Best of LA: Hollywood, Griffith, Santa Monica, Venice, and Rodeo
Description
Hotel pickup and drop-off from over 70 hotels in the Anaheim Resort Area and 150 hotels in the Los Angeles area. This is a fun and fantastic experience of the area’s most iconic sights and landmarks. This guided tour is perfect for families, couples and all ages! We have four 35-45 minute stops and 1-hour for lunch. On our tour you’ll experience the following: Santa Monica and the world famous Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, Muscle Beach, the famous canals and skate park, Beverly Hills, Rodeo Dr., the Beverly Hills sign, The iconic Farmer's Market at the Grove (serving a variety a great dishes), The Griffith Park observatory - where you have a perfect photo opportunity of the Hollywood Sign! The Hollywood walk of fame where you find your favorite celebrities' stars, the Grauman's Theatre (find famous hand and footprints), The Kodak Theatre (where the Oscars are held), the Sunset Strip, and much more whilst being entertained by fun, friendly, informative and hilarious guides!
Tour Options
Itinerary
This is the best place in LA to check out the Hollywood Sign and sweeping views of the LA Basin. This stop is often a traveler favorite!
See the world famous Hollywood sign from Griffith Park! This is closest a bus can get to the sign.
No trip to LA is complete without a stop at the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Highlights include a stroll down the Hollywood Walk of Fame, finding your favorite celebrities’ stars, A visit to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre where you find your favorite stars’ hand and footprints, the Kodak Theatre (where the Oscars are held!) and plenty more!
Not only is the Farmers Market at the famous Grove a true LA Icon, it also provides plenty of great food options fitting most all budgets and dietary needs.
Adjacent to the Farmers' Market lunch stop, this is a great place to shop if you have extra time after your meal!
Pass by the famous Sunset Strip - Home to famous music venues such as The Roxy, The Whiskey and the Viper Room (Hollywood and Downtown LA Hotel pickups excluded)
The world famous Viper Room - Home to some of LA's best acts.
The Roxy - Where only the best play!
Whiskey-a-Go-Go
Window shop with the rich and famous at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills! See where Julia Roberts shopped in Pretty Woman and take a photo opportunity in front of the famous Beverly Hills sign!
Santa Monica is a beautiful city on the Beach where you can catch some sun and see where Forrest Gump jogged Route 66 to the Pacific! No trip to LA is complete without visiting it's stellar beaches.
Enjoy a great stop at vibing and hip Venice Beach where you’ll see the birthplace of surfing, stunning art Murals, and the famous Venice Beach Canals!
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Hotel pickups can be up to 1.5 hours before tour start time depending on location. If you chose a hotel pickup we will drop you off at your hotel or provide you an Uber voucher. Please call us or email us for any questions.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please contact us if you need accommodations
- North Hollywood pickups will be given an Uber Voucher to get home from the last stop
- Choosing the "Santa Monica Departure" ensures no wait time before the tour and also give you plenty if time to explore the Santa Monica Pier if you come early.
- If you chose a hotel pickup tour option please make sure to include your hotel name. Be aware you will be on the bus doing other hotel pickup for 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
- Please note: The Observatory is closed on Mondays and the Park is sometimes closed for filming so as an alternative the tour may go to Mulholland Drive and/or The Hollywood Bowl
- Seating is not pre-assigned but we attempt to get groups close together on the vehicle. It is possible, but unlikey you will not be next to your group.
- Order of tour stops may vary
- Avoid LA's parking and traffic hassles with round-trip transportation
Reviews(815)
George did a great job! He was fun and informative. He managed traffic and tight roads with ease and rerouted us with ease when a sink hole made the normal route impossible. Highly recommend!
This full-day Best of LA tour was a fantastic way to see Los Angeles in just one day! It was fast-paced, well-organized, and covered many of the city’s most iconic sights. Our driver and tour guide, Key, was engaging, knowledgeable, and kept the day fun from start to finish. The bus was clean and very comfortable, and on an unusually hot Southern California day, the complimentary cold bottled water was a much-appreciated touch. A heads-up for anyone booking, this tour involves quite a bit of walking, and the stops are intentionally brief. You’ll have enough time to take photos and do a little exploring before heading to the next destination. If you’re looking for an in-depth tour of each location, this isn’t it—but if your goal is to see the highlights of LA in a single day, it’s perfect. I highly recommend this tour and would absolutely do it again!
Great fun filled day out with John Highly recommend this tour. Jammed packed with variety. Learnt alot about LA due to John's knowledge. Memorable occasion.
Our driver was GREAT. Showed us all the highlights as we drove. The time at each location was a little too short or too long (like I wanted more time in Beverly Hills and less time at the observatory—once you get your pics it’s done.) Otherwise great driver, great highlights!
Great tour. Very well organised and plenty of communication before and on the day. The tour guide Colin was great. Just the right amount off stops and a decent amount of time at each. I booked this as I was flying back to the UK later that night. It was perfect as could check out and store my bags band spend the day enjoying LA.
I would not recommend this tour at all. No way is 35 minutes long enough at the Santa Monica Pier, it takes almost all of that to get to the ocean. Our driver George gave us some interesting facts, but mostly about musicians and then played songs on the radio. Very boring. Also he was texting or something with his phone most of the way back, on a very busy freeway. It was scary. And when we got picked up we were told where we could sit. The Hollywood walk of fame was the best part. The Hollywood sign was very far away. Also he was late picking up everyone.
This is a good trip for a solo traveler. You are able to see some iconic places in LA. Although I thought some of the times could have been longer at some stops, I really enjoyed the experience.
Jeff was excellent, showed is all around town and had great insight on specific movies/music we were interested in. Highly recommend!
Absolutely fantastic trip, long day but more than worth the early start. Took us to loads of places we wouldn't have been able to visit, practically, on our own. Plenty of stops, photo opportunities and bathrooms at every stop. Our guide was friendly knowledgeable and helpful - couldn't ask for more. Definitely recommend.
It was a fun day seeing all the highlights of LA. Steven our tour guide did a great job and was very knowledgeable about the area. He was full of stories that added to the day. We never would have been able to do as much as we did on our own. All in all, well worth the money.
