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Vancouver City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
3.5

Vancouver City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

By Gray Line Westcoast Sightseeing
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Choose a hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour of Vancouver to see the city’s top sights—such as Chinatown and Stanley Park—all on your own schedule. Let someone else handle driving and navigation while you take in views from a clear-top bus. Learn about the city from an audio guide along the way, stopping to disembark and reboard at any of the must-see attractions along your selected route. With 24- and 48-hour passes available, this tour offers the ultimate flexibility.
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Ages 3-99
Duration: 1h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Audio guide: German, Korean, Japanese, English, Chinese, French, Spanish
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Highlights
  • Explore Vancouver over the course of 24 or 48 hours
  • Admire unobstructed views aboard the clear-top bus
  • Audio commentary is available in a variety of languages
  • Free app walking tours are included in the tour cost

  • Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour of popular & special areas of Vancouver
  • Audio commentary
  • Free exclusive free walking tours of Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver with the Audiome Tour App
What's not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off

You pick the starting place for your hop-on hop-off tour from any stops along the route. Get off to explore and reboard at any stop along the way. As you go, admire sights from the clear-top bus and learn more from the onboard narration. Stop highlights along the way include Stanley Park, Granville Island, Chinatown, the shopping district, and Historic Gastown. All tickets are valid for 24 or 48 hours, depending on the option you select.

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5313HOP

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Most travellers can participate
  • Ticket valid for 24 hours
  • Stop Frequency depends on season. Summer is every 20-30 minutes and Winter is every 60-70 minutes (subject to change)
  • Recorded commentary available in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese and Korean
  • Visit www.hopmap.ca for up to date schedule.
  • Select Hop-On Hop-Off buses are now equipped to accommodate collapsible/fold-able wheelchairs, walkers and strollers. This enhancement allows all guests to enjoy our Hop-On, Hop-Off tour. However, note that our vintage blue clear-top buses cannot accommodate mobility aids as they do not have the necessary space and safety features.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5313HOP

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    Fabulous Day
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Brian R
Bakersfield, CA241 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
this is a marginal service, unlike other Gray line services we have used. the bus was noisy, hot, marginally clean, with bars across the windows right where you need to look out, right in your line of vision. inexcusable. plus we had to pay $23 to park in some stupid monstrous parking structure run by the city convention bureau, which was real inconvenient to get to the bus..
the salespersons a the bus curb were very unorganized and ill-equipped. the only thing they were good at was taking our $118 for two people at ease. we never got a receipt and i had to threaten the sales turkey with having to ride on the bus with us to show we paid. unbelievable. the day was hot and the air stifling on the open air buses each time we stopped.
the only good thing about our tour was the guide, Sherry Smallwood. she's a winner.
Written August 24, 2022
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Hello, We're very sorry to hear about your experience, we have notified the relevant teams to look into these issues. We would like to hear more from you! Feel free to send us an email at info@glwcs.com. Thank you
Written August 29, 2022
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eyehearttravelling
Buckinghamshire, England297 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
We had tickets for 48 hours booked through our travel agent who advised there were 28 stops. There were about 16 in total on very old buses (they need upgrading as they are uncomfortable and old).
We were unable to use both days as the bus stops running around 5 p.m. We have never been in a city where they stop this early.
Our first hop on and off was run by a lady called Shiela/orLynn who overspoke the commentary and advised that to walk between Gas Town and China Town would need awareness. Thank you lovely lady for the advanced warning.There is no option to listen in any other language other than English.
To summarise - we wish we hadn't used this service.
Written June 23, 2022
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Pyramid42
25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
It cost USD92 for 2 adults (Canadian dollars ring up more, so it was a nice surprise when we realized we'd forgotten about the exchange rate when we handed over our credit card. Glad we have a card with no international fees!)

We hopped on and off most off the day. It was a nice narration (recorded on some, live driver on others) as we drove around, deciding when to get on and off. With just a day to see the city, it was a great way to get the overall view and then make an informed decision on how to spend our time. We sat open top for most of the ride, until it got too cold (in May), then we moved under the plastic roof. I'd recommend it, we took the green tour which was right outside our hotel. There's a blue tour too, but that didn't seem to cover the things we wanted to see.

