LA–San Diego Pacific Coast Self-Guided Smartphone Audio Drive
- 4–5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Follow the Pacific Coast Highway between Los Angeles and San Diego in either direction on a self-guided smartphone audio drive. Hear 40+ GPS-triggered stories about beaches, surf towns, wildlife and coastal history, from Manhattan Beach and the Queen Mary to Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Oceanside and Torrey Pines. A live GPS map shows the route while audio plays through your phone or connected car speakers. Download before departure for offline use, then start anywhere, pause for viewpoints and travel at your own pace. Allow about 4–5 hours plus optional stops and traffic. Bring your own vehicle and smartphone; there is no in-person guide. This is a one-way drive between LA and San Diego, not a return to your starting point. Attractions and interior visits are optional and admission is separate. Seal Beach refuge has restricted entry, and Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is currently closed to visitors; the audio route can be completed without entering either site.
Inclusions
What's included
- No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
- Only 1 tour booking needed per vehicle
- Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.
- No signal required or data used during tour
- Good mobile or WiFi connection needed for the initial download
What's not
- Smartphone or tablet
- Transportation (use your own vehicle)
Itinerary
As you are passing by the Los Angeles International Airport, we'll tell you a bit about it and why it's called LAX. Feel free to stop at as many attractions, as long as you like, along the tour as there are no time constraints.
We'll tell you how El Segundo got it's name and the main industries located here.
We'll tell you an interesting story behind the name Manhattan Beach.
Redondo Beach has a rather notorious past! We'll tell you why.
Hear how Torrance was, and still is, the perfect location for a Japanese automobile maker's North American Headquarters!
Louis Zamperini. We'll tell you a quick version of his incredible perseverance and resilience.
Here we'll tell you a bit about the area history and what the area is now famous for.
Legend has it that the Native Americans blessed the land of Palos Verdes, making it the most beautiful place on Earth.
RMS QUEEN MARY, a retired British oceanliner that sailed on the North Atlantic. We'll tell you how she came to be here.
We'll you a bit about the history of Long Beach and it's original inhabitants.
Hear about some of the famous alumni who called this university their own.
We'll tell you how Seal Beach was once a gambling destination!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
3.6
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Ratings come from 9 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The tour starts or stops on the I-70, just north of San Diego. Tour experience is the same in either direction.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Tripvia Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Los Angeles
- Its from-price is 96% below the median of the 148 day trips we list in Los Angeles.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 52 of 148.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Los Angeles
Sunshine, beaches, film studios and canyons fill sprawling Los Angeles, where Hollywood glamour meets diverse neighbourhoods and great food.
Hollywood is the starting point for many visitors, with the Walk of Fame, the historic Chinese Theatre and its handprints in cement, and views of the Hollywood Sign from Griffith Observatory. Studio lots in Burbank and Universal City offer a behind-the-scenes look at film and television.
Top-ranked sights in Los Angeles: Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Hollywood Sign.
Special offers in Los Angeles
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
