Los Angeles Pacific Coast Highway Audio Tour

Connect your smartphone to your vehicle and listen to a tour guide while you drive the iconic PCH!
Follow the route along the Pacific Coast Highway and discover one of the most scenic drives in the world! Start anywhere along the route between Los Angeles & San Diego. The tour is the same in either direction.

Learn about cities and towns nestled along the coast including Oceanside, Carlsbad, Long Beach, Dana Point & more! We’ll point out must-see sights like the Sunset Beach and Torrey Pines. Hear about Louis Zamperini and the RMS Queen Mary.

With no time constraints, enjoy the freedom to stop anywhere and take your time exploring. Tour guide commentary will play automatically as you drive, using an easy to navigate GPS map. No data is used during the tour.

This audio guide will keep your group entertained & engaged along the way. Each point of interest also has a fun multiple-choice trivia question about the sights.

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Meeting Point

Los Angeles International Airport

1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA

The specific point for Los Angeles is the Pacific Coast Highway #1, at the Los Angeles International Airport. Tour experience is the same in either direction.

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

Not included:

• Smartphone or tablet
• Transportation (use your own vehicle)

What to expect:

Duration: between 4 hours and 5 hours

Airport Boulevard

Airport Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA

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.

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El Segundo

El Segundo, California

We'll tell you how El Segundo got it's name and the main industries located here.

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Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach, California

We'll tell you an interesting story behind the name Manhattan Beach.

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Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach has a rather notorious past! We'll tell you why.

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Torrance

Torrance, California

Hear how Torrance was, and still is, the perfect location for a Japanese automobile maker's North American Headquarters!

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Zamperini Way

Zamperini Way, Torrance, CA 90505, USA

Louis Zamperini. We'll tell you a quick version of his incredible perseverance and resilience.

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Palos Verdes Peninsula

Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, USA

Here we'll tell you a bit about the area history and what the area is now famous for.

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San Pedro

San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Legend has it that the Native Americans blessed the land of Palos Verdes, making it the most beautiful place on Earth.

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Port of Long Beach

Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA

RMS QUEEN MARY, a retired British oceanliner that sailed on the North Atlantic. We'll tell you how she came to be here.

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Long Beach

Long Beach, California

We'll you a bit about the history of Long Beach and it's original inhabitants.

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1250 N Bellflower Blvd

1250 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA

Hear about some of the famous alumni who called this university their own.

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Seal Beach

Seal Beach, California

We'll tell you how Seal Beach was once a gambling destination!

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Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge

800 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, 90740-5607, California

There are four different habitats within the refuge, supporting a variety of species. We'll tell you a little about them.

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Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, USA

A "quintessential Southern California beach town"! Need we say more?

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Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve

Entrance at Warner Ave. and PCH, (opposite Bolsa Chica State Beach), Huntington Beach, 92648, California

The path to the protection of this reserve is long and varied! We'll give a shortened version.

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Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, California

We'll tell you why Huntington Beach is called "Surf City".

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Santa Catalina Island

Santa Catalina Island, California 90704, USA

Hear why Santa Catalina Island was so popular with pirates!

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J2JR+9X

J2JR+9X, Newport Beach, CA, USA

Huntington Beach and oil, and tourists, and politics. We'll give you a bit of the lowdown.

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Newport Beach

Newport Beach, California

Welcome to the seaside city of Newport Beach! Although it's now known mostly for it's sandy beaches and ocean fun, it once supported a large number of

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J44F+8G

J44F+8G, Newport Beach, CA, USA

One of Newport Beach's most popular tourist attractions is the Balboa Peninsula. Originally, Balboa Island was little more than a mudflat surrounded by swampland...

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Crystal Cove State Park

8471 North Coast Highway, , Laguna Beach, 92651, California

As you drive along the incredible coastline, you'll see some signs for Crystal Cove State Park. It all started back in 1874 when land owner and founder...

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Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach, California

Welcome to the beautiful seaside resort city of Laguna Beach.As you can imagine, the scenic beauty of the isolated coastline and hills was very attractive to, well, pretty much everyone. It was...

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Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park

28373 Alicia Pkwy, , Laguna Niguel, 92677-1355, California

It's an important regional wildlife preserve, and is home to a number of hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails. It also features some interesting geological...

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Monarch Beach

Monarch Beach, Dana Point, CA 92629, USA

We're about to drive through the coastal neighbourhood of Monarch Beach.Luxury and affluence are found in abundance here, with the average price of a home...

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Dana Point

Dana Point, California

Welcome to Dana Point, the dolphin-and-whale capital of the world! There are more dolphins per square mile in these glistening waters than...

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San Clemente

San Clemente, California

Welcome to San Clemente! “The Spanish Village by the Sea”.As you pass by, you may see...

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San Onofre

San Onofre, California

If you take a look to the ocean, you'll catch a glimpse of San Onofre State Beach. Well, if you're travelling north, you'll see some factories first and a nuclear power plant (more on that later)...

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Las Flores

Las Flores, CA, USA

If you're heading south towards San Diego, in a minute-or-so you'll see signs for Vista Point. This is a nice lookout and a great spot to stop for some rest..

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Oceanside

Oceanside, California

Funny enough, folklore tells us that Oceanside really just named itself! Originally, when the area was made up of ranches, people would say...

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Carlsbad

Carlsbad, California

Carlsbad has a huge area called "The Flower Fields", a gorgeous tourist attraction that blooms in...

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Encinitas

Encinitas, California

Welcome to Encinitas, another beautiful beach city, although it’s actually named for it's trees! When Gaspar de Portola led a Spanish expedition-through here...

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Cardiff State Beach

Encinitas, California

Now, if you look to the ocean, you may be able to see Cardiff State Beach, which is great for swimming, beachcombing and exploring..

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San Diego County

San Diego County, CA, USA

San Diego County, as you may have noticed, is huge! It spans 4,526 square miles and is filled with...

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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

12600 N Torrey Pines Rd, San Diego, 92037, California

You're currently passing through one of San Diego's treasures, Torrey Pines. 1,750 acres devoted to the conservation of wildlife, waterfowl and...

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