Los Angeles & San Diego Trip
February 14 – 17, 2025
IMPORTANT TRAVEL DETAILS: All participating students must arrange flights arriving LAX on February 14, 2025 between 7:30 am – 2 pm and departing from LAX on February 17, 2024 between 2 pm – 10:30 pm. Los Angeles and San Diego trip is accompanied by ISE, SMG and CASE chaperones with a professional tour guide. SAVE $50 – make reservation by September 30, 2024
Terms and Conditions
To confirm, parent’s signed authorization form is required within 15 days from reservation. Please make a reservation using trip calendar and make sure to enter your program reservation code. Airfare is not included in the trip.
Remaining balance is due by December 10, 2024 with flight and medical insurance information. Cancellation charge is 100% of trip price if cancellation is made after December 10, 2024. If flight information and signed waiver form are not turn-in by December 10, 2024, reservation will be cancelled and refunded less $300 initial non-refundable deposit. 100 % cancellation charge if trip is cancelled by student after December 10, 2024. Reservation cancellation for non-payment if full payment is not made by December 10, 2024. Once reservation is cancelled, there is no credit to future services nor refund. In case of medical emergency, accompanying ISE chaperones are responsible for medical arrangement.
Late arriving students on delayed flights will be met by ISE/SMG chaperone and connect with the main group from 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 trip.
All roommate requests must be arranged in advance prior to making trip reservation by emailing roommates request to info@usastudenttour.com. Single triple and quad occupancy reservation/payments are allowed once roommate requests are made and accepted by USA Student Tour.
Trip Itinerary
- HOTEL: Homewood Suites Redondo Beach
- Day 1 Friday Feb 14 – Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood
- 2:30 pm Meet chaperones and tour guide @ LAX terminal 5 arrival level information desk
3 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
Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood dinner. Hollywood Walk of Fame walking tour after dinner.
9:30 pm Hotel check-in. Homewood Suites Redondo Beach - Day 2 Saturday Feb 15 – 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 Lunch stop at the Farmer’s Market
The Grove and Venice Canal photo stops
Late afternoon Santa Monica Beach and Pier tour
Dinner on own in Santa Monica Beach
8:30 pm Arrive hotel - Day 3 Sunday Feb 16 – San Diego
- 6:45 am – 7:45 am Hotel Breakfast
8 am Depart for San Diego tour including
La Jolla, Old Town, Balboa Park, Gaslamp District, San Diego Downtown and Seaport Village
Dinner stop near Irvine. Dinner on own
8:30 pm Arrive hotel - Day 4 Monday Feb 17 – 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 person SAVE $50
make reservation by September 30, 2024
25 student reservations required to operate this trip
$895 Quad occupancy (4 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
$965 Triple occupancy (3 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
$1080 Double occupancy (2 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
For quad & triple occupancy, all roommates must be pre-arranged by students. Single quad & triple occupancy reservations are accepted with pre-arranged roommates by students.
Prices Include:
- 3 nights accommodation in Los Angeles with Homewood Suites Redondo Beach
- Private transportation via deluxe coach
- Professional tour guide throughout
- 3 hotel hot continental breakfasts and Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood dinner
- 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
Route 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.
Tour 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.