We stopped and walked around Stanley Park, we came back to Gastown for dinner, we got off to look at the public library (interesting architecture). Main Street/China town seems to back up to East Hastings Drive, which is a street choc full of homeless people - not pleasant! Be aware of your surroundings and stay off that particular street. The rest of Vancouver is pleasant, clean, safe and gorgeous. None of the homeless people did anything, but it just didn't feel safe.
Written May 29, 2022
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Hazel
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020
We were a Party of 5 waiting to be "Tourists in our own town"since Spring 2020 and due to COVID-19 we finally got onboard August 14, 2020. We had a GREAT trip with commentary from Meenu. After Granville Island we were the only passengers and we stayed on board. Meenu never faltered and continued to provide lots of surprising information about the city. Art work around the city that you might easily pass. Why we have blue Fire Hydrants! Sea water! She was also great with all the passengers. She is a very safe driver for this crazy City

The bus was clean, restrictions were in place. Only open air seating was available Everyone wore masks and hand sanitizer was also available
Written August 17, 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to review our service. We are super proud to have Meenu as part of our team. We appreciate all of our local support. Please allow us to host you again in 2021.
Written October 30, 2020
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Jack P
Oakdale, MN7 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
We've taken bus tours in other cities and have never had such a terrible experience as the one in Vancouver. The buses are very old and you can barely hear the narration through the speaker system . The windows on the bus have been removed and replaced with plastic sheeting which made visibility almost nil. A sightseeing bus where you can't see the sights. Additionally, the plastic sheeting was not long enough to cover all the windows so anyone sitting towards the back (it was a rainy day) got a free shower.
There is another company running a Hop On Hop Off bus that costs $10 more. It has real windows and you can actually see out of them, what a revelation!!
Written January 24, 2020
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Dear Jerwin1111, Thank you for taking the time to share your Hop-On, Hop-Off experience and feedback with us. We strive to operate high-quality tours, and with our guests feedback such as yours we are able to improve on areas to help increase positive guest experience. On behalf of Gray Line Westcoast Sightseeing, I sincerely apologize for the disappointing experience. I will be sure to pass along your feedback regarding the bus conditions to our Operations Team, to further look into alternative solutions. We are currently in the planning process of transitioning our Hop-On, Hop-Off fleet into 100% Electric Vehicles. At Gray Line Westcoast Sightseeing we pride in our Hop-On, Hop-Off operating seven days a week, with 18 stops throughout downtown Vancouver. If you wish to share further feedback or information please do not hesitate to contact us directly at 1-877-451-1777 or at guestexperience@glwcs.com. Sincerely, Deanna L. Guest Experience
Written January 27, 2020
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Benny
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
It was my first time visiting Vancouver, I was happy and excited to take the tour for visiting Vancouver main attractions! I reserved the tickets for Park Route (Green Line), which passed through Stanley Park, Granville Island, Burrade Bridge, China Town and Gas Town. In the morning, I was happy that it was a sunny and warm day, which was suitable for travelling. After arriving Canada Place, the bus was quite clean and warm. The windows are clear, and I was happy that I can see the tall trees at Stanley Park through top window. In addition, Meenu was a friendly and knowledgeable driver, she kindly mentioned the map & schedule and reminded the last pick time in order to get on bus on time. During the journey, Meenu gave us the live information and elaborate the key attractive place worth for visiting and phototaking which was crucial for first time traveller in Vancouver. It really worth to join the tour!
Written March 23, 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on our Hop-On, Hop-Off tour. I am super pleased that Meenu was able to provide an excellent tour for you. Please allow us to host you again the the future.
Written October 30, 2020
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Janell H
9 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Not worth your money. we waited two hours to hop on for the first time. At every stop after frw people got off because the lines were obviously going to be a repeat of the beginning. The prerecorded message was ok, but our first driver had given us a few more personal local facts, however, she got off at the first stop and the relief driver made it clear that he was only a relief driver. For $11 as of July 1, you can hop on and off the city bus, tram or seabus and ho anywhere in town you want. Do that!
Written July 1, 2022
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Dear Janell H, We're very sorry that you did not have the experience you expected. We have forwarded your review to our operations team to ensure our tours run as smoothly as possible. If you have any further comments or concerns please email info@glwcs.com. Thank you
Written July 5, 2022
