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About this activity

When your cruise ship docks in Palermo, enjoy a shore excursion to see the best sights of the city! On this hop-on hop-off bus tour, get to know the true heart of Palermo. Take a short walk to the bus departure point and dive into a world where ancient and modern ruins stand side-by-side. Visit the Politeama Theatre (Teatro Politeama), a beautiful venue home to many great music shows located in the vibrant social center of the city. Visit the botanical gardens near Palazzo Steri and see the city’s central station before visiting the impressive Royal Palace, built by Arab rulers around the 9th century.

Your Palermo hop-on hop-off tour will also take you to the wonderful historical palace called Palazzo Steri, famous for its beautiful wooden ceiling. Discover the fascinating city at your own pace and visit the marvelous Arabian castle, Castello Della Zisa, with its magnificent gardens and fountains -- this is said to be one of the most interesting places to visit in Palermo.

You can hop on and off as many times as you like aboard the open-top, double-decker bus. The two tour routes are interconnected so you can easily change routes depending on your interests. See the Itinerary section below for a full list of stops.

This excursion is located within a 20-minute walk of the cruise port, so you determine the time you return to your ship in Palermo. Please allow yourself ample time to enjoy the excursion and ensure your timely return to the port. This excursion is not covered by our worry-free policy.

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Included

Individual headset with audio commentary

Not included

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
This excursion is not covered by our worry-free policy

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Features

Tourism

100%

Cultural

70%

Aquatic

35%

Reviews

3.4

47

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redldebug

5 | 2017-01-22

The hop on hop off bus took us to all the major sights.

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Karm Sum T

1 | 2016-12-21

The driver didn't complete the route as per the map and screw up my planning. I took the redline from point 1 to 3. My next trip should be point 7 but the driver going the reverse of the loop and back to point 1 without going through 7 and 8.

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Marty P

3 | 2016-11-29

Small city, could hire a private tour just as well. Nothing great or bad on this one...

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clckchan

1 | 2016-11-14

We were told to take the Red line first, which we did. Unfortunately the open deck was full so we have sit in the lower deck. But the windows in the lower deck was covered with semi-transparent materials. We could not see outside clearly. We ended up have to take the route again on the upper deck, which we enjoyed thoroughly. But we had to spend an extra hour on this route and we had very limited time at this port. When we finished the Red line, we wait at the stop for the green line. The worker at the stop told us that the green line bus would not be there for another 30 minutes and we could use the toilet across the street. But we needed to return to the stop 10 minutes prior the bus' arrival. we did as we were told. But it was a long line-up when we returned to the stop. The people waiting at the top had a number ticket in their hands and the worker was calling the number to allow people to get on the bus. We definitely would not be able to get on that bus and we did not have time to wait for the next bus as we had to return to our cruise on time. So it ended up six of us spending 30 CAD each to ride on the red line bus twice. The experience was frustrating and it was really not worth the money at all. I would not recommend this activity for others.

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Frank S

5 | 2016-10-05

This was the way to get around Palermo if you are getting off the cruise ship , less than 10 minute walk.

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Jorma T

3 | 2016-08-17

Went very well,

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