Los Angeles City Tour and Movie Stars' Homes Tour

Los Angeles, United States of America

Enjoy a half day exploring Los Angeles' most famous highlights. See the homes of many of your favorite movie stars of young and old. Cruise down famous Sunset Strip with its outdoor cafes and bars, and Hollywood Boulevard with the world renowned Walk of Fame.

City Tour
The day begins with a fully narrated tour, taking you to the historic Hollywood Bowl and Grauman's Chinese Theatre. You will see Hollywood Boulevard, the famous Sunset Strip and Beverly Hills, where the movie stars live, work and shop.

Visit shopping paradise Rodeo Drive where you will find such exclusive shops as Chanel, Fred Hayman, Gucci, and Bijan. Then, stroll through the International Farmer's Market and shop for an exotic array of food and gifts.

Movie Stars' Homes Tour
See where the stars live, shop and hang out in Los Angeles' secluded hills and on Beverly Hills' ritzy streets. Traveling in an air-conditioned minibus, you'll journey where larger buses can't go.

In Beverly Hills and Bel Air you'll find there's no place like home for stars like Courtney Cox, Keanu Reeves, Tobey Maguire, Madonna, Halle Berry, Jackie Chan, Britney Spears, Winona Ryder, Nicolas Cage, Peter Falk and Dr. Phil, not to mention the provocative Playboy Mansion. You may also pass the former estates of such legends as Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Gregory Peck, Jack Benny, Judy Garland and Humphrey Bogart, plus some of your favorite TV and movie locations.

Along the way, you'll cruise Sunset Strip and see such infamous locales as the Whiskey a Go Go, Johnny Depp's notorious Viper Room, the House of Blues, the trendy Sky Bar, the Chateau Marmont and the Beverly Hills Hotel.

USD $54.99

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Amitava G	December 2011
Fascinating trip particularly the visit to Sony studios.

Review by: Glenn L	October 2011
Gude was very knowledgeable but stops were not long enough to get really good photos of movie star homes

Review by: Laura W	October 2011
I've used Viator while traveling in other countries before - and comparably speaking, this was horrendous. The check in process was extremely disorganized.. From the time of our arrival, we waited a good 1 hour, before our tour guide finally got on the bus and introduced himself. He started by complaining about how tired he was, having only gotten 6 hours of sleep. After his lousy, narcissistic introduction, we walked back around and looked at the Chinese Theatre (where we had been waiting all that time) again for fifteen minutes. No description, nothing. Just, "Here it is. Meet me again in 15 minutes." After that, we finally got back on the bus and began the tour. Mind you this was now about 10:05 (and we had been instructed to arrive at 8:45 am) We drove to see the Hollywood sign. Then drove by all of the stars homes. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, but I couldn't help feeling that he was also completely full of crap. After seeing the stars homes, we drove down Rodeo Dr. Then, at 11:45, the driver/tour guide dropped us off at the Farmers market - again we were on our own. So, what was supposed to be a three-hour tour was actually more like an hour and forty minutes. After eating lunch on our own for 45 minutes, a different driver came to pick us up to return us to the Chinese Theatre. Again we waited on the hot bus for a good 20 minutes while this driver disappeared and came back having bought himself some lunch. My suggestion - buy yourself a good map of the stars homes and drive around to see them yourself!!! This will save you about $50 per person!

Review by: Patrick	September 2011
Really enjoyed our Hollywood tour from 'Stan the Man.' Friendly, informative and extremely knowledgable. We did a half day tour, as we felt that a full day would have been a bit much. Think it was a good decision, as it was very hot, although the air conditioning in the van was fine.

Review by: Patrick	September 2011
Really enjoyed our Hollywood tour from 'Stan the Man.' Friendly, informative and extremely knowledgable. We did a half day tour, as we felt that a full day would have been a bit much. Think it was a good decision, as it was very hot, although the air conditioning in the van was fine.

Review by: Cynthia D	September 2011
Once we left on the bus, everything was good. However, getting to the Starline office was mass confusion. There were people everywhere in long lines and nobody knew where to go.

Review by: Daniel H	September 2011
good.

Review by: Terry S	September 2011
Boring and would never do the trip again

Review by: DebnMike	August 2011
Knowledgeble tour guide, saw some awesome houses, however too bad we were on the wrong side of the bus where all the houses were located.

Review by: Bruno C	July 2011
Was rushed but you see all the important parts of LA.

