The Coast & Canyons
Malibu, the Pacific Coast Highway and the canyons by private car — the open, cinematic side of Los Angeles, on your own schedule.
- Coast · Nature
- Ideal length: 4-5 days
- Best time: November through April is finest, when Florida and the Southwest bask in warm, dry days while the Northeast turns crisp and luminous.
- Private guiding, access and transfers throughout
- From US$10,500 per traveler — a starting point, tailored to you
- Designed one-to-one by a Forest Travel advisor
- Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels
Malibu, the Pacific Coast Highway and the canyons by private car — the open, cinematic side of Los Angeles, on your own schedule.
A single country that holds the ocean glamour of Miami, the canyon light of California, the cultural heights of New York and the vast wilderness of the West.
When to go
November through April is finest, when Florida and the Southwest bask in warm, dry days while the Northeast turns crisp and luminous. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
The experiences
A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:
- A private drive up the Pacific Coast Highway, the ocean unspooling along one side the whole way.
- A day at Malibu, from the quiet beaches to a lunch on a terrace above the surf.
- An unhurried run through the canyons, the roads that thread the hills between the city and the sea.
- A stop at a coastal overlook timed for the last light over the Pacific.
A sense of the rhythm
The pace follows the coast: long, open drives with the windows down and time to stop wherever the view asks you to. Malibu and the canyons set an easy, spacious rhythm, far from the density of the city. This is Los Angeles at its most cinematic and least rushed.
The highway or the canyons?
You can keep to the coast, tracing the Pacific Coast Highway and the beaches of Malibu. Or turn inland to the canyons, quieter roads and hidden overlooks above the city. We balance the two so you get both the ocean and the hills.
How to do it well
The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:
- Drive the coast highway northbound in the afternoon, when the light falls across the water toward you.
- Keep a knowledgeable private driver, so you can watch the coast instead of the road.
- Time Malibu for a weekday, when the beaches and terraces are at their most serene.
- Build in an unplanned overlook or two; the best stops on this route reveal themselves as you go.
What only your advisor can open
The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.
Who it's for
Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.
Estimated investment
From US$10,500 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.
Designed entirely around you
Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.
Your Virtuoso privileges
As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.
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