Big Bus Tours London has announced the expansion of its guiding service on-board its open-top sightseeing bus tours today, guaranteeing 100% live commentary on its most popular hop-on, hop-off route, the Best of Central London (Red Route) in time for the summer season.
The additional guiding, which will see Big Bus Tours providing more live commentary than any other London operator, along with the inauguration of a new route and key changes to existing routes, will launch on Monday 16 July, 2018.
Customers can enjoy a live guided experience in English on every single bus operating the Red Route tour, with entertaining tour guides providing memorable storytelling whilst city visitors discover the most iconic landmarks from Hyde Park to Tower Bridge from their seat. Recorded commentary in 12 languages for non-English speakers remains available on all buses.
Big Bus Tours, the largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours in the world, will also make changes to its London routes, including the launch of a new link.
Departing every 15 – 20 minutes, the new Magical Merlink is a direct connection between Madame Tussauds and Merlin Entertainments‘ Southbank attractions (London Eye, London Dungeon, SEA LIFE London Aquarium and Shrek’s Adventure). It will serve all stops between Baker Street and London Eye, as well as York Road, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Horse Guards and Marble Arch.
The Red Route (Best of Central London) will run on a 5 – 10 minute frequency, heading towards Regent Street with additional stops at Victoria Station and Temple to easily connect with the Green Link. The West Blue will now be a separate route running every 10 – 20 minutes with its terminal at Marble Arch. After its Paddington stop, the tour will continue to the Hilton Metropole Hotel at the top of Praed Street and onto Baker street, before returning to Marble Arch. A new stop at Temple has been added to the Green Link to make route and direction changes far more effective for customers.
A map of the new and updated routes is available to view here, and detailed information about the routes including bus stop locations and departure times can be downloaded here.
Adrian Carter, General Manager for Big Bus Tours in London, said “At Big Bus Tours, we are always looking for ways to lead the market and fuel the spirit of city adventure in our customers. Our live guides provide a warm welcome and fantastic storytelling of London, one of the most historical and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
“Guaranteed live guided tours in English on our Best of Central London route will offer our customers a memorable experience of their visit to the capital and give them the chance to pick up top tips from a local, to discover and explore the city.”
He added, “We are also excited to be launching our new Magical Merlink route enabling visitors to easily connect between Merlin’s top attractions.”
