Pacific Coast Highway: a Smartphone Audio Tour between LA & Santa Maria in Los Angeles booking from $7.99

Pacific Coast Highway: a Smartphone Audio Tour between LA & Santa Maria

Overview

Hook your smartphone up to your vehicle's stereo and listen to a tour guide while you drive!

Follow the suggested route along the Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most scenic drives in the world! Start anywhere along the route between Los Angeles and Santa Maria. The tour experience is the same in either direction.

Pass the famous Marina Del Rey, Malibu, Carpinteria, the Channel Islands, Getty Villa Museum and some of the world’s most famous beaches. We'll point out must-see sights, parks, tourist attractions & recreation areas and give a historical overview of the area and its original inhabitants.

With no time constraints, enjoy the freedom to stop anywhere and take your time exploring. Tour guide commentary will play automatically as you drive, using an easy to navigate live GPS map. No data is used during the tour.

This audio guide will keep your group entertained & engaged along the way. Each point of interest also has a fun multiple-choice trivia question about the sights.

City: Los Angeles

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour

Only 1 tour booking needed per vehicle

Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.

No signal required or data used during tour

Good mobile or WiFi connection needed for the initial download

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
This is a self-guided tour so you'll use your own vehicle. When visiting an attraction en-route, please follow all California health protocols and wear a mask when practicable.

What To Expect

Loyola Marymount University

The product of a merger between Loyola College and Marymount College, the school is institutionally committed to Roman Catholicism.

Marina del Rey

If you love boats, this is the ideal spot for some boatwatching. Developed in the 1950’s, the marina has become North America’s largest man-made small-craft harbor.

Venice

Welcome to the Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice, home of Venice Beach and the Venice Canals!

Santa Monica State Beach

You’ll be passing by a couple of pretty spectacular beaches. The Will-Rogers State Beach and the famous Santa Monica Beach.

The Getty Villa

If you’re into Italian villas filled with ancient Greek and-Roman artifacts, the Getty Villa Museum is a must-see attraction! We'll also tell you about the affluent Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

Tuna Canyon Park

A couple of amazing parks and home to hiking-trails through native forests complete with stunning views of the coastline and beaches.

Malibu

There's a lot-to-do in Malibu!! Long hailed as the city of sun, surf and sand, Malibu City spans 21 miles of beautiful California beach.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

A fantastic 30 mile-long stretch of land running from the coast inland in what's known as a Mediterranean climate ecosystem.

Zuma Beach

We'll introduce you to the famous Zuma Beach with its broad and sandy beach and the popular filming location, Point Dume.

El Matador State Beach

Just one of Malibu's beaches, the El Matador is studded with massive, unique rock-formations.

Nicholas Canyon Beach

Hear about the Chumash people who lived here almost 8,000 years ago and had an extensive trading system throughout California.

Santa Monica Mountains

You'll be driving by inland-bluffs, which are actually the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountain range.

Point Mugu State Park

Here you'll find miles of hiking-trails, canyons and great views of one of the highest peaks in the Santa Monica Mountains, Boney Mountain.

Point Mugu Missile Park

If you visit the park, you’ll see all kinds of missiles like the Polaris, the first U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile.

Port Hueneme

As the name suggests, there is a port on the shores of the city. In fact, it's the only deep-water port between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Oxnard

California supplies over 85 percent of US strawberries, with a third of that coming from right here in the Oxnard valley.

Ventura County Coast

The county you'll be driving through, is home to roughly 825,000 Californians, most of whom live within the coastal plains at the foot of the Topatopa Mountains. We'll tell you why it's so popular.

Mission San Buenaventura

Located in the heart of downtown Ventura, we'll give you some of history of this still active Catholic parish, museum and tourist-attraction.

Emma Wood State Beach

This section of the Pacific Coast Highway takes us right past a couple more scenic beaches in Solimar & Emma Wood-state-beaches.

Carpinteria

The coastal City of Carpinteria may be small, but there’s plenty to do here. We'll tell just a few of them!

