City Half Day Tour of Miami by Bus with Sightseeing Cruise
Miami, USA
- 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Secure your ticket in advance, and explore Miami by land, and sea on this half-day tour by bus and boat. Hop aboard an open-top double-decker bus to explore Miami Beach, downtown Miami, Coconut Grove, Little Havana, and more. Then, discover Millionaire’s Row, Star Island, Palm Island, Hibiscus Island, and more by boat.
- See Miami hotspots by land and sea
- Stress-free package ideal for first-time visitors
- Ride through Miami Beach, Little Havana, and sail past Millionaire's Row
What's Included
- Miami Bus Tour
- Miami Boat Ride of Star Island
- Optional Free time for lunch time and or shopping time
- Air Conditioned Bus- Please note the downstairs of the bus is airconditioned but the stairway is not
- Food and drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Lunch
- Gratuities- optional but appreciated
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 305 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
305 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, Fl 33139 Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your tour time. Rebooking fee may apply.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Your half-day, group tour of Miami will cover loads of ground, and water, and will introduce you to the key areas and most popular spots in town. You’d never be able to see this much of the city in a half-day if you organized it yourself, or learn as many facts about the area as you will from your guide.
The tour leaves hourly, so you have the flexibility to start when you like. You’ll easily meet your open-top bus on Lincoln road, and then get settled into your air-conditioned seat. You’ll see South Beach and downtown from the bus, then stop off at Little Havana where you can buy some refreshments, or cigars.
From here your guide will escort you to your tour boat, which also has food and drink available to purchase. You’ll pass several landmarks and hear all about them on your approximately 90 minute ride.
You can do some shopping at Bayside Market at the end, plus stop at another scenic spot for some photos.
The tour leaves hourly, so you have the flexibility to start when you like. You’ll easily meet your open-top bus on Lincoln road, and then get settled into your air-conditioned seat. You’ll see South Beach and downtown from the bus, then stop off at Little Havana where you can buy some refreshments, or cigars.
From here your guide will escort you to your tour boat, which also has food and drink available to purchase. You’ll pass several landmarks and hear all about them on your approximately 90 minute ride.
You can do some shopping at Bayside Market at the end, plus stop at another scenic spot for some photos.
1
Miami Double Decker
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
South Beach (Pass By)
Downtown Miami (Pass By)
2
Little Havana
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Miami Tours
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Star Island (Pass By)
Coconut Grove (Pass By)
4
Bayside Marketplace
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
5
Wynwood Walls
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
MacArthur Causeway Bridge (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Bring your cameras, lots to see
- Comfortable attire recommended
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 71 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (11)
Q:Will the City Half Day Tour of Miami by Bus with Sightseeing Cruise pick me up at my hotel in Miami?
A:Hotel pickup is not available. The shuttle conveniently departs from 305 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.
May 2022
The answers provided are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
The driver on the bus tour was superb at pointing out places to look at along the way. It was educational as well as entertaining. The boat tour was great! The staff was very good at pointing out points of interest. We had a good time! Glad we did it!!
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Terrible communication, bus driver failed to pick the whole group up from last stop. Had to Uber back to office. Manager hung upon us 3 times. Never offered to compensate for Uber.
Do not book with this company. Highly unprofessional and unorganized. Tour left over 45 minutes late. Then stranded a group of us when the bus never picked us back up! When we called the office to find out when the bus was coming, they told us to call back in 10 minutes. Then, close the office and quit taking phone calls. When we returned via Uber to the office the door was locked, but we could clearly see employees at the counter, who told us they'd be with us in a moment, then, sprinted into the back room, shut off the lights and disappeared. The tour itself was okay. There was no air conditioning in the lower level of the bus. There were broken windows and it was dirty. The tour guide did their best, but it was very difficult to hear. And english was clearly not their first language. Do not book with this company.
Driver was more focus on taking us to his friends places for drinks and food. No clear direction to board the cruise.
Absolutely horrible experience. Our tour was supposed to leave at 1:00 p.m., and at 2:15 p.m., we were still waiting. There were no apologies or explanations—just yelling, cursing, and complete chaos. We eventually decided to leave. I absolutely do not recommend this company. Negative five stars!
Interesting sites, but we were on top and could hardly hear the guide. Also, everyone on top many times had to duck due to low tree branches were were driving under.
being dropped off at Bayside we were marched off through the underground carpark and rushed up to a restaurant. Told that the boat was down the bottom of the stairs outside. The boat was not there and we asked a crew member is this our boat to be told no it was over the other side of the marina. back from the boat trip we had trouble finding the flags for the pickup but were told our buss didn't pick up from there. time was now short and by shear luck I spoke to a ticket information man who was able to help us. He escorted us out of the complex to where the coach was going to pick us up. As an 86 yr old and my wife 75 yr old needing a walking stick we were not happy with the lack of clear instructions.
