Dearly Departed Tours

It was fantastic me and my friend plan on taking all the tours and taking this one again! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

My girl and I loved this Tour. Brian and Scott were both outstanding. i got the feeling they're very much in love with what they do. we learned a ton of great stuff and could of listened to Brian for a 5 hour tour easily. i've already recommended this tour to a handful of people and we've already made plans to take another tour they offer. "Helter Skelter" is next. thanx Good Night

This was an excellent tour!! CANNOT wait to bring the hubs back to go on it!!

I had so much fun on this tour, from the tour office until the very end! I am a local born and raised LA girl, a celebrity sighting is nothing new to me. I bought these tickets for my significant other for Xmas, she's very into the education of crime, etc. and is always really star struck when we see someone famous. The tour was very informative, even for someone like me that thinks she knows the history of LA and the "hotspot" locations I had many '"oooh" and "ahhh" moments. Our tour guide was funny, informative and generally very pleasant. I am definitely going to do the Helter Skelter tour next. And I have been recommending the Dearly Departed tour like crazy. The only issue, and its not really an issue, is that I got really hungry and food is not allowed on the tour bus. So eat a meal before or take a snack to eat during the bathroom break.

The Helter Skelter bus tour is the definitive L.A. crime/Manson murder excursion. A documentary film (in this case, The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter) brought to life, the tour takes visitors along the paths of both killers and victims alike, retracing the steps and connecting the contextual dots surrounding the Tate/LaBianca murders of 1969. Historian Scott Michaels, who hosts the tour, provides a thorough and informative glimpse into the Hollywood of the late sixties- a Hollywood made all the more infamous by Manson and murder.

I was glad when my friend from Missouri came into town and suggested we take the tour. I have always wanted to go on a tour like this, but it took an out of towner to get me to go. Now I want all my local friends to go on a tour with me. It's nice to get the scoop on the history and architecture that we take for granted seeing it all the time. Brian was an amazing tour guide. My friends and I had a great time and that was in part due to Brian's infectious enthusiasm. Fun &informative without being silly or corny.

This was the most exciting tour that I've ever done! We live in the area and are always learning about things that happen in our backyard, past & present. This was an in depth trip around Hollywood that brings you face to face with history. Scott has created a jewel in Los Angeles that deserves the highest awards and Brian is an absolute amazing tour guide. I recommend this tour to everyone visiting and locals alike, you won't be disappointed.

Tour owner and guide are passionate about their company and it shows. What was billed as a 2 hour tour went on for over 3 hours and I wish it would have gone on longer.

If you have any interest in the dark intrigue/stories of Hollywood and the players on it, this is the tour for you!!! Fun, well-documented and full of little and big stories, the two hours flew by with the sites and sounds of the afterlife!!!

This is the second time I've gone and will say again, GO on this Tour! I went with the same group of friends and Family as last time and can't wait to go again! One of those things you need to see a few times to take it all in. Scott Michaels and Brian Donnelly are the consumate Historians posing as "Tour Guides"! They really treat you, like "old friends" or family. Not for the "squeamish" or small children but, I would and do recommend this tour to anyone who will listen. Thanks, DDT, again for the wonderful time!

I'd booked a room for my girlfriends birthday and promised to take her on a bus tour. We saw the Dearly Departed storefront as we were driving to our hotel and the sign picqued our interest. Once we started reading reviews of all the tours in town, we made the decision to go on Dearly Departed based on the fact that it went to the George Michael arrest bathroom. We arrived about an hour before the tour and talked to Scott and Brian and looked at the memorabilia collection (Divine's motel door was the highlight of that). Both Scott and Brian are extremely knowledgable and were both very interesting guys. Once we got on the bus, the 3 hours flew by with all the places landmarks we saw and trivia we learned. We were far more interested in the history we learned about the Black Dahlia than seeing Dr. Phil's house. The tour was worth every penny and we can't wait to take the Helter Skelter tour!

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The tour was really informative and fun. I took my family to the Dearly Departed's Hollywood Tragical History Tour and everyone left satisfied. It's a great tour for locals as well, I lived in the LA area for 12 years and did not know the history or important landmarks in Hollywood.

I could tell the staff really loved their jobs, which had definitely shown through on the tour. Our tour began in a very comfortable, air-conditioned van with big windows. Our tour guide was Brian, and he was not only a wiz at Hollywood trivia, but extremely funny and friendly, with lots of good tips and suggestions for more sight-seeing and fun. It's not a walking tour, you only get to stop once to use the restrooms and stretch your legs. The tour lasts about 2.5 hours, and is fully narrated while driving by, and occassionally stopping for photo ops. If you love Hollywood and all it's history, you'll really enjoy this tour. The time goes by so fast! I would highly recommend this tour and I am looking forward to taking more insightful trips with this company. Enjoy!!!

me and my husband had a great time on the tour, we learn so much hollywood history. my husband is all into old hollywood and he enjoyed it. I will so recommended to people i know and put it on facebook. we will be doing this again.