Review by: Joanne E	July 2011
The trip itself was fantastic. Energetic guide and wonderful locations. But the process of getting onto the bus was appalling. I had paid months ago and yet I still had to wait in line with every one else to get a voucher. I was moved all over the place and in the end took longer than those that booked on the spot. Also my Viator App said that I could present an electronic copy but the local company sent me away after an hour in line to print out a copy... I was very annoyed.

Review by: Ami C	July 2011
This tour is awful. It did not stop at Rodeo drive like advertised- we drove through it but should have had a 20 min stop but didn't and the farmer's market was a waste of time, you have about 30 mins to eat lunch and shop- do this on your own if you want to visit it. The tour of the homes was pointless, all you see are the rooftops and gates and mailboxes of the stars. Again you can drive through Beverly Hills on your own and save your money for something more fun. I would NOT recommend this tour at all to anyone! Save your money. Also the tour tickets said tour departs at 9am and be there 20 mins early, tour does not leave until 9:30 so wasted an hour standing around waiting. It's all very unorganized.

Review by: Kara B	July 2011
Unfortunately we had a grouchy tour guide who was not happy to answer questions and gave very little information about what we were seeing. We found ourselves trying to eavesdrop on other tours so we could actually learn something. The other downfall to the tour was that it was a regular tour bus instead of an open top bus like other companies had. It made it very difficult to see things she was pointing out. Overall I would not recommend this tour to anyone.

Review by: Derek A	June 2011
Interesting but very dependent on tour bus driver, our one was OTT on knowing all the stars personnally and being big friends of his after the tenth one it got too much, we also didnt get the stops the guide said, but for seeing the homes it was worth the cost

Review by: scott c	May 2011
was a gr8 tour with danny rae as our tour guide. this is highly recommended. loved it.

Review by: Judith K, United Kingdom	June 2010
Timely pick up at hotel and taken to Starline central offices. It was a little confusing at that point with lots of people in various queues but it all sorted itself out in the end. The trip itself good and we did everything and more from the itinerary. The tour guide was knowledgable and entertaining. By the end of the tour though I was desperare for the restroom. Good fun, thanks

Review by: Barbara W, Australia	June 2010
Combined Tour was exactly what we wanted as we only had a day in Hollywood. We reconfirmed our tour the day before. They had no record of our booking, so put us on a bus an hour later. Movie Stars homes, although nice to see the neighbourhood, mostly saw the back driveways, or "Look up that street, 3rd house on the right". Comprehensive Tour of LA began 10 minutes before we got back! So they put us on the Hollywood Trolley, although the guide was very entertaining, we missed out on seeing so much. The tour we booked had free time to explore Rodeo Drive, Farmers Market and Hollywood Bowl. We will never get to see the Disney Hall or Farmers Market again. Extemely dissappointing, as this was a chance in a lifetime holiday!

Review by: Phillip H, Australia	May 2010
Great tour guide Brian very knowledgeable. Need to improve check procedures very slow and should be a lot better. Enjoyable experience.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	May 2010
Guide was very excellent. Funny and knew his material.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	May 2010
Great overview of the city and my tour guide was so helpful. So much to take in, you need to make notes with your photos so you dont forget whose house was whose.

Review by: Amanda H, Australia	March 2010
A great introduction to LA city! Our tour guide loves the city and has loads of information to share. We saw lots more on this tour than we would have been able to on our own (especially when trying to do LA without a car!). Our hotel pick up was on time and the bus was comfortable. Being able to combine 2 tours in one day is also a plus as it saved us from travelling to and from our hotel.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	October 2009
The guide did great job.

Review by: Belinda F, New Zealand	August 2009
Great way to see where the celebrities live and tick off all the major points in this monstrosity of a city! Tour operator was efficient too.

Review by: Johanna M, United Kingdom	January 2009
This was a excellent trip - the guide was funny and friendly and we saw lots of different sights - fantastic.

Review by: Anonymous, Netherlands	January 2009
Liked it. Worth doing it.

Review by: Terence M, United Kingdom	November 2008
This was a tour that I have no wish to ever repeat. The tour van was cramped, dirty, and hot. The driver drove around so fast we could not see anything If you want a tour of L.A. don't go on this one, it spoiled our holiday!

Review by: TERENCE M	November 2008
This was a tour that I have no wish to ever repeat. The tour van was cramped, dirty, and hot. The driver drove around so fast we could not see anything If you want a tour of L.A. don't go on this one, it spoiled our holiday!