Starline Tours
Toll-free: 800-959-3131
Local: 323-463-3333
Starline Tours of Hollywood provides tours to all area attractions, stars' homes and complete city tours. Tours available in most foreign languages.
Red Line Tours
Toll-free: 877-809-3320
Red Line Tours is LA's only daily operating walking tour company. They offer sightseeing tours that take you inside the famous landmarks and let you discover the hidden treasures of Los Angeles.
Bikes & Hikes
Local: 323-796-8555
Based in West Hollywood, Bikes & Hikes is the first full-service bike/hike tour company promoting an eco-friendly, healthy way to enjoy all the glory Los Angeles has to offer
Glitterati Tours
Local: 310-720-3809
From Hollywood history to the legendary estates of Beverly Hills to the shores of Malibu, guides specialize in customizing a private tour that suites your interests
Female Abroad has used this company and they are wonderful, very flexible, very knowledge, and they use private looking vehicles that can fit into the smaller neighbourhoods unlike a lot of the big tour bus companies.
Esotouric
Local: 323-223-2767
Intimate bus tours into the secret historic heart of LA - True Crime (including The Black Dahlia), literary, architecture, Rock 'n' Roll
Dearly Departed Tours
Toll-free: 855-600-3323
Tours of Hollywood's most notorious deaths and scandals - Harlow, Lugosi, Hugh Grant, Charles Manson, Menendez Boys
Female Abroad has used this company; tours are a lot of fun and you do learn a lot about the darkside of Hollywood.
Tour du Jour
Local: 310-659-2929
All tours are designed to give the ultimate experience of LA - luxurious, personal and exceptionally interesting. Personal and group tours available.
Los Angeles Balloon Rides
Toll-free: 877-651-1683
Tour all of LA high above in a hot air balloon ride. Most hot air balloon baskets can hold anywhere from 2 to 8 passengers during a single ride
Elite Adventure Tours
Toll-free: 888-328-6871
Elite Adventure Tours provides unique, exclusive, custom private tours of LA every day. Their passionately engaging guides connect and entertain clientele from all over the world.
Strawberry Tours
Email: hellp@strawberrytours.com
More based in Europe and just starting to spread to North America, Strawberry Tours offers free tours on a variety of subjects. Some tours are paid but this is usually a nominal cost to cover a small charge. Check out their website to see if they have any available during your trip.
Female Abroad has used them in Cuba & the Netherlands, you certainly learn a lot which helps you feel like a local. At the end, we always tip as the guides do such a good job.