LA Half-Day City Tour: Start from Hollywood or Santa Monica!
Overview
Available languages
5 hours 30 minutes
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Check out the BEST Los Angeles has to offer on this half-day interactive sightseeing experience! Take a seat on one of our Climate-Controlled Buses as your fun and entertaining driver-guide gives you an insider look at LA culture, history, landmarks, and hot spots. This tour is an excellent mix of time spent on the bus sightseeing and exploring different stops yourself!
(NEW) You can now choose to begin your tour in Hollywood or Santa Monica! (Your first stop will either be Santa Monica or Hollywood, depending on where your tour begins)
1st Stop: Santa Monica Pier or Hollywood (45-Minutes)
2nd Stop: The Grove & Farmer's Market (75 Minutes - Lunch/Shopping)
3rd Stop: The Griffith Observatory (45 Minutes).
The ONLY Half-Day Tour in LA! Unlike competitor tours, which last 7-9 hours (or longer with hotel pick-ups), we're proud to offer a streamlined, half-day option that gives you all the highlights without taking up your entire day!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
(ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN DEPARTING FROM HOLLYWOOD) We now offer this tour in 11 languages through a free multilingual app with pre-recorded audio commentary (not a live guide). You can follow along in your preferred language: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Italian, Catalan, Korean, Japanese, or Chinese. Our team will help you download the app to your smartphone and log in during check-in. For the best sound quality, we recommend bringing your headphones—or you can purchase a pair from us for $5.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Car seat for children under 8 years old or shorter than 4’9”
Air Conditioned Bus with Expert Driver Guide
Gratuities
Available to purchase during tour
Parking Fees
Restroom on board
What To Expect
Hollywood
The Tour begins/ends on The World Famous Hollywood Walk of Fame so you will have ample time to explore Hollywood!
Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with the city of Los Angeles near Marmont Lane to its western border with Beverly Hills at Phyllis Street. The Sunset Strip is known for its boutiques, restaurants, rock clubs, nightclubs, and its array of huge, colorful billboards.
Options
Tour Begins From Hollywood
Tour begins from Hollywood: Stops at Santa Monica Pier, Grove/Farmers Market, and Griffith Observatory—optional Audio Guide in 11 languages.
Starting point:
Hollywood Visitor Center, 7044 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Tour begins from Santa Monica
This tour will begin and end in Santa Monica and include a 45-minute Stop in Hollywood (instead of a stop in Santa Monica).
Starting point:
Shore Hotel, 1515 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Reviews
1,909 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Chad is your Guide to ask for
Pamski928,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Chad was awesome. He was hilarious and very knowledgeable. You could tell he loved his job. Highly recommend. Took my family from Florida to some great highlights of Hollywood, Griffith Observatory, Farmers Market.
Great experience!
Peggy O,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I enjoyed the tour very much. Sal is a great driver and tour guide! Also, thanks to the reservation team, we were able to fix a mistake in time to get to the tour.
LA tour
Tourist813492,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour guide Chris was amazing - he kept the tour lighthearted and fun as well as highlighting many great things to see along the way . 5 stars
Beyond expectations!!
Gabriel G,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience, the guide Chad went beyond expectations, bringing information in a way that does not sound like a lecture, but a chat between friends.
Interesting & informative
Daniel R,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Sal was very informative and gave us plenty of useful and interesting information about the areas the tour included. Sal gave us plenty of time to get our phones ready for photos and videos of the many interesting points of interest. Sal was also so helpful with any questions and queries we had too!
Great Sampling of LA
Natalie D,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Jeff was fantastic, very funny, friendly and knowledgeable. Even though it would have been an even longer day, we wish we could have stayed a little longer at each location.
Sharing our LA Home With Family
Y3497ECkathleenh,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I went with my boyfriend and my stepdaughter and her husband who are visiting from Wisconsin. Dan & I had been on this tour about 6 months ago with friends and enjoyed it. I thought it might be a little redundant for us, but it wasn't at all. Shawn kept it lively and had interesting stories so we weren't bored at all. We had a lovely fall day sharing our Los Angeles home with our family.
LA Half-day tour is a winner. A "taste of LA." Kudos to Chris our guide for making it so fun!
189jeaniea,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was as advertised, a taste of LA. My friend and I were only in LA for two days, staying in West Hollywood. The 1/2 tour stopped at places we wanted to visit. But most of all, our guide, Chris, was so entertaining! And he pointed out interesting things alone the way. So glad we signed up for this tour.
A+
776camr,
Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Talib was funny and engaging. The Griffith Observatory alone is worth booking this tour. 5 stars all around!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome tour
alisonmE7441XY,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is a well worth the money tour. Awesome tour and guide. Definitely recommend this tour if you want the gist of LA. A lot to see in tour
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