Shetland Hop on Hop Off Bus Tour from Lerwick: Explore Shetland's Scenic Routes at Your Pace

Experience the stunning beauty of Shetland on a Hop on Hop Off Bus Tour from Lerwick. Explore at your own pace, with the freedom to jump off at the places that interest you most.

Duration:
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Lerwick’s summer hop-on-hop-off tour runs every Sunday from April to September.
Buses leave from Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, Viking Bus Station, and Lerwick Esplanade four times daily at 0900, 1130, 1330, and 1600 (departures from Viking Bus Station are 3 minutes later and from the Esplanade 10 minutes later).
The entire tour lasts 95 minutes, and you can…

What's Included
  • Unlimited travel for the entire day on the chosen date.
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

See Shetland’s beauty from the roadside with the opportunity to jump off at the places of interest which suit you most.
With four departures every Sunday, you’ll have the chance to spend the day how you want to.
Be it soaking up the rays on Sound Beach, discovering history in Scalloway Museum, taking a hike on Burra or exploring the exposed Tingwall…

Location
Esplanade
Bus Stop, Esplanade, Lerwick- opposite Thule Bar.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jayson_j
Jun 4, 2025
Island tour - The tour gives you a diverse view of what you need to see in Shetland. We would have preferred more narration and communication of the stops. Not your typical hop on hop off.
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Lisakt250gi
May 17, 2025
Exceptional Customer Service - I would definitely recommend the Hop on hop off Tour and the Robertsons tour. We tried to book the Hop on Hop off tour with them. Unfortunately that Sunday the cruise ship wasn't coming in due to the weather. However, Alex, the customer service personnel whom I spoke to was just amazing. He was apologetic about the cancelled tour but offered suggestions and helped me map out the time and route and places that I could go on the public transport instead, as we only have 2 more days in Shetland. He was so knowledgeable, helpful and kind. I would definitely recommend this tour company as they're really professional and not money grabbing. Thank you so much for helping us plan our trip so we'll, Alex!!! You're just AWESOME!!!
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Marjo_s
Sep 16, 2024
Worth going! - Most beautiful scenery along the road and lots of information. George was a top driver with his humorous stories and facts 👍
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Janice_s
Sep 9, 2024
Great way to see Shetland - I was glad to see that priority was given to people like me who had booked, after reading previous reviews I was a little concerned we would not get on. Perhaps there should be a sign up to indicate this and/or separate queues? The tour was really good and took us around the whole island, our bus driver was very informative and extremely funny.
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Derek_j
Sep 3, 2024
Enjoyed. Would recommend the tour. - The scenery and a knowledgeable bus driver. Very lucky with the weather. Good value for 1 and half hours tour.
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Z6555nmdenisem
Sep 9, 2024
Shetland hop on hop off bus tour - Bus driver gave verbal commentary on points of interest throughout the trip. This he undertook in a cheerful, knowledgeable manner. This means of communication was not problematic as there were only a few people on board, but I could foresee problems if the bus was busy or people did not speak English.
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Claude_l
Jun 10, 2025
Sundays there is only one... - Sundays there is only one bus per hour, most sites are closed. the driver was kind enough to make a few unscheduled stops so we could take some pictures.
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Martin_n
May 28, 2025
Disappointed - Complete waste of money and time, we got on at pick up point and drove around, driver was mainly talking to three woman at front of bus, we hopped off at Scarroway only to find most of places closed so got next bus back where upon the driver drove back to lerwick so we missed a large part of tour, overall view would think twice before booking again.
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Susannec_b
Sep 4, 2024
Not worth the money! - Sadly I cannot recommend this activity. It was very poor value for money. The small bus had a minimum of 2 hours between pickups, so if you 'hopped off' at a spot which took a short time to look at (eg 15-30mins maximum at Clickimin Broch), the wait at least 90 minutes for the next bus. It only runs on Sundays, another drawback. The day I caught it, it had only 1 seat left because cruise boat people had booked it. They weren't gane to get off at any stop in case they couldn't get back on. The driver did his best with commentary but there was no microphone for him, so he was just shouting from the front. Much cheaper and more convenient to catch a local bus!!
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Roving25962898104
Sep 2, 2024
Not recommend - The view were amazing the drive was great but didn't go far and to long between pick ups The drive had no microphone to communicate with passengers.Over all was a big rip off. Don't recommend
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From $22
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).