We covered a lot of territory and learned even more. Alberto has an encyclopedic knowledge of the movie and TV industry and is a history buff, as well as being fun. We moved right along to see as much as possible, but his timing was such that we didn’t feel pushed. Do your shopping another time and take advantage of his insiders knowledge of LA and adjacent areas.

This was my first trip to the west coast as I tagged along with my husband on a business trip from our home in Virginia. I only had limited time and wanted to see as much as I could. The bus was comfortable and clean. The guide was entertaining, funny, knowledgeable, experienced, and shared information from the perspective of a native with a life long love of his community. After the tour I felt as if I got well more than the $99.00 I paid for the whole day from 9am -4pm. We hit the major attractions and then in between saw places where filming occurred from numerous movies. There was limited built in time to do a little shopping and then a relaxed lunch at historical Mel’s Diner with the best milkshake I have ever had. I would highly recommend this to someone with limited time who wants to take a day to see what LA is all about.

This was an all day tour of LA! We saw a lot but don’t expect to stay long in any place. We had a stop at the parking lot at Griffith park to take a photo with the Hollywood sign in the background (way in the distance). A stop at the walk of stars outside the Chinese Theatre and Dolby Centre. for about 30 minutes. We stopped at a wonderful restaurant called Mel’s Diner for lunch could have believed I was back in the early ’60’s with the juke box and booth seating. Then off to see Santa Monica beach, a quick photo and on to Venice beach where we had about an hour walk about.
Alberto was very good with the dates and names of sights along the way. He played some old melodies and had a video clip or two. A very knowledgeable guide.
Lucky for us the traffic was flowing very well and we finished the tour a bit before he said.
I would recommend this tour.

This was my second tour with Sunseekers and Alberto. Like many other reviewers I bought a Groupon only to find out that we couldn’t use it until we checked availability the day before the tour. Since we were only in Long Beach for a few days I called Groupon to cancel my order. (Sadly, I find the owner’s previously noted rude comments about being able to read offensive. Is that how you really want to come across to potential customers?) I particularly sought out Sunseekers because I really enjoyed my experience 4 years ago while visiting Long Beach and wanted my husband to experience it. Unfortunately the tour wasn’t as good as the first one. Roberto was very informative and entertaining, however there were fewer stops and sights noted. I was really disappointed that we couldn’t ride around Beverly Hills, however that wasn’t the tour company’s fault but the local politicians. Overall, if you’re not familiar with the LA area and want to see the sights it’s a good way to get an overview.

Had a great tour and John was a wonderful tour guide. His knowledge of all the sights was superb and he was very personable with everyone in our group. If you happen to get John as your tour guide, you will be extremely pleased!

We stayed on the queen Mary, long beach and wanted a ‘whistle stop’ cinematic tour- this day filled the bill and more, our guide- I think Roberto- was engaging, warm funny highly informative and interacted with us all, my son aged 20 was kept amused and entertained . I lovedhis choice of music for the tour and we all sang along to what lyrics we could remember! We attempted to answer his quiz celebrity questions but a lady on our bus could have entered ‘mastermind’ on film as she knew most of the answers, luckily there did not seem to be a prize….or was there? ….
The only contribution my husband was able to make was regarding the history of the queen Mary and though I hate to say it ….roberto, he was right! According to the author James Steele published by Phaidon (page 25) ‘for nearly three years the queen Mary’s silent hull formed a second horizon on clydebank dwarfing the works of John brown and company where construction has ceased in December 1931. Here (ie the photograph in the book) the shipyard workers March back into action after a government subsidy allowed work on the ship to resume in April 1934’.
This aside This day was rip roaring and fun, never a dull minute despite the traffic I would recommend it to everyone! You will get all the photographic opportunities for the memories you want to share, you will see so much more than listed on the tour,