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Palermo Botanical Garden Tickets & Tours
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Combos
Combo (Save 5%): Palermo Botanical Gardens Tickets + Palermo Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
from €27
€25.65
5% off
- Grab this affordable combo ticket to gain skip-the-line entry to the Botanical Gardens and explore the city’s iconic spots with a hop-on hop-off bus pass.
- At the Botanical Gardens – one of the oldest in Italy – immerse yourself in the diverse beauty of nearly 250,000 plant species and unique outdoor sections.
- There's so much to discover from algae to lichen and fungi, and themed spots with the rarest aquatic and desert species!
- With the hop-on hop-off pass, take in sights like the Royal Palace, Palermo Cathedral, and more with buses arriving every 30 to 60 mins along 2 routes.
- Learn about the city’s rich history with a multilingual audio guide and enjoy panoramic views from the open-top double-decker buses.
- Grab this affordable combo ticket to gain skip-the-line entry to the Botanical Gardens and explore the city’s iconic spots with a hop-on hop-off bus pass.
- At the Botanical Gardens – one of the oldest in Italy – immerse yourself in the diverse beauty of nearly 250,000 plant species and unique outdoor sections.
- There's so much to discover from algae to lichen and fungi, and themed spots with the rarest aquatic and desert species!
- With the hop-on hop-off pass, take in sights like the Royal Palace, Palermo Cathedral, and more with buses arriving every 30 to 60 mins along 2 routes.
- Learn about the city’s rich history with a multilingual audio guide and enjoy panoramic views from the open-top double-decker buses.
Inclusions
Botanical Gardens
- Skip-the-line entry to Orto Botanico Palermo (near stop 3 on Red line)
Palermo HOHO
- 24-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off tour
- Access to Red & Blue lines
- Audio guide in Italian, English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Russian & Portuguese
- Free Wi-Fi & assistance on board
- Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking
Please click here for a detailed route map and boarding points.
You can join the tour at any stop and hop on and off for the duration of your ticket.
Red Line
- First bus: 10am from Politeamo Theatre
- Last bus: 5pm from Politeamo Theatre
- Frequency: Every 30 mins
- Popular stops: Palermo Botanical Garden, Teatro Massimo, New Gate
Blue Line
- First bus: 12pm from Politeamo Theatre
- Last bus: 5pm from Politeamo Theatre
- Frequency: Every 60 mins
- Popular stops: English Garden, Zisa Castle, Villa Malfitano
Botanical Gardens
- Tip: The gardens are a great place to spot a wide range of bird species attracted to the lush vegetation.
- Keep in mind bicycles, roller skates, balls, kites, and frisbees are not allowed in this experience. Pack wisely!
- Shutterbugs, take note: professional or commercial photography is a no-go inside the venue. Seek permission before you record the place.
- This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
Palermo HOHO
- The buses are wheelchair accessible (only if they are equipped with a footboard and space for wheelchair).
- Small and medium sized pets welcome onboard if they are put on a leash, muzzle or inside a carrier.
- These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
Reviews
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4.0
201 ratings
97
47
25
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14
Guests from United States, Australia, Brazil and over 18 countries have loved this experience
What our guests say
Michael
Jun 2025Verified booking
Loved sitting up top! Clear US speaking audio guide lots of info! Loved the "Biga café" for lunch!
Ina
Jul 2025Verified booking
Always a great way to see the sights. We rode the red loop, getting on near our hotel, and actually stayed on for an extra 1/2 loop so we could get off at the shopping area near Teatro Massimo. The app was helpful and accurately showed the location and arrival of the bus. The commentary was generally interesting (to me, anyway!) and helped me appreciate some of the area's history. Glad we did it and highly recommend it.
RAQUEL
Jun 2025Verified booking
The bus schedules were unclear and it made several stops without warning. We were not able to make the complete tour. The bus was not air conditioned and the heat was unbearable for the children.
View original review in Spanish
Bernhard
Jun 2025Verified booking
It was almost impossible to find stops after booking online. No info, no link, nothing about it. Very poor service (booked via something called "Headout").
View original review in German
Ahmed-Amine
Jun 2025Verified booking
No signposting from the port, no one to guide us to the meeting point
View original review in French
Kurt
May 2025Verified booking
It was ok, the weather was fine. We had long walks.
