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| Last 3 months | 66 | 164 | 164 | 0 | 100% | 4.7 | ||
| Last 6 months | 165 | 393 | 394 | 1 | 99% | 4.7 | ||
| Last 12 months | 266 | 642 | 646 | 4 | 99% | 4.7 | ||
| All | 503 | 1247 | 1258 | 11 | 99% | 4.7 |
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| Dearly Departed's Hollywood Tragical History Tour | 546 | 99% | 4.6 |
| Helter Skelter Tragical History Tour | 96 | 100% | 4.9 |
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Outstanding Tour
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| Fri, Oct 16 1:00 PM | skybluemoon | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| We loved this tour, even though it was 100 degrees & traffic was terrible to us. (Well, it is LA, after all!) Richard was a great guide. We highly recommend. | ||||||
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Highly Recommend
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| Sat, Oct 10 1:30 PM | MelodyNewell | Female | Unspecified | Local | Other | |
| This is my second time to go on this tour - the first time for my daugher Cindy. It was as good or even better the second time as the first time. When we headed over to meet our guide, I told my daughter that I was hoping Scott would be the guide and luckily it was him, as there is no one better at this than him. I also took the regular Dearly Departed Tour with Scott last year with my daughter Cindy and her husband and again he did an outstanding job of keeping it interesting with multiple little details that other tours just simply don't have - never a dull moment. Scott takes his time, has restroom stops, is patience with all of the group's questions, etc. - again, I can't say enough good things about him and the tour in general - I don't know if anyone knows more about the Manson family and those events of August 1969 than Scott does. This tour also provides the best music from 1969 and truly takes you back to that year. I have been on other tours of the LA area about various subjects, movie star homes, etc. with other tour guides who appear to be completely uninformed when compared to Scott. Scott's tours are by far the very best. I can't say enough about how happy that I am with both of his tours and hope to take his new Hollywood Movie Tour in the next few months and may repeat the Dearly Departed Tour again before too long. My daughter Shelley and I will be going on one of them in November, and my daughter Lisa and I are already looking forward to stopping in LA to take one of his tours next summer when we head up to San Francisco. He's the very best and the tour was positively amazing! | ||||||
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Excellent Tour!!!
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| Tue, Aug 25 9:00 AM | kmc2115 | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| This a must see LA tour... The tour guide is extremely knowledgeable and will allow you to learn so much about this part of California history. If you are at all interested in the Manson killing you can not miss this one... | ||||||
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Well Worth the Price and Worth the Time
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| Sat, Aug 22 1:00 PM | dmlopez | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| This was an excellent tour if you are into the macabre, but even if you aren't there were plenty of Old Hollywood sites (Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio's Old House) and new Hollywood sites (bathroom that George Michael made famous). Without a doubt the best part of the tour was the tour guide, Scott Michaels. He is clearly passionate about his work and he goes out of his way to answer any question and is incredibly knowledge about old and new Hollywood. The only thing I would have liked, that was not included would have been a tour of the one of the cemeteries (although we did pass the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and were informed about who was interred), but an extra hour or so might be too much for some. | ||||||
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Fun
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| Fri, Aug 21 9:30 AM | deborahrhea | Female | Unspecified | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| I am 55 and had three 25 year olds with me. They didn't know who some of the stars were. Like George Burns, Bella Lugosi etc. But they had fun.. It could have been more morbid for us.. I don't know what that says about us..But none the less we will be booking the Manson tour very soon. And our guide Richard was great!!!! Very informative..Thanks ..Debbie Rhea.. | ||||||
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I highly recommend this tour
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| Tue, Aug 11 1:00 PM | jeking57 | Female | Unspecified | Domestic Tourist(s) | Unspecified | |
| My son and I went on this tour and really enjoyed it. Richard (our tour guide) was very enthusiastic about all locations and told many funny (and sometimes sad) stories about each location that we passed by. We also had a good group of people and had some good conversations about different places. | ||||||
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False Advertising
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| Tue, Jul 14 1:00 PM | JenMarchand | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| My husband and I went on the Dearly Departed tour early last week. While I was aware that the tour would enclude some viewing of stars homes, I did not realize that this would be the majority of the tour. As the name implies, I expected more of the darker side of Hollywood; deaths, ghosts, etc. I was sorely disappointed. If you are looking for a tour of mostly the Hollywood glitter and glamour, then this is the tour for you. If you are looking for a darker type of tour I would recommend you look elsewhere. | ||||||
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More on the Subject and Less on the Fluff
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| Sat, Jun 13 1:30 PM | ROBIJ037 | Unspecified | Unspecified | Domestic Tourist(s) | Unspecified | |
| Unless you change the name to the Dearly Departed places and things in Los Angeles and Not use the word Tragical History Tour, it would make more sense. It was enjoyable to see the infamous things like the LiBianca Murders and I could even allow the George Michaels stop. But how does the Lucille Ball Soundstage, the Intolernace Set, Rob Zombie's House, The Osbourne Home, The Happy Days Home, Judy Garland's home, Mae West Apartments, George Burns home, Alta Loma Apartments or where James Dean laid in the street during filming have anything to do with "Tragical" was hard to comprenhend. It seemed as though you were advertizing for other tours and not giving me what I paid for. There must be more. Also, unless you are showing more than the LiBianca murder home, we have no need to hear Charles Manson's world vision on the loud speaker for more than the length it took us to look at the LiBianca house. That segment was overkill. | ||||||
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very good!
