Hop-On Hop-Off Tours in South America: 13 Picked and Priced

1.Buenos Aires Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, Free Walking Tours & Discounts

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,218 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $39Our pick

Use Gray Line Argentina’s open-top, air-conditioned bus to see Buenos Aires at your own pace. The route links Congress, San Telmo, La Boca, Puerto Madero, Recoleta, Palermo, River Plate Stadium, and more. Choose a 1, 2, or 3-day pass, add optional walking tours, and use the discount booklet to shape your visit.

“Do not use this hop on hop off. The pickup spots are impossible to locate. There are no signs indicating where the bus stops. We spent the day searching one after another pickup spot.”

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2.Hop-On Hop-Off City Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,855 reviews · from $35

See Buenos Aires from an open-top double-decker bus, with stops near La Boca, San Telmo, Puerto Madero, Palermo, Recoleta, football stadiums, and Chinatown. Your ticket lasts 24, 48, or 72 hours, and multilingual commentary explains the city as you ride. Use it for a full loop or as practical sightseeing transport.

“The hop on hop off bus tour in Buenos Aires was excellent. The volume was good and I could understand the English recording very well.”

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3.Buenos Aires Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Exclusive Benefits

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,714 reviews · 1 - 3 days · from $35

See Buenos Aires by official hop-on hop-off bus, with routes through Plaza de Mayo, La Boca, Recoleta, Palermo, Puerto Madero, and more. Choose a 24, 48, or 72-hour ticket, listen to commentary in nine languages, track buses online, and use included discounts at selected restaurants, shops, and attractions.

“Just as expected - quite basic in terms of description and so on but buses are frequent and stops are well indicated and it covers pretty much everything you need to see if you have a day to explore the city”

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4.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour & Extras

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 681 reviews · from $23Best value

See Cartagena from an open-top double-decker bus with an audio guide in six languages. Ride the full 90-minute loop or hop off near San Felipe Fortress, the Walled City, Bocagrande, and Cartagena Bay. A 90-minute English or Spanish walking tour leaves at 4pm, and mobile or printed vouchers are accepted.

“Staff was nice. Stops were informative. Nice venture, just wished there were more historical stops to visit.”

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5.Hop-ON Hop-OFF Sightseeing Bus in Rio de Janeiro – Rio Samba Bus

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 457 reviews · 1 day · from $30

See Rio by panoramic hop-on hop-off bus for one day, with 24 stops and more than 30 sights including Copacabana, Lapa, Sugarloaf Mountain, and the Corcovado train entrance. You get audio in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, plus MPB and samba music, Wi-Fi, and pickup from your stated address. Attraction tickets, food, and drinks cost extra.

“It is a bus with only one level- up top with no shade at all. It was hot! Since there weren’t ear plugs, it was just a recording over speaker- you couldn’t really hear what they were saying. I thought we’d get closer to Christ the Redeemer but it was just in the distance. At least they sold cold beer on board….”

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6.1-Day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Cable Car Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 332 reviews · 1 day · from $60

See Santiago by London-style double-decker bus, then ride the Teleférico and historic Funicular up Cerro San Cristóbal. You can hop off at 10 stops for Plaza de Armas, La Moneda, Santa Lucía Hill, major malls, parks, and Providencia. Recorded commentary comes in six languages, while the Turistik app shows stops and bus locations.

“The tour was fine. It takes you around to the places that are important in the city, but the only two that were really worth getting off in my opinion are the plaza de armas and cable car.”

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7.Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 320 reviews · 1 day · from $25

Start near Montevideo Port and use a 24-hour ticket on two hop-on hop-off routes. The central circuit covers the old city, markets, the Legislative Palace, Prado, and Centenario Stadium. The Rambla circuit follows the coast toward Malvín and Carrasco. Audio is available in six languages, and staff speak Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French, and German.

“Very well organised, flexible and informative with an excellent English audio, very helpful staff. This is very much to be recommended - we loved it!”

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8.2-Day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket and Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 162 reviews · 2 days · from $69

Explore Santiago on a two-day hop-on hop-off bus pass covering 10 stops from Parque Arauco to the historic center and San Cristóbal Hill. Your ticket also includes unlimited cable car, funicular, and panoramic bus rides inside Metropolitan Park. Audioguides are available in six languages, with staff support in several more.

“Nicole was amazing!! Super friendly and helpful. Everyone was but she stands out! The attractions that we stopped at were fantastic. The app is super well designed the audio on the busses was great and the brochure is fantastic. Overall we would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see Santiago and orient themselves to this amazing city. Thank you”

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9.City Tour Hop On Hop Off – Bus Turistico de 2 pisos

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 147 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Use the City Sightseeing Cartagena double-decker bus to orient yourself around the walled city, Getsemaní, Bocagrande, and San Felipe Fort. The approximately 90-minute route includes six audio-guide language choices, plus live walking tours of the Wall City and Getsemaní. Hotel transfers, lunch, and drinks are not included.

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10.Hop-on Hop-off Bus Day Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 137 reviews · 1 day · from $50

Spend one day touring Santiago with unlimited bus rides, 10 stops, and an audio guide in six languages. The route links Parque Arauco, Bicentenario Park, Cerro San Cristóbal, Bellavista, Plaza de Armas, La Moneda, Santa Lucía Hill, and Costanera Center. Staff members Nathaly and Carlos have been praised for explaining the route and schedules clearly.

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11.Mendoza Hop-On Hop-Off Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 130 reviews · from $40

Spend a day tasting Mendoza wine without renting a car. Bus Vitivinícola links city hotels with wineries in Maipú, Luján de Cuyo, El Sol, El Río, and Uco Valley. Choose a full or half-day route, pay winery fees on site, and expect fixed pickup times, bottled water, and a professional driver-guide.

“Entre as vinícolas listadas para escolhermos quatro, não se poderia visitar as que mais se queria, mas aquelas que a empresa ofereceu. Assim, não pude ir à Suzana Balbo fazer a degustação e almoçar ou almoçar na Chandon. O atendimento do Sr. Hugo e Gabriela foi muito bom. O tempo de visita foi bom, embora na última foi tão apressado que não pudemos comer a sobremesa no almoço.”

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12.Rio Samba Bus: hop-on hop-off city tour in Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 94 reviews · 2 hours · from $31

Ride the Rio Samba Bus through Copacabana, Urca, Flamengo, downtown, Lapa, Ipanema, and other key areas. You can hop off at 26 stops, hear live commentary in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, and enjoy MPB and samba performances when scheduled. Attraction tickets, hotel transfers, food, and drinks cost extra.

“Pouvoir prendre le bus à n’importe quel arrêt à l’heure que l’on veut ou peu .😔perdu notre activité parce que on pouvait pas ce rendre à l’arrêt de départ”

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13.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Football Museums

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 39 reviews · 2 days · from $105

Use a 48-hour double-decker bus pass to visit Buenos Aires at your own pace, with audio commentary in 11 languages. Add the River Plate Museum and Stadium in Núñez, plus Boca Juniors Museum and an express La Bombonera visit in La Boca. Stadium access depends on match schedules.

“The whole process felt clunky. The bus conductors either wanted to take a picture and give us a new QR code or couldn't scan what we'd been sent. The circuit feels too big, particularly when there's traffic. A suggestion would be to run the buses both ways. it basically ended up with people staying on the buses rather than getting off. We had the tickets for both stadiums and the experience was different at both. Boca we didn't get a tour but at River Plate we did. Needs to be clearer what to expect and how to to receive it when doing something other than just the bus. Areas like…”

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