Self Guided Death Valley Driving Tour start Death Valley Junction

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Itinerary

1. Start at the legendary Amargosa Opera House, where dancer Marta Becket transformed an abandoned desert hall into a magical theater with her own painted audience.

   5 min

2. Drive past the dramatically named Funeral Mountains and hear how Death Valley’s haunting landscape earned its reputation among early travelers.

   5 min

3. A perfect photo stop as you officially enter one of America’s most extreme and unforgettable national parks.

   5 min

4. The tour goes through Death Valley National Park sharing the stories and must see sites.

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5. Take an optional scenic loop through colorful badlands named for the famous mule teams that hauled borax across the desert.

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6. One of Death Valley’s most iconic viewpoints, famous for golden badlands that glow beautifully at sunrise and sunset.

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7. See the historic desert resort built in 1927, once visited by Hollywood stars and designed as a luxury escape in the middle of the desert.

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8. Walk through glowing amber and rust-colored canyon walls, a landscape also used as a filming location for Star Wars.

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9. Drive a one-way scenic loop through hills painted by minerals in shades of red, pink, yellow, green, and purple.

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10. Explore a bizarre field of jagged salt formations so rough “only the devil could play golf” there.

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11. Hike into a desert canyon to see a natural rock arch carved by flash floods over thousands of years.

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12. Stand at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in North America, and walk across dazzling white salt flats.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Palm Springs

• Its from-price is 93% below the median of the 141 experiences we list in Palm Springs.
• It is longer than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Palm Springs

Palm Springs, in California's Coachella Valley, is a desert resort of mid-century modern design, palm-lined streets and the San Jacinto Mountains.

Palm Springs lies in the Colorado Desert of southern California, at the foot of the steep San Jacinto Mountains, a resort that drew film stars and golfers from the 1930s. Mid-century modern houses and motels by architects such as Richard Neutra and Albert Frey give the town its look, and Palm Canyon Drive is lined with shops, galleries and cafés. The Palm Springs Art Museum shows modern and Western art.

Top-ranked sights in Palm Springs: Joshua Tree National Park, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Mt. San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness.

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