Palermo City Sightseeing: Discover Historic Architecture with Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
3.1
155 Ratings

Explore the historic architecture of Palermo with a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Visit famous landmarks like the Massimo Theatre and Cathedral Monreale. Download the Sightseeing Experience APP for a convenient way to navigate the city.

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Line A - Red (Route)

Operating Schedule: 10:00 – 10:30 – 11:00 – 11:30 – 12:00 – 12:30 – 13:00 – 13:30 – 14:00 – 14:30 – 15:00 – 15:30 – 16:00 – 16:30 – 17:00

1. Via E. Amari, 138
Teatro Politeama

2. Via Vittorio Emanuele, 56
Palazzo Steri

3. Orto Botanico di Palermo
Orto Botanico

4. Stazione Centrale - Pensilina Esterna
Stazione Centrale

5. Indipendenza - Palazzo Reale
Palazzo Reale

6. Via Ruggiero Settimo, 26
Teatro Massimo

Points of Interest

  • Quattro Canti

  • Norman Palace

  • Palazzo Steri - Chiaramonte - Carcere dei penitenziati

  • Cattedrale di Palermo

  • Teatro Massimo

  • Teatro Politeama Garibaldi

  • Orto Botanico di Palermo

Line B -Blue (Route)

Operating Schedule: 12:00 – 13:00 – 14:00 – 15:00 – 16:00 – 17:00

1. Via E. Amari, 138
Teatro Politeama

  1. Giardino Inglese

  2. Villa Malfitano

  3. Castello della Zisa

  4. Mercato del Capo

6. Piazza Giuseppe Verdi
Teatro Massimo

Points of Interest

  • Il Castello della Zisa

  • Capo Street Market

  • Teatro Massimo

  • Teatro Politeama Garibaldi

What's Included
  • Recorded commentary available for an informative tour
  • Flexible Hop-on hop-off tour to explore at your own pace
  • Individual earphones provided for personal audio experience
  • Complimentary use of the mobile ‘Sightseeing Experience’ app
  • Enjoy free Wi-Fi onboard the bus for constant connectivity
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Embark on an enthralling exploration of Palermo with a Hop-on Hop-off tour. Your journey begins outside Politeama Theatre, situated on a square carrying its name. As you travel, behold the illustrious Massimo Theatre, recognized as one of Italy’s largest and renowned opera houses. Marvel at the majestic architecture of the Cathedral Monreale or the breathtaking mosaics inside the Cappella Palatina.

Take advantage of our Sightseeing Experience APP - an intuitive and useful tool to navigate, roam, explore and learn about the city.

The APP boasts an interactive map displaying live locations of buses, the waiting duration at each stop, and your current spot to aid you in reaching the closest stop efficiently.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Grant_c
May 28, 2024
Relaxing - You know what you’re getting with this brand name. Relaxing way to see a bit of the city. Pleasant driver and guide. All good.
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Ctvol64
May 11, 2024
From above - Fun way to see the city. We learned some great facts and found some cute shops. The early morning bus at 10 work well as it wasn’t too hot.
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484rays
May 1, 2024
Informative view of Palermo - Was only a short stay on board but was very informative. The only issue was obtaining the final ticket to my mobile due to lack of internet was solved after a little while.
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Jodie_c
Jun 7, 2024
Didn't make me want to stay. - The bus stops are not where the map says. The audio guide is not very thorough. Times between bus's is not close to what they said they would approximately be.
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Sam_s
May 28, 2024
Great to get acquainted... - Great to get acquainted with Palermo but that’s about it. Could have done the same thing by researching early on but this was a good shortcut.
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Denise
Jun 14, 2024
Choose the Yellow Bus Service! - This vendor is poorly managed, has no signs once you depart from the port to direct you where to catch the bus and the 1st stop is quite a far walk from the port. The timing of the red and blue lines is totally outrageous and will leave you waiting for a long time. Do yourself a favor and purchase from the yellow bus competitor who is strategically located right outside the port and has high volume bus service. You can clearly see who the pros are, and this company is not even a runner up!
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701peterf
Jun 7, 2024
Give them a miss - Choose another outfit. These people can leave you stranded for ages in the sun with nowhere to sit.( as they did with us.) Their map is misleading should you want to go to the market near the railway station. Off hand treatment from the bus supervisor and ladies in the booking office think you are disturbing their day. Most unpleasant experience and the stops are in inconvenient places requiring quite a walk.
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Trondheimer
May 3, 2024
You can skip this one - Long waiting time for the buses. The yellow buses from another company do the sameroutes and appears more often and have a better stop at the Monreale. We took the red line the first day, planning to take the blue line next day. Getting up early waiting for at least an hour we were informed this line did not start before 12 - hard to find this information. You can skip this , or try the other company with yellow buses.
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Theresa_m
May 29, 2024
Do not book the operator - Route not clearly marked. Not enough times. Refused to lower the front of bus to help people get on. Did not announce stops. We did see another bus company who signs we found easily and had approximate times & had more buses.. I normally love hop on & off tours. But not this one.
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Paul_s
May 24, 2024
LEFT STRANDED - We were dropped off in Monreale and told they would be back in the same location at 12:15. We we were at the exact drop off stop at 12:00 and waited for the pickup. At 12:40 I called the provider who swore the were there at 12:15. If so, they were, they were invisible. Perhaps they were somewhere else, not where we were let off. We took a taxi back. The taxi was only 40 Euro and a better choice than hop on hop off.
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