Santa Monica Venice Beach Tour: 3-Hour Guided Beach Loop

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 9

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Ride the beaches from the Pier to the Boardwalk and back in a single morning

A 3-hour guided tour of Los Angeles beaches departing from the city, traveling by air-conditioned Mercedes van to Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach Boardwalk, Muscle Beach, the Venice Canals and Marina del Rey, with a professional guide narrating throughout. A minimum of two people per booking is required; tours run rain or shine, and the route is suitable for all fitness levels.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Santa Monica and Venice Beaches

Travel from Los Angeles to beaches
Stroll Third Street Promenade
Visit Santa Monica Pier and amusement park
Explore Venice Beach Boardwalk and Muscle Beach
See Venice Canal Historic District
Pass by Marina del Rey harbor

The Experience

The tour starts with transport from your point of origin in Los Angeles to the beaches of West LA in a comfortable Mercedes van. Your guide narrates the drive and the stops, so you're not navigating or deciding where to go next—the route is already set. You'll spend the morning hopping out to walk each destination on foot: the Third Street Promenade, the Santa Monica Pier (a 100-year-old amusement park and entertainment center on the water), and then the Venice Beach Boardwalk with its street performers, modern art and outdoor shops.

Muscle Beach, the outdoor weightlifting gym that started in 1934 and helped shape professional bodybuilding culture, sits right on the Venice Boardwalk—you'll see the weight pens and the athletes training there. The tour also takes in the Venice Canals, a historic residential district built in 1905 with man-made wetland canals, and Marina del Rey, an unincorporated seaside community with North America's largest man-made small-craft harbor, home to roughly 5,000 boats. Throughout the day you'll see beach homes and the purple hazy backdrop of the Malibu hills.

The whole loop takes three hours, which means you're done by early afternoon and have the rest of your day free. A professional guide travels with you the entire time; bottled water and small snacks are included. Tours operate whether the weather is clear or rainy, and the itinerary suits all fitness levels since you're walking at your own pace at each stop, not hiking or climbing.

What’s included

Professional guide narration throughout the route.
transport in an air-conditioned Mercedes van.
bottled water and small snacks.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Three hours is tight enough to fit into a morning or early afternoon without eating your whole day, but long enough to cover all five stops—the Pier, the Boardwalk, Muscle Beach, the Canals and Marina del Rey—without rushing through any of them.