Hop aboard this Palm Springs Jeep tour for a scenic ride through Painted Canyon and the Mecca Hills. Your Mecca Hills tour will show you the ins and outs of the area’s second-largest industry, agriculture. You’ll also get to marvel at Coachella Valley’s majestic rock formations and take a short hike that gets you even closer to the native flora and fauna. Get ready for the ultimate four-hour California adventure.

Your Painted Canyon tour begins with a trip to the eastern part of Coachella Valley, where you’ll get a taste of the area’s agriculture industry. Once there, you’ll find a variety of crops growing throughout the year, including bell peppers, artichokes, grapes, and dates. Your guide will provide you with fun facts to illustrate the area’s major impact on this industry. From there, continue toward Coachella Canal for a look at the Salton Sea, a rift lake formed by a flood in 1905; it’s the largest lake in the state. Once you’re done in Coachella Valley, it’s off to the two main attractions on this excursion, the Mecca Hills and Painted Canyon.

The Mecca Hills are a low mountain range just east of Coachella Valley. The range features some unusual geologic formations because of its proximity to the San Andreas Fault. As a result, the landscape is a natural maze of small, narrow canyons. It’s like something out of a sci-fi movie! Expect to see bighorn sheep, prairie falcons, and desert tortoises as you travel through the area. Painted Canyon runs through the middle of the Mecca Hills; its multitude of rainbow-colored grooves makes it hard to miss. On this California nature tour, you can choose to go on optional hikes through narrow slot canyons. The amount of hiking on this Palm Springs tour can be tailored to the group’s preferences. Your comprehensive tour includes a professional guide, nature walks, granola snack, bottled water, and all admission fees. Reserve your spot now before space fills up on this extensive journey into the desert's natural splendor.