Los Angeles & San Diego Trip
February 4 – 7, 2027
IMPORTANT TRAVEL DETAILS: ISE/SMG/CASE strongly suggest that all participating students to arrange flights using Flightfox (ISE/SMG/CASE affiliate) departing on February 4, 2027 and arriving Los Angeles Airport on February 4, 2027 between 7:30 am – 2 pm. On February 7, 2027 flights must depart from Los Angeles Airport between 2 pm – 10:30 pm without overnight stay in the airport (no sleeping in the airport) . Los Angeles & San Diego trip is accompanied by ISE, SMG and CASE chaperones with a professional tour guide. Please find following weblink to connect with Flightfox to book flights. Airfare is not included in the trip. Please do not book flights until USA Student Tour sends email notification to book flights. USA Student Tour will send email notification to book flights once minimum sign-up is reached. Los Angeles & San Diego Trip requires 25 reservations to operate. Students can make reservation beyond deadline if spaces are available.
Terms and Conditions
TO MAKE a reservation:
1) Review trip itinerary, reservation terms & conditions and deadline and research for available flights. Please note that airfare is not included in Los Angeles & San Diego trip. Participating students are strongly suggested to use Flightfox (ISE/SMG/CASE affiliate) to ensure that booked flights match flight requirements for each trip. Please do not book flights until USA Student Tour sends instruction to book flight.
2) Under Tour Calendar, select your desired trip and enter the program code provided by your program. Without program code, trip reservation cannot be completed. For an individual student, double occupancy reservation is accepted. When making double occupancy reservation, please enter your name only and check off FIND ME A ROOMMATE box to make reservation/payment for one student. Please enter your ISE/SMG/CASE student ID #. Please do not enter your high school ID #.
3) Download the Authorization Form from the trip page and get it signed by your natural parents, host family, school, and your representative. Please turn in signed form within 10 days from making trip reservation.
4) Remaining balance due by December 4, 2026 with flight information. Cancellation charge is 100% of trip price if cancellation is made after December 4, 2026. If flight information and signed waiver form are not turned in by December 4, 2026, reservation will be canceled and refunded less $300 initial non-refundable deposit. Reservation cancellation for non-payment if full payment is not made by December 4, 2026. Once reservation is canceled, there is no credit to future services nor refund.
Late arriving students on delayed flights will be met by ISE/SMG chaperone and connect with the main group from Hard Rock Café Hollywood. Late arriving students are financially responsible for LAX transfer to connect with the main group.
Full refund is provided in case of trip cancellation due to insufficient sign-ups. Minimum of 25 student reservations to operate Los Angeles & San Diego Trip.
Unless roommate request is made in advance by students, students will be assigned a roommate of same gender by USA Student Tour. To request a roommate, students must send roommate request email to info@usastudenttour.com with roommate name and email address at least 21 days from trip departure date.
Trip Itinerary
- HOTEL: Hampton Inn El Segundo
- Day 1 Thursday Feb 4 – Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood
- 2 pm Meet chaperones and tour guide @ LAX terminal 5 arrival level information desk
2:30 pm Depart LAX for Los Angeles city tour including Griffith Park Observatory, Downtown Los Angeles, historic Olvera Street, Disney Concert Hall, LA Live and Hollywood
Dave & Buster’s Hollywood dinner. Hollywood Walk of Fame walking tour after dinner.
9:30 pm Hotel check-in. Hampton Inn El Segundo - Day 2 Friday Feb 5 – Santa Monica Beach and warner Brothers Studio
- 7:30 am – 8:15 am Hotel Breakfast
8:30 am Depart for Warner Brothers Studio tour
9:30 am Check-in for 10 am Warner Brothers Studio tour
TBA Santa Monica Beach and Pier tour and lunch on own in Santa Monica Beach
Late afternoon Venice Canal visit
Dinner on own at the Grove
8:30 pm Arrive hotel - Day 3 Saturday Feb 6 – San Diego
- 6:45 am – 7:45 am Hotel Breakfast
8 am Depart for San Diego tour including
Old Town, Balboa Park, Gaslamp District, Del Coronado Island, San Diego Downtown and Seaport Village
Dinner stop near Irvine. Dinner on own
8:30 pm Arrive hotel - Day 4 Sunday Feb 7 – UCLA, Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach
- 7:30 am – 8:15 am Hotel Breakfast
8:30 am Hotel check-out and depart for Beverly Hills Park and UCLA tour
12 pm LAX drop off prior to lunch stop
TBA Lunch on own in Manhattan Beach.
3:30 pm LAX drop off
PRICE PER STUDENT:double occupancy
2 students per room with 2 beds
25 student reservations required to operate this trip
$990 per student reservation made by September 20, 2026 with full payment
$1110 per student reservation made after September 20, 2026
Prices Include:
- 3 nights accommodation in Los Angeles with Hampton Inn El Segundo
- Private transportation via deluxe coach
- Professional tour guide throughout
- 3 hotel hot continental breakfasts and 1 group dinner with Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood
- Admission to Warner Brothers Studio tour
- Fuel surcharge
- Driver gratuity
- All taxes
Prices Do Not Include:
- Meals and beverages
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
- Hotel & airport baggage fees
- Tour guide gratuity
Photo by ISERoute 66, the famous U.S. highway, has a perfect ending at the Santa Monica Pier. The landmark amusement pier is the place to relax and enjoy the Pacific Ocean, or to check out a variety of activities and dining. Play volley ball or just people-watch while you work on your tan!
If Hollywood Boulevard could talk, it would tell the rich story of the film industry, which helped earn it a place in the National Register of Historic Places. The major east-west street is home to a variety of popular entertainment industry landmarks and businesses.
Find your favorites at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where the names of more than 2,700 stars are embedded in the sidewalks. This popular, permanent public monument is an unforgettable tribute to the brightest lights of the entertainment world. From Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe to Tupac and Orlando Bloom. They’re all here!
Exclusive and upscale, the city of Beverly Hills is synonymous with beautiful living, glamour and the good life. It’s a place where stars come to live and to play, and you’ll see why, as we tour the highlights.
San Diego’s Old Town historic district is on the site of present-day California’s earliest beginnings as a small outpost of the Spanish empire. This colorful district features a blend of heritage sites, Mexican-themed shops, restaurants and attractions, and includes many original Spanish structures.
Photo by ISETour Warner Brothers Studios and see where the magic is made! Famous for your favorite movies and TV shows for over a century, you’ll see where FRIENDS and BIG BANG THEORY were shot. More of a movie fan? Check out the superheroes of the DC Universe and the Harry Potter interactive film set.
