Biking or Rollerblading at the Beach

One of the best ways to soak up the California sun -- and the California experience -- is to explore this exciting area on a bicycle or rollerblades! This tour begins in scenic Santa Monica, and if your guests are looking for the seaside way of life they’ll find it here, where everything is enjoyed outdoors. The second half of this exciting tour focuses on the neighboring community of Venice. Venice offers a continuous fanfare of street performers along the city’s popular Oceanfront Walk, with comedians, jugglers, roller-skaters, mimes and dancers all competing for your interest. There’s even Muscle Beach, an outdoor body-building club.

Secrets Of The Sea Coast Walk

Guests will enjoy a nature hike through the spectacular Malibu beach area of Point Dume, led by Doug Thompson, a noted naturalist, expedition leader, writer, lecturer, film producer, and photojournalist. Whether your guests are intrigued by the prospect of learning about the ecosystems of the earth’s oceans and shores, or simply interested in an invigorating afternoon of sea and sun, they’re sure to enjoy themselves on this tour as they witness firsthand all the natural glamour that Southern California has to offer!

Wildside

Enjoy an afternoon with a guided hike in the Santa Monica Mountains. A variety of trails are available – from easy and flat to strenuous with 1000’ elevation gain and can be tailored based on the group. The panoramic views include downtown LA, the coastline and Catalina Island. Long distance hikers resting at the overlook will feel tingling ocean breezes while savoring the sunset or gazing at the twinkling city lights.

A Star Is Born

In this unique activity, team players pool their resources for the group effort of creating and performing a filmed commercial. An energetic master-of-ceremonies (dressed as a Hollywood producer) will be on hand to get things off to a fun start and to help explain how the day’s events will materialize. Teams are instructed to choose a director, a prop-master, a wardrobe director and actors. Each team has been awarded a modest budget of $1,000,000 in play money, and must use this slender budget wisely, making sure to get the most for every dollar spent. Completed commercials are edited and then viewed by the group.

Mystery Hunt At Universal Citywalk

Universal CityWalk has over 200,000 square feet of unique shopping and dining and is situated atop a picturesque hill overlooking Los Angeles. Teams are equipped with a bag containing a Polaroid camera with film, a custom clue book, an instructional captain’s packet, a quiz sheet and a captain’s hat. Each team will start off by decoding questions in the clue book and find the secret locations. Teams journey throughout the designated area in CityWalk searching for secret locations, hidden bonus chips and commonly found treasures. Teams must prove that they have found the correct spots by snapping a team picture at the found location with the Polaroid camera provided. All the points are calculated to deem the first place team! An awards ceremony concludes the event with custom trophies awarded to each participant of the first place team.

Iron Chef Competition

This activity provides guests with an opportunity to compete as quasi chefs in a social, creative and teambuilding atmosphere. Teams have 45 minutes to complete their tasty concoctions. Teams also must create a team chef hat and a 2-minute long “Commercial” to sell their tasty delight. In addition, teams compete in a variety of quick challenge stations such as a Tortilla Toss to gain extra points. Judges are pre-selected to taste the final product. All the points are calculated to deem the first place team!

Natural Elegance

Like a dream home away from home…guests can relax in the warmth of soft seated beach home vignettes that include oversized rattan chairs with natural cushions, a Kilim rug, and a rosewood coffee table with organic floral centerpieces and palms. This evening brings an atmosphere where everyone wants to go after a day of meetings, to a place that is tranquil and undeniably serene. Dining tables feature alternative seating at large 8’ square tables, draped in natural Russian flax linen. Each is finished with three arrangements of like florals, woven with mosses and branches. Bamboo folding chairs surround the tables...Welcome to a room of comfort and natural elegance!

Calypso Breeze

This event epitomizes the fun and sun that is identified with Southern California!! A large wood bar with thatched cover is decorated with the beach theme, inviting guests to grab a tropical drink and relax on surrounding rattan chairs. Tables are draped with brightly colored, floor length linens. Coordinating centerpieces comprised of tropical plants mixed with orchid accents are set in dark rattan pedestal. Tropical Wave, California’s popular steel drum band will bring the beat of the islands to this festive event

The Diamond Club

Welcome to a unique evening of Hollywood style with a blend of sophisticated elegance and cutting edge experiences. The main entry into the event is marked by white swaths of carpeting with contemporary shaped, natural birch pedestals. A central bar invites guests into the party. White palm fronds, white florals and glittering accents cascade over the top of the bar back and finish the corners of the large custom silver bar with glowing neon. Seating in the room is an eclectic mix of textures. Dinner tables feature clean white satin linens topped with groupings of white orchids and multiple floating candles.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, the vision and $100 million dollar donation from Lillian Disney and the Disney family makes the Walt Disney Concert Hall an architectural landmark and one of the most sophisticated concert halls in the world. Compliments of architect Frank Gehry, the 3.6-acre complex is complete with stainless steel curves on the exterior and a hardwood-paneled main auditorium with state-of-the-art acoustics inside. Enjoy a private dinner in the Blue Ribbon Garden, surrounded by the dramatic, sweeping exterior of the Disney Concert Hall. With awe-inspiring landscaping, a unique, signature fountain made from Delft tile and dramatic city views, the Blue Ribbon Garden is a truly magical urban setting.

Universal Studios After Hours Party

Lights, Camera, Action!! Enjoy an exclusive evening at Universal Studios after the general public has left for the day! The evening begins with a private tram exploration of the extensive backlot, hosted by a personal studio guide who will share the secrets, stories and legends of Universal’s star-studded history. Next, celebrity look-a-likes meet guests and walk with them down the grand red carpet entrance to a dinner party at The Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre is a spectacular ballroom setting that recalls the glamorous Golden Age of Hollywood.