The bus tour was perfect, saw and learned alot. The water taxi was not as great we were tokd to wait/check in 15 min before 1pm yet the water taxi didnt arrive until it was time to leave.
Our tour supposed to include a boat tour but they cancelled the boat ride without telling us about the cancellation. We waited for 2 hours for the boat that never show up.We had to buy another boat ride which cost us another $57. The front desk shows no urgency to the people in line about the tour. I hear them behind talking in the but noone is coming to out to tend the customer in front. Upon learning from other boat tour provider, they dont pay the boats giving their the rides.
The tour was fun and informative, gave us areas of where we wanted to go back and spend more time during our visit.
This bus trip should be done on the first day of getting to Miami Beach. It gives you a good sneak peek to a place you want to go back again and spend more time on.
I would not book with this company again. The bus was old and the seats missing pieces and not very clean. Almost missednout on the boat tour because of lack of communication with the boat captain
It's a great way to see some of the neighborhood , although a stop at the beach would have made it better.
It was a bit rushed - half a day tour is not enough. The buses are not well maintained. Carpets were rundown, there were no fans and the tour guide was a bit unfriendly and at one point, did not give the sample coffee (visit to Havana) to our other companions in the group. Boat tour was okay, although we got tired of looking at rich people's mansions along the river. Perhaps if there were interesting landmarks other than people's houses, it would have been educational. A cool bottle of water would have been appreciated esp in the sweltering afternoon heat.
Overall the experience was okay if we overlooked the inconveniences. If you sit on top on the bus, be prepared to be slapped in the face/head with branches and leaves. One branch smacked my daughter hard and left her in pain. The bottom inside of the bus had no AC and windows were shut on this 90 degree sunny day. The speakers were horrible at the top so we couldn’t hear much of the tour or driver’s instructions. Everyone appeared to be just as lost as us when we made stops for pictures/drinks/food. One family was left behind due to poor instructions. Halfway through, we were walked to our boat cruise. No instructions were given on our pickup spot after the boat cruise. Many of us were left stranded after the boat portion. No response to my messages sent in the app to the tour guide. I goggled and found a number to the Miami Tours and the lady hung up in my face while I was explaining to her that our group is lost and looking for our bus to pick us up. I called back a 2nd time, she told me to tell the group to wait, a bus would be there in 1 hour in a half. This was around 5pm after having been in the hot sun on the tour since 12pm. Many families including mine ended up paying for our own rides back to drop off point. Try another company. I saw other buses with shaded tops on the bus to prevent branches smacking you in the face and provide some shade from the sun. The other buses looked newer and nicer. The boat cruise was an old private ship looking boat that looked like it needed work or you would find at a carnival fair. It was hideous. It’s not the nice boats you see on the photos.
NO AC on the bus as advertised, it was extremely uncomfortable in Miami of all places. The windows will not open and are dirty and cracked , did not take any photos for that reason. This company needs to do better.
We had a very nice tour guide. However, the tour started 45 minutes late which caused us shorter times at the planned stops. I was disappointed that we only got 15 minutes at Waywood when it should have been 30 minutes and only 30 minutes in Little Havana when it should’ve been an hour. It didn’t leave us much time to explore or even grab lunch. Also, don’t plan for air conditioning inside the bus. There was none. It was hotter inside than sitting on top.
Covered all basics, and thats all. Stops at commision should be avoided in my opinion, overall an ok excursion, but could be improved.
The tour company only told us, while checking in, that the boat portion of the tour had been cancelled but we could come back tomorrow for that portion: we had flights the next day and could not return - no credit, partial refund, nothing offered.
Bus was not air conditioned. It was old with cracked windows. It ran 30 minutes behind. The narrator was hard to understand. It did not stop at all stops. One locale was closed. Owner unapologetic. Boat was slightly better. But also hot, older, and narrator hard to understand, especially constantly switching between English and Spanish. Sights, however, were moderately interesting.
It was great, but the driver never picked us up to bring us back to the location where we were picked
The tour was nice. Our guide, Pablo, was awesome. However, air conditioned bus was questionable, lol.
