Quick details

Reservations: Advance Reservations are required and are subject to availability

Departure Time(s): Flexible

Extended Time: Additional Hours: $75 per hour per guide

Tour Inclusions:

• Professional naturalist tour guide for up to 3 hours
• $75 per hour extra after 3 hours

Additional travel charges will apply if you want the guide to meet you outside the Greater Palm Springs area (between Palm Springs to the West, Desert Hot Springs to the North, and Indio to the East) or if you can not return your step-on guide to the location where they joined your tour.

The Desert’s Best Naturalist Guides

If you are an out-of-town tour operator and you have your own transportation and just need a local tour guide to lead your group, consider hiring one of our friendly, fun, and knowledgeable professional step-on guides.

Our step-on guides are all desert naturalists who will share their love and passion for the area’s history, folklore, Native American culture, geology, flora, and fauna with your group. Our step-on guides will also point out popular landmarks and points of interest and lead your group to hidden gems.

Tours can be customized to your group’s particular interests and abilities.

Popular Tours:

• Palm Springs Aerial Tram (3-4 hours)
• Joshua Tree National Park (5-6 hours)
• Palm Springs City and Celebrity Home Tour (1.5-2 hours)
• Palm Springs Windmill Tour (1.5-2 hours)
• Palm Springs Indian Canyons (2-3 hours)
• Coachella Valley Agriculture Tour (3-4 hours)
• Salton Sea and Salvation Mountain (4-5 hours)

Step-on guide rates do not include admission fees. Tour operators are responsible for all admission fees (including guide’s admission).

Please contact us if you would like pricing for complete sightseeing tours that include the guide, transportation, and admission fees.