Elite Land Tours 760 318 1200 or Toll Free (800) 514 4866   
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Elite Land Tours, Inc
540 S. Vella Road
Palm Springs, California 92264

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"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 

A JOSHUA TREE ADVENTURE

This remote location takes you to an elevation of 5,518 feet...the 360 degree view is spectacular! See the world's largest Joshua Trees. Includes Wind Farm information and the San Andreas Fault! One of our more popular tours!

4 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $119pp / 3 guests $129pp / 2 guests $149pp 

CALIFORNIA DISCOVERY TOUR

Discover the amazing history of California, from the Cahuilla Indians to the exploration and settlement of southern California and the San Gorgonio Pass, including the homestead ranch of James Marshall Gilman. See remnants of the first permanent structure in the area - an adobe house constructed in1854! Explore the gateway to the western frontier! Gourmet lunch included. Available Tuesday through Saturday.

 

OPTIONAL: This tour can also include a blacksmithing class on the 1st or 2nd Saturday of the month. Forge your own metal creation and take your experience home with you!

 

5 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $139pp / 3 guests $159pp / 2 guests $179pp 

CAT TRAX

Visit the home to over 70 of the world's most endangered felines. The Feline Conservation Center is a wild cat research facility world-renowned for its work in breeding endangered species of felines. Natural habitat cages offer close-up viewing of some of the world's rarest cats. The Amur Leopard, Snow Leopard, Fishing Cat, Jaguarundi, Manul, Margay, Serval, and Caracal are just a few of the fascinating species you will see. Unlike a zoo, there are no moats between you and the animals. You can get as close as 3 feet from these beautiful cats! Gourmet lunch provided.

8 hr excursion - Tour by Hummer - 6 guests $169pp / 5 guests $199 / 4 guests $249pp / 3 guests $349pp / 2 guests $449pp

4 hr excursion - Tour by Private Aircraft - 6 guests $395pp / 5 guests $495pp / 4 guests $595pp / 3 guests $795pp / 2 guests $1195pp

Indicates a portion of your fee goes to protecting the species.

DESERT SAMPLER

An introduction to our local deserts, including a fascinating look at the destructive forces of the San Andreas Fault. BONUS: Also includes the history of our famous wind farms and facts about where we get our water. Each guest receives a free bottle of the best tasting water in the world! - Voted at the Berkely Springs International Water Tasting Competition - Gold Medal Winner!

2 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $69 / 3 guests $79pp / 2 guests $99pp 

DESERT TO SEA ADVENTURE

Be ready for a deep sea adventure that starts in your luxury Hummer from the desert of Palm Springs. This private tour will include deep sea fishing (all equipment provided), fishing license, continental breakfast, a gourmet lunch at sea, snacks, refreshments, door to door service in your luxury Hummer, and the opportunity to land a big one! Not into fishing? Come for the sights - they're spectacular!

10 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $599pp / 3 guests $799pp / 2 guests $998pp 

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.

ELEPHANT SEAL ADVENTURE

Your adventure begins at the Palm Springs International Airport where your private aircraft awaits. Next, your party is whisked off to the Central Coast of California where you board your luxury Hummer. Travel along scenic Highway One to the Elephant Seal Rookery. If you have never seen a 5,000-pound animal bathing on the beach, now is your chance! There are only a few places in the world where elephant seals live and even fewer places where they are accessible. Gourmet breakfast, lunch, and refreshments provided. Can be customized to an overnight package.

 

12 hour excursion - 6 guests $998pp/ 5 guests $1,198pp / 4 guests $1,498pp

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 -  $25pp

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! (October through April only)

4 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $169pp / 3 guests $179pp / 2 guests $199pp 

FIGHTER JET EXPERIENCE

You can experience the “thrill of a lifetime” by taking an incredible flight in an L-39 Jet Fighter (as seen on Oprah). Includes transport by luxury Hummer to fighter jet headquarters, equipment (helmet, flight suit, parachute, oxygen mask), still photos, and a high-definition edited CD of your experience. 30 minute, 45 minute, and 60 minute flights available. Advance reservations required.

Call for pricing: 1-800-514-4866.

FIGHTER PLANE EXPERIENCE

This nostalgic experience will enlighten and thrill you at the same time. Put yourself in the place of our past American Heroes! Four amazing aircrafts to choose from: P-51 Mustang, P-40 Warhawk, T-33 Korean Warbird, or the B-25 Mitchell Bomber. Advance reservations required.

Call for pricing: 1-800-514-4866.

GUIDED CRAFT BREWERY TOUR

Taste what everyone is talking about! Voted BEST Southern California Craft Brewery! Beers include local ingredients such as locally grown oranges and local honey. Your guided tour is fun and informative! Questions encouraged. Includes a sampling of 6 to 8 beers! Advance reservations required. Available Saturday and Sunday only.

3 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $109pp / 3 guests $129pp / 2 guests $149pp

HELICOPTER/HUMMER COMBO
Take off from Palm Springs Air Museum in your luxury helicopter to experience the ultimate valley tour. Get a birds-eye view of spectacular canyons, golf courses, resorts, and more. After your thrilling helicopter adventure, board your luxury Hummer for an up close and personal view of our magnificent desert! Includes admission to the Palm Springs Air Museum....three tours in one! Makes a great birthday surprise!!