Everything was great and I would recommend this experience to anyone in Miami, I really enjoyed the tour
First off FALSE ADVERTISING. The bus had zero air conditioning and 2 very big emergency exit windows were swinging, had broken glass and slamming back and forth. Complete hazard especially if a child were sitting near them and got a finger or arm in there. So the bus was super HOT. You could not understand the guide with either how he talked in the microphone or speaker system. So you are touring spots and have no idea what he is saying. May as well have been a digital recording and maybe we would have had a chance to understand what sights we were seeing. We got dropped off at the Bayside Market to explore and get on our next tour via boat ride. The photos advertised first of all was a nice conservative looking white double decker boat. When the tour guide on the bus was dismissing us off the bus, he told us to go to the PIRATE SHIP at 1:15p for our 1:30p boat tour. It was never advertised as a CHEESY PIRATE SHIP. Then we wait in the line in the Miami heat just to be told by that company that they no longer as of 3 days do business with the Miami bus tour company because they haven’t been paying them. So many of us that purchased this tour through the Miami Tours.com were very upset. We had to pay for our own transportation back to the meet up spot in front of their business which low and behold had closed its doors. They weren’t receiving phone calls and just abandoned their establishment. We filed a dispute and We hope to be getting a refund but won’t know for a week. Best ad use is to find a reputable business or uber/lyft yourself to the sites you want to see. There are also plenty of onsite tours right at the Bayside area. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH MAIMI TOURS.COM. How aweful and such a waste of our travel time and experience
Don’t waste your money on this tour,there is better ways of seeing Miami
Guide was rude
Bus was in a very bad way (front window smashed with barrier tape over front
Rushed everywhere and taken to places for samples and end up having to pay for them so if you book this tour and have a mojito it will cost (3 non alcoholic and one alcoholic nearly $60 (not explained there is a charge)
Boat trip ok and quite informative but on a very old boat.
Overall could have done everything at our own pace using buses for a fraction of the cost and without the rudeness and obsession with the colour stickers they give you to make sure your supposed to be on the bus
Staff in shop not interested and also rude and just giggle at each other
The tour did not match what was advertised on the website, and it was a disappointing experience overall.
The biggest issue was that there was no air conditioning on the lower level of the bus. On top of that, passengers were not allowed to bring food or drinks onboard. Given the lack of air conditioning, not being allowed to bring a bottle of water was unreasonable and made the ride very uncomfortable.
The ticket office also does not have a restroom, which would have been helpful to know before arriving.
Another disappointment was the amount of walking. The tour involved much more walking than what was described in the "What's Included" section for the Miami/Miami Beach tour. This made it difficult for my 80-year-old mother.
The one highlight was the staff. Both the bus tour guide and the boat tour guide were knowledgeable, friendly, and provided interesting information throughout the tours. The boat tour was enjoyable and was the best part of the experience.
Unfortunately, the end of the day left a bad impression. While I was helping my 80-year-old mother into my van, another bus tour driver from another bus company repeatedly honked at us while we were parked, despite seeing that I was assisting an elderly passenger. The interaction was unnecessary and unprofessional.
Overall, I would not recommend this tour, especially for families with elderly travelers or anyone expecting the experience described on the website. The boat tour is the only part I would recommend.
Very good tour. Enjoyed the site. The tour rep was lively and made the trip enjoyable. Boat tour on pirate ship was also very good. Only recommendation please fix the air conditioner on the bus. Most passengers sat upstairs. You’d get many more customers.
It’s all going Alrite until we got left that the marketplace cause their bus broke down and had to pay 60 dollars in a taxi would not recommend
This tour is waste of money. Zero value for money. The original tour was 3 hrs 30 min which they brought down to 2 hrs 30 min out of which 45 minutes wasted in ice cream shop and lunch stop. There was no commentary at all. Buses are having uncomfortable seating. They told there is AC on first level which was false.
Waited in line where signs said to wait and others ignored and walked to the street. Was told by staff we would get on first and we were the first ones there. Well, it didn’t happen and everyone on the street got on first so I waited “in line” for nothing. Also the guy who was our guide (not the bus driver, he was fine) talked about getting drunk on the stops and my kids were convinced he was drunk. When we got dropped off for the boat part of the cruise he disappeared on us twice. The first time maybe he forgot something but who knows. We were all looking for him wondering where he was then we saw him running towards us from the bus. Wasn’t impressed with the guide at all. Also we were supposed to get a double decker bus and ended up with a single deck bus with no shade from the sun. There were no awnings on the bus like the other ones. Also did not expect to be on an old pirate boat, but a much nicer one. Itinerary didn’t mention a pirate boat either. Paid ahead of time for this trip and then was told when got there would owe a service charge. Totally unexpected as it wasn’t mentioned on the website (at least I didn’t see it) that I would owe more money when I got there.
Little Havana a must see.. great gift shop and coffee
Great tour, beautiful history, awesome boat ride on the pirate ship..
Bring rain poncho just in case of rain
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