8 hours
E-voucher
English
Overview
With this tour, you can benefit from the flexibility to choose an option that includes a hotel pickup. Enjoy a seamless start to the day, then head off on a perfect overview tour to see the best of Los Angeles in a day.
Beginning at Santa Monica, you can admire beach views, before heading to an equally renowned beach—Venice Beach, known for surfing, skate parks, and art murals.
Continue the adventures to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with photo stops at the famous Beverly Hills sign, as well as the Hollywood Sign.
As the trip progresses, even more key locations can be checked off, including The Original Farmers Market, Griffith Park, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. If you’ve chosen an option with hotel transfers, then the trip either ends with a drop-off, or an Uber voucher is provided.
Operated by
A Day in LA Tours
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No Better Way to Explore Los Angeles
kylesG5013PJ, Jun 2026
We had an incredible experience with A Day in LA Tours! From start to finish, the tour was well organized, fun, and packed with amazing sights. Our guide, Ali, was absolutely fantastic and truly made the day memorable. There is no way we could have seen as much of Los Angeles as we did if we had tried to navigate it ourselves. Between the traffic, parking, and figuring out the best routes, we would have spent most of the day stressed and missing out on key attractions. Instead, we were able to sit back, relax, and enjoy everything LA has to offer while Ali handled all the logistics. Ali was knowledgeable, personable, and full of interesting facts and stories about the city. He did a great job balancing sightseeing with enough time at each stop to explore, take pictures, and enjoy the experience. What impressed us most was how great he was with our kids. He kept them engaged throughout the day, answered their endless questions with a smile, and made them feel included every step of the way. Traveling with children can sometimes be challenging, but Ali made it easy and enjoyable for our whole family. By the end of the tour, we felt like we had seen all the major highlights of Los Angeles and learned so much about the city. This was easily one of the best experiences of our trip, and we would highly recommend A Day in LA Tours, and especially Ali, to anyone visiting LA. If you're looking to maximize your time, see the most attractions possible, and have a fun, stress-free day, this tour is absolutely worth it!
Great Visit and Tour
Maps308251, Jun 2026
George was awesome and provided great info.
The perfect tour for first time visitors to Los Angeles.
SeanJ710, Jun 2026
I will pick up driver Michael was a joy to spend time with. He was entertaining and knowledgeable and had an incredibly positive attitude which got the entire bus rocking and rolling.. When we got on our tour bus our tour guide Key was incredibly customer focused, professional and a pleasure to listen too. From pick up to drop off everything was explained professionally and everything we were shown was enjoyable and fun. As a First time visitor to Los Angeles, there’s absolutely no way we could’ve packed in all the places we visited by doing it ourselves. Highly recommend.
Fantastic Way to See Iconic Attractions
josiecE365TE, Jun 2026
Fantastic way to see city's most iconic attractions in a single day. Every stop was interesting and well worth visiting. Very well organized tour and the guide was knowledgeable, we heard so much about LA while enjoying the sights. Must do.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Josie, thank you so much for your great review! We're thrilled to hear you had a fantastic day in LA with us and that you enjoyed all the stops along the way. It's great to know your guide's knowledge added to the experience, and we really appreciate your kind words about how well organized the tour was. Thanks again for joining us and for the recommendation! Wishing you many more safe and fantastic travels ahead! — A Day in LA Tours! 🌴🚌
Itinerary
Santa Monica Pier
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!
30 minutesVenice Beach
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!
35 minutesRodeo Drive
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.
40 minutesThe Original Farmers Market
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.
45 minutesThe Grove
Adjacent to the Farmers' Market lunch stop, this is a great place to shop if you have extra time after your meal!
15 minutesSunset Strip
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.
Whisky-a-Go-Go
Whiskey-a-Go-Go
The Viper Room
The Viper Room,
The Roxy
The Roxy
Griffith Park
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!
15 minutesGriffith Observatory
The observatory is pary of the Griffith Park and has numerous exhibits centered around the cosmos!
15 minutesHollywood Sign
See the world famous Hollywood sign from Griffith Park! This is closest a bus can get to the sign.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
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.)
45 minutes
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Carefully curated routes that visit the most welcoming and visitor-friendly parts of Los Angeles
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from select hotels only (if option chosen)
- Lunch
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Parking
- No luggage please, personal sized carry-on only.
Additional 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.
- 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.
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.