Explore America’s most beautiful deserts as you travel from Las Vegas to Palm Springs. Take in the otherworldly landscapes of Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks featuring huge sand dunes, technicolor rocks and canyons, majestic mountain peaks, rare wildlife, badlands, salt flats and more! See Tour Guide JD’s newest episode of Tour TV by clicking on the video above!!

Day 1

Flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. Guided tour of Las Vegas. Arrive at the Bellagio Hotel for a 2-night stay. The Bellagio lobby is a visual masterpiece featuring dazzling bursts of color from 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers by renowned artist Dale Chihuly. Marvel at the spectacular Fountains of Bellagio where the dancing waters perform to a symphony of sounds and lights. Dinner.

Day 2

Breakfast. Tour Hoover Dam completed in 1935 and a National Historic Landmark. Enjoy a luncheon cruise on Lake Mead in the National Recreation Area where the Mojave, Great Basin and Sonoran desert ecosystems converge. Wildlife viewing includes bighorn sheep. Free evening on the world famous Las Vegas Strip.

Day 3

Breakfast. Guided tour of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada to view red rock boulders and pinnacles, petrified sand dunes, and wild burros. Arrive at the brand new Cottages at the Ranch at Death Valley located within California’s Death Valley National Park for a 2-night stay. Dinner.

Day 4

Breakfast. Morning guided tour of Death Valley National Park, the lowest (282 feet below sea level near Badwater Basin), hottest, driest area in North America. Visit Zabriskie Point and more. Free afternoon to relax and enjoy the resort amenities. Dinner at resort.

Day 5

Breakfast. Scenic drive through southern California. Arrive at Westin Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, CA for 4-night stay. This beautiful resort is located in the Coachella Valley of the Palm Springs desert area surrounded by mountains with clear blue skies above. Dinner at resort.

Day 6

Breakfast. Guided tour of the posh desert community of Palm Springs, land of the rich & famous and long time haven to movie stars & millionaires! See exclusive areas along Frank Sinatra & Bob Hope Blvds and estates of the stars of yesteryear. Take the world’s longest double reversible single span aerial tramway up Mt. San Jacinto overlooking Palm Springs below. Dinner.

Day 7

Breakfast. Guided tour of Joshua Tree National Park with included lunch. This fascinating park contains unique land formations and a variety of desert vegetation including Joshua Trees and giant yucca plants that attain heights of more than 40 feet.

Day 8

Breakfast. Enjoy a tram tour of the Living Desert to see desert animals and plants followed by a light lunch. Visit Shields Date Garden to sample/purchase dates — an important agricultural crop of the area. Free afternoon to enjoy resort amenities and the California sunshine. Dinner.

Day 9

Breakfast. Flight home.

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DOUBLE OCCUPANCY: $5498.00

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$1500.00 deposit per person due with reservation. Final payment date due 10/15/22. Cancellations prior to 10/15/22 will receive a full refund less a $50.00 cancellation fee. Cancellations after 10/15/22 with insurance purchased, refunds will be processed through Travel Guard Insurance. Cancellations after 10/15/22 without insurance purchased, there is no refund. 

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