Elite Land Tours 760 318 1200 or Toll Free (800) 514 4866
Elite Land Tours, Inc
540 S. Vella Road
Palm Springs, California 92264
PUC ID: TCP-17945 S
"IT'S OUR FAULT"
Visit unusual sandstone formations and multi-hued mineral deposits where the unpredictable forces of nature - primarily the San Andreas Fault - have created a striking landscape of open desert valleys, ridges, and dramatically colored and eroded canyons. See a wide variety of plants and animals adapted to life in the desert.
4 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $119pp / 3 guests $129pp / 2 guests $149pp
NOTE: We can put guests together if you are a single traveler or couple on any of our tours to receive the 3 or 4 person discounted price...just ask when you book!
A JOSHUA TREE ADVENTURE!
This remote location takes you to an elevation of 5,518 feet...the 360 degree view is spectacular! World's largest Joshua Trees. One of our more popular tours!
4 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $119pp / 3 guests $129pp / 2 guests $149pp
DESERT SAMPLER
An introduction to our local deserts, including a fascinating look at the destructive forces of the San Andreas Fault. BONUS: A quick history of our famous wind farms and facts about where we get our water. Perfect tour for those on a budget or just short on time.
2 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $69 / 3 guests $79pp / 2 guests $99pp
DESERT TO STARS TOUR
Your adventure begins at the Official California Silver Rush Ghost Town of Calico. Now a "living ghost town", attractions include Maggie Mine Tour, Calico/Odessa Train Ride, Museum, Mystery Shack, and Gold Panning. Next, you will visit one of only 3 Deep Space Communication Complexes in the world! The guided tour travels around the 53 square mile NASA complex.
8-10 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $199pp / 3 guests $299pp / 2 guests $399pp Includes lunch.
ENCHANTED TRAILS
Trail meanders over and along a stream under a canopy of Fremont cottonwoods, red willows, and an occasional white alder. This trail is a birder's paradise!
1 hour tour enhancement - $20pp
FALCONRY EDUCATIONAL TOUR
Imagine being part of an actual hunt with Birds of Prey in their natural environment, pursuing natural quarry. Fun, exhilarating, educational, and unforgettable. Once-in-a-lifetime experience! (seasonal)
4 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $169pp / 3 guests $179pp / 2 guests $199pp
HELICOPTER/HUMMER COMBO
Take off from Palm Springs Airport in your Eurocopter TwinStar to experience the ultimate valley tour. Get a birds-eye view of the largest fan palm oasis, spectacular canyons, golf courses, resorts, and more. You'll land at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport where your luxury Hummer awaits for an incredible adventure of the San Andreas Fault! Makes a great birthday surprise!!
4 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $259pp / 3 guests $279pp / 2 guests $369pp
INTEGRATRON
The Integratron, created by George Van Tassel, is an acoustically perfect tabernacle and energy machine sited on a powerful geomagnetic vortex. This one-of-a-kind building is 38-feet high and 55 feet in diameter originally designed as a rejuvenation and time machine. Van Tassel said UFO channelings and ideas from scientists such as Nikola Tesla led to the unique architecture of the Integratron.
2 hour tour enhancement - $40pp
MISSION POSSIBLE
Your mission, if you chose to accept it, will take you to a transition zone between two deserts - the Mojave and the Colorado/Sonoran. This area is noted for its rich species composition, with flora and fauna representing both deserts.
3 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $99pp / 3 guests $119pp / 2 guests $129pp
NOCTURNAL TREASURES
On this expedition to a remote area of Joshua Tree National Park, you will look into a rarely seen world - the desert at night! Since a substantial number of species in the desert are nocturnal, dusk is an excellent time for viewing many kinds of desert wildlife. Night vision equipment, SkyScout, and revolutionary Scorpion Hunter Blacklights provided. (May through September only)
4 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $119pp / 3 guests $129pp / 2 guests $149pp
OLD INDIAN PUEBLO
Hopi Indian style architecture built by Cabot Yerxa in 1941, like that found in New Mexico a thousand years ago. The structure is four stories high, contains 144 windows and 65 doors, 19 of which lead to the outside. There are 35 small rooms. Has to be seen to be believed!
1 hour tour enhancement - $20pp
PALEONTOLOGIST FOR A DAY
Depart Palm Springs Airport via helicopter to a remote area of the Mojave Desert. There your luxury Hummer waits. Travel a short distance to an ancient marine fossil bed where your paleontogical adventure begins. Your "dig" will uncover 570 million year old fossils affectionately known as trilobites. All equipment and gourmet lunch provided.
Climb to 2,000 feet to get a birds-eye view of the expansive Palm Springs wind farms. You'll come face to face with the impressive giant blades as they whirl forcefully, creating a renewable energy source and reducing global warming. Hear about the international history of wind energy, current utilization of wind power, and an informative glimpse into the future of the electric industry.
90 minute excursion - 4 or more guests $49pp / 3 guests $69pp / 2 guests $79pp
PIONEERTOWN
Built in 1946 as a movie set for western movies, including the movies of Gene Autry, the Cisco Kid, with Duncan Renaldo, and Annie Oakley with Gail Davis. The movie set was to provide a place for the actors to live, and have their homes used as part of a movie set.
1 hour tour enhancement - $20pp
RUNNING WITH WOLVES
Feel the spirit of the wolf. Interact and become part of the pack. Touch them, hug them, get wolf kisses and take pictures with them. As seen on the Today Show! Gourmet lunch provided. Available Thursday through Sunday.
5 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $179pp / 3 guests $249pp / 2 guests $349pp
SAFARI TRAX
Get up close and personal on this ultimate wild animal encounter. Photo safari, gourmet meal in a scenic reserve, tiger splash, and more. Experience a safari without leaving the country! Gourmet lunch provided.
6 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $299pp / 3 guests $399pp / 2 guests $599pp
SECRETS OF THE SALTON SEA
California's largest lake - that was never supposed to happen. Another birder's paradise! Highlights include mud volcanoes and bubbling mud pots. Gourmet lunch provided.
5 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $179pp / 3 guests $249pp / 2 guests $349pp
SPIRIT OF THE INDIAN CANYONS
Come face to face with the world's largest fan palm oases. You will be thrust back in time as you sense the presence of ancient cultures that once inhabited this area. A narrated stroll through the oasis will enlighten your senses.
3 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $99pp / 3 guests $119pp / 2 guests $129pp
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May 15, 2008
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