Los Angeles Essentials — 4 days

Legendary beaches, the Hollywood Hills and the California lifestyle. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Santa Monica; Venice & Hollywood; Museums & Beverly Hills; Malibu & departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Santa Monica

14:00 — Arrival in Los Angeles — Aéroport LAX
15:30 — Transfer to Santa Monica — LAX → Santa Monica
16:30 — Hotel check-in — Santa Monica
Walk to the pier — Santa Monica → Santa Monica Pier
18:00 — Stroll on Santa Monica Pier — Santa Monica Pier
Walk back into Santa Monica — Santa Monica Pier → Santa Monica
20:00 — Oceanfront dinner — Santa Monica

Day 2 — Venice & Hollywood

08:30 — Breakfast — Santa Monica
Walk to Venice Beach — Santa Monica → Venice Beach
09:30 — Venice Beach & Muscle Beach — Venice Beach
12:30 — Food truck lunch — Venice Beach
Drive to Hollywood — Venice Beach → Hollywood Boulevard
14:00 — Hollywood Walk of Fame & historic theatre — Hollywood Boulevard
Drive to Griffith — Hollywood Boulevard → Griffith Observatory
16:00 — View of the Hollywood Sign at sunset — Griffith Observatory
Drive back to Hollywood — Griffith Observatory → Hollywood
20:00 — Dinner — Hollywood

Day 3 — Museums & Beverly Hills

08:30 — Breakfast — Santa Monica
Drive to the Getty Center — Santa Monica → Getty Center
09:30 — Getty Center — art & architecture, city views — Getty Center
Drive to Brentwood — Getty Center → Brentwood
13:00 — Lunch — Brentwood
Drive to Rodeo Drive — Brentwood → Rodeo Drive
14:30 — Rodeo Drive & Beverly Hills — Rodeo Drive
Drive to the Arts District — Rodeo Drive → Arts District
16:30 — Arts District street art — Arts District
Drive to Downtown — Arts District → Downtown LA
20:00 — Dinner — Downtown LA

Day 4 — Malibu & departure

09:00 — Rental car to Malibu — Los Angeles → Malibu
10:00 — El Matador Beach & cliffs — Malibu
12:30 — Ocean-view lunch — Malibu
Walk to the pier — Malibu → Malibu Pier
14:30 — Stroll on Malibu Pier — Malibu Pier
16:30 — Back to the airport — Malibu → LAX
19:30 — Return flight