sightseeing bus

Meaning

A sightseeing bus is a bus designed for tourists that takes a specific route past a city's main attractions. Many of these buses are double-deckers, often with open tops, allowing passengers to take photos easily. They usually offer audio guides or live commentary.

Examples

• We took an open-top sightseeing bus to see the city landmarks.

  We took an open-top sightseeing bus to see the city landmarks.

• Does this sightseeing bus stop near the famous cathedral?

  Does this sightseeing bus stop near the famous cathedral?

• Buying a ticket for the sightseeing bus is the easiest way to explore.

  Buying a ticket for the sightseeing bus is the easiest way to explore.

• The sightseeing bus runs every twenty minutes from the central station.

  The sightseeing bus runs every twenty minutes from the central station.

• We sat on the upper deck of the sightseeing bus to get a better view.

  We sat on the upper deck of the sightseeing bus to get a better view.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Let's ride a seeing-sights bus.

  ✓ Let's ride a sightseeing bus.

  'Sightseeing' is a compound noun. We do not split or reorder it.

• ✗ I want to buy a ticket for the tour bus of sightseeing.

  ✓ I want to buy a ticket for the sightseeing bus.

  'Sightseeing bus' is the standard collocation in English. Placing 'of sightseeing' at the end is unnatural.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The ___ is great because you can hop on and hop off at any landmark.

  💡 A vehicle that takes tourists around the city.

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  sightseeing bus

• We booked a ride on the double-decker ___ for tomorrow morning.

  💡 The bus designed for viewing attractions.

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  sightseeing bus