Santa Monica Electric Bike Beach Tour

Get a taste of Santa Monica and Venice on this private tour by electric bike. A great experience for locals and visitors alike. You'll cruise along the beach bike path enjoying the sun, ocean view and energetic atmosphere of Santa Monica and Venice Beach on your easy-to-use electric bike. Stop for photo opportunities at top Santa Monica attractions including Santa Monica Beach, the Santa Monica Pier as background and the spot where Hollywood celebrities partied in the Golden days of Hollywood. Hear fun stories about the city’s pop culture and history from your guide. You will roll on to vibrant Venice to see the skate park, street art and the bustle of the crowd on the ocean front walk, then off to the Venice canals before a final stop at Muscle Beach and zipping back to the shop.

Meeting Point

Pedal or Not Electric Bike Tours

214 Pier Ave east of Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA

214 Pier Ave is NOT the same as the Santa Monica Pier
214 Pier Ave is 1.3 miles (2km) south of the SM Pier
214 Pier Avenue (just east of Main Street)
Main Street section of Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA 90405
We share the shop with State Farm insurance

What's included:

• Professional guide
• Photo memories package ($30 value)
• Use of electric bike and helmet
• PPE - small 1 oz hand sanitizer on bike for your use

Not included:

• Optional: Gratuities (+-15% as guideline if you enjoyed your tour)

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

26-Mile Bike Path

Santa Monica, 90403, California

3/4 of the tour takes place 26-Mile Bike Path with stops all along the way for stories, trivia and interesting attractions.Come ride with me and you will see...
2 to 2.5 hours includes many 10 to 15 minute stops at attractions listed.

2 hours

Santa Monica Pier

200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, 90401-3126, California

Great photo op with the world-famous pier, ferris wheel and rollercoaster in the background.
15 minutes overlaps with and is part of time spent on the 26 miles bike path, SM state beach & Santa Monica bay.
*Note: bike riding is not permitted on the pier.

15 minutes

Annenberg Community Beach House

415 Palisades Beach Rd, Santa Monica State Beach, Santa Monica, 90402-1601, California

This is a spot where celebrities used to hang out and party. We swing by for a few quick stories.
15 minutes overlaps with longer attraction times and is part of the total 3 hour tour.

15 minutes

Venice Beach

Los Angeles, 90291, California

Venice Beach vibrates with activity. An original hippy hangout that still maintains an eclectic vibe and an anything goes attitude. We'll check out all the best attractions along the beach.
1 hour time overlaps with and is part of time spent on 26 mile bike path & Santa Monica bay.

1 hour

Venice Beach Boardwalk

1800 Ocean Front Walk, , Los Angeles, 90291, California

This is what everyone wants to see... VENICE. The Venice Beach bike path is parallel to the boardwalk. We ride along next to the boardwalk to view the vendor shops and eclectic people and all the coolest spots along the beach.
Listed times overlap for a total tour of 2.5 to 3 hours.

45 minutes

Venice Skatepark

1500 Ocean Front Walk, Los Angeles, 90291-3606, California

From morning until sunset you'll see gravity defying things. This is the #1 skatepark in California. See if you can get a shot of one of the skaters catching some air.
This 15 minutes overlaps with time spent on Venice beach and the boardwalk.

15 minutes

Venice art walls

1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, Los Angeles, California

Legal graffiti park where the art comes and goes in a swirl of artistic street art talent. If you see a masterpiece that you love, get that photo now. It could be gone tomorrow.

5 minutes

Venice Canals Walkway

Washington Blvd, Dell Ave & Court A, Los Angeles, 90292, California

The Venice canals are a hidden gem. Bicycle is the best way to see this quaint neighborhood. We'll show you why they call it Venice and tell you how these canals got here. I bet you'll want a photo.
20 minutes for the Canals pulls us away from the beach for a few blocks but that time is part of the 3 hour total time.

20 minutes

Muscle Beach Venice Gym

1800 Ocean Front Walk, , Los Angeles, 90291, California

Famous because Arnold Schwarzenegger used to work out here. Hear pop culture stories and view the body builders. Photo Op.
We don't actually enter the bodybuilder workout area but viewing is free. Feast your eyes :)
15 minutes overlaps with longer times listed
Close for renovation until March 2020. Still worth a peek.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Santa Monica State Beach

Santa Monica, California

Roughly 50% of the tour is in Santa Monica along the beach with the other 50% in Venice.
1 to 1.5 hours spent in SM overlaps with shorter times listed for specific stops.

1 hour

Santa Monica Bay

Santa Monica, 90401, California

This is a beach bike tour, the beach cities of Los Angeles are Santa Monica Beach and Venice beach both along Santa Monica Bay. We ride the length of both beaches on the beach bike path enjoying the sand, sound of the surf and all that there is to see.
This 3 hours is the entire tour time and all other attraction times overlap within this 3 hours.

3 hours

Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome

200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, 90401-3126, California

This is the home of the Santa Monica carousel. One of the last wooden carousels in the world. A hand carved beauty. You've seen this building in movies and TV shows. We don't typically go inside but by request we can carve out time for a photo or a spin. Admission is included.
10 to 15 minutes overlaps with longer times and is part of the 3 hour total tour time.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pacific Park

380 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, 90401-3128, California

Site for your iconic Santa Monica Photo Op with ferris wheel & rollercoaster as the background.
Pacific Park is on Santa Monica pier. There is no biking on the Pier but BY REQUEST we can make time for a quick stroll. For the full Pacific Park experience make some time before or after your tour. The pier is just 1.2 miles (2KM) from our starting and ending point.

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L.A.'s Iconic Lifeguard Towers

Santa monica beach, Santa Monica, California

All along the beach standing like sentinels are the iconic lifeguard towers. You've seen them in movies, on the internet, in TV shows, commercials and more. We can appreciate them as we roll on by or by special request get close for a photo. You may get sand in your shoes or go barefoot for this shot.

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