City Sightseeing Bute

21/06/2024

🚌 Did you know? The gardens at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute span over 300 acres, featuring a variety of themes including a rock garden, kitchen garden, and a pinetum with some of the tallest trees in Britain! Join us as we wander through these enchanting landscapes, each corner telling its own story of botanical artistry.

👉 Book your journey with us today at https://citysightseeingbute.com/

13/06/2024

Discover Rothesay Castle with Bute Tour Bus! 🏰🚍
Did you know Rothesay Castle is one of the few circular castles in Scotland, complete with a surrounding moat? This medieval fortress has been a royal residence and has withstood numerous sieges, including Viking attacks!

Hop on the Bute Tour Bus for a journey through history. Book now at https://citysightseeingbute.com/

30/05/2024

❗️No Service today (Thurs 30 May)❗️

Unfortunately due to a technical fault on our bus we are unable to run our open top service today.

We hope to have this resolved by tomorrow but will keep you updated via our socials. Any pre-bookings will be contacted and refunded.

We apologise for this inconvenience

24/05/2024

🚍🥳 We’re Back for the Summer! 🥳🚍

The first Bute tour bus of the season has officially hit the road! ✨

Today marked the beginning of another fantastic season of tours around the beautiful Isle of Bute, with our friendly and knowledgeable driver Iain at the helm!

Whether you're a local resident or a visitor, the Bute tour bus offers an incredible way to explore the island 📸🌅

Book your tour now at https://citysightseeingbute.com/

02/05/2024

🚌✨ We’e on our way!! The Bute Open-Top Bus Tours Return on May 24th! ✨🚌

We're thrilled to announce that our Bute Open-Top Bus Tours will be back on May 24th! See the wonderful island of Bute from the best seat in town – the open top bus. 🌟

🎟️ Tickets are available now! Don’t miss out on the fun, book your spot today and experience Bute like never before!

https://citysightseeingbute.com/book-now/

26/09/2023

🍁Farewell for now! ❄️

As the summer sun sets on our incredible tours, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who hopped on board this season! ☀️😎

Massive thank you to Iain and Kevin, our wonderful driver guides - and all the team who kept our bus touring all summer!

But don't worry, the adventure continues! We can't wait to welcome you back in Spring 2024 for more unforgettable moments.

Did you capture some memories during your tour this summer? We'd love to see your snapshots! 📸 Don't forget to tag us in your photos or send them to [email protected], and we'll share the joy.

Even in the winter months, you can still explore the beauty of Bute with our local West Coast Motors bus service. 🚌🌲

📸 Credit to C H Morrison

28/08/2023

Lovely mention of us in The Times and The Sunday Times as one of the prettiest open top tours in the UK! 😍

Whether it’s a windswept jaunt along the Kentish coast, a wild ride over Exmoor, a vertigo-inducing climb onto flowering chalky downs or a lyrical journey thro

24/08/2023

‼️ Update ‼️
Unfortunately, due to circumstances outwith our control, City Sightseeing Bute will not operate tomorrow (25 August 2023)

21/08/2023

‼️ Update ‼️
Unfortunately, due to a technical issue, City Sightseeing Bute will not operate today (21 August 2023)

06/07/2023

‼️ Update ‼️

Unfortunately, due to a technical issue, City Sightseeing Bute will not operate today or tomorrow 07 July.

We are hoping to have the issue rectified and back up and running for our first departure on Saturday 08 July.

We are so sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

06/07/2023

‼️ 10 am Departure‼️

Please note that due to a technical issue, the 10am City Sightseeing departure is canceled.

We will keep you updated if this affects any other departures throughout the day.

27/09/2022

☀️ Blue skies over our last bus of our 2022 season 🥰

Thank you to everyone who hopped on our tour this summer!
And what a summer it's been! ☀️😎

We’ll see you again in Spring 2023!

We’d love to see any photos you took on our tour this season. 📸
Be sure to tag us or send your photos to [email protected] so we can share them.
Over the winter, you can still explore beautiful Bute on the local West Coast Motors bus service.

