Best thing we did - This was the best plan we made, used the bus for 3 days to get all the walks and tourists areas while in blue mountains. The drivers - David, Tim and Angus were outstanding with their help and information and that they all have a joke with you makes it a great day. They gave great tips on what walks to do, which way to go and the best thing you don’t have to worry about a car and they aren’t far away when you get to a pick up point.

A great way to experience Blue Mountains for the first time!!!! - What a great way to experience the wonders of the Blue Mountains for the first time!!! The smooth organisation and convenience of easy travel to the top spots added to the guidance and kindness from the drivers and check in staff, made this a wonderful visit. Thanks to the great team

Make the most of it! - Driver great and a good commentary. From the bus you only get a few good views. We didn't get off at all as my friend couldn't walk far but I wish we could have seen more and made the most of it. Leura looked like a great village to visit. Katoomba a bit tired but there is a super art gallery/shop/cafe/library behind the small park by the hotel which is well worth a visit and the best ice cream ever from the place with suitcases outside just down from the bus stop. Scenic world cable car looked fanatastic. I hope I get back there one day.

Just brilliant worth every cent - We travelled by train to Leura and found the stop for this bus service and paid our $55 and got on. The commentary is very good as it gives context and history to the things you are seeing. The route takes in all the good look outs and hiking spots. We got on and off at places I had been to before and it was brilliant. Last time we had to park miles from most lookouts as all the parking was taken. I reckon this would be good value if you drove up you could just find a park in Katoomba and not worry about parking at all the tourist spots. The bus drops you off right at the entrance to each spot. It’s hourly which gives you enough time for photos and a quick hike. In fact the very useful guidebook they give you tells you about hikes and facilities at each destination. The bus was comfortable and clean and air conditioned and the drivers very friendly and considerate. I have a walking stick and each time they pulled up they assisted me. If you want to see a lot of the sites stress free I can’t recommend this highly enough! The driver even told me where the lotto shop in Katoomba was!

Great deal, great experience, great sights - The Hop-on-Hop-off bus was a convenient way to get around. We got the Kookaburra Pass which included Scenic World skyway, cable car and the inclined railway. It also included lunch. Great deal! Afterwards we hiked the many scenic trails and viewed the rock formations. During our jungle hike we spotted a pair of lyre birds, a rare encounter.

Great experience! - The staff and drivers are so very friendly and helpful! I would highly recommend this, as it makes walks/hikes easier and quicker.

Scenic overload! - We enjoyed the bus service which we used over a three day visit. There are multiple stops and the driver ( the amazingly cheerful and helpful Ella) summarises what you can do at each stop. Do the walk or see the sights and get on the next bus which will be there in one hour. The walks are of variable intensity and all the ones we did involved steps, sometimes a lot of steps… It was great and the scenery is off the charts beautiful. If you’re only there for one day you won’t have time to get off at each stop. You can use the pass over three days at no additional charge although admission to scenic world will only be for one day. Anyway, highly recommended especially good value for a multi day use.

Blue Mountain - The Blue Mountain area is wonderful but very big. We did several hikes at several stops and enjoyed our time there.

Highly recommend - We recommend this bus. We have taken many hop on hop off tours with our travel. The 2 tour guides on this bus We the best we have had. Excellant live commentary.

Good But Would Just Use Local Buses Next Time - The Hop on Hop Off Bus is a comfortable ride around a small area of the Blue Mountains in and near Katoomba. It has some great drivers who give some witty and informative commentary around the circuit (granted if you get the same driver again it's the same jokes and info). All drivers are different in their commentary. I was staying at the YHA for three days so I got the pass extended for three days by going into the office next to the train station. I incidentally bought the pass as a combo with Scenic World when I bought my ticket for their on their official site. But what makes the pass not as good as it should be is firstly the first bus isn't until 9:15am. That bus too only goes to Echo Point and the five stops before it in town then Honeymoon track to Echo. So if it is raining and misty and you can't see the three siblings, then you can't get to any other walks until the 9:45am bus. The bus takes roughly an hour to do the circuit. So it's 10:30 or later until you get to somewhere to hike, there really needs to be buses from 8am or earlier. Also the last bus for the day leaves stop 1 (Katoomba station end of Katoomba St) at 4:45pm. Meaning if you get off one at three or something, there is no guarantee there will be a bus to pick you up when your hike is over. They really should keep running until at least an hour after dark. Plus there aren't enough buses throughout the day. There's literally only one bus (I mean I'm sure there's a spare one if the one running breaks down or has an accident) but there's only one running the whole day. There really needs to be at least two, so you've got one on the half hour as you shouldn't have to worry a bus won't be there for almost an hour when you emerge from your hike, as often you don't know how long it will take to get to where the track comes out and how close it is to the red bus stop. Even better would be to have one going the opposite direction too as obviously most after going to Scenic World would be going to Echo Point. What also isn't well thought out is due to how much it rains, is that your pass for up to three days is a folded stapled together bunch of A4 printouts. I'm not saying do away with the booklet, but a credit card sized pass would be better as you can put it in your wallet to protect it. If you're going to Scenic World (which you should if you haven't been) don't get off at the Skyway stop, as it doesn't come over until it is filled with passengers, then you get to scenic world and there is just one staff member writing in the number on the paper pass or the barcode if you bought it through them. Takes over half an hour to get in. Don't know why the Hop on Hop Off office near the train station doesn't give you wrist bands when they give you booklet like all the other tour companies walking past you already have on? Of the walks I'd recommend the most stop 21, Lyrebird Dell, where you can walk past a nice waterfall, some caves, and continue walking along interesting paths and stepping stones to Pool of Sibam. Then exit up the stairs to Gordon Falls lookout to catch the bus at either stop 9 or 8 (you can literally see each of these stops from the other). The other reason I would just do local buses next time is they go everywhere this bus does, but this bus doesn't do Wentworth Falls, Jenolan Caves or places like that, which you may have come to The Blue Mountains to see. In fact it doesn't even go to the Katoomba on the other side of the railway tracks, where the court house, local council, cinema, only 10c bottle/can deposit refund machine in Katoomba/Leura area are.