Travel By Bus

Bus: Tours, BusAbout (Europe),  Haggis Adventures (UK), MacBackpackers (Scotland), Shamrocker (Ireland), Timberbush Tours (Scotland), Ze Bus (France & Spain)

Tours
Book Tours On-Line Search for tours in many world destinations. Whether you are looking for a city walking tour or want to spend a a month touring Europe and beyond, this is a great way to search and plan a fabulous trip. 

BusAbout See Europe your own way with BusAbout Explorer Europe travel.  A hop-on hop-off network designed for independent travelers who want choice as they travel, with every opportunity to change their mind as their trip develops.  It's a great feeling rocking up to a city and deciding to stay a week instead of a night: BusAbout Explorer gives you the flexibility to do exactly that.

Plan your own adventure around 10 exciting countries and 30 magnificent destinations throughout Europe. BusAbout is ideal if you are traveling alone; meet like-minded travelers and new friends.

• Start and finish anywhere on the network
• Create your own itinerary
• Stay as long as you like in each destination
• Change your plans along the way, free of charge
• Free online seat reservations
• Door to door hostel pick-up/drop off service
• Free online hostel bed reservations, guarantee you bed space in every city

Pass prices valid May-October 2007.

BusAbout Destinations: Amsterdam,  Ancona, Avignon, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bordeaux, Brugge, Budapest, Cesky Krumlov, Cinque Terre, Dresden, Florence, Granada, Lagos, Lauterbrunnen, Lisbon, London, Lucerne, Madrid, Munich, Nice, Paris, Pisa, Prague, Rome, Salamanca, Salzburg, San Sebastian, Seville, Siena, St. Johann, Tours, Valencia, Venice, and Vienna Check BusAbout website for exact travel dates for these destinations. Currently, BusAbout offers service from April-October.

Haggis Adventures Backpacking bus tours of England, Scotland, & Wales.

Scotland Tours:

• Island Explorer  (7 days, starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)
• Compass Buster (5 days, starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)
• Skye High (3 days, starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)
• Highland Explorer (1 day, starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)
• Loch Ness Hunter (1 day, starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)
• Loch Lomond Ranger (1 day, starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)

England & Wales Tours

• Cornwall Crusader (5 days, starts in London, ends in London)
• Welsh Explorer (5 days, starts in London, ends in London)
• Welsh Dragon (3 days, starts in London, ends in London)
• Stonehenge & Bath (1 day, starts in London, ends in London)

Seasonal Specials:

Christmas, New Years, Easter, and festival tours are also available. Check Haggis Adventures for details.

MacBackpackers  offers 1, 3, 5, 7 day mini-bus (seats 18) tours of Scotland in addition to a hop-on, hop-off option.  I went on their five day tour of the Highlands and the Isle of Skye and had a great time.

Tour Information:

• 5 Day Skye and Loch Ness (starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)
• 3 Day Isle of Skye (starts in Edinburgh, ends in Edinburgh)

Shamrocker Adventures Offers backpacking bus tours in Ireland. Our mission is to make you rave about Ireland - to feel it, live it and love it the way we do and to remember your time here as one of the best times of your life! We'll make sure you get a tremendous insight into our country. Meet real local characters and discover what it means to us to be Irish.

Ze Bus Offers Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tours around France,  Adventure Tours around France and surrounding Countries, and Day Trips. Tours start in June and end in October.