6 Best Guided Tours in the Coachella Valley

Learn more about the Coachella Valley when you go with a guide. Readers’ favorite tours include walk-throughs of historic sites, off-road expeditions, and agricultural experiences.

August 24, 2024
Story by Site Staff
Temalpakh Farms
Temalpakh Farms.
PHOTO COURTESY AUGUSTINE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
Palm Springs

Modernism Week

The 11 day fête offers architecture and design tours to some of the Coachella Valley’s most iconic modernist homes and buildings. There’s also a variety of parties, lectures, and exhibits like the Modernism Show and Sale.   

Desert Hot Springs

Cabot’s Pueblo Museum 

Discover the rich history of Desert Hot Springs at this historic museum, hand-built by homesteader Cabot Yerxa using reclaimed and found materials from across the Coachella Valley. With four floors and 35 rooms, the museum is filled with art and artifacts from Yerxa’s travels around the world.

Rancho Mirage

Sunnylands Center & Gardens

Step behind the iconic pink walls and unwind among 53,000 desert plants in the 9-acre garden. Take a tour to discover how late ambassadors and philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg crafted a winter retreat.

Palm Desert

Desert Adventures Red Jeep Tours 

With Desert Adventures, based in Palm Desert, you can get up close and personal with some of the desert’s most breathtaking natural wonders. Choose between an open-air Jeep or a climate-controlled vehicle.

Indio

Coachella Valley History Museum

Check out exhibitions that highlight the early days of the desert and explore the vibrant cultures and stories that make the Coachella Valley unique. Whether visiting in person or enjoying virtual tours, you’ll find a treasure trove of history here.

Coachella

Temalpakh Farm

The farm, managed by the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, promotes healthy lifestyles with sustainably grown food that’s good for you and the planet. Call ahead to arrange a guided tour, or enjoy a self-guided tour after exploring their market.

Temalpakh Farm

1 Roberta Way, Coachella, CA 92236
760-391-9576
temalpakhfarm.com

Coachella Valley History Museum

82616 Miles Ave., Indio, CA 92201
760-342-6651
cvhm.org

Desert Adventures Red Jeep tours

 Desert Adventures, 74794 Lennon Pl Ste. b, Palm Desert, CA 92260
760- 324-5337
red-jeep.com

Sunnylands Center & Gardens

37977 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
 760- 202-2222
sunnylands.org

Cabot's Pueblo Museum

 67616 Desert View Ave., Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
(760) 329-7610
cabotsmuseum.org

Modernism Week

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