Tours & Activities
You will be able to register for tours and activities when completing meeting registration. For questions, please contact the Meetings Department.
Joshua Tree Hiking
Thursday
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Price: $ 375
One of Southern California’s greatest natural treasures, Joshua Tree National Park is located about 50-minutes from La Quinta and sits between two major deserts giving this “in-between desert” rich flora, curious and spectacular rock formations and splendid views. We’ll head to Hidden Valley or Barker Dam where clients will enjoy an informative Nature loop that will introduce you to this type of desert nature. We’ll stop for an alfresco lunch and then guests can choose a moderate, scenic hike to Lost Horse Mine while some may choose a more ambitions hike up to Inspiration Peak.
Celebrity & Architecture Tour
Friday and Saturday
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Price: $135
Since the 1920's, Palm Springs has been the playground for Hollywood's elite. To this day, just the mention of Palm Springs evokes images of Tinseltown's biggest stars laying in the warm, desert sunshine sipping cocktails by the pools of their private estates. Leaving La Quinta, we’ll journey about 30 minutes into down-town Palm Springs, where it’s not unusual for visitors to catch a glimpse of larger-than-life personalities strolling Palm Canyon Drive on hiatus from daylong movie shoots, or perhaps to spot Leonardo DiCaprio sipping a cappuccino while visiting his Palm Springs home. This city and celebrity home tour reveals what went on behind the walls of those estates, to see and hear how Palm Springs became the town of choice when Hollywood needed to let its hair down. From Sinatra and his Rat Pack to Liz Taylor, Cher, Sonny Bono, Marilyn Monroe, and Liberace, the sizzle and scandals that defined the Hollywood scene in the Coachella Valley will be revealed.
La Quinta Loop Bike Tour
Friday and Saturday
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Price: $250 (Helmets required and provided)
We start this tour at the historic La Quinta Hotel. The riding starts with a gentle climb to the top of the La Quinta cove via a well-marked and paved bike path. After taking in the views from atop the cove and enjoying a snack, riders will continue on a network of dirt paths at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains as they head towards the vast agricultural fields of the eastern Coachella Valley. The landscape will transition from manicured country clubs to towering date palms. Before you head back will make sure to stop at Oasis Date Gardens in Thermal for a date shake!
San Andreas Fault Jeep Tour
Friday and Saturday
12:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Price: $295
On this exciting 4WD adventure to the private Metate Ranch preserve on the San Andreas Fault, guests will experience the twisted and tortured landscape of an active earthquake fault system. Extraordinary scenery abounds as the Jeep winds its way through the labyrinth of geological cuts and canyons of the San Andreas Fault Zone. Guests will be entertained by the naturalist guide with stories about the plants, animals, geology, and history of the California desert. Guests will walk between the steep walls of deep canyons created by the powerful forces of plate tectonics, water, wind, and time. In addition, they will explore a natural palm oasis where crystal clear water bubbles up from the underground aquifer and learn about the culture and lifestyle of the Cahuilla Indians and how they used the desert’s plants for food, medicine, tools, weapons, and shelter. This is a great way to discover the fascinating history of the Coachella Valley.
Date Farm Experience
Saturday
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 pm
Price: $190
Journey not too far from the resort in the eastern end of the Coachella Valley where you will find yourself immersed in the valley’s second largest industry: agriculture. One of the main crops of the valley is Dates. Though you may pass fields of local crops of artichokes, kale, table grapes, and citrus, we’ll head to the majestic Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, where you will be amazed by the lunar-like landscape surrounding the farmland. This is an educational afternoon with a guided walking tour of a family date growing farm and packing house which would not be complete without tasting the iconic California date shake.
