from $35 Palm Springs Aerial Tramway round-trip ticket
A ten-minute ride in a rotating cabin from the desert floor to pine forest at about 2,600 m (8,500 ft), with trails and viewpoints at the top.
Palm Springs & Joshua Tree: tours & tickets
Tramway tickets and desert jeep tours in Palm Springs, with a few well-chosen options for Joshua Tree.
Our picks
Top tours & tickets in Palm Springs & Joshua Tree
Palm Springs has a good range of bookable tours. Coverage of Joshua Tree National Park on GetYourGuide is thinner: there are small-group day trips from Los Angeles, an inexpensive audio guide for self-drivers and a few evening experiences nearby, but most visitors simply drive themselves. We list only products that exist.
from $35 
from $175 San Andreas Fault open-air jeep tour
A guided drive onto private land along the famous fault line east of Palm Springs, with canyons, a palm oasis and geology explained.
from $159 Palm Springs celebrity homes and architecture tour
A small-group drive past the mid-century houses of Hollywood’s golden age, with the stories behind them.
from $29 Self-drive windmill tour
A self-guided route in your own car through a working wind farm in the San Gorgonio Pass, with audio commentary.
from $15 per group Joshua Tree audio driving tour
A GPS-triggered narration for your phone that follows the park road and explains the stops. One purchase covers the car.
from $219 Joshua Tree small-group day tour from Los Angeles
A full-day guided trip from the city to the park’s main sights, for visitors without a car.
from $189 Stargazing experience near Joshua Tree
An evening under dark desert skies with an astronomy guide and telescopes.
Prices are indicative “from” prices in US dollars and ratings are as shown on GetYourGuide when we last checked; both change often.
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Live availability in Palm Springs & Joshua Tree
Real-time tours and tickets from GetYourGuide for Palm Springs & Joshua Tree and its surroundings.
Booking tips
- Aerial Tramway tickets are dated; weekends and holidays sell out, and the tram closes for maintenance for a period most autumns. Check before you go.
- Jeep and outdoor tours start early in the warm months and may not run in high summer.
- The Joshua Tree audio tour is priced per car, not per person, and works offline once downloaded — useful because there is no signal in the park.
- National park entry is normally not included in tour prices unless stated.
Destinations
Combine it with
Southern California Los Angeles
Film studios, beach towns and hilltop views spread across a vast, sunny basin — a city you plan by neighbourhood, not by map.
Southern California San Diego
California’s easy-going southern city: a great urban park, a world-famous zoo, sea lions on the rocks and about 110 km of beaches.
Deserts Death Valley
The hottest, driest and lowest place in North America — salt flats, sand dunes and painted badlands on a scale that is hard to take in.
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Compare real-time prices and availability on GetYourGuide. Most tours can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours ahead.