Mumbai: BEST to soon launch hop on, hop off buses

The trip from NCPA will start at 5.45 pm. Those interested can book tickets, seats and time of the trip via BookMyShow

In a major revival of its citywide tourist circuit buses, the BEST Undertaking on Tuesday said it will soon start a unique concept of hop on, hop off (Ho-Ho) buses. This means, tourists would pick their choice of sites, get down and explore, and hop on the subsequent bus for the next stop. They would need just one ticket for the entire trip.

Tourists will be able to book the tickets and the seats of their liking through the popular online ticketing service, BookMyShow. The bus will have halting points, where one can spend time, or they can just travel past the sites.

"They can start the trip with a sunset view, through the open deck bus of BEST, on Marine Drive. This service will start at National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and go up to Girgaum Chowpatty and back to NCPA. The trip will start at 5.45 pm," BEST General Manager Lokesh Chandra said.

"For Heritage tours, we are getting online bookings in advance. Now we are going to make it available on the BookMyShow app where you can choose your seat, time and date, as in the case of theatres," he added. mid-day was the first to report about this, two weeks ago, during an exclusive interaction with Chandra.