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If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure or fail to show up on the confirmed day of travel, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
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Tickets & ConfirmationImmediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a receipt of booking by email. Within 48 hours (often on the very same day!) of submitting your reservation you will receive a voucher confirming all details. Simply print your voucher and present it on the day of your activity, show or tour. A contact number will be provided to reconfirm.
Starpoints:
- See almost 100 locations, where the seedy side of Los Angeles history resides!
- Our tour van holds only 13, so you get an intimate tour experience with your scarily knowledgeable guide!
- View the last gasp locations of Michael Jackson, Rebecca Schaeffer & River Phoenix.
- Tired of the glitzy side of LA - see the city's dark side!
- Learn about The Black Dahlia who used to live in the "Pretty Woman" apartment complex!
- See where Dee Dee Ramone & Bela Lugosi shuffled off this mortal coil!
- Visit the film locations of famous movies, including Sunset Boulevard, Halloween & more!
- See 'overdose' locations of Janis Joplin & John Belushi
- Bring your camera for lots of macabre photo opportunities!
Description
This tour offers all the dirt on what's already under the dirt! Learn the truth about the demise of Hollywood stars & other victims of Los Angeles. There's more to this city than what everyone sees.
Michael Jackson, Sal Mineo, River Phoenix, Dee Dee Ramone & Bela Lugosi all gasped their last breath here. See the places & hear their unique stories!
Infamous murders such as the Black Dahlia & the shooting of Rebecca Schaeffer both happened here in Los Angeles. Hear their stories & view these infamous landmarks.
And did we mention suicides? Hollywood is full of them - Janis Joplin, John Belushi and Albert Dekker to name but a few!
See the places where Sunset Boulevard, Halloween, That Thing You Do, Dead Again, Grease and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane were filmed.
The Tragical History Tour of Los Angeles offers almost 100 places to see in about 2.5 hours. Fasten your seatbelt & hang on for a wild ride!
Reviews & ratings from fellow travelers
Read what other travelers think about the Dearly Departed: The Tragic History Tour of Los Angeles (Luxury Van). We only accept reviews from actual, confirmed travelers who purchased the tour / activity from us, so you can be sure the reviews are unbiased and authentic.
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Morbid, funny, enlightening, incredible, and engaging all at once. To borrow from Fitzgerald and Hemingway in summarizing what I learned on this tour: "The Hollywood elite are different than you and me." "Yes, they are more f..ked up." Brian was a great teacher.
Reviewed by: Bill V., USA, July 2010
I had a family member visiting from the East Coast and wanted to do something "fun and different". Dearly Departed Tours sounded perfect. having taken other tours eminating from Hollywood I have to say that this is definitely the "one to beat". Our tour guide, Brian, was wonderful. He was knowledgeable and informative in his delivery of the intriguing information at each location along with other interesting anecdotes along the way. I liked the fact that the van was small making it seem friendly and personal.
having missed the tour the day before, I called and left a message to reschedule. I was very impressed that the owner, Scott, called me back and left me a message about rescheduling. It was like taking a history tour of Hollywood with a lot more interesting information. I loved it and cant wait to take other tours this company does. I have already recommended it to a lot of people as a "must do" when having out of town guests or for a fun time with friends if your local. I loved ending up perusing the great bookstore where we started the tour. Its loaded with Hollywood history. All in all it was terrific and would do it again!
Reviewed by: Renee Q., USA, June 2010
I enjoyed the tour. Thank you.
Reviewed by: Bernhard G., USA, May 2010
Fantastic! The three of us in our party loved every minute of it along with the other eight tourists in the van. Friday the 13th was a great day for the tour. We are planning our next tour to be either the Hollywood Movie Tour or The Nasty Nellie Oleson Tour for when we are in LA next. Can't wait. Keep up the morbid, informative, fascinating & great work.
Reviewed by: Justine R., Australia, February 2010
I did love the tour very much. It was informative and funny and we learnt a lot. I will be recommending this tour to anyone I know who is going to be travelling to LA.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, New Zealand, January 2010
Brilliant tour, very informative guide. Much better than any of the other so-called leading firms.
Reviewed by: Christopher W., UK, October 2009
AWESOME! cant wait to go back to Los Angeles and do the other tours with them.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, USA, September 2009
This was very interesting. We not only got to see where celebrities died, but where they once lived. We even got to hear about where celebrity crimes were committed, like where Hugh Grant & Keifer Sutherlands were arrested for DUI. We also got to see a little bit of where some movies and TV shows were filmed -- a lot for the price. This was more than worth it!
Reviewed by: Jere A., USA, April 2009
We absolutely LOVED the tour. We will be recommending it highly to anyone that visits the L.A. area. Our guide was so full of knowledge about the subject matter that we were blown away. Thanks again for a great tour!
Reviewed by: Diane H., USA, April 2009
This was absolutely awesome. Everyone should do it!
Reviewed by: Karen B., Australia, January 2009
Recent photos from fellow travelers
Here are recent candid photos of the Dearly Departed: The Tragic History Tour of Los Angeles (Luxury Van). If you want to share your own tour photos, simply email your photos to tourphotos@thereservationcenter.com with your Booking ID Number. Please note: We only accept photos from actual, confirmed travelers to Los Angeles who purchased this tour / activity directly from us. Thanks in advance for sharing!
Caught in the Act
The bathroom that George Michael was arrested at for lewd behavior back in 1998
Photo by: J C, United States of America, October 2009
The house of the Menendez boys
The house of the Menendez boys - Lyle and Erik - who killed their parents for the money.
Photo by: J C, United States of America, October 2009
The La Bianca House
The La Bianca House - where Charles Manson's followers killed the night after the Sharon Tate murders .
Photo by: J C, United States of America, October 2009
Virginia Hill's house
Virginia Hill's house - where Bugsy Siegel - the gangster who built The Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas - was shot.
Photo by: J C, United States of America, October 2009
George Michael's toilet block
On the tour you get a copy of George Micheal's arrest warrant when he propositioned a policeman in these toilets. Location: Will Rogers Park
Photo by: Cherelle P, Australia, September 2009
Viper Room
Where River Phoenix passed away. On the tour you will hear the desperate 911 call made by his brother Joaquin Phoenix.
Photo by: Cherelle P, Australia, September 2009
Chateau Marmont
James Belushi's final overnight accommodation.
Photo by: Cherelle P, Australia, September 2009
Hotel Knickerbocker
D W Griffith and William Frawlet both die in the lobby of this hotel. Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Joe di Maggio and Rudolph Valentino all drank at the bar here. Harry Houdini's widow held her 10th seance here to try to contact her husband on the other side.
Photo by: Cherelle P, Australia, September 2009
