Tantivy Blue Coach Tours
Tantivy Blue Coach Tours
Tantivy Blue Coach Tours
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
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About
Tantivy Blue Coach Tour Company. Founded 119 years ago. We have been a family-owned business for several generations. Our management team have over 150 years of coaching experience. All our uniformed driver/ guides are well versed and provide live commentary about Jersey and its unique history. Our modern fleet of coaches and minibuses range between 16 and 43 seats, some vehicles offer, air conditioning and seat belts.
St. Helier, Jersey
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Travellers' Choice
2023
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Lorraine V
7 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
We took the half day tour around the island on our first day, to get our bearings & we weren’t disappointed. Our driver Manuel was funny & informative & enabled us to gain a taster of where we wanted to go back to explore with more time. There were some shorter stops for photos & also 2 slightly longer stops which enabled time indulge in the local hospitality. I would recommend.
Written 1 November 2023
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centre-of-the-line
Burghill, UK101 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
We were collected and then had to wait for half an hour near liberation square for other people going on coach. Old coach, not much leg room and bounced all over the place. We paid £55 & whilst driver had some good talking points it was not hood value. Some of the places we went the toilets were disgusting and a shocker. All day tour, 2 x stops of 45 minutes plus lunch stop if 1 hour. Your actually started at 10:25 and finished around 3:30.m - yes actually driving around for 2 hours!
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Get a bus ticket
Written 21 September 2023
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Helen G
1 contribution
Aug 2023
We took a half day tour with your company and a customer on the coach was ill. I was very disappointed with the drivers attitude as he pulled over told him and his partner to get cleaned up in the toilet and left them stranded on the road. The toilet was locked and they had to find another way of Getting back to their hotel.
The driver’s attitudes was very aggressive when they got off as he said he would have to clean up. When we passed the seat there was nothing to show any problems.
The driver’s attitudes was very aggressive when they got off as he said he would have to clean up. When we passed the seat there was nothing to show any problems.
Written 13 August 2023
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carolina
Luton, UK9 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
We went on a bus tour to see the island. We were told that we would see some nice places and we had an hour and a half for lunch.
We stopped in Gorey for 15 minutes which is no time to visit and was told that there was a castle with over 100 steps not sure how we could fit this in 15 minutes.
We went round the parishes of Jersey but we thought we would see scenic places but we were driven to rich peoples houses. We could hardly hear the commentary as it was distorted.
The next stop was not until 2 hours later and we really need a toilet stop. We drove through St Aubin which looked nice but we did not stop there but stopped at St Brelade where there was hardly anything there and we only had 45 minutes to go for lunch at a cafe which was packed. The view at the beach was nice. We stopped at a rock face where the surface was rocky and there was nothing really there to see. Some people did not venture far because of the rocky surface. We had 30 minutes there but most people went back to the coach. We are not sure why we had more time there then in Gorey.
We got back at 3 p.m but we were told that we would get back at 5 p.m.
I would not recommend this tour as it was not as we were told by the nice lady who sold us the tickets.
We should have asked for our money back.
We will not be visiting Jersey either as it was not as we expected. There are so nice places and it is clean, tidy and people are friendly and courteous.
Jersey is stuck in the old times. There are no good shops and houses are extortionate prices. The pubs close at 11 p.m and there are no late takeaways.
Jersey is a place for the rich and famous and nothing for tourists
We stopped in Gorey for 15 minutes which is no time to visit and was told that there was a castle with over 100 steps not sure how we could fit this in 15 minutes.
We went round the parishes of Jersey but we thought we would see scenic places but we were driven to rich peoples houses. We could hardly hear the commentary as it was distorted.
The next stop was not until 2 hours later and we really need a toilet stop. We drove through St Aubin which looked nice but we did not stop there but stopped at St Brelade where there was hardly anything there and we only had 45 minutes to go for lunch at a cafe which was packed. The view at the beach was nice. We stopped at a rock face where the surface was rocky and there was nothing really there to see. Some people did not venture far because of the rocky surface. We had 30 minutes there but most people went back to the coach. We are not sure why we had more time there then in Gorey.
We got back at 3 p.m but we were told that we would get back at 5 p.m.
I would not recommend this tour as it was not as we were told by the nice lady who sold us the tickets.
We should have asked for our money back.
We will not be visiting Jersey either as it was not as we expected. There are so nice places and it is clean, tidy and people are friendly and courteous.
Jersey is stuck in the old times. There are no good shops and houses are extortionate prices. The pubs close at 11 p.m and there are no late takeaways.
