4-DAY GETAWAY
WALKING & HIKING
LAS VEGAS
CALIFORNIA
DAY 1 Behold Joshua Tree National Park—a whimsical and mesmerizing landscape like no other • You can’t help but marvel at the park’s namesake flora • While you hike, revel in breathtaking vistas beneath vast desert skies • Take advantage of countless photo ops amid the jumbo boulders. DAY 2 Enjoy some of the area’s best hiking trails, soaking up views of otherworldly rocky outcroppings among the varied scenery • Journey through palm-filled ravines that lead to a hidden oasis where year-round water sustains the park’s largest stand of native California fan palms • Bird lovers rejoice—these lush palm groves are great places to view many of the canyon’s feathered inhabitants, including hummingbirds and orioles • Admire vistas of Chino Canyon’s sheer cliffs and rugged Coachella Valley. DAY 3 From Palm Springs, head into the hills and onto a section of the legendary Pacific Crest Trail, leading to Sand to Snow National Monument • Descend to the rushing Whitewater River—an unexpected sight in the desert! • The afternoon brings time to indulge in our hotel’s luxurious amenities. From roadrunners to spiky Joshua trees and rare palm oases, the desert reveals magnificent and surprising things. Open sky, open mind. See the desert in a new way. National Park Wonderland of Rocks & Desert Oases PALM SPRINGS & JOSHUA TREE
Sand to Snow National Monument
LOS ANGELES
Whitewater River
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
San Jacinto Mountain
Palm Springs
Indian Canyons
Rancho Mirage
Santa Rosa Mountains
4 Days Activity Levels 1-3 Premiere Hotel $3,199 to $ $3,599 / person double occ. See web for date-specific pricing. Choose a Trip for • Couples, Friends & Solos shown here • Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond • Women’s Adventures • Your Private Group o \ Search PJTW on backroads.com
DAY 4 Soak up some old Hollywood glamour during a guided tour of the historic Old Las Palmas neighborhood • Mid-century modern design and Spanish colonial architecture intermingle in the shadow of Mount San Jacinto • Walk through dynamic downtown to indulge in some classic California cuisine. » Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage - Premiere shown bottom left
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