Los Angeles Shore Excursion Guide

Cruise lines offer a number of shore excursions for sale when visiting Los Angeles. For your convenience, we have provided a sample listing below of the shore excursions typically sold by cruise lines that visit Los Angeles. You may wish to check out 3rd party shore excursions in Los Angeles to get a wider variety of options to choose from.

Universal Studios On Your Own

Basically, this is just round trip to and from the cruise terminal. However, once at the studios, the “Glamour Train” takes you by the Parting of the Red Sea, Jaws, and a Jurassic Park “nature” scene among other highlights. You may also want to stroll and shop along the Universal City Walk, and transportation will pick you up after 7 hours.

Price: Adults expect to pay around $40 for transportation to and from the studios.

Booking Advice: This tour is rated as moderately physically taxing due to the walking involved, and does NOT include lunch or admission into Universal Studios. Admission for one adult is around $77. Admission is also good for the theme park as well. For the convenience of this transportation in Los Angeles, cruise line prices are considered to be OK.

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Olvera Street,, and the Farmer's Market

En route to Olvera Street, one of LA's oldest streets, you'll pass by the LA Coliseum, the Sports Arena, and the Museum of Natural History. Once you arrive at Olvera Street, there'll be time to stroll about and view the cafes and Mexican handicrafts. You'll then be driven across Sunset Blvd., and if time permits you'll stop at the Hollywood Bowl. You then stop at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, where you can see celebrity prints enshrined in concrete.Your final stop is the Farmer's Market for lunch and a chance to stroll about and shop.

Price: Adults expect to pay around $50 through the cruise lines for this 5 hour tour.

Booking Advice: This tour is rated as moderately physically taxing because of the walking involved, and does not include lunch costs. While 3rd party vendors online usually don't include transportation, you're going to see a variety of city tours themed and not that are quite reasonable. Some are just worth it for nostalgic reasons... You may want to check out http://www.starlinetours.com/

City Drive

After a photo opportunity at the Music Center, you'll pass the Disney Concert Hall en route to Olvera Street, one of LA's oldest streets. Once you arrive at Olvera Street, there'll be time to stroll about and view the cafes and Mexican handicrafts. You then stop at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, where you can see celebrity prints enshrined in concrete.Your final stop is the Farmer's Market for a chance to stroll about and shop.

Price: Adults expect to pay around $50 for this 4 hour tour.

Booking Advice: This tour is rated as moderately physically taxing because of the walking involved. While 3rd party vendors online usually don't include transportation, you're going to see a variety of city tours themed and not that are quite reasonable. Some are just worth it for nostalgic reasons... You may want to check out http://www.starlinetours.com/

Third Party Shore Excursions in Los Angeles

Below are links to third-party shore excursion vendors in Los Angeles. These links will launch in a new browser window and are external sites. We bear no responsibility for the content or services offered at these sites.

3rd party shore excursions often have advantages over shore excursions sold by the cruise lines. Third party shore excursions can be less costly and feature smaller groups than shore excursions sold by the cruise lines. Often, the vendors you buy from directly are the same vendors used by the cruise lines themselves.

The benefit of buying shore excursions from the cruise line is that the vendors and pre-screened for safety and reliablity. While cruise lines shore excursions can be more expensive than buying direct from a local vendor, there is certainly peace of mind that the cruise line will be using a reliable, safe and trusted vendor. If you experience a problem with the vendor on a cruise line-sold shore excursion, the shore excursion managers onboard the cruise ship will likely be an invaluable resource to help settle disputes.

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