Getty Center Tour: Art, Gardens, and Views

Discover the Getty Center’s masterpieces and gardens with expert guidance. Uncover art, history, and breathtaking views in a 2-hour immersive tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Getty Center - Enjoy a tram journey up the Santa Monica mountains to the renowned Getty Center. Discover the art and architecture of this exceptional museum with a guide, who will reveal both the highlights and the lesser-known treasures, ranging from medieval manuscripts to French decorative arts. The experience concludes with a guided tour of the gardens, showcasing over 500 varieties of plants. (2 hours)
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Guided tour inside the Getty museum
  • Getty Center timed entry ticket
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Parking
Additional Information

The Getty Center offers a delightful blend of galleries, gardens, and breathtaking views. With its expansive 110-acre campus, it’s easy to overlook some attractions. Our tour ensures you experience the highlights, directing you to the museum’s essential artworks while also exploring the gardens and architecture.
Guided by an expert, you’ll marvel at…

Location
The Getty
Getty Center Drive
Meet your guide at the Getty Center security check-in before getting on the tram. You'll find the guide wearing an orange hat that says ExperienceFirst standing near the stairs outside the elevators on the T1 level.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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R9628gqalbertr
Oct 24, 2025
Great tour - Matt was great and informative, kept the tour at a nice pace and was respectful of other tours in progress. Museum was full of different pieces of art, enough to do multiple tours
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W7639cljeffm
Oct 22, 2025
Outstanding tour with Matt - Matt was our guide and we had a fantastic tour of the Getty Museum with him. His knowledge and enthusiasm made this a memorable experience.
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702edena
Oct 18, 2025
Outstanding Private Tour with Matt at the Getty Center - My wife and I took a guided tour at the Getty Center with Matt, and it was one of the highlights of our visit to Los Angeles. From the first moment, Matt’s warmth, humor, and deep knowledge of art and architecture made the entire experience unforgettable. He has a special way of bringing the artworks and the history of the Getty to life not just explaining facts, but telling the stories behind each piece and connecting them beautifully to the building’s design and the gardens around it. Every stop on the tour felt intentional and meaningful. What really stood out to us was how personal the tour felt. Matt paid attention to what interested us most and adjusted the pace perfectly giving us time to ask questions, take photos, and really take in the atmosphere. We never felt rushed, and he made sure we understood the small details that make the Getty so special. It’s rare to meet someone who’s both so passionate and so genuinely kind. Matt made us appreciate the art, the architecture, and even the views of Los Angeles in a completely new way. If you have the chance to take a guided tour at the Getty Center, ask for Matt, he turned our visit into an experience we’ll always remember
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Mark
Oct 16, 2025
Getty Center- great tour - Wonderful experience. Guide, Brian, was informative and engaging. Provided keen insight on museum and collection. Steady pace.
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Melissasg5425mn
Oct 12, 2025
Don't see LA. without visting the Getty - Extraordinary center/museum, especially considering admission is free. Our excellent guide, Matt, made the experience that much better. He took us from room to room with art history lessons on each. Highly recommend this stop if you are visiting LA. Tour was 2 hours but plan extra time to walk the stunning grounds or re-visit exhibits before you depart.
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Goplaces183333
Oct 10, 2025
Matt was extremely knowledgeable, thorough, patient, engaging and honest! The tour was so much better with a guide. - Matt shared detailed information about the exhibits in several different areas of the museum. Matt talked about the Getty family, the development of the museum, the history of the artists and some of the contextual elements of some of the specific pieces. The tour was paced comfortably and Matt was open to questions about museum pieces he had not planned to include in the tour. Definitely worth the cost!
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Robbyem2025
Oct 10, 2025
The Getty with Matt - Matt was an amazing guide- so knowledgeable about art, art history, and make great connections to modern contexts. It was fun and interesting. .
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Kidadazayana
Oct 4, 2025
First Time at The Getty Center - Our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about each, and very art piece and sculptures at the Getty Center. Me and my wife were amazed by the beautiful and precious paintings and landscape/ architecture that our guide elaborated through out our visit. We had an tremendous time, we will definitely do tour again.
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C345fppauln
Sep 5, 2025
Great Overview of a Wonderful Museum! - Brian gave a wonderful tour of the highlights of the vast Collection at the Getty Center. He was engaging, extremely knowledgeable, and a great story telller! Would highly recommend to anyone as part if their visit to LA!
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Lazurrite
Aug 31, 2025
Bryan was a great... - Bryan was a great guide. From details about the Getty Center to the art it exhibits, everything was interesting and I recommend this activity!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).