5 DAYS • 6 MEALS See the Granddaddy of all Parades from your reserved seats along Colorado Boulevard. Explore Los Angeles on a sightseeing tour and ring in the New Year in style with a private gala event.
Tournament of Roses Parade
2024 Los Angeles > Los Angeles | Price from $1999
SAVE $100 PER COUPLE*
TOUR ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive in Southern California
Welcome to the Granddaddy of parades, the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, featuring the beautiful pageantry and tradition of magnificent floral floats, high-stepping equestrians and spirited marching bands. For four nights, stay at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel. Join your Tour Manager tonight for a welcome orientation.
Day 2: Rose Parade Float Building and Los Angeles Sightseeing Tour
This morning, go behind the scenes in Pasadena for the Rose Parade Float Building. See the floats being built up close by the hundreds of people working to finish their floats. Marvel at the thousands of various flowers from around the world that were used to create the world’s most imaginative floats. Later, a local guide conducts a tour of Los Angeles and Hollywood. From the Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the tour is a blend of old and new See the Hollywood Bowl, Dolby Theater and the legendary Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Meal: B
Day 3: Ronald Regan Presidential Library and New Year’s Eve Festivities
Today visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library which chronicles the storied career of Ronald Reagan which spanned more than five decades. This evening, ring in the New Year with your newfound friends at a private New Year’s Eve gala event. Put on your dancing shoes as a live orchestra fills the room with sounds from yesterday and today. Enjoy a spectacular dinner and champagne toast to celebrate the dawning of a New Year. Meals: B, D
Day 4: 136th Tournament of Roses Parade
The event you came for is about to begin. You have reserved bleacher seats along Colorado Boulevard and after breakfast you depart for the Tournament of Roses Parade. View the animated floats, the precision of the marching bands and the equestrian teams as you become part of an event that is seen throughout the world by millions. Later, travel north up the coast to the pretty town of Santa Monica. Here, there is time to explore the exciting Santa Monica Pier. Delight in the wide array of shops, arcades and lively entertainment. Tonight, your farewell dinner is in Santa Monica hosted by your Tour Manager. Meals: B, D
Day 5: Homeward Bound
Your transfer from the hotel to the airport is included for your flight home. Your Tour Manager will help you with arrangements to Los Angeles International Airport. Meal: B
Itinerary is subject to change.
Post-trip Santa Barbara Optional 4-Day Extension
4 Days • 6 Meals: While on your Tournament of Roses Parade holiday, why not take an optional extension to Santa Barbara one of the California coast’s most beautiful cities. Motor along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway through the seaside community of Malibu. Take a tour of the Old Santa Barbara Mission and enjoy a day trip to San Simeon for a tour of magnificent Hearst Castle. Have dinner in the Dutch community of Solvang and experience Santa Barbara’s Wine Trail.
Hotel Accommodations
Best Western PLUS Encina Inn, Santa Barbara, California
$1,199 Per Person Twin / Single Supplement add $399
Tour Highlights
- 6 Meals: 4 breakfasts and 2 dinners
- Roundtrip airport transfers
- Spend four nights in Long Beach, ranked as one of the most walkable cities in America
- Experience the fabulous Rose Parade Float Building and view these floats being built
- See the sights of Los Angeles and Hollywood on a narrated Sight and Sounds Tour with a local guide including Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Grauman’s Chinese Theater
- Excursion to experience the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, which chronicles the storied career of Ronald Reagan that spanned more than five decades
- Gala private New Year’s Eve dinner and dancing with live orchestra and champagne toast to ring in the New Year!
- Reserved seating for the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, featuring the beautiful pageantry
- Enjoy a visit to the fun and exciting Santa Monica Pier and have a farewell dinner in Santa Monica
- Optional post-tour excursion to beautiful Santa Barbara
Hotel Accommodations
Marriott Long Beach Downtown, Long Beach, California
DATES & AVAILABILITY
December 29, 2024 | $1,999
Call for air rates and schedules from your city to and from Los Angeles.
Rooms for the night before the tour are available. Cost for a room in Long Beach is $349, tax and breakfast included.
December 29, 2025 | $2,299
Call for air rates and schedules from your city to and from Los Angeles.
Rooms for the night before the tour are available. Cost for a room in Long Beach is $349, tax and breakfast included.
