Top Santa Monica City Tours

Visit many of Los Angeles’s highlights and landmarks on one fun and convenient outing. Learn about LA history and culture—its historic filming locations and crime scenes, celebrity homes and trendy restaurants—from a narrator as you traverse the city in a convertible bus. Stop at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, a farmer's market for lunch, and the Hollywood Sign on this easy and affordable tour.

Take a pedal-powered tour through the beaches and streets of the famous Santa Monica and Venice Beach areas of Los Angeles during this electric bike tour. Skip the tour bus as you enjoy fresh ocean breezes and laid back riding with a guide aboard an electric bicycle. Cruise the famous canals of Venice and cycle the trails along Santa Monica Beach, choosing if you want to use your own leg power or get a boost from your electric-powered cycle. This L.A. electric bike trip also includes a helmet rental and bottled water.

Spend a day on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles. After pick-up from your hotel, you'll enjoy a smooth 1-hour ferry ride to the island where you will have free time to explore the island and also enjoy a 45-minute undersea adventure and discover Catalina's abundant sea life!

Enjoy a day out on beautiful Catalina Island, just a smooth 1-hour ferry ride off the coast of Long Beach. After you arrive, you will join a scenic tour of the main city, Avalon and see the amazing views from the hilltop! You will also have free time to explore the town of Avalon, with it's unique one of a kind shops, restaurants and more. Max group size is 9 travelers.

Discover Malibu landscapes and wine culture while cruising in a classic 1972 VW camper van. Enjoy wine tasting, ocean views and beautiful mountains with vineyards.

Soak up the sand, surf and sun of the waterfront cities of Venice, Santa Monica and Marina del Rey during this 3-hour sightseeing trip aboard an electric-powered Cadillac Escalade limo. Feel like a Hollywood player as you cruise the streets of these beachfront meccas aboard your open-air ride, enjoying live commentary from a guide during the trip. Along the way you’ll also have 90 minutes to enjoy these areas’ excellent shopping and dining options on foot.

Santa Monica is one of the best neighborhoods to explore by bike with its colorful characters, sights and sounds. Since it's also an artistic and creative area of LA, this tour seizes the opportunity to introduce you to legal graffiti street galleries and the best of the local sculpture and architecture. Clocking in at nearly three hours long, this two-wheeled adventure will leave your legs a bit more toned and your stomach ready for lunch.

Explore Hollywood, Los Angeles, and beyond on this all-day guided excursion from Anaheim, downtown L.A., or North Hollywood. After a convenient hotel pickup, head out with a knowledgeable guide and experience classic sites and neighborhoods like the Hollywood Sign and the Walk of Fame, Memorial Coliseum, Griffith Observatory, Venice Beach, and Santa Monica Pier.

Discover Los Angeles without the hassle of driving during this full-day private tour. Get picked up at your hotel and spend the day exploring Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Venice Beach. Go window shopping on Rodeo Drive, stroll along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and see the Hollywood sign from Griffith Park Observatory.

Have only a short amount of time in Los Angeles? See some of the city’s top attractions—and explore without any hassle—on this private, half-day driving tour. Following pickup at your preferred address, hop aboard your vehicle, equipped with Wi-Fi, charging ports, and even a TV. Then, sit back as your driver whisks you to top LA sights, from Downtown LA and the Hollywood Sign to the Griffith Observatory and Rodeo Drive.

Spend the day sipping some of Santa Barbara’s finest wines—and explore the scenic highlights of Wine Country—on this private, full-day tour. Meet your guide at your preferred Santa Monica or Beverly Hills address, hop aboard a luxury SUV, and head to three top wineries in the Santa Ynez Valley sub-region, where you’ll customize your own tasting experience (own expense). You’ll also visit the scenic villages of Solvang, Santa Ynez, and Los Olivos.

Our Full-Day Grand Tour of LA will transport your private party (up to 12) to some of LA's most popular attractions - Downtown's Disney Hall and Cathedral, Universal CityWalk, breathtaking views from the Griffith Observatory grounds and the world-famous Hollywood sign. After snapping some picture infront of the Hollywood sign, we'll head to the luxurious Rodeo Drive/Beverly Hills area, and The Grove, LA's oldest Farmer's Market. We'll finish off your Grand Tour of LA with a drive to the beautiful harbors of Marina Del Rey and wrap up the day at the hugely popular Santa Monica Pier.

Santa Monica is the perfect mix of chilled out beach, artistic and sport cultures with a multitude of amazing restaurants and nightlife options thrown in for good measure. Whether you’re looking to spend your vacation lounging on Santa Monica Beach, shopping ‘til you drop or enjoying the myriad of parks the city has, you can guarantee you’ll have an awesome time. This self-guided tour of Santa Monica takes you to 10 must-see places in Santa Monica, each of which is extremely instagrammable so be ready for numerous photo ops along the way! It's a self guided tour. You can start and finish any time you like. Learn about LA’s history and culture at your own comfortable pace. During this self-guided tour, you will learn fun facts, stories and insights about some historical sites in Santa Monica LA as well as explore the most instagrammable places.

Enjoy a half day bike trip with a private guide along the beach boardwalk from Santa Monica to Venice. On your Private Biking Tour from Santa Monica to Venice Boardwalk you'll explore LA's beaches close up and personally. This private tour is a great way for a family to explore Santa Monica and Venice and is a gentle 6 mile round trip tour on bike paths and boardwalks. The canals form a grid with 6 waterways and three residential islands. Bikes aren't allowed on the canals so you'll walk this part of the tour and pass by some fabulous LA architecture. Along the way, you'll stop for a light snack or drink to enjoy, before continuing your trip.

For visitors staying in Torrance, El Segundo, or Hawthorn, this full–day tour of Los Angeles with round–trip hotel transport is a hassle–free way to sightsee. Going with a guide eliminates the hassle of navigating the sprawling city on your own, as well as ensures you learn more than you could from a guidebook. Highlights on the itinerary include Downtown, the Hollywood sign, Rodeo Drive, and Venice Beach.

We have over 20 years of experience providing custom tours to guests travelling from all over the world. Our private, 6-hour Los Angeles Beachside package will transport your party (up to 12) to four of the most popular beach cities in LA – Santa Monica, Malibu, Manhattan Beach and Marina Del Rey. You'll be transported to each beach city in our luxury Mercedes Sprinter. Our driver/guides will share local insights and answer questions along the way. Your Los Angeles Beachside tour ensures time to stroll along the Santa Monica Pier, dig your toes into the sand in Malibu, sip coffee as you browse local beach shops and snap some pictures at Fisherman's Village. Not a native English speaker? No problem. In addition to English, our drivers speak fluent French, Dutch, German, Italian and more. Want to change up the itinerary? We’re happy to work with you to customize this tour depending on your time and interests. Just let us know!

This private tour is provided by industry professionals who specialize in luxury and customized service. The 4-hour tour will concentrate on the must-see sightseeing locations in Hollywood, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. It's the go-to tour for 5-star hotel concierge desks, as well as domestic and international travel agents looking for a superior experience for their VIP's. *In the tour details listed above, there are few options that best describe timeframes for stops and drive-by introductions. Plus, there are a handful of locations not listed in available "Attractions." Some attractions may not be accessible on certain days of the year. This tour is a solid 4 hours, and we've laid out a guesstimate on stops and travel time. Remember, this is a private tour, so you're also welcome to fully customize your time.