Tours of the City
Walking Tours
Walking tours of Downtown Los Angeles are given by Los Angeles Conservancy Tours (tel: (213) 623 2489; website: www.laconservancy.org). The tours cover landmark buildings and historic areas, such as Pershing Square, Broadway theatre district and Little Tokyo, and cost US$10 per person. Red Line Tours (tel: (323) 402 1074; website: www.redlinetours.com) offers historic walking tours of Downtown and Hollywood, providing each person with a head set of the live commentary. These tours have rare access to the interiors of buildings and usually cost US$20. Architours (tel: (323) 294 5821; website: www.architours.com, US$25) gives art and architecture tours of the city.
Bus Tours
LA City Tours (tel: (310) 581 0718 or (888) 800 7878; website: www.lacitytours.com/la.php) offers a five-and-a-half-hour bus tour of Los Angeles, which includes Downtown, Hollywood, the beaches and movie star homes and costs US$50. They also offer excursions to San Diego, Mexico and Las Vegas. Starline Tours (tel: (800) 959 3131; website: www.starlinetours.com) offer various bus tours of Los Angeles, from the one-hour ‘Hollywood Trolley Tour’ for US$16 to the seven-and-a-half-hour tour combining ‘Grand Tour of Los Angeles’ and ‘Movie Stars’ Homes’ for US$72. Starline’s other multitude of tours range from $US16 to $US90.
Bike Tours
Perry’s Beach Cafe and Rentals, 2400 and 2600 Oceanfront Walk, Santa Monica (tel: (310) 372 3138; website: www.perryscafe.com), offers tours along the beach in Santa Monica or Venice and its canals – on bicycle or rollerblade. Tours range from US$30 to US$60.
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Tours of the City