Walking Tours
Walking tours of Downtown Los Angeles are given by Los Angeles Conservancy Tours (tel: (213) 623 2489; website: www.laconservancy.org). Insightful tours cover landmark buildings and historic areas, such as Pershing Square, Broadway theatre district and Little Tokyo. Red Line Tours (tel: (323) 402 1074; website: www.redlinetours.com) takes participants on historic walking routes of Downtown and Hollywood, providing each person with a headset playing the live commentary. These tours have rare access to the interiors of buildings. Architours (tel: (323) 294 5821; website: www.architours.com) gives art and architecture tours of the city.

Bus Tours
LA City Tours (tel: (323) 960 0300 or 1 888 800 7878; website: www.lacitytours.com) offers a five-and-a-half-hour bus tour of Los Angeles, which includes Downtown, Hollywood, the beaches and movie star homes. They also offer excursions to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. Starline Tours (tel: (323) 463 3333 or 1 800 959 3131; website: www.starlinetours.com) offers various bus excursions around Los Angeles, from the one-hour ‘Hollywood Trolley Tour' to the seven-and-a-half-hour package combining ‘Grand Tour of Los Angeles' and 'Movie Stars' Homes'.

Bike Tours
Perry's Beach Cafe and Rentals, Santa Monica (tel: (310) 372 3138; website: www.perryscafe.com), offers tours along the beach or the canals of Venice, on bicycle or rollerblades.