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Bet51
Orlando, FL83 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
We have ridden on Hop on Hop off buses all over the world. Most are phenomenal experiences. This tour was one of the worst that we experienced. The equipment is old and needs some TLC. The drivers were all over the map. The first driver was good. She supplemented the narrative which was often blocks behind the location of the bus. The next driver had no narrative turned on and seemed to run over every curb in Vancouver. He was also abrasive when we asked questions. We left this bus for a break. The next driver was great to a point. He waited for us while we ran to the stop. He carried a great narrative as the canned narrative did not seem to be working. He made excellent suggestions for Stanley park and places to eat. Unfortunately he stranded us (and a lot of other people) at stop number 8 - Granville Island, because he was going directly from 8 to 16. We planned a nice tip for him but after being dumped at stop 8, he got none, We left the bus to wait 30 minutes on one that would take us near our hotel. There was no queue management and the driver of this bus had to manage the crowd. For a tour of Vancouver, I recommend that you find someone that cares about their customers.
Written July 17, 2022
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Dear Bet51, We're very sorry and disappointed that you did not have the experience you expected. If you have any further comments or concerns please email info@glwcs.com. Thank you
Written July 19, 2022
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Jody H
2 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Did the 2 day hop-on. Have done hop-hop-off all over the world with wonderful results. Have even done Vancouver several years ago & it was great. This time however they have changed things up NOT for the better!! Tours are now done in broken down old school buses with a plastic roof and windows and nooo legroom & I’m not even tall…very uncomfortable especially men with longer legs!! We luckily had good weather so they rolled up the plastic windows & roof and we could see out. However if it was chilly & raining (which Vancouver is famous for!) there would be NO way you could see anything. The bad news for us was my daughter and 2 other people sitting in front & behind her got absolutely covered with bird poop. I know that’s not their fault but considering the amount of dries poop on the seats the need to keep the roof portion closed. at all times (definitely wear a hat. The worst was one driver named Paul we had the 2nd day who refused to let people on the bus at Granville Island where we had already been waiting 55 minutes for another bus. He started screaming at everyone “I’ve gotta go, I’ve gotta go and he drove off leaving approx 20 people waiting when there was 11 empty seats on the bus!! The buses are also in poor repair with this same one with the obnoxious driver sounding like there were NO brakes left screeching so loudly & taking huge distances to stop felt we all felt very unsafe. On top of he tried to use the intercom and it kept getting different radio stations being picked and the tape wouldn’t work so we couldn’t hear or understand anything he was saying. Someone complained and he just said “tough!!” He needs to find another line of work. Won’t use them next time I visit Vancouver 🙁
Written June 27, 2022
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Dear Jody H, We're very sorry that you did not have the experience you expected. Our operations team are investigating and working towards a solution. If you have any further comments or concerns please email info@glwcs.com. Thank you
Written June 29, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Flopsynz
Gold Coast, Australia100 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
Really enjoyed this tour.
When we travel, we typically always book a hop on hop off tour for the first or second day, so we can get an overview of the city.
Whilst Vancouver's one doesnt come on a double decker like other cities (as we found out due to the overhanging trolleybus lines) it was still as good and informative as ever.

We travelled on a combination of 3 busses, and had 3 different drivers. WE ended up with 3 very different experiences.
We picked our first bus up from Canada Place, for the first bus of the day, and the commentary was over the p.a system pre recorded. it was a little behind how the bus was moving, however we still learnt alot. We rode this bus through to stop 11 (the Sandman Hotel).
The second bus we picked up shortly after from the Sandman Hotel and rode through to Stanley Park. This driver was really good. there was no P.A system as the driver gave commentary and interacted with the guests. this made for such a better experience as the personal comments topped off the normal script.
The last bus we took from Stanley Park through to Gastown. Again the driver did the commentary however he spent more time focusing on how he moved from Europe to Canada and interacting with where guests were from, that we missed out on what we thought would have been more useful local knowledge.

Overall, would highly recommend this tour as a starting point for anyone heading to Vancouver.
Written August 4, 2022
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Dear Flopsynz, We're very happy to hear that you had an amazing time exploring Vancouver and Stanley Park on our Hop-On, Hop-Off Sightseeing tour! We hope to see you on our tours in the future. Thank you
Written August 5, 2022
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