Half-Day Sightseeing Tour of the Best of Los Angeles
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Half-Day Sightseeing Tour of the Best of Los Angeles
By Hollywood Bus Tours
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Check out the BEST Los Angeles has to offer on this half-day interactive sightseeing experience! Take a seat on our air conditioned bus customized for sightseeing as our fun & entertaining driver-guide gives you an insider look at LA culture, history, landmarks, and hot spots. Stop at The Santa Monica Pier, The Grove/Original Farmer's Market for shopping & lunch, The Hollywood Sign, and the Griffith Observatory.
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Ages 0-99, max of 24 per group
Duration: 5h 30m
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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- Air Conditioned Bus with Expert Driver Guide
- Car seat for children under 8 years old or shorter than 4’9”
What's not included- Gratuities
- Available to purchase during tour
- Parking Fees
- Restroom on board
- Start:
- 7044 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USAPlease check in inside The Hollywood Visitor Center on Hollywood Blvd before the corner of North Sycamore.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 243357P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 243357P2
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Itinerary
- 7044 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USAPlease check in inside The Hollywood Visitor Center on Hollywood Blvd before the corner of North Sycamore.
- Pass byHollywoodSunset StripWest HollywoodBeverly HillsRodeo DriveSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- 1Pass bySanta MonicaPetersen Automotive MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits and MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of ArtFairfax District
- 2Pass byMelrose AvenueGriffith ParkThe Greek Theatre
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About the operator
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- Trek085769617830 contributionsLovely tour!Thanks to Shane, so funny he looked like a stand up jokes machine. And thanks for show showing me Lemmy's flat and the Rainbow data!Written January 19, 2025
- 497chrisy0 contributionsFab tour with Brian!Brian was a great tour guide, knowing all current facts about celebrities and their homes! Tour was great, packed loads in too - we really enjoyed it so thank you.Written January 18, 2025
- Departure8175790 contributionsJust an overall great experienceBeverly Hills Tour Great experience,had a great time sightseeing Hollywood Boulevard and Beverly Hills, Awesome TripWritten January 17, 2025
- michellesM8468AI0 contributionsTour of Beverly Hills and stars homesWas a last minute booking booed straight in the walk of fame with the wonderful Kyle. Our driver Brian was a genuine local who had all the knowledge of the areas we drove by. Highlights include 1200 Laurel Canyon iykyk, getting out at THE Beverly Hills sign and many many other celeb homes. Highly recommend this tour and if you get Brian it’s a bonus!Written January 17, 2025
- julescan20150 contributionsFun, informativeWith only one day in LA we chose this tour and with Shane at the helm he showed us the sights and pointed out mansions belonging to some past & present celebs. He made it fun and interesting, including some relevant music clips. Amazing views over the valleys along the way too.Written January 12, 2025
- K4582UYolgav0 contributionsGoodCharlie was the best , :) I had so much fun with him on the tour a lot of good information about each neighborhood. The stops good tooWritten January 12, 2025
- T9452XFseanb0 contributionsVery fun and a great way to see LABrian was a very knowledgeable and great host. We all had a great time! Our was great to see where the famous people lived.Written January 10, 2025
- Stay7151120 contributionsSuper tour, well worth doing!This was a super tour, 2 hours, not too long but covered lots. We saw lots of celebrity homes and Dave was extremely knowledgeable. Try to get Dave, he's the best and if you do you've struck gold!Written January 8, 2025
- JacobEugene0 contributionsFun time!Nice tour. Our guide was really friendly and knowledgeable! Only complaint is it felt like 80% celebrity homes, 20% Hollywood sites. Based on the itinerary I thought we would have spent more time on Hollywood sites. Should be renamed Celebrity Homes and Hollywood sites tour.Written January 8, 2025
- Vanessa C0 contributionsWelcome to’ LAMike gave us The best tour ever in Los Angeles. A beautiful city. Best ride in town, thanks. Mike is The GOAT, vote Mike For President!Written January 6, 2025
- L2280ZKkristas0 contributionsHighly recommend this company!!!Great experience overall! The check in was easy, instructions on where to go and parking helped a lot! The tour was a blast, we saw and learned a lot all while getting our bearings in the WeHo, Hollywood and Beverly Hills area for our own sight seeing the rest of the trip!Written January 5, 2025
- ameliabW36GL0 contributionsKnowledgeable and fun tour guide made the experience 10x better!Megan was a brilliant tour guide. She showed us all of the best spots LA has to offer, including some other places you wouldn’t get on any other tour. She was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of LA and answered any questions we had about specific celebrities or history. She was very funny and we are so glad we had her as our guide. Be aware if you are booking a tour in winter, the bus gets quite cold so make sure to rug up!Written January 5, 2025
