bigger company so they either have more buses, or run close to a schedule.
Review by: Tina S, April 2016
The guides were great -- very informative.
Review by: Chud W, March 2016
Our first stop was out to Arlington National Cemetary. We wasted 3 and a half hours on the bus trying to get out there. Terrible service, no help, extremely long waits. Worst use of our money, and we never got back on and had to pay to Uber our next day.
Review by: david, January 2016
Covers access to most of the attractions, although the audio systems on all these buses need upgrades
Review by: Jacqueline G, December 2015
Hop off is great, hop ON is left to chance however. Multiple waits over 45 Minutes week of september 28, busses not stopping, in Arlington we had to take another company's bus, as we were left stranded for good. Night tour was completely overbooked, took ages to organize a second bus and only one supervisor present who was great but all on his own. Most of the time the German recording was not working at all.
Review by: Helen T, December 2015
Granddaughter and I had a great time in DC. The hop on hop off bus tour was great lots of info from guides and so easy to get everywhere
Review by: Verran K, November 2015
The most exiting way to experience Washington.
Review by: John S, October 2015
Great way to get a layout of the sites in Washington DC, especially if you are a first time visitor.
Review by: Heather Y, October 2015
The tour was great We were able to see and do the things we had on our bucket list. However, since our time in DC was when the Pope was in town did make the night tour more difficult. But over all I will use your company again when in a city that I am and need help.
Review by: Latrice A, September 2015
The day tour could have been much better with a guide and knowing what we were looking at, since this was our first time in DC. On the upside, the night tour was awesome along with an awesome tour guide Tamara. She was very entertaining along with her vast knowledge of each place we passed and stopped at. I wont rate this company too low because I enjoyed my experience in NY through this company. However, citysights DC needs some work.
Review by: Flora r P, September 2015
I was very happy with the whole tour bus experience . The tour guides where not only knowledgable but pleasant/ funny as well ..
Review by: Robert M, August 2015
pre recorded narrative that didn't match the location._br/_ Stops not clearly marked_br/_ For the cost---very disappointed.
Review by: Kimberly S, August 2015
Only one bus had a speaker all the rest nobody talked. the gentleman on the first bus we were on was awesome! Really knew his stuff. Our last day we sat un top a bus at the station for almost an hour in the hot 90 degree weather. NOT FUN!. Also just got my credit card bill and you charged me twice for this tour! I am disputing with the CC Company.
Review by: susie9229, July 2015
We had a very challenging and upsetting customer experience one afternoon. The brochure map indicated the correct place to get on the red line was in front of Madame Tussaud's museum in Washington DC. In front of the museum we asked the bus driver if the bus was a 'red line' bus and if there was enough room for 7 people 2 of which were my parents and my father doesn't walk well and needs a cane. He threw up his hands and put his head down on the driving wheel. He then looked at me and said he didn't mean to be a smarty pants. Then my mom showed him the map and was expressing frustration on the pick up point and he then got very agitated and told her Lady, you need to shut your mouth! I told him calmly we'd catch another bus and walked up the street a block and talked with the City Sights tour people and they tried to explain the incorrect map situation. The incorrect map clearly frustrates the drivers as well as the customers. After spending several hundred dollars on a tour that could have been a great experience, it was very upsetting being told to 'shut your mouth'.
Review by: Stacy H, July 2015
The buses seemed to take a while to come to certain stops along the route. And where we had an amazing lady giving great information on one bus, other buses had guides that gave little to no information or it was only a brief audio bit you got to listen to. Will check out another company on my next visit.
Review by: Lakshminarayana J, July 2015
The tour was good and entertaining. Unless you are familiar with the locations and know what you are supposed to visit, you may end visiting the same places multiple times.
Review by: janmesh_desai, June 2015
Hop on Hop off buses should have a covering roof on the upper side as well!
Review by: Donna C, June 2015
DC City tours is a start up company with a lot of maturity to go. Although the people were friendly and tried to be accommodating, the schedules were never on time. We spent a LOT of time waiting for the buses. Then two would pull up at the same time. Would not use them again.
Review by: Loni J, June 2015
Wonderful way to get around town! This is a must for anyone visiting for the first time. You will see all of the most popular sites and monuments, and then you can decide where you want to spend a little more time.
Review by: Karen Y, June 2015
Good hop on hop off tour with 3 different loops. Make sure you do the Night Tour and the Yellow Loop.
Review by: frederick h, June 2015
A good way to get around DC, although a few stops could be better signposted. Much congestion near the Lincoln Memorial. Perhaps a larger colour coding of the front of the buses might help.
Review by: waikapu, June 2015
Easy to connect @ union station from hotel we stayed at F. St
Review by: LorettaG, May 2015
The night tour of Washington with Ralph and Pierre was the best!! Lots of information and laughs
Review by: Nancy A. W, May 2015
Some of the tour guides were good but we had a few that were not very personable. We had to wait over an hour to be picked up at our hotel, and we had to call. They seemed very disorganized and did not follow the schedule they gave us. Their hop on hop off pick up spots were not marked so we had to guess where they were and sometimes run to the bus to get on. The buses did not come as often as indicated in the brochure. I would try another tour company next time. The night tour of the monuments was great.
Review by: CYNTHIA F, May 2015
OK once on the bus, bet finding convenient bus stops a real pain. No signs. Many times no guide. Night tour really good and the added attractions are a great value.
Review by: ittap1233, May 2015
our experience was good except for one thing. THE TOUR GUIDE CONSTANTLY TALKED ABOUT LEAVING A TIP. IT WAS WAY OVERDONE BOTH DAYS AND EXPECIALLY ON THE NIGHT TOUR
Review by: cyanks, April 2015
This was good, however the best part was the ability to chose 2 attractions were great. Highly recomend the Newseum.
Review by: sav2233, April 2015
A bit disappointing at first. The City Sights agent that we first encountered did not know how to process the vouchers. Her supervisor was worse and told us that we could not get the five attractions and suggested I call her office insisting I would get the same answer. I did. Pick Big Bus instead.
Review by: Barbara B, October 2014
the tour was great. the only problems they didn't give us enough time to get off at stops. We missed the White house twice. The other problem I have hip problems and the driver wouldn't give me a hand to help me get off the bus, I had to step in the water once the next time I had to back off bus. A helping hand would have been nice or a bus that came down like public buses . The jazz on the tapes was great _br/_
thank you
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