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Edinburgh Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour + Hard Rock Cafe Entry
Activity Schedule
Key Highlights
- Kids go free offer: Kids go free with a full-paying adult ticket. Offer valid for bookings with travel until March 31st, 2025!
- Personalise your Edinburgh travels with this 24-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket
- Hop on and off as you like to get up close with your favourite attractions
- From Edinburgh Castle to the Farmer’s Market, the trail covers it all
- Enjoy an immersive multilingual commentary on board
- Keep your kids engaged with the ‘Horrible Stories’ commentary
- Check out cool rock memorabilia and enjoy an American meal at the Hard Rock Café, Edinburgh
- Tuck into an authentic American meal with the burger that started it all for the iconic café
- Check out an authentic leather jacket worn by Ringo Starr
- Skip the waiting lines with priority access
- Both printed or smartphone vouchers are accepted!
Overview
Explore Edinburgh with a Hop-On, Hop-Off tour and enjoy a meal at the iconic Hard Rock Cafe. Book now and save the hassle of multiple bookings with this bundle offer.
City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus:
KIDS GO FREE OFFER:** Kids travel free with a full-paying adult ticket until March 31st, 2025! Up to three kids per adult ticket; please add child tickets to your cart when booking.
The popular Edinburgh Hop-on, Hop-off tour lets you explore the historic city at your own pace. Conducted on an open-top double-decker bus, it features strategically located stops, including Edinburgh Castle, John Knox House, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Enjoy engaging audio commentary in multiple languages and the award-winning 'Horrible Histories' commentary for kids in English.
Some of the major attractions covered:
- Waterloo Place
- St. Andrew Square
- Lothian Road
- Grassmarket
- Lauriston Place
- Johnston Terrace
- Lawnmarket
- Chambers Street
- John Knox House
… and more
Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh: Skip-the-Line Ticket:
Check out the coolest collection of music memorabilia at the Hard Rock Café, Edinburgh! Admire the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh, signed by members of the band including Flea and Anthony Kiedis and spend an evening surrounded by all things rock ‘n roll!Bite into the Original Legendary® Burger – a taste of America that comes with a Black Angus steak burger, smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, and a crispy onion ring. A side or fries or a side salad is included too!
Choose from the following options:
- Gold Menu
- Diamond Menu
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
- 24-hour Hop-On, Hop-Off ticket
- Audio guide in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian
- Kid's Commentary in English
- Free headphones and Wi-Fi onboard
- Skip-the-line access to Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh
- One Legendary® Burger
Exclusions
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
- Entrances to attractions, unless specified
Attraction ticket:
- Drinks
- Other courses
Useful downloads
Please note
Voucher information:
You can show your voucher on your smartphone or other devices. (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)
The date chosen is for the attraction ticket. The Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour is valid for 12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking.
Individual vouchers for each activity will be shared with customers within 24 hours of booking.
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
Kids go free offer: Kids go free with a full-paying adult ticket. Offer valid for bookings with travel until March 31st, 2025!
Up to three kids can travel free per adult ticket. Please still add child tickets to the cart when making your purchase.
Voucher Validity:
12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking.
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Timings and stops are subject to change. The updated route map will be available on the buses.
Edinburgh is a functioning city and weather, traffic, and events may occasionally cause disruption.
Stop 7 has moved back to Lawnmarket from its temporary location near the castle.
If you are traveling by cruise, you might want to keep the following details in mind:
- You will need alternative methods of transportation to reach Stop Number 1 - Waterloo Place.
Attraction ticket:
The Legendary® Burger consists of a Black Angus steak burger, smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, leaf lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, and a crispy onion ring.
Customer Reviews
So glad we did this - great way to see so much and stop off where we wanted!
We joined just outside John Knox's house and the driver was friendly and helpful. The audio was excellent and available in a wide range of languages. It was amusing and...
Best way to discover the City. We enjoyed this informative Tour, Staff was very friendly....
Beautiful and covered almost all places...
Great way to get familiar with the city.
Well worth doing as it makes it easy to locate and see the attractions that you want to see....
I seem to have a 'thing' about doing the hop-on-hop-off tours around the world - and yet again this one did not dissappoint. The commentry throughout the journey was excellent...
Great way to see the City; kids loved it too.
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