The Highlands

Located atop the corner of Hollywood and Highland at the new Hollywood and Highland Entertainment Complex, The Highlands is a one of a kind nighttime experience featuring some of the best panoramic views in Hollywood. The Highlands is a 30,000 square foot, multi-level venue containing two restaurants, a nightclub, sweeping balconies with views of the entire Los Angeles basin with cuisine by Wolfgang Puck. The furnishings feature oversized leather couches, velvet throw pillows, silk curtains, wrought iron patio furniture and a dramatic fireplace.

Treasures Of The J. Paul Getty Center

As the crowning jewel of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the original museum was created entirely for the benefit of the public and is devoted to the visual arts. The Getty Museum was recently transformed into the much-anticipated J. Paul Getty Center, a 110-acre, six-building comprehensive art complex situated in the Santa Monica mountains. The nature of the exhibits has expanded and evolved from the European roots of the former incarnation to reflect the creative and cultural dynamics of art around the world. The grounds consist of elaborate gardens and sweeping views.

The Spotlight's On Film-Making At Universal Studios

Lights, Camera, Action!! Live the movies at the world’s largest and busiest motion picture studio, where many shows and attractions await. The Studios narrated tram tour offers a peek at prop warehouses, soundstages, and the back lot where the intricacies of this exciting industry are revealed. You'll experience plenty of thrills and spills at every turn, especially at Universal's biggest attractions - Earthquake, King Kong, and Backdraft! Private VIP tours are also available.

Historic Hollywood Tour

Who was Sid Grauman? Where was the first Oscar ceremony held? Where did Ronald Reagan begin his political career? The answers to these and other questions can be found on the Historic Hollywood Tour. The tour begins on a motorcoach ride into Hollywood, where a guide gives guests a brief history of Hollywood and an overview of the tour. Once in Hollywood, the one-hour walking tour includes inside looks at some of Hollywood’s most well known movie palaces, including Disney’s El Capitan Theater, Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, and Mann’s Chinese Theatre, as well as some lesser-known but equally important landmarks.

Shopping On Rodeo Drive

When it comes to exclusive shopping, few areas in the world can compete with Beverly Hills, and the spotlight here is on posh Rodeo Drive! The window displays drip with diamonds, evoking images of extravagant elegance and hinting at a lifestyle that most can only dream of. Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Mercedes Benzes, and other luxury automobiles prowl the avenue as the rich and famous, clad in attention-getting attire, stroll casually along the broad sidewalks. This shopping mecca is as much an occurrence as anything else and, whether shopping or merely observing, your guests are sure to enjoy the production that is Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles’ favorite indulgence!

City Of Angels Flightseeing

Take an exciting tour of the “City of Angels,” flying high in the sky by helicopter! This tour features a forty-eight minute flight with views you won’t find anywhere else. Guests will fly over Venice and Santa Monica beaches, past the Malibu Getty Museum and over the landmarks of Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Get “behind the hedge” views of some famous stars’ mansions. This is a tour you won’t forget

Backstage At Warner Bros.

Get an insider's look at one of Hollywood's busiest and most famous motion picture studios - past and present. The tour begins with a short film showcasing the movies and television shows created by Warner Bros. talent over the years. Guests are then escorted via tour carts to the Warner Bros. Museum. From the Museum, guests will visit backlot sets, sound stages and craft/production shops - routes change from day to day to accommodate production on the lot, so no two tours are exactly alike. As you meander the studio on the VIP tour cart, anything can happen - perhaps a celebrity sighting, or a shoot just wrapping on an exterior set!

Pasadena Highlights

The Huntington Library and Gardens are an educational and cultural center serving both scholars and the general public. The institution is comprised of one of the world’s great research libraries, an outstanding art collection, and over 130-acres of botanical gardens. Guests will also have free time to browse the shops and galleries of Old Town Pasadena, the historic and exceedingly trendy section of this town just north of L.A. Scores of art galleries, museums and popular hangouts punctuate the landscape.

Social Hollywood

The former Hollywood Athletic Club has been reborn into a lovely, spacious venue with Moroccan-inspired decor. Retaining the sophisticated air of the building’s storied past, the first floor enchants and intrigues with its dramatic black & white Lobby, eclectic Bar, fireplace-lit Moroccan Room, and the Barrymore Ballroom—the ideal setting for events. The space features:

• Vaulted ceilings with original frescos and louvered skylights.
• “Members Only” private club on second floor.
• Cuisine and wine from around the world.
• Screening room with 32 seats on the first floor and 17 on the mezzanine.

Griffith Observatory

After a four-year, $93 million renovation and expansion project, this beloved and revered Los Angeles icon reopened its doors in November 2006. The project has added 40,000 square feet and includes a large, multi-level exhibit gallery and 200-seat presentation theater. The new exhibit features:

• Over 60 new exhibits
• A new classroom, café and bookstore
• New entrances, elevators and ramps to improve access
• Incredible views of the entire Los Angeles basin.

Sunset Tower

The Sunset Tower Hotel has been a trendsetter from the moment it opened in 1929. Its dramatic setting on Sunset Strip and elegant Art Deco styling, together with its proximity to famous restaurants and nightclubs of the 1930s and ’40s, contributed to its landmark status. It is considered one of the most important Art Deco buildings in Los Angeles, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 80-seat Tower Bar & Restaurant is the most chic and welcoming room in town featuring:

• A fireplace
• Walnut-paneled walls framing sweeping views of the city.
• The Terrace Room, with a covered travertine lanai, a clean ambience with white walls, mirrored columns, cassia trees and limestone floors. It offers sweeping city views through striking glass walls