4-5 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $259pp / 3 guests $279pp / 2 guests $369pp

HOLLYWOOD VIP EXPRESS

Experience Hollywood like a movie star in your air conditioned luxury Hummer! Sites include Paramount Studios (escorted tour), Celebrity Homes, Kodak Theater, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, and Malibu. Leave your maps at home, sit back, relax, and enjoy the sites with your private tour guide. Includes lunch on Sunset Blvd. and dinner in Malibu. (Can be customized.) M - F only. Advance reservations required.

Call for details. Must book in advance. 4 guests $399pp / 3 guests $499pp / 2 guests $599pp

HUMMER/CANOPY TOUR

Float through the tree tops while enjoying spectacular views at 7,000 feet in elevation! Experience five exhilarating zip lines on this one-of-a-kind adventure. Includes narrated tour to and from zip line location and a gourmet picnic lunch. Sat & Sun only unless 6 or more.

 

8 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $269pp / 3 guests $359pp / 2 guests $499pp 

HUMMER/GLIDER ADVENTURE

Travel in your luxury Hummer through some of the most breathtaking scenery in California before arriving at your final destination - your Glider adventure! You'll slip into a sleek sailplane for an experience you will remember forever. Share a thermal with an eagle. You'll soar effortlessly in silent freedom. Gourmet lunch provided.

6 hr excursion - 4 guests $349pp / 2 guests $499pp

KAYAK ADVENTURE

Grab a friend and a couple of paddles and head out for a day of fun on the water. Single and tandem kayaks available. Our executive kayaks have soft, contoured decks which makes climbing on and off a breeze. Deck-mounted accessory loops and backrests help to enhance your performance and comfort. Includes continental breakfast and gourmet lunch. Transportation in a luxury Hummer to and from the ocean included.

 

7 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $209pp / 3 guests $219pp / 2 guests $459pp 

LA TO PALM SPRINGS VIP TOUR

This deluxe tour includes round-trip transportation from Los Angeles to Palm Springs in a luxury Hummer, choice of one 4 hour tour and one 90 minute tour, one night stay, and enough free time to do some exporing on your own. May be customized with other tour choices and additional nights.

4 or more guests $499pp / 3 guests $649pp / 2 guests $998pp 

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

MISSION TOUR

Experience a private tour of one of the most magnificent Missions in California! Originally built as a self sufficient community by Spanish Padres and Indians, the Mission was a center for agriculture, industry, education and religion. Visit the Serra Chapel, Padres Quarters, Industrial Area, Soldiers Barracks, Cemetery, and the Great Stone Church. 10 acres of lush gardens and cool fountains, cloistered by old adobe walls, offers visitors respite from the sights and sounds of a busy world. Includes lunch at the famous El Adobe Restaurant, built in 1797. Advance reservations necessary.

7 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $219pp / 3 guests $269pp / 2 guests $359pp 

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 -  $25pp

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. (Not available in Summer)

8 hr excursion - 4 max. $499pp / 3 guests $699pp / 2 guests $998pp   

PALM SPRINGS CITY TOUR

This tour encompasses many facets of our historical city. The tour includes architecture, Indian culture, celebrity homes, underground aquifer, geology, and more.

90 min excursion - 4 or more guests $39pp / 3 guests $49pp / 2 guests $69pp 

PALM SPRINGS WINDMILL TOUR

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 -  $25pp

ROMANTIC SAILING RETREAT

Steady winds and sunny skies are the standard on California ocean shores. Climb aboard and let the wind fill your sails! Capture the romance and serenity of the open sea. Sea lions, pelicans, and other sea life will make this an exciting and unforgettable event. During your ride home, relax and reminisce the day's experience in your comfortable Hummer! Includes continental breakfast and gourmet lunch. (Sunset sailing experiences available - request upon booking.)

 

7 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $499pp / 3 guests $699pp / 2 guests $898pp 

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 

SAN DIEGO TO PS VIP TOUR

This deluxe tour includes round-trip transportation from San Diego to Palm Springs in a luxury Hummer, choice of one 4 hour tour and one 90 minute tour, one night stay, and enough free time to do some exporing on your own. May be customized with other tour choices and additional nights.

4 or more guests $499pp / 3 guests $649pp / 2 guests $998pp 

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.

6 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

WHALE WATCHING EXPEDITION

Travel comfortably to the shores of the Pacific Ocean in your luxury Hummer. Next you will board your sailboat for your three hour adventure. Watching a whale breach (propelling their length out of the water and then crashing down) and spyhop (popping their heads up vertically for a good look around) is a sure way to appreciate the size and agility of these creatures, especially from up close. Navy ships, harbor seals, sea lions, dolphins, pelicans and terns are just some of the many highlights of this expedition. Continental breakfast and gourmet lunch included. Mid December through March only - migration season for the whales.

 

7 hr excursion - 4 or more guests $499pp / 3 guests $699pp / 2 guests $898pp 

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