View original review in German
Maria
Jul 2025Verified booking
Angelina
Jul 2025Verified booking
Sylvie
Jul 2025Verified booking
MARIA
Jun 2025Verified booking
Ineke
Jun 2025Verified booking
Mario
Jun 2025Verified booking
florian
May 2025Verified booking
Yolanda
May 2025Verified booking
Lucas
May 2025Verified booking
Marina
May 2025Verified booking
Julie
May 2025Verified booking
Davide
Aug 2025Verified booking
The location of the stops was not marked well enough, we struggled to find the points to catch the bus again. Pick-up point far from the cathedral, others of the competition were closer and more visible, in fact we lost a lot of time and missed the bus forcing a long wait in the sun. Perhaps the competition was better
View original review in Italian
LALLIER
Aug 2025Verified booking
Very disappointing experience. Very quick tour for the price and almost no information about the area. No communication from the bus team, especially when they leave you in the sun for 15 minutes without telling you that this is the terminus. The headphones didn't all work and apparently you had to get an audio guide, which I never got. The application didn't give the bus times as expected, so you had to wait at the stops without knowing how long. Clearly a "tourist catcher", for €50 for 3 of us we'd have been better off treating ourselves to a restaurant!
View original review in French
Graham
Jul 2025Verified booking
Rubbish - have used hop on hop off in the past and found them excellent. This did not live up, commentary was rudimentary and didnt match up with locations. Also husband had much difficulty with his headphones so missed commentary whilst changing seats repeatedly to get them to work.
Eicher-Koenig
Jul 2025Verified booking
+ The bus driver catched us up just after the stop we didn't find first. The Ticket online doesn't work to transfare in the App! After 40 min and 6 link to register I gave up. -- The Bus B Tour couldn't take us because full. the next Bus B stopded after 1 Station and told us to wait for 1 hour for the next bus. We got angry because we waited mostly instead of driving arround and hop on and off. we would not pay 40.-€ to wait mostly! we do not recommand this tour!
Condrut
Jun 2025Verified booking
Because it rained on the day of the reservation, we stayed inside the bus. The windows were covered with a sun protection net and nothing could be seen outside.
Walter
Jun 2025Verified booking
The sound on the bus was really bad although in English it could was low in volume and when you raised it it was distorted
Thomas
Jun 2025Verified booking
The bus drove once around the city center and that was all. All points are within walking distance and the experience is much nicer and more interesting. We could have saved ourselves the €40.
View original review in German
Kay
Jun 2025Verified booking
I did not love any of it. The buses were not frequent enough for the amount of people. The audio info was very poor on Route A and did not work at all on Route B. The staff were not friendly or happy.
Combos
Combo (Save 5%): Palermo Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour + Botanical Gardens + Regional Antonino Salinas Archaeological Museum Tickets
from €35
€33.25
5% off
- Save big and see more with this combo offering hop-on hop-off tour, and entry to Botanical Gardens and Antonino Salinas Archaeological Museum.
- Enjoy a 24-hour hop-on hop-off tour with unlimited access to 2 routes and 15 stops at must-see spots like English Garden and Zisa Castle.
- Delight in the multilingual audio guide on the open-top double-decker buses arriving every 30 to 60 mins. History lesson and breathtaking views of the city guaranteed.
- Explore Botanical Gardens with skip-the-line access and delve into a world of fascinating plant species and gardens like the Gymnasium and Tieneo Room.
- Discover art from ancient Greece to the late 20th century at Archaeological Museum and marvel at iconic sculptures like the Selinunte Temple metopes.
- Save big and see more with this combo offering hop-on hop-off tour, and entry to Botanical Gardens and Antonino Salinas Archaeological Museum.
- Enjoy a 24-hour hop-on hop-off tour with unlimited access to 2 routes and 15 stops at must-see spots like English Garden and Zisa Castle.
- Delight in the multilingual audio guide on the open-top double-decker buses arriving every 30 to 60 mins. History lesson and breathtaking views of the city guaranteed.
- Explore Botanical Gardens with skip-the-line access and delve into a world of fascinating plant species and gardens like the Gymnasium and Tieneo Room.
- Discover art from ancient Greece to the late 20th century at Archaeological Museum and marvel at iconic sculptures like the Selinunte Temple metopes.
Inclusions
Palermo HOHO
- 24-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off tour
- Access to Red & Blue lines
- Audio guide in Italian, English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Russian & Portuguese
- Free Wi-Fi & assistance on board
- Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking
Botanical Gardens
- Skip-the-line entry to Orto Botanico Palermo (near stop 3 on Red line)
Archaeological Museum
- Entry to the Regional Antonino Salinas Archaeological Museum (near stop 6 on Red and Blue lines)
Please click here for a detailed route map and boarding points.
You can join the tour at any stop and hop on and off for the duration of your ticket.
Red Line
- First bus: 10am from Politeamo Theatre
- Last bus: 5pm from Politeamo Theatre
- Frequency: Every 30 mins
- Popular stops: Palermo Botanical Garden, Teatro Massimo, New Gate
Blue Line
- First bus: 12pm from Politeamo Theatre
- Last bus: 5pm from Politeamo Theatre
- Frequency: Every 60 mins
- Popular stops: English Garden, Zisa Castle, Villa Malfitano
Palermo HOHO
- The buses are wheelchair accessible (only if they are equipped with a footboard and space for wheelchair).
