Los Angeles Air Tour over Malibu Canyon or the Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles, California
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Trip Type: Air Tours
Duration: 75 minutes
Find respite from Los Angeles’ infamous traffic with a 30-minute airplane tour over some of the city’s most popular attractions and landscapes. Select an aerial sightseeing adventure over the Pacific Coast and Malibu Canyon, or choose to soar above the Hollywood Sign and downtown LA. Fly over valleys and hills, wealthy suburbs, lakes and reservoirs, skyscrapers, sports venues, movie studios and more. With a maximum of three passengers per plane, this narrated experience is an intimate and exclusive way to see the best of LA.
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Find respite from Los Angeles’ infamous traffic with a 30-minute airplane tour over some of the city’s most popular attractions and landscapes. Select an aerial sightseeing adventure over the Pacific Coast and Malibu Canyon, or choose to soar above the Hollywood Sign and downtown LA. Fly over valleys and hills, wealthy suburbs, lakes and reservoirs, skyscrapers, sports venues, movie studios and more. With a maximum of three passengers per plane, this narrated experience is an intimate and exclusive way to see the best of LA.Check in for your flightseeing tour at Van Nuys Airport, and relax with provided beverages and snacks before it’s time to take off in your 3-passenger airplane with narration provided by a professional pilot. Depending on the option selected when booking, follow one of the below flight routes, both of which offer incredible views of Los Angeles’ iconic landmarks and gorgeous natural scenery.
Malibu Canyon tour:
From the airport, head west along Highway 101 toward Malibu, flying over Westlake Village, San Fernando Valley, Conejo Valley, Calabasas, Lake Malibu and the Malibu Hills. Soar over and past the Pacific coastline, in awe of the ocean views, and then hold on as the wing of the plane dips down, turning around to bring you back over land.
Admire Malibu Pier and Pepperdine University, and then continue along the coastline to Topanga Canyon. Turn left again over the hills to make your return flight to the airport, and enjoy views of Pacific Palisades, the Santa Monica Mountains and Encino Reservoir.
Attractions usually seen on this route:
Woodland Hills, Warner Center, Calabasas, Conejo Valley (including Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Westlake and Thousand Oaks), Lake Malibu, Malibu Hills, Malibu Pier, Pepperdine University, Pacific Coast Highway, Topanga Canyon, Pacific Palisades, Encino Reservoir and San Fernando Valley
Hollywood Sign tour:
Departing the airport, fly southeast over Highway 101 toward Universal Studios. Enjoy views of San Fernando Valley, and look down on Griffith Park and the NBC Universal building before continuing through Cahuenga Pass.
Admire the LA River and the skyline of downtown LA as you make your way to the Hollywood Sign. Your pilot will circle, allowing you to snap photos and marvel at the up-close views of the famous sign, as well as Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Reservoir and Hollywood Bowl. Then head toward downtown to see Dodger Stadium and the Staples Center before flying over Sherman Oaks to return to the airport, where your tour ends.
Attractions usually seen on this route:
Hollywood Sign, downtown LA, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. Studio, ABC-Disney Studios, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Reservoir (Lake Hollywood), Hollywood Bowl, Griffith Park, Dodger Stadium, Echo Park and MacArthur Park
Malibu Canyon tour:
From the airport, head west along Highway 101 toward Malibu, flying over Westlake Village, San Fernando Valley, Conejo Valley, Calabasas, Lake Malibu and the Malibu Hills. Soar over and past the Pacific coastline, in awe of the ocean views, and then hold on as the wing of the plane dips down, turning around to bring you back over land.
Admire Malibu Pier and Pepperdine University, and then continue along the coastline to Topanga Canyon. Turn left again over the hills to make your return flight to the airport, and enjoy views of Pacific Palisades, the Santa Monica Mountains and Encino Reservoir.
Attractions usually seen on this route:
Woodland Hills, Warner Center, Calabasas, Conejo Valley (including Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Westlake and Thousand Oaks), Lake Malibu, Malibu Hills, Malibu Pier, Pepperdine University, Pacific Coast Highway, Topanga Canyon, Pacific Palisades, Encino Reservoir and San Fernando Valley
Hollywood Sign tour:
Departing the airport, fly southeast over Highway 101 toward Universal Studios. Enjoy views of San Fernando Valley, and look down on Griffith Park and the NBC Universal building before continuing through Cahuenga Pass.
Admire the LA River and the skyline of downtown LA as you make your way to the Hollywood Sign. Your pilot will circle, allowing you to snap photos and marvel at the up-close views of the famous sign, as well as Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Reservoir and Hollywood Bowl. Then head toward downtown to see Dodger Stadium and the Staples Center before flying over Sherman Oaks to return to the airport, where your tour ends.
Attractions usually seen on this route:
Hollywood Sign, downtown LA, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. Studio, ABC-Disney Studios, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Reservoir (Lake Hollywood), Hollywood Bowl, Griffith Park, Dodger Stadium, Echo Park and MacArthur Park
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