Shetland Hop on Hop Off Bus Tour from Lerwick

Overview

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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 Valley, you choose where you want to hop off to make the most of your visit to Shetland.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

All Day Unlimited Travel on your selected date

Gratuities

What To Expect

Lerwick's summer hop-on-hop-off tour operates every Sunday from April to September. Buses depart from Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, Viking Bus Station & Lerwick Esplanade four times per day at 0900, 1130, 1330 & 1600 (these times are from Holmsgarth, times from the Viking Bus Station are 3 minutes later and the Esplanade 10 minutes later). The full tour takes 95 minutes and you can get on and off the bus as often as you like, or do the whole loop in one go. The main attractions on the route are: Clickimin Broch Sound Beach Scalloway Meal Beach Hamnavoe Tingwall Loch Shetland Textile Museum Shetland Museum

Options

Shetland Hop on Hop Off Bus Tour from Lerwick

Reviews

3.62

26 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Sundays there is only one...
Claude L,
Jun 10, 2025
- Viator
3.00
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.
Island tour
Jayson J,
Jun 4, 2025
- Viator
5.00
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.
Disappointed
Martin N,
May 28, 2025
- Viator
3.00
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.
Worth going!
Marjo S,
Sep 16, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Most beautiful scenery along the road and lots of information. George was a top driver with his humorous stories and facts 👍
Great way to see Shetland
Janice S,
Sep 9, 2024
- Viator
5.00
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.