Guideline Tours has been helping visitors experience the best of Los Angeles since 1988. Their friendly local guides lead engaging small-group and private tours through iconic neighborhoods and landmarks, from Hollywood and Beverl...
Guideline Tours has been helping visitors experience the best of Los Angeles since 1988. Their friendly local guides lead engaging small-group and private tours through iconic neighborhoods and landmarks, from Hollywood and Beverl...
The only way to describe Dave and our experience with Guideline Tours is that it couldn't have gone any better! This includes how the reservation started out with a surprise CHP inspection of their buses and a call from Dave that he couldn't guarantee our reservation would leave on time. Since they're a fully licensed tour company (apparently most are not, including those vans with open tops), they are subjected to "surprise" inspections of their transportation fleet. Anyway, Dave called daily as soon as they were notified and he spent time with me explaining the situation. So for a very reasonable increase in cost (not a bait & switch situation) we had a private tour for our party of 4. It was phenomenal! Dave actually decided to be our personal tour guide despite his father being in town. He was friendly and thoughtful. Funny and able to gauge our group, quickly pivoting to a less star-gazing type of tour. His personal stories of the cities he lived in and his personal journey and relationship with the town was the best for us. His knowledge of the history of LA was impressive! We started at the iconic Safari Inn in Burbank, went to a less travelled entry point for a 10 min hike to the Hollywood sign, then worked our way through Hollywood and Beverly Hills, then the Farmers Market and The Grove. I grew up in West LA and then returned as an adult for training for just 3 years near the Silverlake area, and I never saw or knew some of the things Dave was showing and telling us!
Derek
June 14, 2026
The only way to describe Dave and our experience with Guideline Tours is that it couldn't have gone any better! This includes how the reservation started out with a surprise CHP inspection of their buses and a call from Dave that he couldn't guarantee our reservation would leave on time. Since they're a fully licensed tour company (apparently most are not, including those vans with open tops), they are subjected to "surprise" inspections of their transportation fleet. Anyway, Dave called daily as soon as they were notified and he spent time with me explaining the situation. So for a very reasonable increase in cost (not a bait & switch situation) we had a private tour for our party of 4. It was phenomenal! Dave actually decided to be our personal tour guide despite his father being in town. He was friendly and thoughtful. Funny and able to gauge our group, quickly pivoting to a less star-gazing type of tour. His personal stories of the cities he lived in and his personal journey and relationship with the town was the best for us. His knowledge of the history of LA was impressive! We started at the iconic Safari Inn in Burbank, went to a less travelled entry point for a 10 min hike to the Hollywood sign, then worked our way through Hollywood and Beverly Hills, then the Farmers Market and The Grove. I grew up in West LA and then returned as an adult for training for just 3 years near the Silverlake area, and I never saw or knew some of the things Dave was showing and telling us!
Derek
June 14, 2026