- Small and medium sized pets welcome onboard if they are put on a leash, muzzle or inside a carrier.
Botanical Gardens
- Tip: The gardens are a great place to spot a wide range of bird species attracted to the lush vegetation.
- Keep in mind bicycles, roller skates, balls, kites, and frisbees are not allowed in this experience. Pack wisely!
- Shutterbugs, take note: professional or commercial photography is a no-go inside the venue. Seek permission before you record the place.
- This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
Archaeological Museum
- Tip: Look out for temporary exhibitions or special displays happening on the day of your visit.
- These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
Reviews
How do we collect reviews?
Snapshots from our guests
4.2
275 ratings
167
49
27
18
14
Guests from United States, France, Australia and over 18 countries have loved this experience
What our guests say
Michael
Jun 2025Verified booking
Loved sitting up top! Clear US speaking audio guide lots of info! Loved the "Biga café" for lunch!
Ina
Jul 2025Verified booking
Always a great way to see the sights. We rode the red loop, getting on near our hotel, and actually stayed on for an extra 1/2 loop so we could get off at the shopping area near Teatro Massimo. The app was helpful and accurately showed the location and arrival of the bus. The commentary was generally interesting (to me, anyway!) and helped me appreciate some of the area's history. Glad we did it and highly recommend it.
RAQUEL
Jun 2025Verified booking
The bus schedules were unclear and it made several stops without warning. We were not able to make the complete tour. The bus was not air conditioned and the heat was unbearable for the children.
View original review in Spanish
Bernhard
Jun 2025Verified booking
It was almost impossible to find stops after booking online. No info, no link, nothing about it. Very poor service (booked via something called "Headout").
View original review in German
Ahmed-Amine
Jun 2025Verified booking
No signposting from the port, no one to guide us to the meeting point
View original review in French
Kurt
May 2025Verified booking
It was ok, the weather was fine. We had long walks.
View original review in German
Maria
Jul 2025Verified booking
Angelina
Jul 2025Verified booking
Sylvie
Jul 2025Verified booking
MARIA
Jun 2025Verified booking
Ineke
Jun 2025Verified booking
Mario
Jun 2025Verified booking
florian
May 2025Verified booking
Yolanda
May 2025Verified booking
Lucas
May 2025Verified booking
Marina
May 2025Verified booking
Julie
May 2025Verified booking
Davide
Aug 2025Verified booking
The location of the stops was not marked well enough, we struggled to find the points to catch the bus again. Pick-up point far from the cathedral, others of the competition were closer and more visible, in fact we lost a lot of time and missed the bus forcing a long wait in the sun. Perhaps the competition was better
View original review in Italian
LALLIER
Aug 2025Verified booking
Very disappointing experience. Very quick tour for the price and almost no information about the area. No communication from the bus team, especially when they leave you in the sun for 15 minutes without telling you that this is the terminus. The headphones didn't all work and apparently you had to get an audio guide, which I never got. The application didn't give the bus times as expected, so you had to wait at the stops without knowing how long. Clearly a "tourist catcher", for €50 for 3 of us we'd have been better off treating ourselves to a restaurant!
View original review in French
Graham
Jul 2025Verified booking
Rubbish - have used hop on hop off in the past and found them excellent. This did not live up, commentary was rudimentary and didnt match up with locations. Also husband had much difficulty with his headphones so missed commentary whilst changing seats repeatedly to get them to work.
Eicher-Koenig
Jul 2025Verified booking
+ The bus driver catched us up just after the stop we didn't find first. The Ticket online doesn't work to transfare in the App! After 40 min and 6 link to register I gave up. -- The Bus B Tour couldn't take us because full. the next Bus B stopded after 1 Station and told us to wait for 1 hour for the next bus. We got angry because we waited mostly instead of driving arround and hop on and off. we would not pay 40.-€ to wait mostly! we do not recommand this tour!
Condrut
Jun 2025Verified booking
Because it rained on the day of the reservation, we stayed inside the bus. The windows were covered with a sun protection net and nothing could be seen outside.
Walter
Jun 2025Verified booking
The sound on the bus was really bad although in English it could was low in volume and when you raised it it was distorted
Thomas
Jun 2025Verified booking
The bus drove once around the city center and that was all. All points are within walking distance and the experience is much nicer and more interesting. We could have saved ourselves the €40.
View original review in German
Kay
Jun 2025Verified booking
I did not love any of it. The buses were not frequent enough for the amount of people. The audio info was very poor on Route A and did not work at all on Route B. The staff were not friendly or happy.