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Venice California Tour: Explore Beach, Canals, Culture
4.8
4 Ratings
Santa Monica
Explore Venice Beach’s canals, culture, and history on a 4.5-hour open-air van tour. Feel like a local with Surf City Tours.
Explore Venice Beach’s canals, culture, and history on a 4.5-hour open-air van tour. Feel like a local with Surf City Tours.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Poseidon Paddle & Surf - Begin your adventure at our surf shop in Santa Monica, conveniently located just a block from the iconic pier. Enjoy a 10% discount on any merchandise as our valued guest.
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Dogtown - Discover the rich history of Dogtown, the birthplace of modern skateboarding, situated on the border of Santa Monica and Venice.
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- Poseidon Paddle & Surf - Begin your adventure at our surf shop in Santa Monica, conveniently located just a block from the iconic pier. Enjoy a 10% discount on any merchandise as our valued guest.
- Dogtown - Discover the rich history of Dogtown, the birthplace of modern skateboarding, situated on the border of Santa Monica and Venice.
- Abbot Kinney Boulevard - Explore Venice’s trendiest neighborhood, perfect for shopping, people-watching, and enjoying an Instagram-worthy coffee.
- Fisherman’s Village - Venture off the beaten path to this charming, lesser-known treasure. This beautifully preserved village is ideal for photographers, TV enthusiasts, and anyone who enjoys basking in the sun by the sea. Don’t forget to greet the lively resident sea lions!
- Marina del Rey - Glide through this breathtaking neighborhood, one of LA’s hidden gems.
- Venice Canals Walkway - Immerse yourself in the serene atmosphere of the preserved Venice canals. During this 30-minute stop, you might feel as if you’ve been transported to Italy!
- Venice Beach - Take ample time to capture photos, explore, and absorb the unique vibe of Venice Beach. Here, you’ll find the Venice Boardwalk, Muscle Beach, a skate park, numerous food options, and all the renowned bohemian shopping.
- Poseidon Paddle & Surf - Conclude the tour with a short drive back to Santa Monica, where it all began. Remember to use your 10% discount!
What's Included
- Discount on bike rentals
- Discount on bike rentals
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Join us for the perfect in-depth tour of world famous Venice, California. Discover the beach, the canals, the culture and history on our guided 4.5 hour tour. Your live guide will show you the sights on our customized open air van, and make sure you end your day feeling like a local. Venice is one of the most unique locations on the planet, we allow you…
Join us for the perfect in-depth tour of world famous Venice, California. Discover the beach, the canals, the culture and history on our guided 4.5 hour tour. Your live guide will show you the sights on our customized open air van, and make sure you end your day feeling like a local. Venice is one of the most unique locations on the planet, we allow you to experience it like only Surf City Tours can!
- Infant car seat required (under 2)
Location
1654 Ocean Ave
Ocean Avenue
Please arrive 15 minutes early for check in. Meet us at Poseidon Surf Shop, just a block south of the Santa Monica Pier on Ocean Ave.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(4 Ratings)
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Dd
Sep 25, 2025
Easy touristy trip from Venice or Santa Monica - Would have liked to see more “celebrity” homes but our tour guide Alicia was very friendly and knowledgeable. It was a fun afternoon before we had to show up for our red-eye flight Overall recommend if you have some time to spare before your flight and no car. We were happy to find a tour near where we were staying in Venice.
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Ray2407
Mar 13, 2025
A more relaxing tour of LA Sights - If you want ease and a stress free experience coupled with seeing some wonderful sites around the Venice area of LA, then this is for you. The Ease was being picked up and dropped off at the hotel we were staying at to explore the 4 main areas of the tour itinerary. With this tour there was plenty of 'own' time walking so its not all sat in a tour vehicle which by the way was a open topped minibus. Our tour driver was Adam who happened also to be the owner. Adam was a very nice person explaining and sharing information throughout and open to questions at any time. At the 4 mentioned locations, we were then able to see around the area on foot having been briefed by Adam of what to look for and expect. We particuarly loved the walk along the tow paths and crossing the many bridges of the Venice Canals. Seeing the adjoining dwellings to the tow paths showing there charming make up of the open looked gardens. We are very pleased we booked this tour and would recommend this to anyone. It's a different experience to the previous day tour with the same company but that too which I will feedback on was also excellent.
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Helen_m
Oct 11, 2024
We wouldn't book with anyone else in the future - Adam was great. He was knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and accommodating, a really nice person and we were more than happy with the sights he showed us and the facts that he shared about them all. He even arranged a pick up from our hotel for a tour we had booked the following day. We were lucky as nobody else had booked that day so it was a truly personal tour. We would highly recommend this tour, and any others by Surf City Tours, they are a great bunch of people. Thanks again Adam, you are a gentleman!
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Stuartlorraine55
Oct 24, 2024
river - got to see a lot a nice place relax tour. river walk was lovely.
beaches was beautiful and not to busy in October.
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