Santa Monica & Venice: Guided Beach Cruiser Tour
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14 Ratings
Santa Monica
Join our Santa Monica and Venice Bike Tour and experience the famous boardwalk and canals, visit hidden local spots, and learn about the history of these iconic neighborhoods. Bicycles included!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Real Los Angeles Tours - On this bike tour you’ll eat cycle through some of the loveliest parts Los Angeles, as we tell you the fascinating story of the neighborhoods. Bike rental is included.
What's Included
  • Tour Guide
  • Bicycle use
  • $1 donation to Climate Cents per guest
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities not included. Please allow 15-20%.
  • Snacks
  • Children under 5 y.o. can go in a child’s seat for $25 on the day (no ticket required).
Additional Information

Join our Santa Monica and Venice Bike Tour and savor the classic L.A. experience of bicycle riding on a Beach Cruiser through these famous areas. This allows you to explore renowned places like the boardwalk and canals, visit under-the-radar locations only known to locals like us, and learn about the history of the iconic neighborhoods you’re traveling through.

Your bicycles will be ready when you reach the starting point of the Santa Monica and Venice Bike tour. From there, we descend to the beach, biking past the renowned Santa Monica Pier, with a halt at Muscle Beach. Following this, we pedal our way to the scenic canals. We make a stop at the fashionable Abbot Kinney Boulevard for refreshments like juice or coffee, before moving on to Main St. The tour culminates at Santa Monica City Hall and Tongva Park.

  • The tour embarks at 10am daily
  • The cost of hiring bicycles is included in the price
  • Kids below 5 years old can ride in a child’s seat (chargeable separately)
  • Aim to get to the meeting point 10-15 minutes early. If you’re late you may miss the tour.
  • By making a booking for this tour you agree to be bound by The Real Los Angeles Tours terms of service.
  • Wear appropriate footwear (no flip-flops).
  • This a bicycling tour and we move at a reasonable pace. You must be in appropriate physical condition and able to ride a bicycle on the road.
Location
Santa Monica Beach Bicycle Rentals
4th Street
Guide will be checking in guests from 15 minutes before tour at Santa Monica Beach Bicycle Rentals. There's parking structure next door and it's 5 minutes from Downtown Santa Monica station (E-Line). Be sure to allow extra time for traffic etc. We CANNOT wait for latecomers, there are other guests.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Frances
Sep 25, 2023
Great way to see the sights! - This bike tour was a lot of fun as it covered all the main sights of Santa Monica and Venice Beach. Our guide Sylvie was knowledgeable and engaging, and ensured we were comfortable riding.
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Russell
Apr 4, 2023
Wonderful bike ride - Sylvie was a friendly, knowledgeable guide who made us feel at home and gave a wonderful tour with lots of local color and history.
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Heatheraj3294gw
Nov 16, 2022
Fun times in the sunshine! - What a fun morning! Damian was great - he was knowledgeable and easy to talk to. It was my daughter's first trip to LA so we wanted to see as much as we possibly could. The bikes were super comfortable and easy to get around. It was a perfect day. I would highly recommend this bike tour and our guide Damian.
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Amybn9446oy
Jun 1, 2022
My Best Vacation Yet - Sylvie was an amazing guide! I loved going through some of the canals in Venice! A real out of the ordinary type of trip! So unique and fun!
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Laurens
Apr 2, 2022
A great way to experience Santa Monica - The best way to experience Venice Beach! Silvie was an outstanding tour guide and showed us all kind of neat sights! We were here for my daughters 24th birthday and wanted to see the pier, the beach, muscle beach and the canals in Venice California! We loved every minute
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H3164pvemilym
Aug 15, 2021
Great bike tour of Santa Monica & Venice Beach - Really fun and leisurely bike tour of Santa Monica & Venice. The path was mainly alongside with the ocean, which was beautiful, and it was really flat. We got a good workout, but it was by no means strenuous. We started out in downtown Santa Monica and stopped at places like the Santa Monica pier and boardwalk, Venice boardwalk, Venice canals, Abbot Kinney, Tongva Park, and Santa Monica Blvd., and got some history/anecdotes behind each. We didn't stay too long at any one place — although our guide made it clear he'd be happy to stop if any of us wanted to — but that was fine by us since we just wanted a general feel for the area and its highlights so we could go back after and explore on our own. By that metric, it was a perfect tour. I'd highly recommend to anyone looking for a high-level overview of what Santa Monica & Venice have to offer.
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Marya_b
Jul 10, 2021
A delightful ride!! - This was a delightful adventure. Our tour guide from the “Real LA” was informative and engaging. He kept the pace appropriate for the various ages. Seeing different parts of the beach and the canals was the perfect combo. This tour was excellent!
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Connie
Mar 1, 2020
Highly Recommned - Our tour guide, Damien, was outstanding. This was our second tour with The Real Los Angeles Tours and both times we found the guides to be professional, knowledgable, and kind. Our travel party included members ranging in age from 12-65 and everyone enjoyed the experience.
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422sherryb
Oct 6, 2019
Santa Monica/Venice bike tour - My husband and I had a great time riding the bikes and touring the area. Our guide was very nice and showed us a great time! Thank you for a beautiful ride
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Flyer471164
Aug 28, 2019
Santa Monica to Venice bike tour - We had a great tour with Terry yesterday, thoroughly enjoyed learning about the area & highly recommended.
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