Bus Vision

I got a groupon to use while visiting in NOLA in I was beyond disappointed when I got there. I made it all the way to the meeting point and I decided I should call to make sure of the meeting point. Turns out they are «not currently operating until further notice.» I go on their website and there is NOTHING that says that they are not currently operating right now. What a disappointment. I really wish I had called before hand but the bottom line is that I should not have to make sure that they are open.

Yeah I guess my only complaint would be that they should have more buses running. We had even gone on «essence festival» weekend… and yet they still did not have that many buses. What we did tho, we first road the bus in one loop to kind of see how long the stops are and what the stops are exactly. Plus you get headphones and get a kind of tour, if you will, of NOLA.
Then the second time around we used it more for transportation. Also the person I bought the ticket from seemed like she hated the world and customer service like that just ticks me off!!! Ha!

The bus was clean and the driver polite but that was all that was good about my experience. The air doesn’t work on the bottom of the bus so if you aren’t on the top you are burning up, and of course no one wants to move from the top which is fine but they need working air especially in NOLA. We waited for what seemed to be forever to get to the top and when it was our turn the tour guide Marilyn told us she was sorry the people that cut us she knew from yesterday and they were from Canada. Completely rude. The tour was the most boring tour I think I may have ever been on. There were hardly any historical facts. The tour guide mostly just said was was good to eat. I was very let down and would not recommend this place to anyone else.

Everytime my husband and I visit places, we always take the bus tour since we thought they know where to take us, and we will not be wasting our time trying to find tourist attractions. This is our first time here in NOLA and this bus tour is a total waste of time. We had to wait an hour for the bus to leave from the first stop. there is NO trolley schedule so you’ll never know when a bus would arrive or take off. We decided not to hop-​off since we already have a bad feeling of it. The tour guide seems to be a nice person but needs improvement. It came to a point that I stopped listening to him and decided just to take pictures instead. They do not stoP to each attraction in order for you to tak a btter pitcure if you decided not to hop off so you better be ready to click your camera once they SLOW DOWN. The driver steps on the pedal hard and breaks suddenly, always trying to catch the yellow light so brace yourself. We got our tickets from Groupon, otherwise it would be such a complete waste of money. We took the bus tour thinking that we’ll learn about NOLA’s history more, but Google could have given us more info. The bus itself was nice, spacious and clean. I guess that’s the only plus here.

The tour guide pointed out local restaurants for most of the trip– not even with a backstory or any compelling reason why we should go there, more like «Hey– that place over there is good». It was evident that the tour has some sort of promotional agreement with these area restaurants. I would say that about 5% of the information was interesting and had any depth.
I asked to hop off at one point because I was disappointed with the lack of historical information/​ghost stories/​anything of interest whatsoever being discussed. The tour guide seemed really concerned by my wanting to hop off even though it was a «hop on/​off» tour, and it became clear that it would be a long time before I could «hop on» again. I think they only had one bus running.
I have literally nothing good to say about this experience, except that I got off my feet for a little while. The guide was obviously trying hard and meant well, but they need to practice a script or something if they can’t come up with more compelling information about the city.

This was a waste of money. The docent just sat there for over half the time not speaking. The rest was naming the famous restaurants he was promoting.

While in NOLA for vacation, I bought a Groupon for this tour. As the other reviewers have mentioned this definitely isn’t a stellar tour. But for the (GROUPON) price I think it might be worth it if you’ve never been to NOLA like me.
I didn’t hop on or off but stayed on the tour pretty much the entire time. I had a busy morning running about the city and it was relaxing to be driven around in the afternoon on top of the bus taking in the scenery taking in the sun.
The content of the tour and the tour guide can use improvement. I think once they polish that out, this tour may actually have great potential There really isn’t content to the tour. I feel like I could have given a better tour with a help of Wikipedia.
I guess the tour would be worth it 1 if you use a groupon, and 2 don’t expect to be jumping on and off the bus. It didn’t seem to be very good with the schedule.

Avoid this attraction. Bus schedule is erratic. Commentary by docent is poor. Avoid.

