The West Coast
Los Angeles, the canyons and the Pacific — after-hours access, the hardest tables, and the open road to Malibu. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in United States, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$11,000 per traveler.
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- Ideal length: 6-8 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$11,000 per traveler — a starting point, tailored to you
- Designed one-to-one by a Forest Travel advisor
- Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels
Los Angeles, the canyons and the Pacific — after-hours access, the hardest tables, and the open road to Malibu. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in United States, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$11,000 per traveler.
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:
- After-hours access to a studio backlot or a private screening room, arranged discreetly.
- The hardest tables in Los Angeles, held across the week's finest kitchens.
- A guided drive through the canyons into the architecture and hidden homes of the hills.
- The open road to Malibu, with a private stop at a coastal vineyard or beachfront table.
A sense of the rhythm
The West Coast runs on daylight and the open road. Days drift between canyon hikes, ocean drives and long lunches; evenings sharpen into the tables and rooms that define the city. Give yourself the freedom to follow the coast wherever it leads.
How to do it well
The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:
- Drive the canyons in the morning light, before the coast road fills.
- Backlot and screening-room access must be arranged well ahead; tell us early.
- Keep the Malibu day flexible; the best tables there open with the tide and the weather.
- A private driver frees you to enjoy the long lunches and the golden-hour return.
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$11,000 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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Questions, answered.
Los Angeles keeps you close to the studios, the galleries and the after-hours world. Malibu and the Pacific offer wide horizons, quiet beaches and a slower, sunlit calm. The finest stays let you weave the two, the city by night and the coast by day.
Well ahead. Backlot and screening-room access must be arranged in advance, so tell your advisor early, ideally as soon as you begin planning. The visit itself is after hours and arranged discreetly, and it can be a studio backlot or a private screening room. Because access is a relationship rather than a booking, early notice gives your advisor the best chance of opening the door you want.
Go in the morning light, before the coast road fills. On this journey the canyons come as a guided drive into the architecture and hidden homes of the hills, and days here can also hold canyon hikes. Starting early gives you the clearest light and the quietest roads, and it leaves the rest of the day free for an ocean drive or a long lunch.
Keep it flexible. In Malibu the best tables open with the tide and the weather, so the day works best without a fixed timetable. It can include a private stop at a coastal vineyard or a beachfront table. A private driver lets you enjoy the long lunch fully and makes the golden-hour return easy. Malibu and the Pacific bring wide horizons, quiet beaches and a slower, sunlit calm.
Plan on 6-8 days for The West Coast. That gives you time to follow the journey's natural rhythm, which runs on daylight and the open road. Days drift between canyon hikes, ocean drives and long lunches, and evenings sharpen into the tables and rooms that define Los Angeles. Mornings are best for the canyons, before the coast road fills. Keep a flexible day for Malibu, where the best tables open with the tide and the weather. A private driver lets you linger over lunch and return at golden hour.
As a private, tailored journey it starts from roughly US$11,000 per traveler (double occupancy) and scales with your dates, party and level of privacy — a starting point, never a fixed package price. Your advisor confirms the figure once the itinerary is tailored.
November through April is the finest time, when the Southwest basks in warm, dry days. For this journey that means canyon drives in the morning light, ocean drives and long lunches along the coast, and evenings at the hardest tables in Los Angeles. In Malibu the best tables open with the tide and the weather, so keep that day flexible. Your advisor times the trip to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
Yes. On The West Coast journey, the hardest tables in Los Angeles are held for you across the week's finest kitchens, arranged privately and shaped to you. Days here drift between canyon hikes, ocean drives and long lunches, and evenings sharpen into the tables and rooms that define the city. Staying in Los Angeles keeps you close to the studios, the galleries and the after-hours world that surrounds those dinners.
The guided canyon drive on The West Coast journey leads into the architecture and hidden homes of the Los Angeles hills, arranged privately and shaped to you. It pairs naturally with canyon hikes, part of a rhythm that runs on daylight and the open road. Set out in the morning light, before the coast road fills, and the drive gives you California's canyon light at its clearest.
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