Full-Day Iconic Sights of LA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Beaches and More
Description
This 7.5 hour guided tour - by LA-natives - is perfect for families, couples and all ages! Our routes are carefully curated to visit the most welcoming and visitor-friendly parts of Los Angeles. Discover the area’s most iconic sights and landmarks including Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Beverly Hills, Rodeo Dr., the Beverly Hills sign, iconic Farmer's Market at the Grove, The Griffith Park Observatory for a perfect selfie of the Hollywood Sign; the Hollywood walk of fame Grauman's Theatre, The Kodak Theatre, Sunset Strip, celebrity spotting and much more. Entertaining, friendly, informative and hilarious guides! Hotel pick-up and drop-off available for select tour options. We have private tour options as well!
Tour Options
Itinerary
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. Arrive to our office early or depart the tour in Santa Monica if you want to walk down the pier - You'll have a great photo opportunity from the bus as well!
See and explore the Venice Beach Boardwalk where you’ll see the birthplace of surfing, Muscle Beach, skate parks, stunning art murals, and the famous Venice Beach Canals!
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 in front of the famous Beverly Hills sign while spotting celebrities.
Not only is the Farmers Market at the famous Grove a true LA Icon, it also provides plenty of great lunch options fitting most all budgets and dietary needs. Keep your eys peeled for celebrities at this popular location.
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. This is a great celebrity sighting hotspot.
Whiskey-a-Go-Go
The Viper Room,
The Roxy
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!
The observatory is pary of the Griffith Park and has numerous exhibits centered around the cosmos!
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 and finding your favorite celebrity star! A visit to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre where you find your favorite celebrity stars’ hand and footprints, the Kodak Theatre (where the Oscars are held!) and plenty more! This is the stop to see everything celebrity related! (*Celebrity homes maps can also be found on this stop for you to explore on your own time.)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
THIS TOUR ONLY PICKS UP FROM THE HOTELS LISTED IN THE DROPDOWN MENU. NO OTHER REQUESTS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED. Hotel pickups can be up to 1.5 hours before the tour start time depending on location. The tour time of 7.5 hours does not include hotel pickup and drop off time. Hotel Pickup times: Santa Monica [9-9:30AM] LAX area [8:30-9AM] South LAX[8-8:30AM] Hollywood [8-8:30AM] North Hollywood [7:30 AM] Culver City [8:45-9:15AM] Century City [8:45-9:15AM] Marina Del Rey [8:45- 9:15AM] Venice Beach [9-9:30AM] Anaheim [7-7:30AM] Meeting Point Times: Santa Monica: 9:30AM; Hollywood: 8AM; Anaheim: 7:30AM No luggage larger than a backpack is allowed on board and we do not store luggage. Hotel drop offs begin after the last stop in Hollywood at approximately 5-530PM. Order of tour stops subject to change. Our routes are carefully curated to visit the most welcoming and visitor-friendly parts of Los Angeles. Fun, friendly guides, safe and comfortable transportation.
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
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- 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
- 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
- IMPORTANT: If you select a hotel, it must be within our guidelines. All other hotels are subject to cancellation.
- 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 want to be on the same bus as a another group, please contact us immediately after submitting the booking.
- Please contact us if you need a bus with a Wheelchair lift or have an ADA requirement.
- North and East Hollywood pickups may be given an Uber Voucher to get home from the last stop
- Seating is not pre-assigned but we attempt to get groups close together on the vehicle
- Tours are in English only
- Umbrella strollers that fold are acceptable, nothing larger that cannot fold
- No luggage larger than a backpack is allowed on board and we do not store luggage
- Order of tour stops may vary
- Travel Agents: Please provide guests' contact information in booking (mobile/email)
- Tours end in the same place they begin.
Reviews(6,441)
Loved our driver. I can’t remember her name. She was so funny and knowledgeable. She went out of her way to make it a successful trip.
We had an amazing time on the Best of LA tour! Our guide , John, was friendly, knowledgeable, and kept the day fun and organized. We visited all the iconic spots, including Hollywood, Griffith Observatory, Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, and Rodeo Drive. The guide shared interesting facts about Los Angeles and gave us plenty of time to explore and take photos. The tour was well-paced, comfortable, and a great way to see many of LA’s highlights in one day without the stress of driving. The views from Griffith Observatory were spectacular, and walking along Santa Monica and Venice Beach was a memorable experience. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Los Angeles for the first time. It was a fantastic experience and one of the highlights of our trip!
