Part of me wants this tour to keep being a well kept secret, so I can easily snag a spot for friends & fam. But to be fair, I have to give an honest review:
Of the tons of city tours I’ve been on (London, Paris, Dubai, NYC, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles...), this Malibu tour is somewhere at the top.
After living in LA for the past 20 years and visiting all the hotspots along PCH (Nobu, Geoffrey’s, Moonshadows, Paradise Cove Beach…), I suspected there’s more to Malibu, and finally decided to take a tour with a professional guide. After researching online, I took this tour offered by Surf City Tours last Friday, after a stressful (!) work week.
Zipping down PCH in the open, shaded bus listening to The Beach Boys’ Surfin’ USA and other oldies filled me with nostalgia… Malibu’s history narrated by our tour guide, David, swept me back in time to 19th C Malibu and the Gold Rush Era… the fresh, cool air and sublime scenery of the hidden beaches that we visited rejuvenated me… the multimillion dollar celebrity homes inspired me…
It was a small group tour, but felt like a private tour.
Five hours later my stress had melted away, and I emerged from the tour serene, inspired, and rejuvenated.
Our tour guide, David, is such a talented actor/entertainer and kind human being, who delivers not just a tour, but an immersive experience. No wonder I repeated the experience just days later.
I now know where to bring stressed out or hard-to-impress friends & family - both locals and out-of-towners.