Get 'On The Move' this Bank Holiday Monday and rediscover our amazing city from the Aberdeen Adventure open-top tour bus!
As Aberdeen enjoys a long weekend ahead of May Day on Monday, why not take advantage of the extra day off by getting out and about and exploring the best the Granite City has to offer?
And the very best way to do it is from the top deck of the Aberdeen Adventurer tour bus!
Due to its popularity, the Aberdeen Adventurer has returned this summer with twice the number of buses.
A continued partnership between McGill’s Xplore, Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, VisitAberdeenshire and Aberdeen Inspired, and now runs 11 rotations per day, seven days a week, every 45 minutes.
Tickets are valid for 24 hours so passengers can hop on and hop off at any of the stunning stop locations such as the Sir Alex Ferguson statue at Pittodrie Stadium, the golden sands of the beach, the beautiful Duthie Park and the historic cobbled streets of Old Aberdeen.
Book your tickets in advance here, or simply hop on and pay as you board!
Recently, our very own roving reporter headed to check out the route himself and chat to fellow passengers about what they made of it.
The driver, Robert from Dundee, ordinarily drives a regular bus route, but was drafted in as cover for a couple of days on the Adventurer route last summer and loves chatting to passengers and showing them around the city.
He said: “I came up here for two days last summer and never left. I was here for seven weeks.
“It’s so much fun!
“I just try and enhance their holiday.”
Milinda, along with her son and grandson, was visiting from Diana in South America, and all three loved the Aberdeen Adventurer, smiling and snapping pictures while the youngster waved at locals as we passed.
Milinda said: “It’s just wonderful.
“Everything is so amazing, it’s a very good area.
“The beachfront is amazing.”
We also chatted with Sarah, who had brough Erik, 8, on the Adventurer for what was his fifth or sixth trip.
She said: “He absolutely adores things like this. The kids just love all of that.”
Sarah said the tour including a good mix of attractions, with Erik preferring things like the stadium and the boats at the harbour, while she enjoyed the history of Old Aberdeen.
Asked what his favourite part was, Erik said: “Being up on the top and just getting to see everything. I like the big ships.”
The route includes 12 stops: Broad Street, High Street in Old Aberdeen, Pittodrie, Aberdeen Beach, Fittie, Guild Street (for Union Square, rail and bus stations), Duthie Park, Queen’s Road (The Chester Hotel), Queen’s Cross, Union Street (Music Hall), Rosemount Viaduct (His Majesty’s Theatre) and LittleJohn Street.
Just some of the many attractions covered by the route include:
- Marischal College
- Provost Skene’s House
- Denis Law statue
- ‘Poised’ sculpture
- King’s College
- Old Aberdeen & University of Aberdeen
- St Machar's Cathedral
- The University Wee Shop
- Old Town House
- Pittodrie Stadium and Sir Alex Ferguson statue
- Aberdeen Science Centre
- Beach Ballroom
- Codona’s Amusement Park, Queens Links Leisure and beach front cafes
- Fittie historic fishing village
- Aberdeen Maritime Museum
- Shiprow Village
- Duthie Park
- Old Brig o’ Dee
- Queen’s Cross
- West End independent shops and cafes
- The Music Hall
- Union Terrace Gardens
- His Majesty’s Theatre and The Terrace Bar & Café
- Aberdeen Art Gallery and Cowdray Hall
- St Nicholas Kirk
- Castlegate & Mercat Cross
- Aberdeen Townhouse
Ticket holders will have access to a number of great discounts and offers from partners including: Aberdeen FC, Codona’s Amusement Park, Shiprow Village venues, The Terrace Bar & Café, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums, and The Wee Shop in Old Aberdeen.