- sargisshahinyan0 contributionsNice journeyEverything was good. This is a really good light tour that will show you main Hollywood places in a 2 hours. That's to Bryan for interesting journey and funny stories.Written January 4, 2025
- 901leighf0 contributionsPerfect tour and great tour guide 👌🏻Brian was great. Very knowledgeable and made it fun and entertaining. Highly recommend to everyone👌🏻 Easy to book and was exactly the tour we wanted.Written January 4, 2025
- godsonl20250 contributionsImpressive Tour GuideVery impressive trip and nice communication Charlie is a great guy - knowledgeable, funny, intelligent, good commentatorWritten January 3, 2025
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Kay
2 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
Excellent tour. Jeff is one of the best tour guides I have ever seen. He’s well-versed, knows his stuff. He does an excellent job trying to engage the participants and filling time with his jokes. The tour itself was great. It covered all the things I was hoping for. The Santa Monica pier, the Griffin Observatory, Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive. And what no one ever comments on, ample time and places to use the restrooms. I don’t know if that might be different to during peak vacation times
Written May 6, 2022
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Thanks so much for the review! Happy to hear you enjoyed your experience with Hollywood Bus Tours. Come back and check out one of our other experiences next time your in Hollywood. All the best
Written May 9, 2022
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Nate Correia
24 contributions
Jan 2023
This is an excellent tour of Los Angeles's main highlights. I highly recommend this tour for anyone who does not have a car or wants to tour LA without having to navigate the city on their own. The tour guide strikes the right balance between sharing historical and cultural information that are relevant to whichever part of the city you're in while keeping things laid-back. I highly recommend this tour to any first-time visitors to LA.
Written January 8, 2023
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Tracey Stuckey
Hemingway8 contributions
Sep 2022
I would highly recommend this affordable and informative tour that even takes you to beach in Santa Monica. It was the perfect amount of time and our driver Jeff was so much fun while also giving us lots of information. Thanks for a great time! Well worth the money spent.
Written October 4, 2022
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Thank you so much for choosing Hollywood Bus Tours! Happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience. Come check out one of our other tours the next time the Los Angeles. All the best!
Written October 11, 2022
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StaceyfrumLA
4 contributions
Mar 2024 • Friends
10 of us did the 5.5 hour tour on a Saturday for a bachelorette and had the time of our lives! Can’t thank Chelsea enough for dealing with us for the duration of the trip. So much knowledge is shared in the 5.5 hours visiting some iconic spots! WELL worth the price given how far you travel from place to place. I cannot image having not had this tour for our big group…. We would have paid thousands of dollars Ubering from place to place!
Also, customer service on the phone line was incredible. I called 3 times with changes that needed to be made and every time I was VERY satisfied with the response times and answers to questions/concerns!
Please, don’t forget to trip your tour guide! $20-25 is suggested per person… and the guides work HARD for this!
Also, customer service on the phone line was incredible. I called 3 times with changes that needed to be made and every time I was VERY satisfied with the response times and answers to questions/concerns!
Please, don’t forget to trip your tour guide! $20-25 is suggested per person… and the guides work HARD for this!
Written March 17, 2024
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This makes us so happy to hear! We’re delighted to know you all enjoyed it!
Written April 3, 2024
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Cabrita
Munich, Germany4 contributions
Aug 2022 • Solo
I recommend this bus tour because the price-performance ratio is right. Five hours full of intense impressions of LA, insider information and a big pinch of humour, openness and interest in us as Elisabeth's customers rounded off the tour. We would like to do it again and again - with her as our guide.
Written August 25, 2022
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Thanks so much for choosing Hollywood Bus Tours! Happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience on your Half Day Tour with Elizabeth! Hope to see you again soon! Thanks
Written August 25, 2022
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Gr4phixX
Arnsberg, Deutschland3 contributions
Oct 2022
I am a very sceptical guy when it comes to tours like this. However: We were able to see everything in LA we wanted to see. This would not be possible by the busses and metro. At least not in one day. That being said, we not only received a great tour around the city, we also received a lot of interestign facts and information about LA and our guide Jeff, which I highly recommend, made it a very fun tour. Enjoyed it very much. It was definitely a great tour and worth every cent we spend on it!