Jersey is a place for the rich and famous and nothing for tourists
Written 2 August 2023
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Chris K
Lincolnshire109 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Did the half day island tour which basically did a clockwise route from St Helier all around the coast. The driver (Manuel ) was from Madeira and was very annoying. He bleated on repeatedly about Brexit and how things were worse for him on the British Island and how everything was more expensive. Frankly most of the coach party being British, were not too happy with someone berating our country leaving the EU.
Written 1 August 2023
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Pamela J
Benfleet, UK114 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
We found this coach company through a leaflet in our hotel and so glad we did as we had a really lovely trip. They do full day and half day island tours and we opted for the half day one as the full day one also stops for morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea we didn’t want to do that as we just wanted the coach tour. We purchased our ticket from a kiosk in Liberation Square for £20 each. We were told where and when to meet the coach and what number it would be as on one coach the commentary was in English and one was in French. The tour lasted about 4 hours and went all around the coastline. We had three stops. The first was for about 30 minutes at St. Brelade’s Bay which was really beautiful, the second for only about 10 minutes at the Corbiere Lighthouse - which was plenty of time just to have a look and take some photos and thirdly for about 40 minutes at Gorey Harbour. We were lucky that we had good weather which obviously makes a lot of difference to the overall experience. We felt that this was a great way to see all the highlights of the island in one afternoon as well as learning some history and information. Our driver Manuel was both friendly and humorous and also a good driver. I would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Jersey especially for their first time.
Written 26 July 2023
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Anniemumoftwo
Hamilton, UK86 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Had great expectations of this tour and ratings were very good. Arrived in plenty time, booked and and were advised that the English tour would be on specifi bus number. Duly wated, bus turned up and we boarded. On departure the bus driver announced that it was a mixed coach of French and English and as such commentary would be in both languages. Nut great I’m afraid, neither for English or French. English commentary was ran before we even reached landmark, sometimes it was already half way through and French not until they had passed landmark. Island is beautiful and the coast is divine, However on a coach for 4 hours it would have been nice to have a better understanding of route in timely manner.
Value for money, yes just driver who missed out on tip!
Value for money, yes just driver who missed out on tip!
Written 20 July 2023
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ChiefyChuckles
Great Ayton, UK280 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Did the half day tour of the island. No need for the full day tour. Driver was a good commentator, and a great driver on those narrow lanes. Only fault was the short length of stops. Generally only time for the bathroom and a snack on the go!
Would recommend it as an introduction to Jersey.
Would recommend it as an introduction to Jersey.
Written 18 July 2023
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Jennifer C
Chester, UK49 contributions
Jun 2023
The trip was really full of information with the drivers own take on things and funny little bits of information of what it is like to live on Jersey his knowledge was excellent.
Written 3 July 2023
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Dave
7 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
What a fantastic bus company, travelled with them from the Merton Hotel to Jersey Airport. Due to the rush etc and traffic around the hotel the bus driver was swamped with baggage etc. I had to help an old couple on to the bus as they were struggling. When we arrived at the airport I assisted the older couple off and into the airport. When I joined the queue to check in I realised I had left my rucksack on the bus and it had already left the airport. The airport reception called the company and the bus driver returned with his passengers to return my bag (wallet, car keys, iPads etc all in it). Cannot thank them enough must be the only coach company who would do that… Brilliant…..
Written 3 July 2023
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BONJOUR, nous venons sur l' ile le 21 et 22 septembre, le bus serait t' il disponible se jour là et comment seront les horaires, la visite est elle interessante et commentée en Français.
Je souhaiterais aussi peut etre voir les faucons. Passeront on par là. Merci, d avance.
bonjour,
nous voudrions aller à St Héliez de St Malo pour la journée, lundi 19 mars 2018, faites-vous le tour se l'île ce jour là, merci, cordialement, Flore
Christopher L
Jersey, UK
Hi there, thank you
Yes we should have the tour de l'ile, please come and see me
on arrival at 08.20 my name is Ricardo and I will be outside
the terminal by the blue coaches.
I look forward to see you
Regards
Ricardo Reis
Norgemoose
Livermore, CA17 contributions
We arrive at airport at 8:35 Am and have until 4:55 Pm flight. Do you have a half day tour as your all day tour would cause us to miss flight. How far is it to tour start from airport? Are there other tour companies that have off and on tours. Sandy aHolz
Anne M
Canberra, Australia192 contributions
There is a half day tour.
All tours depart from Liberation Square.
I suggest you contact tour company.
Anne
jackade86
Newhaven, UK27 contributions
Can we book from a guest house all the other people are at hotels
Michaelangelo54
Liverpool23 contributions
Tintavy is such a friendly company I am sure they will do their utmost to accommodate your request.
Does anyone know if tantivy do the 12 parish challenge? If so, what's the usual price?