Bus & coach · LUNCH EXPERIENCES
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 bus tours with lunch worth the money, each with its fare, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you scan the ticket.
Review of Prague’s two-hour Vltava lunch cruise, with buffet dining, live accordion music, landmark views, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Really well organised, very helpful, friendly and attentive staff. Food was excellent - would highly recommend!”
See Naxos by air-conditioned bus, from Demeter’s Temple and mountain villages to Apollonas Bay, lunch, swimming, and the Kouros.
“The trip was amazing. Even though the day before we visited several of the towns it was still an enjoyable trip. So glad we took the trip. Our tour guide Alex, was extremely knowledgeable and informative. A pleasure to have her as a guide. Our bus driver was unbelievable. Felt extremely safe with his driving. Thank you Alex and Vasilis for an unforgettable day on the island of Naxos!”
Explore Naxos by bus, from Demeter’s Temple to mountain villages, pottery, Apollonas Beach, and the ancient Kouros statue.
“Perfect tour for the day beautiful villages in the mountains tour guide thanos was amazing so much information very interesting spiros the bus driver was incredible thank you to both made trip memorable”
Review the Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko bus tour from Tokyo, with Chureito Pagoda, Oishi Park, lunch options, and practical booking advice.
“It was awesome, ir was great experience, I learned alot of things about Japan with Omar the guide, he was very helpful”
Review of the Auckland to Waitomo and Hobbiton day tour, with glowworms, film-set sights, lunch, transport details, value, and practical tips.
“I loved how experienced and knowledgeable the business driver was. He gave us great info about the sites kn the way. The hobbiton was amazing and waitsma cave is great! Improvement is none. Like it all.”
See Prague by bus, foot, and boat with castle walks, Old Town sights, buffet lunch, river views, and expert multilingual guiding.
“Guide was very easy to talk to and very interesting. Fit in a lot of sights in one tour and had a very enjoyable day. The tour involves mainly walking and the boat ride is not until the last hour of the tour. Only downside is you have to make your own way back to hotel from the boat trip. However, our guide called taxis for us and arranged for them to take us to our hotels for a very reasonable price.”
Review of Oahu’s 9-hour circle-island bus tour, with Waimea Falls, North Shore beaches, Byodo-In Temple, lunch, and practical booking tips.
“It was great, deno was a great tour guide. Gave plenty of information, lots of jokes and brought an awesome experience. We unfortunately lost a tire but our guide ensured our safety and we were able to complete the entire tour on a different bus.”
Review of the Cairo by Big Bus day trip from Hurghada, covering transport, guides, pyramids, museum, costs, timing, and who should book.
“Amazing experience but a very long day. We left our hotel around 1.05am but then spent around 2 and a half hours picking up other passengers making an already long journey extremely hard work at around 8 hours in the coach with 1 stRead more”
Review of Paris Bustronome’s glass-roof bus lunch, with four-course French food, landmark views, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“such a fabulous experience. The tour was great. the staff was so nice. The food was delicious. I would highly recommend it.”
Review of Hiroshima and Miyajima’s 8-hour guided tour with Peace Park, museum, ferry, Itsukushima Shrine, and okonomiyaki lunch.
“This was a wonderful / informative / introspective day trip. Seeing the A-bomb dome and museum was a solemn experience. The trip to Miyajima was wonderful! The tori gate and shrine were picturesque! Our guide (Tom san) was very deliberate and made every effort to give us good information. Really appreciated all his help throughout the day! The okonomiyaki lunch in the afternoon was an interesting experience! We loved it. The trip ended with paper peace planes / swans. A wonderful (poignant) experience that we will cherish for many years to come!”
Review of Side’s Green Canyon boat and bus safari, with mountain views, village stops, lunch, practical tips, value, and things to know.
“Would recommend to anyone. I didn't think it was rushed at all and we had a good variety of activities throughout the day. Great value for money.”
Review of London’s vintage bus and Thames cruise, with landmark stops, practical tips, fish and chips option, value, and drawbacks.
“We booked this tour as a way to see the key highlights of London while visiting friends. Our party consisted of 4 adults and 4 children ages 7-10. We were the last group to board the bus, and so sat in the only seats available which were in the front of the bus under roof. The information on the tour was sufficient for our needs / desires and we enjoyed seeing the sights, however we only made two stops on the tour (across the river from the House of Parliament / Big Ben and at St. Paul’s Cathedral) and the single speaker at the front of the bus was not…”
Review of Hato Bus’s 9-hour Tokyo tour, with Meiji Shrine, Asakusa, Odaiba, buffet lunch, English guide, and Skytree views.
“Enjoyed it completely. Our guide was great and even sang special Japanese songs for us. A lot of walking, but could stay on bus or in area if preferred. Would definitely recommend.”
Review of Istanbul to Troy day tour with ferry rides, lunch, expert guides, ruins, Trojan Horse replica, and practical value advice.
“This tour is stressful free. Beyza contacted me a day before the tour the pickup time and the driver arrived punctually. The guide spoke clearly and we have no problem understanding the love story behind the Trojan Horse.”
See Nara’s Great Buddha, deer, and Kasuga Taisha from Kyoto on a six-hour guided tour with lunch and comfortable transport.
“All was great, nothing to improve. Our group was small , so we got impression like with private tour. Transport (van) was very comfortable, guide & driver from HIS travel have been very engaged, peace of visitin different places was also very good adopted to our needs. Many thanks !”
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