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    City Explorer Liverpool

    1,344 Reviews
    #18 of 78 Tours in Liverpool
    Tours, Hop-On Hop-Off Tours, City Tours
    Open Now: 10:00 - 15:30
    Gower Street | Albert dock, Liverpool L20 8AB, England
    Open today: 10:00 - 15:30
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    The Open Top City Explorer brings the best of Liverpool to you at an unbeatable price. The tour has been carefully designed to give you the freedom to explore many of Liverpool's top attractions. We have a qualified local tour guide on-board giving...more
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    Gower Street | Albert dock, Liverpool L20 8AB, England
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    Reviewed 2 days ago
    Fantastic!

    Absolutely fantastic tour showcasing the best of Liverpool and helps you get a feel to where you are in the area! First time visiting Liverpool, great experience and great tour guides with friendly bus drivers!

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank 971TomB971
    Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile
    Kids loved

    The kids had wanted to ride on top of a double decker bus. They really enjoyed it even tho it was freezing! It does a loop of the city and gives a running commentary however I did find it rather expensive.

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank N H
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    A useful way to get your barings in Liverpool

    The guide you get on the tour makes all the difference. Chris is a natural comedian (like a lot of scousers) & made the trip an interesting one. My tip would be to do the whole trip (doesn't take long) then go round again &...More

    Date of experience: January 2019
    1  Thank Dave D
    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Great way to see city

    From the moment we got on the bus Matt and Dave entertained us . It was a great way to see the city and so informative but made us laugh aswell . We did the whole tour to start with and then went round again...More

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank AJMHS
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Gary Friday

    We went to Liverpool on a day out.Had a lovely meal in a pub and then went on the City Explorer.we could not have picked better.Gary Friday and driver Alex were top class. Gary was friendly, very informative ,very very, good.I would definitely recommend this...More

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank DianeWalton
    ann m, Manager at City Explorer Liverpool, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

    Thanks for the great review. We'll pass on your compliments to Gary and Alec.

    Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile
    AMAZING!!!!!!

    I hired a bus for my wedding guests to take them from venue to venue and a tour. All of my guests loved it. Timing was great got them where they needed to be when they needed to be. Tour guide was great everyone was...More

    Date of experience: December 2018
    Thank rmtrafford
    ann m, Manager at City Explorer Liverpool, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

    I'm glad we could be a part of your big day. Congratulations!

    Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile
    Liverpool- Matt and Dave

    Tour guide Matt and Driver Dave were an absolute blast! From the second we walked on the bus they were friendly and making us laugh! This is the 4th hop on hop off bus we have done throughout our travels in Europe and this was...More

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank Carlietiller
    ann m, Manager at City Explorer Liverpool, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

    Thanks very Much- Matt and Dave will be glad to hear you enjoyed yourselves so much.

    Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile
    Fab tour

    Dave the driver is a legend and Matt is the banter king! Fab tour, really friendly and helpful. Good for hopping on and off.

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank Pippa G
    ann m, Manager at City Explorer Liverpool, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

    Thanks very much for the great review. I'll pass on your compliments to the dynamic duo!

    Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile
    Outstanding tour!!

    We visited Liverpool for a match at the end of December 2018, we used the bus on a few occasions throughout our stay. Our first tour guide wasn't the best but still full of knowledge. Our second guide Gary Friday (on a saturday) was absolutely...More

    Date of experience: December 2018
    Thank NikkiLC2019
    ann m, Manager at City Explorer Liverpool, responded to this reviewResponded 2 weeks ago

    Thank you for taking the time to write such a great review of our tour! Gary will be pleased to hear you enjoyed his commentary.

    Reviewed 9 December 2018
    Excellent Tour

    On a cold December morning, we joined our City Explorer bus and set off on our tour of Liverpool. We left the bus at the Christmas markets by St Georges Hall and after looking around the market we rejoined another tour bus. The guide on...More

    Date of experience: December 2018
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    ann m, Manager at City Explorer Liverpool, responded to this reviewResponded 11 December 2018

    Glad you had such a great time in Liverpool! Thanks for taking the time to give us such a great review.

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    Response from campochica | Reviewed this property |
    Hi Mary, The tours are from 10am until 4.30pm. I'm not 100% sure but maybe outside the Adelphi Hotel or the library would be your nearest pick up. The staff at the hotel should know. I would strongly advise visiting the... More
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    Response from slboy | Reviewed this property |
    Yes and on some tours the ticket is valid for 24 hours from the time purchased , so you can if you like , ( I went on a tour at 5 pm , on a Tuesday , so my ticket was valid till the Wednesday at 5 pm ,, so could of used it... More
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