Channel Islands National Park

At almost 250,000 acres, the park was created to protect both marine and island wildlife, as well as a number of archeological sites found on the islands.

Channel Islands Harbor

You'll see where Navy Seals are trained to withstand some of the worst conditions nature can throw at them.

Santa Barbara

A popular destination for both road-trippers and cruise-ships, Santa Barbara sees over 7 million tourists annually.

Goleta

The shoreline boasts nature preserves, a quiet beach and a Monarch Butterfly Grove.

Santa Ynez

We'll tell you about the mountain range you’ve been paralleling, part of the Transverse Ranges.

University of California, Santa Barbara

Known as a top research university it has award-winning faculty that includes six Nobel-Prize winners. In fact it’s a global leader in the sciences.

Los Padres National Forest

Hear how this protected forestland, covering over two million acres of coastal mountains, protects one of its endanged species.

El Capitan State Beach

Barnacles, starfish, sea anemone, crabs, and sea-sponges become trapped in these rocky pools when the tide pulls out, exposing these tiny sea-creatures for all to see.

Refugio State Beach

Learn about the environmental tragedy along this beautiful beach in 2015.

Gaviota State Park

The rugged coastline that surrounds the beach is also rather infamous as a drop off point for some nefarious activities. We'll tell you what.

Nojoqui Falls Park

Unlike most waterfalls, which gradually erode upstream, the Nojoqui Falls have built outward from the cliff over time. We'll tell you why.

Buellton

This small city's claim to fame is being the home of split-pea soup!

La Purisima Mission State Historic Park

All 2000 acres of La Purisima have been restored to its peak period in the 1820s, when it was the seat of mission government.

Lompoc

One of the city's top attractions are their murals in alley ways and on the sides of buildings..

Los Alamos

These hills were a perfect hideout for the bandit Salomon Pico. We'll tell you about him and why he was famous.

Santa Maria

Founded in 1875, settlers began arriving to taking advantage of the offer of free land, rich soil and the cooler Mediterranean climate.

Presqu'ile Winery

Winery in Santa Maria.

PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre

Conservatory Theatre in Santa Maria.

Rancho Sisquoc Winery

Interesting and beautiful winery.

Gaviota Peak Trail

Popular trail nearby.

Arroyo Hondo Vista Point

Incredible lookout.

Arroyo Burro County Beach Park

Sandy beach.

Shoreline Park

Nice park by the shore.

Stearns Wharf

Incredible views.

Carpinteria State Beach

Beach with ocean.

Tar Pits Park

Unique park.

Solimar Beach

Wicked cool beach.

Mandalay State Beach

Like the hotel, but a beach.

Oxnard State Beach and Park

The best beach in Oxnard.

Port Hueneme Beach Park

Park with a side of beach.

Sycamore Cove Beach

Combo number 5.

Leo Carrillo State Park and Beach

Leo's beach.

Nicholas Canyon Beach

Nick's beach.

El Matador State Beach

Here beachy beachy beachy.

Lechuza Beach

Another beach.

Point Dume State Beach and Preserve

Beach and park and preserve.

Malibu Lagoon State Beach

Malibu's beach.

Malibu Lagoon State Beach

What a beach.

Topanga Beach

Yet another California beach.

Santa Monica State Beach

The beach Monica built.

Santa Monica Pier

Incredible oceanside pier.

Santa Monica

Oceanside city.

Playa Del Rey Beach

Beach with a view.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (5)

Rebecca R

Nov 2022

This narrated drive was interesting and informative. We really appreciated knowing more about the area we were driving through. I would love to have more areas narrated like this!

416gracieh

Jul 2022

I enjoyed the appt. The info was fun to Listening to With the trivia questions made it entertaining. The app made the drive so much more fun.

Response from Host

Jul 2022

Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed it!

Priya P

Jul 2022

Could not even download the gps & itinerary. Would like a refund ! Did it on our own thru google maps

Pacific Coast Highway: a Smartphone Audio Tour between LA & Santa Maria

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