Jose, we are thrilled to hear that this tour of Los Angeles was the highlight of your travels! Thank you for sharing that with us. We love hearing that John's knowledge of LA really came through during your experience. We're glad you appreciated the pace and comfort of the tour, as well as all of our featured stops, and that you felt you had plenty of time to explore each one. Your recommendation of our LA tour to first-time visitors to our city truly means a lot to us. Thank you for your kind words and support! Wishing you many more safe and fantastic travels ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
I had three teens- they loved the tour. Every they wanted to go. I even took the back to San Monica the next day.
Sheryl, this review is too cool!! Thank you for sharing it with us! We love hearing that the tour was a hit for you and your three teenagers and that it inspired you and your family to revisit Santa Monica. Thanks again for spending the day with us. We wish you and your family a safe, fun, and wonderful summer ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
A massive day out. 0800 to 1630. We covered a lot of ground with enough time to get out and look around at the highlights. Drivers are great!
Thank you Karolyn for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your day and were able to see so much of Los Angeles. We appreciate your kind words about our drivers. Thank you for choosing to tour with us, and we wish you safe and great travels ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
Very cool tour . Highly recommend it. Steve was the best. Ive done many tours but this guy is very friendly and fun. Hope to see him again next time we come and bring more people. Came here for World Cup. BOSNIA is playing agianst Switzerland. Lets hope Bosnia wins .
Vilhans, What an awesome review and pictures of your day with us! So nice to hear that Steven's fun personality created a cool tour experience for you! Your high recommendations truly means the world to us! We definitely look forward to the possibility to seeing you again, and we wish you and your team all the best in the World Cup '26! We wish you safe and many more cool travels ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
We had an awesome day in LA with an 8-hour ride package. It was perfect for people visiting LA for just a few days because it covered many of the major spots without feeling stressful. I didn’t have to worry about expensive ride-share costs, parking, or figuring out transportation around the city. The drivers were amazing—very knowledgeable about Los Angeles, Hollywood history, and the main attractions. They also had a great sense of humor, which made the whole ride even more enjoyable. Overall, it was a very convenient, fun, and worthwhile experience. Highly recommend it for anyone who wants to see the highlights of LA in a short time!
Thanks Rikesh for this wonderfully detailed review of your day with us! It's so nice to hear that you found the tour to be a convenient and stress-free way to explore some of LA's most iconic highlights. We also greatly appreciate your kind words about your guide's knowledge and sense of humor. Thank you as well for your high recommendation. We're thrilled to hear that you had such an awesome day with us! We hope to see you again in the near future and wishing you safe and many more awesome travels ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
Outstanding day from start to finished . We booked the private tour so just the two of us with out guide driving us around in a high end suv. The guide Monty was professional and but you at easy . Did all the major tourist stops and some extra which we asked for . Stops all planned and plenty of time at each . MONTY went abive and beyond . Highly recommend if you want to see everything in a day
Wow, thank you for this fantastic review of your private tour of LA that you had with Monty! We're thrilled to hear that Monty went above and beyond to create an outstanding experience for the two of you. We also love the photos you shared, especially the ones from Venice Beach Boardwalk and the Hollywood Sign view from Griffith Observatory! We wish you both a safe, wonderful, and memorable summer ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
The tour guide gives a brief history of each leg and drops you off at the location snd picks you up at designated time.
Thank you Kathryn for your review of your day with us! We wish you safe and great travels ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
The tour was informative the meet up was very easy with parking next door. We hit all the places I wanted to see. However I didn’t like the way the time was structured it was 30min here 45min there other than that it was a very good day.
So informative and a great way to take it all in in a day! LA is huge and there is so much to see that this is the perfect way to get all the highlights in and plan to return for more time another day if you like. The stops were roughly 45 minutes so plenty to capture photos and a coffee or snack. The meal break at the Farmers Market was longer and we had a lovely sitdown meal and still had time to wonder. Our guide John made this experience the perfect first day in LA!
