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3 ½-Hour Sea to the Stars Hollywood Hopper Tour
Santa Monica, United States
- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
See the best of Hollywood on this 3 1/2 hour tour that includes all the necessary sights between the beach and Tinseltown. Our Hollywood Hopper will give you a glimpse of classic Los Angeles icons including celebrity homes, movie studios, filming locations, with stops at the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Hollywood Sign. This is perfect for someone short on time, staying at the beach, on a long layover or wanting to see the top sights in the city.
- Hit all the top spots between the beach and the heart of the city in just 3 1/2 hours
- See and learn about what makes makes Hollywood tick—from celebrities to trendy restaurants to making movies
- Spend time at the Hollywood Sign and the Hollywood Walk of Fame for iconic photo opportunities
- See other classic landmarks including Rodeo Drive, the Sunset Strip, the Hollywood Bowl and the Santa Monica Pier
What's Included
- Live commentary on board
- Professional guide
- Safe Luggage Storage Available
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
- 1654 Ocean Ave1654 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Meet us at Poseidon Surf Shop, just a block south of the Santa Monica Pier on Ocean Ave.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Surf City Tours
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Santa Monica Pier (Pass By)
Rodeo Drive (Pass By)
Sunset Strip (Pass By)
Hollywood Walk of Fame
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hollywood Sign
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hollywood Bowl
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infant seats available
- Service animals allowed
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Foldable wheelchair can be stored on vehicle, however wheelchair lifts are unavailable and passenger must be able to get in and out of vehicle with assistance from family, friends.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews
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Worth every penny
Tracey_D, Feb 2023
Chad was an excellent tour guide, wealth of information and also very funny. Unfortunately the weather was terrible but we got to see and do everything as planned with the help of a blanket and Chads jokes keep us warm 😊
Best tour ever!!!
Keith_O, Jan 2023
As this being my second 5 1/2-hour tour, I can say once again, it was the best experience ever for my son and I with help from Chad, another one of the best tour guide to make it all complete. Thanks!
We’ll worth it!
Mark_M, Nov 2022
Amazingly knowledgeable tour guide. Many stars’s homes have identified. The outing with my daughter and 3 granddaughters, 10, 13, and 15 was we’ll worth it!
Chad was an exceptional...
Mike_R, Nov 2022
Chad was an exceptional host, safe driver and knowledgeable guide
He brought the tour to life.
Highly recommend
josh the tour guide was a...
Scott_R, Nov 2022
josh the tour guide was a plethora of knowledge about movie stars and where they lived, but he never showed us their homes. He would say “ up this street lived so and so” but would drive by the street and not show us the house. We had minimal to no chances to take pictures.
Great tour
Karen_C, Nov 2022
Tour guide very friendly and knowledgeable. Loved looking at all the beautiful mansions, Seeing Hollywood walk of fame amazing- no favorites loved every part of tour.
Awesome!!!
Keith_O, Oct 2022
The tour covered a lot of important parts of L.A. and the knowledge shared by the driver about every location we visited. I want never forget this experience.
Totally worth it!
Eric_H, Mar 2022
Josh G and the Surf City Tours crew were awesome. Been to LA many times and learned so much—had lots of fun.
Pros and Cons
Amy_S, Mar 2022
I loved the small size of tour. Not crowded. The history, stories and narrative from Gio our tour guide was nice. I felt we saw a good amount of sites. Only issues were: the ad said 10 min stop at the Hollywood sign. Which didn’t happen. Also was told by driver to prepare for a “blustery” ride back on return. It was far more than blustery.
Amazing tour
Jacqueline_N, Jan 2022
This was a great tour and we all really enjoyed all the stops. Everyone was exceptional friendly and "English AL" was an amazing tour guide/driver. He even gave us blankets to keep our Miami butts warm. We ended the tour with a sunset drive through Santa Monica. It was breath taking. And don't forget to stop in the Poseidon coffee surf shop for a visit with the very friednly Barkley!
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