Big Red Bus

Visiting Sydney any time soon?

I have recently took a trip all the way to Sydney and stumbled on a tourist dream. Being a visitor in the city without a car my family and I found ourselves walking around everywhere. However we also stumbled upon a tour bus that took us everywhere we wanted to go! Being in love with everything London the double Decker open top red bus was a dream!

This bus was so convenient picking us right around the corner from our hotel and took us everywhere that we wanted to go. You bought a ticket on the bus that lasted 24 hours or 48 depending on your ticket choice, and it took you on a guided tour all around the town.

Known as the Sydney Explorer the hop on hop off bus stops at 34 places including: The Opera House, The Rocks, Kings Cross, Darling Harbor, Bondi Beach and obviously the Bridge. Tickets range from $40 for an adult at $25 for a child (for a 24 hour pass) and is well worth the money. Also when you got a ticket you had the option of buying tickets then are there for other popular attraction such as the aquarium (which we took full advantage of) at discounted prices.

When you go onto the bus you were provided with a pair of earphones and you had a choice of sitting inside the bus or out on the open top. You could then plug your earphones in if you wanted to listen to the running commentary, which also had a number of optional languages and a kids option which is a great option if you wanted to just enjoy the view!

It was also a hop on hop off bus. You could get off at one of the tourist attractions, get lunch or maybe a Starbucks and then get on the next bus. The bus goes all around the city but also circles up into the outer suburbs of Sydney to give amazing views all over the city.

The bus also goes down by the harbor so you can see the bridge, opera house  and all around the city. There is also a bus that you can get on that takes you down for a tour of Bondi Beach.

Overall the bus was such a great experience! We were also able to get tickets to the popular attractions such as The Aquarium . Defiantly worth a check out if you are looking for a fun way to get around town.