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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
Recommended by 98% of travellers
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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
Mobile ticket
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, USA
    Please 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 travellers can participate
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travellers

    • 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, USA
      Please check in inside The Hollywood Visitor Center on Hollywood Blvd before the corner of North Sycamore.
    • Pass by
      Hollywood
      Sunset Strip
      West Hollywood
      Beverly Hills
      Rodeo Drive
      Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
    • 1
      Pass by
      Santa Monica
      Petersen Automotive Museum
      La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
      Los Angeles County Museum of Art
      Fairfax District
    • 2
      Pass by
      Melrose Avenue
      Griffith Park
      The Greek Theatre
    • 3
    • 4
    About the operator
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    • Hollywood Bus Tours
      3,182
      United States
      Joined in January 2020
    • 503cynthia
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Perfect Sunset Tour
      Perfect sunset Tour! I highly recomnend it. I am from Northern Minnesota and have never been to Los Angelles. George was an fun and fabulous tour driver. I learned a lot in just an hour. It was the perfect activity for our first evening in LA. Great introduction to the area.
      Written 10 December 2024
    • McSlocombes
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Short fun trip
      A two hour drive in a small bus with running commentary by the driver of the things we were going past. Cruz was our driver. He was a nice man and did his best to make it fun and enjoyable. Beverley Hills was lovely. A good way to have a quick look around if you don’t have much time.
      Written 8 December 2024
    • Judi W
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great Trip
      Roger was a great guide. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. We would recommend this tour to our family and friends. Loved the personalization with where all of the passengers weee from.
      Written 7 December 2024
    • koladea229
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Okay experience
      Saw many celebrity houses and the guide was knowledgeable. I wish there were more opportunities to take pictures. Also, the vehicle is poorly maintained
      Written 6 December 2024
    • FellowTraveler524664
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Overall good!
      Overall it was a good tour. We didn’t get a great pic of the Hollywood sign. We saw a lot of celebrity homes. Stopped once to get out and take pics in the entire 2 hours, which was a little disappointing
      Written 4 December 2024
    • lauravJ2364JR
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great Tour
      The tour was very fun.We recommend Mike the GOAT. He was funny and kind.He was the best.You guys she try it sometime!He is a lot of fun
      Written 4 December 2024
    • Phil S
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fun, fact filled Hollywood tour.
      Our driver Brian, an actor, was incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. We had a great tour of Hollywood and Beverley Hills with lots of interesting stories to go with the sights we saw. I fact checked a few of the details after the tour with some local friends and everything stacked up, so very glad we chose this company. Not the cheapest but gave us a fabulous time, so very good value. My wife was temporarily on crutches and they were very accommodating of her needs too. Big thank you and strong recommendation from us.
      Written 3 December 2024
    • 279abhishekv
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic
      The tour was so amazing. Especially hit the tour if Brian is taking you. He is a pro in LA Hollywood tours and Beverly hills area. I am planning to go again with my family. See you soon Briyan. You were fantastic man.
      Written 2 December 2024
    • Explorer539997
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Waste of time and money
      It’s a waste of time and money. Not exciting views of the celebrity homes. The tour guide was entertaining and friendly.
      Written 2 December 2024
    • mariahg956
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fun times!!!!
      Chris from Bronx did amazing! We had a really good time! We went around a lot of different areas and he explained everything so well
      Written 30 November 2024
    • Destination467770
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Hollywood and Beverly Hills tour
      Fun and comical! The tour guide was great! He definitely made us laugh! Showed us some of the coolest celebrity homes, or gates (🤣) as the properties are super secure. Saw some of the most famous places in LA!
      Written 30 November 2024
    • OnAir41332007357
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great Hollywood tour!
      Shane was our guide and he was brilliant!!! Very knowledgeable and such a nice guy. We saw some great celebrity houses, mixture of current celeb homes and some from the past. We saw all the classic sights and hot spots of Hollywood. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip with Shane at the wheel. He made us laugh with his funny stories and it was really interesting to hear all about the different areas in Hollywood. Thanks to Shane from London. We had visited for the Joni Concert😉
      Written 30 November 2024
    • maria h
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic day in LA
      Booked these tours from UK so had all info prior to arrival. Used Uber to take us to meeting point on Hollywood Boulevard. We were early and reception booked us in for first tour and advised where we could get breakfast. Coach was very comfortable and tour guide very knowledgable and entertaining ( sorry I can’t remember her name ). Saw everything we expected to see but to get closer to Hollywood sign was a different trip. Second tour from same starting place so no issues in trying to get elsewhere. Open sided van (not open top, thank goodness as it started to rain). Once again tour guide very friendly and knowledgeable and he interacted with everyone in the small group making us all feel welcome . We all enjoyed the day despite it being very windy and a bit chilly but as we only had one day in the area we felt we had had a taste of LA which was how the tour was described. Thank you Hollywood Tours!
      Written 29 November 2024
    • caseypA3554PV
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great!
      We had a great tour with driver Brian C! The tour has some great locations and was fun for our first time in Los Angeles. Gave us an idea of where we wanted to go next.
      Written 29 November 2024
    • N8550KCjulies
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing tour guide!!
      Our guide was amazing! Funny and very knowledgeable!! Would recommend to anyone. Great way to see all the areas in a comfortable easy way!
      Written 29 November 2024
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    Kay
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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 6 May 2022
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    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 9 May 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Nate Correia
    24 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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 8 January 2023
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    Tracey Stuckey
    Hemingway8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 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 4 October 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 11 October 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    StaceyfrumLA
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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!
    Written 17 March 2024
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    This makes us so happy to hear! We’re delighted to know you all enjoyed it!
    Written 3 April 2024
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    Cabrita
    Munich, Germany4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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 25 August 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 25 August 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Gr4phixX
    Arnsberg, Deutschland3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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 7 October 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 11 October 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Adele S
    Los Angeles, CA1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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 22 February 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 22 February 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Syria
    Alba, Italy449 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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!
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    Written 14 September 2023
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    Jennifer H
    10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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 13 September 2022
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    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 22 September 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Kathy B
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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 27 February 2023
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