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| Fri, May 15 1:00 PM | direct7354 | Male | Unspecified | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| unique and entertaining. full of fantastic information and hollywood history. A great way to get to know LA even if you live here! Our tour guide was fun and upbeat. | ||||||
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Really liked the tour
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| Wed, May 13 1:00 PM | t_swygert | Unspecified | Unspecified | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| But didn't care for the bus. It was hard to see out the windows. We did however have crazy and fun conversation that was enlightening and was the core of the tour. I will do this tour again! | ||||||
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Great unusual tour!
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| Wed, Apr 15 1:00 PM | rainjj | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| I really wanted to take a Hollywood tour that was a little different, and this was it. The tour guide was friendly and enthusiastic and he obviously knows a lot about the history and tragedy of Hollywood. There was a great mix of old and new, enough to keep anyone interested. I would (and have!) recommend this tour to everyone. | ||||||
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Wamba - what a tour!
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| Sat, Mar 14 9:00 AM | MayraP | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| My friend and I did not know what to expect but were completely open for this experience. We have to give some major kudos to our tour guide because we were so impressed by the amount of detail he provides to ensure we understand the intricacies’ of this tragic event. He has video, sound bites, photos and of course you are taken to the majority of the major sites. For anyone considering whether you should take part in this tour, my thought is that you won't be disappointed. | ||||||
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Money and Time Well Spent!
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| Fri, Feb 27 1:00 PM | rchandra13 | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| I lived in LA for 10 years and knew nothing of what I was told on the tour. A great job is done of blending audio, pictures and of course the actual sites. It was interesting and I was amazed at how our guide knew the answer to any and every question he was asked! You will not be disappointed if you do this tour, I would and will recommend this to everyone I know! | ||||||
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Interesting and informative
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| Sat, Oct 11, 08 9:00 AM | shelleycobos | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| Explores lesser known details of these horrific yet fascinating crimes. | ||||||
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Enthusiastically Recommended: Dearly Departed Tour
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| Thu, Oct 9, 08 1:00 PM | RFaraldi | Male | Unspecified | Local | Unspecified | |
| This was my second time on the tour, I took my nephew a few years ago and I thought it was a good bet to take a guest from out of town. And it was! I think there was more detail in the first tour. It seemed there was more places being pointed out, Like: the story of Bela Lugosi's funeral where it's said the driver lost control and regained it only after it passed the cigar shop where he bought stogies on Hollywood Blvd. And the site of the Ambassador Hotel. The infamous clubs in that area as well. And a little about Thelma Todd, the Derby, Fatty Arbuckle, The Marx Brothers. But it's still a very cool ride! And even though the passenger sitting behind was rude, it didn't ruin the tour for me or my guest. Maybe the tour guide should ask for folks to chill out and relax more. Like don't sing to the music broadcast in the bus cabin! It's also embarrassing to watch mid-west tourists attempt to out-trivia the tour guide. In any event, I'll be taking someone else on it again in the near future! It appeals to the morbid curiosity in us all not unlike the Hollywood Babylon books. | ||||||
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