07/06/2022

Is there a better place to be on a sunny day than the breathtaking Isle of Bute? 🚌 ☀️ 😎 🚢

28/05/2022

What a fantastic day for our first weekend back, the sun was shining and it was lovely to be back on the road! ☀️ 🚌

Here are some customer photos from today of our beautiful Island.

10/05/2022

😃 It's almost that time again 🥳

We're excited to announce that our open top tours of Bute will be resuming from May 27 2022!!

You can book your tickets now at https://citysightseeingbute.com/book-now/

25/10/2021

📣 Last call for photos!📣
There's still to send in your photo entires for our 2022 calendar competition!
Please submit your photos to [email protected] by THIS FRIDAY (29 October) for the chance to have your photo featured!
Remember our top tips are:
• Photos should showcase vehicles in full livery
• The newer the livery the better
• Bonus points for buses in scenic or iconic locations
Good Luck!

04/10/2021

We love this wonderful wee slideshow of pics made by a recent passenger onboard of our last tour of the season! 🤩

We hope you'll come along next year to see these spectacular views in person 😊



Video Credit: Michael Murray
Music: John Denver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jq668oIJAg&t=1s

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27/09/2021

The Last bus of the season leaving Guilford Square 👋🥲

Thank you to everyone who hopped on our tour this summer!

And what a summer it's been! ☀️😎

We’ll be back next year and will let you know as soon as 2022 tickets are available to buy.

We’d love to see any photos you took on our tour this season. 📸

Be sure to tag us or send your photos to [email protected] so we can share them.

Over the winter, you can still explore beautiful Bute on the local West Coast Motors bus service.

23/09/2021

🗺 This holiday weekend is your last chance to explore Bute by open top bus!! 🚌

At least for this year...

Our tours will be wrapping up from Tuesday the 28 September so make sure you make the most of your September weekend by hopping on and meeting our wonderful guides who will show you the best of our Bute-ful island!

05/07/2021

Fantastic blog from Robin McKelvie on The Coig website! Thanks for the mention it was great to have you onboard ❤

https://thecoig.com/2021/05/31/bute/?fbclid=IwAR1prVu_fXEl-PdfGKMgjNjV6koEwzJidnPT4jQXuUrKvasRgvMkQ0mlJxw

The Coig's Bute route blog by travel write Robin McKelvie. Visit Bute for a seriously fun family staycation!

01/07/2021

🦙 Alpaca your bags and get to Bute! 🦙

A Scottish island might be the last place you'd expect to find this South American animal but they adjusting to the Scottish climate very well!

at least they brought their own wooly jumpers!

You can often see Freddie, Louie, Chester and Rueben the friendly Bute Alpacas from our open top bus!

25/06/2021

These lovely little ones from Rothesay Joint Campus Pre 5 ELC couldn't have their graduation ceremony yesterday but our thoughtful team in Bute couldn't have the moment pass without a celebration!!🥳👩‍🎓❤. We hope you all had great fun yesterday and we wish you the very best of luck with the next step in your journey ❤.

23/06/2021

Great article from The Guardian on our beautiful Rothesay, lovely to see we get a mention 😎

The Isle of Bute seaside resort where our writer spent childhood holidays has added a gin distillery and Syrian-made pastries to its perennial charms

04/06/2021

Can you smell coconut?

It might just be because the gorse is in bloom on the hills and valleys of Bute 🥰 this hardy wee flower has a strong coconut scent and covers the landscape in glorious yellow from early spring all the way through summer.

in Scotland this plant is also called "whin" after the Celtic Goddess of Winter as its usually the first flower to bloom in early Spring 🌼🌼🌼

You can get stunning views of the gorse coloured landscape from our open top bus

28/05/2021

📣The season has started! 📣

We'll see you over the weekend for a wee jont round the island!

11/05/2021

👀 Whats that coming over the hill is it a tour bus? 👀

We're so excited to be returning at the end of the month 🥳 🥳

If you're planning a staycation to the spectacular island of Bute this summer why not book place on our hop on hop off tour bus in advance at https://citysightseeingbute.com/book-now/