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City Sightseeing
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City Sightseeing is a part of the Ensignbus company based in the United Kingdom which operates open top bus rides around various cities in the UK and worldwide.
Typically the tours consist of a double-decker bus with its roof either completely or partially removed. As the bus travels around the town or city, either pre-recorded or live commentary is provided.
City Sightseeing don't operate all the bus tours themselves, instead they operate a franchise system where they offer their branding to existing local operators. City Sightseeing buses are recognisable due to their distinctive red livery.
City Sightseeing started out as a rival to Guide Friday sightseeing tours who ran from their base in Stratford-upon-Avon and operated tours across the UK and in some major European cities. City Sightseeing later took over Guide Friday's operations and now show tours as "Guide Friday" where live commentary is provided by a tour guide. The company runs its own tours in Bath, Cambridge and Stratford-upon-Avon where they also provide normal bus services.
They currently operate in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Turkey, Spain, Australia, South Africa, Singapore and the United States.