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Tours of the City

Walking Tours
Excellent walking tours of downtown Los Angeles are given by Los Angeles Conservancy Tours (tel: (213) 623 2489), including landmark buildings and historic areas, such as Pershing Square, the Broadway theater district and Little Tokyo; cost: US$5 per person. Walk on the Wild Side (tel: (310) 829 2486; website: www.hikingtours.com) offers a variety of fun 2-3-hour nature walks in LA's backyard, taking in wildlife, fault lines and Native American legends. Architours (tel: (323) 294 5821 or (888) 627 2448; website: www.architours.com) gives art and architecture tours of the city from US$25 per hour.

Bus Tours
L V International Tours (tel: (310) 581 0718 or (888) 800 7878; website: www.lvint.com) offer tours of Los Angeles, movie star homes, beaches and excursions to San Diego, Mexico and Las Vegas. Prices start at US$30. LA NightHawks (tel: (310) 392 1500) provide VIP nights on the town by luxury coach or limo to cabaret, comedy and dance clubs. Euro-Pacific Tours (tel: (310) 574 0595) specialise in foreign language tours of the city, area attractions, movie star homes and shopping.

Bike Tours
LA Bike Tours - LLC (tel: (323) 466-5890 or (888) 775 BIKE/2453; website: www.labiketours.com) provides guided group or individual tours of Hollywood Studios, Beverly Hills, the Getty Center and Venice Beach and Santa Monica. Tours include water, lunch, bicycle and helmet usage. Prices start from US$24.50. Perry's Beach Cafe and Rentals, 2400 Oceanfront Walk, Santa Monica (tel: (310) 372 3138), offers bike tours along the beach in Santa Monica, Venice and its canals, and beaches further south.



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