Written October 7, 2022
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Thank you so much for choosing Hollywood Bus Tours! Happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience. Come check out one of our other tours the next time the Los Angeles. All the best!
Written October 11, 2022
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Adele S
Los Angeles, CA1 contribution
Feb 2022
Jeff was informative, organized and a relaxed excellent driver in the hectic LA traffic. He’s super friendly and reflects someone who really enjoys his job and likes working with people which made the tour even more enjoyable. He gave all the exciting current happenings in the city, but my only suggestion it that he include more of the past rich LA history and/or interesting backstory of some areas that we passed.
Written February 22, 2022
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Thanks for the review and feedback Prius! Glad you enjoyed your Half Day Tour with Jeff! I’ll pass along your feedback!
Written February 22, 2022
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Syria
Alba, Italy453 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Beautiful tour, we visited the highlights of the city in a few hours with three stops of one hour each so we also had free time. I recommend this solution to avoid getting stuck in city traffic and wasting time in parking lots. At the Griffith Observatory for example there was an endless queue for those arriving independently but we skipped all the queues and saw what interested us!
Written September 14, 2023
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Jennifer H
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Great way to see a lot of LA in a short period of time, especially since this was our first time in the city. Our hotel was down from the Beverley Center and we realized the we were really close to the Grove and Farmer's Market and Melrose - helped us get our bearings. 5.5hrs was long for us, but it was broken up with time to walk at the Santa Monica Pier, the Farmer's Market and the Observatory. Our guide was full of fun facts and info the whole time. The bus has a roof but no windows which is great for siteseeing but be prepared for the wind when you get on the freeway.
Written September 13, 2022
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Thank you for choosing Hollywood Bus Tours! Happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience. We appreciate your kind words! Come check out one of our other towards the next time you’re in Los Angeles! If you give us a call before you book next time we will provide you with a discount code for being a repeat customer! Thanks
Written September 22, 2022
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Kathy B
1 contribution
Feb 2023
This was the perfect tour for us! I looked at several other options and very glad we chose this one. We saw so much and the stops were perfect: Santa Monica Pier, Farmers Market/The Grove and my favorite, Griffith Observatory! Jeff was a great tour guide with lots of great information to share and lots of dad jokes. :-) The bus was clean and comfy. It would have been nice to do an open air vehicle on a warmer day, but this was just right for the weather we had. I really liked the start time of 10:00 a.m. and that you just went to the pick-up point on Hollywood Blvd. and then dropped back at the same spot. Some tours wanted you to start at 8:00 and drive around for a couple of hours picking up people at their hotel. No thank you! Since our hotel was so close to Hollywood Blvd. this was just right. Book this tour! You won't be sorry!
Written February 27, 2023
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Written September 16, 2024
I have few questions since i am new comer in US and i dont know any of route in LA. Is it possible to get pick up from home in San Bernardino and how much it cost for additional charge? I am planning to go by myself. Is this tour only served for groups or individual can apply and join with existing group? I mean like open trip. Thank you for any information shared.
Written March 28, 2024
Unfortunately, we do not do pick ups/drop offs for our public tours, but if you would like to book a private tour, we can accommodate a pick up/drop off.
Written September 16, 2024
I am doing this tour on a Monday and since the Griffith Observatory is closed on Mondays what will we be doing instead?
Written May 22, 2023
I am doing this tour on a Monday and since the Griffith Observatory is closed on Mondays what will we be doing instead?
Written May 22, 2023
Dear tour operator. Can you advise whether there is parking near the start/end point on Hollywood Blvd? I booked for a Sunday. Thanks!
Written July 20, 2022
We parked around the corner in a parking garage. It was very convenient and reasonable.
Written May 24, 2023
Are the travelers allowed to go down and take pictures on signs with them in it ?
Written June 29, 2022
You do not get close to the Hollywood sign. It is barely visible from the Griffith Observatory. You can take a Route 66 picture on the Santa Monica Pier. The Hollywood walk of fame is all along Hollywood Blvd. you can see the Chinese Theatre on your own. It’s a fairly short walk from the pickup point.
Written June 30, 2022
Hi; what is the best way to get from the airport hotel to the departure site? and what time does this tour start? thanks
Written April 27, 2022
Will you pick up and drop off from Beverly Hills Marriott?
What time does tour depart?
Written March 30, 2022
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