San Diego, Palm Springs and the Anza-Borrego Desert

• Los Angeles - 1 night: After checking into your hotel, enjoy one of the many beaches or museums, or possibly Griffith Park.
• San Diego - 1-3 nights: Visit Balboa Park, take a harbor excursion, or Torrey Pines State Reserve.
• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - 1-3 nights: Just two hours outside of San Diego, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park offers wildflowers and wildlife.
• Palm Springs - 1-3 nights: Though known for golf, Palm Springs offers much more.  Take a ranger-led hike at Indian Canyons, Agua Caliente tribal land, or see the waterfall at Tahquitz Canyon.
• Los Angeles: Drive to Los Angeles to catch your departure flight.

• Friendly guidance from an experienced Trip Planner
• Personalized Adventure Kit trip portfolio
• First night accommodation in a 3-4 star hotel in your gateway city
• Rental of a deluxe RV, sized to suit your group
• Nightly reservations in carefully chosen campgrounds or deluxe lodging in or around the National Parks

The 2-hour narrated San Diego harbor tour covers it all: Harbor and Shelter Islands, Point Loma, Cabrillo National Monument, North Island Naval Air Station, the Submarine Base, as well as the Coronado Bridge and much more. Tour is about 25 miles in length.  $25/Adult; $12.50/Child (ages 4 through 12).

Fully narrated, this 3 1/2-hour adventure allows close-up views of the mammoth California Gray Whale (when sited). Approximately 20,000 gray whales pass San Diego in their 10,000 mile annual migration from the Bering Sea to Baja California. You may also see dolphins, sea lions, and much more. Cruises also explore San Diego Harbor. $30/Adult (weekdays) -$35/Adult (weekends); $15/Child (ages 4 through 12).

This exciting 5 1/2-hour guided nature tour takes you outside San Diego Bay into international waters for an up close and personal view of Islas Los Coronados. In addition to whales you could see dolphins, harbor seals, sea lions, kelp forests, and up to 80 varieties of sea birds and other marine life, much of which is just feet away. Learn about life on the islands, infamous �rum running� days, the old casino, Dead Man�s Island and more. Plus, witness one of only two elephant seal rookeries within 300 miles.  $50/Adult; $40/Child (ages 4 through 12)

Your tour will combine the rim of the Pacific Ocean and its wildlife with the beautiful side streets of La Jolla (which many consider to be the best of San Diego) and other famous beach locations. Great for families as kids can peddle their own bikes (or trail alongs are available). $40/Person; $35/Person for groups of 4 or more

You will be riding in some of the best mountain biking areas that San Diego has to offer. Designed for beginning mountain bikers, this tour will make all riders happy. Your guide will share with you some secret wild places all within the city limits. The tour is off-road and a mixture of dirt roads and single track. $75/Person (minimum age 10).

You'll kayak along the beautiful La Jolla shore on this 2-hour tour - seeing caves and lots of wildlife. You'll probably see numerous types of sea birds and usually sea lions, seals and sometimes dolphins. The tour also goes into the fascinating kelp beds of the La Jolla Ecological Reserve. Experience the surf zone as you paddle your stable kayak. If you can ride a bike you can kayak, so experience is not needed (you'll get a lesson before taking to the water). Single or tandem kayaks available. $50/Person in single kayak; $40/Person in Tandem kayak.

This 2-hour private guided off-road excursion vehicle adventure is the easiest, shortest and most affordable excursion in Anza-Borrego State Park and features a route that starts in pretty Palo Verde Wash. Here you�ll stop for a snack under a palo verde tree while your guide introduces you to the various desert fauna that thrives here. Then climb back in the all-terrain vehicle and get ready to have a blast on a thrilling run through the cathedral-like formations of the upper badlands on your way to amazing Font�s Point.  $55/Adult; $35/Child - ages 3 through 12

This 4-hour guided off-road excursion includes lunch, some bumpy terrain at times, and optional scrambling in a slot canyon. Start by rolling onto a classic dry lake bed surrounded by colorful alluvial fans. Continue on to Seventeen Palms for lunch. Or, as an alternate for those who'd like to hike, travel to a slot canyon carved smooth by constant flooding. Enjoy lunch beyond the canyon's arched entrance and explore deeper in on an easy 2-mile round trip hike. The grand finale is rumbling through the cathedral-like formations of the upper badlands to reach the overlook of Font's Point.  $85/Adult; $45/Child - ages 3 through 12.