Palm Springs Holiday Hop-On!
December 19th-20th, 2024
$449 (Based Upon Double Occupancy) $104 (Single Supplement)
Day One: Hop aboard the Yuletide Express to fabulous Palm Springs—a beautiful oasis, rich with Hollywood history, great food, midcentury modern architecture, and so much more! We’ll leave the Valley headed straight into downtown Palm Springs, where we’ll enjoy lunch, on self, at the restaurant of your choice. After lunch we’ll check into the Palm Springs Hyatt, an all suites hotel located on Palm Canyon Drive, in the heart of the historic village. We’ll take some time to relax and refresh, before heading out this evening to enjoy Palm Springs’ famous Villagefest—an exciting street fair, just footsteps outside our hotel lobby—promising to be all the more festive just one week before Christmas! We’ll enjoy gourmet food trucks offering everything from BBQ to exotic cuisines, international delicacies to gooey desserts. Bring your dancing shoes! Villagefest offers a fantastic line-up of live entertainment, including bands playing everything from jazz and blues to old-time rock & roll and reggae. Searching for that one-of-a-kind holiday gift? You’ll surely find it in the rows of artist’s booths that showcase handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, paintings and clothing. Shops, galleries and restaurants stay open late, if you’d like to just relax and people-watch from a sidewalk café. It’s Palm Springs—you do you!
Day Two: We’ll enjoy a delicious hot breakfast, included, at the hotel, before setting off on a festive journey to explore some of Palm Springs more significant points of interest. We’ll visit famous neighborhoods, legendary secret spots and the homes of stars. We’ll cruise past Liberace’s estate, Clark Gable & Carole Lombard’s getaway, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s vacation home, Kirk Douglas’ home, Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s home, Elvis Presley’s Honeymoon Hideaway and so many more! Palm Springs was “Hollywood’s Playground!” Later we’ll board the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway—the world’s largest rotating tram car—to set sail on a journey through the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon. We’ll be transported to the pristine wilderness of Mt. San Jacinto State Park, while enjoying spectacular views of the valley floor below. At an elevation of 8,516 feet, we’ll reach the Mountain Station, offering a natural history museum, observation deck, gift shops, and two restaurants where we’ll enjoy lunch on self. Later we’ll head for home, with a quick stop for the “Valley’s Best Date Shake” compliments of Kindred Tours. Don’t miss this jingle bell journey!
