Day 1: Hollywood Sign hike, Griffith Observatory, Warner Bros. Studio Tour and the celebrity homes bus; Santa Monica Pier at sunset.
Day 2: Getty Center in the morning; Venice Beach and Zuma Beach in the afternoon; swan boats at Echo Park.
Day 3: Downtown on foot (Central Library, Olvera Street, Grand Park) with the food tour; Mulholland Trail on horseback at golden hour.
Day 4: Long Beach: harbor boat tour and whale watching — or Catalina Island by ferry and golf cart.
Day 5: The desert finale: the Joshua Tree day tour among the rock wonderlands (or start the 2-day Yosemite and Kings Canyon tour if you can extend the trip).