The guy at the kiosk (Caleb) really insisted we choose this tour over the city-​sight-​seeing one saying it shows more and lasts longer and runs every 30 min. Beware! It does not run every thirty minutes (check their schedule) and we got stranded and had to walk 2 miles back to our start point because it was faster than having to wait for 1hr at the stop.
The tour has a recorded guide that gives very little information about the surroundings, for instance it did not mention anything about hurricane Katrina so it must have been very old! Also it was often not in sync with where we were and did not describe a lot of things that looked interesting or that we read about.
On the other hand we saw happy faces riding the city sight seeing bus all over town with a real human guide waving at stuff enthusiastically. I am very disappointed with this tour and I do not recommend it! AVOID!!!

I was in town for a big conference and wanted an easy way to see the city. I wish I’d read the reviews before paying the $ 19. While not expensive, it was still a waste of my cash and time. The tour guide only pointed out his favorite restaurants and places he visits. He mentioned nothing of the architecture, history, industries or noteworthy anecdotal stories. Once we got into an area close to the convention center, I asked to be let off; I’d rather sit through another dry lecture at the convention than hear about another one of this guys haunts. Oh, and the bus driver would randomly stop on the street to say hello to friends… Some conversations lasted 5 min.
Take home: don’t waste your money. It’s poorly run and unprofessional. You won’t learn anything about the city. Better off walking around on your own or finding another tour company.

This is supposed to be a «Hop On/​Hop Off» tour. It’s difficult to do that when there is only ONE bus running. We would have had to wait two hours before the bus would make its way around to the destination where we would «hop off,» so we never got off of the bus.
There are NO signs anywhere along its route for you to know where to catch the bus. We ended up walking for several miles before giving up, jumping on a trolley to head back to the origination location near Harrah’s because that was the only place we knew the bus definitely would stop. When we asked the lady at the kiosk where stop near the French Market is, she said they closed that stop but have not updated their maps yet.
The tour guide was HORRENDOUS. We didn’t learn very much about New Orleans, but we did learn where his best friend lives, where he does laundry, and that he was not originally from New Orleans and that he enjoyed not having an open container law. He pointed out an apartment complex as being «Caribbean» in nature because of ONE banana tree in the yard! Obviously, this guide has never been to the Caribbean! He also pointed out a rotunda on the top of one of the buildings, but offered no explanation as to why it was up there. My friend ended up searching for answers on Wikipedia while we were on the bus!
We were ready to jump off the bus when it stalled at a stop sign, but the driver was finally able to get it started again. This company is competing against «City Sightseeing Tours,» but they are no match. I’ve used the other company in various cities across the U.S. and now, I intend to always use them for my sightseeing adventures.
BusVision wasn’t even worth the money we paid for with the Groupon.

I really have a lot to say about Bus Vision, and I suggest if you are reading this you read all the way through before you decide to book.
The concept of bus vision and their hop on hop off bus tours seemed great. Their bus even looked nicer than some of the other hop on hop off bus tours. We went ahead and booked with bus vision based on the fact they were a newer company and the buses looked new and more shaded on the top deck then the other companies did.
First thing when I called to make a reservation I was greeted by a pre recorded message that was recorded from the Friday before. There was no live person or a way to call in my reservation. I ended up booking on line which was fine because there were better deals online than if you walked up to pay.
The next day we get to the bus pick up station and start our tour, after about 30 mins we get off the bus at one of the stops. The bus driver tells us he will pick us up on some corner later on that was not marked on the bus route. ok… a little strange but whatever.
When we were ready to «hop» back in the bus, we waited 2 HOURS!!! 2 hours at the designated bus stop and never once saw the bus come through! I called the company and of course there is NO live person to talk to. I left a message that it had been 2hours and I was very upset and wanted a phone call back, and no one ever returned my call. We ended up walking all the way down to the pick up station where the bus vision kiosk was. We started complaining to the girl working, who honestly did not care to hear our complaint… and she informed us that there was only 1 bus running for the day and that is why there was a delay! 1 bus!!! This should have been disclosed when we started our bus tour! We had now wasted our whole day sitting around waiting on the bus. We ended up catching the last bus for the day and decided we would not be getting off this bus! The bus driver took a whole new route (as this was our second time on the bus through the same area). Half the stops that were listed as stop points/​areas we were suppose to drive through were skipped and the automated portion of the tour was off from the areas we were driving through.
This was really disappointing for me! I doubt I will ever be in New Orleans again and wasting a precious vacation day on a flop tour was really upsetting. I did not get to enjoy any of the stops or the bus tour :(
Why 2 stars… well the bus driver was nice… the bus was clean and comfortable… The price was right… and well that is about all I can say I enjoyed about this tour.