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Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819RJ

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Feb 12, 2027

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Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 2,899

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 7, 2027

To Friday

Feb 12, 2027

From

3,599

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1 Traveler

Private Room (Just for You)

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 3,599

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 7, 2027

To Friday

Feb 12, 2027

From

2,899

Each

Select Date

Only 3 spots left

2 Travelers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 5,798

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 14, 2027

To Friday

Feb 19, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Shared Room

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 2,949

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 14, 2027

To Friday

Feb 19, 2027

From

3,659

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Private Room (Just for You)

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 3,659

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 14, 2027

To Friday

Feb 19, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

2 Travelers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 5,898

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 21, 2027

To Friday

Feb 26, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

Only 1 spot left

1 Traveler

Shared Room

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 2,949

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 21, 2027

To Friday

Feb 26, 2027

From

3,659

Each

Select Date

Only 1 spot left

1 Traveler

Private Room (Just for You)

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 3,659

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Feb 21, 2027

To Friday

Feb 26, 2027

From

2,949

Each

2 Travelers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Feb

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Feb

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 5,898

Pay Deposit 100

From Sunday

Mar 7, 2027

To Friday

Mar 12, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Shared Room

Itinerary Note

GROUP - CoCo Hikers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Mar

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Mar

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 2,949

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Mar 7, 2027

To Friday

Mar 12, 2027

From

3,659

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Private Room (Just for You)

Itinerary Note

GROUP - CoCo Hikers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Mar

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Mar

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 3,659

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Mar 7, 2027

To Friday

Mar 12, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

2 Travelers

Itinerary Note

GROUP - CoCo Hikers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Mar

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Mar

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 5,898

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Mar 21, 2027

To Friday

Mar 26, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Shared Room

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Mar

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Mar

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 2,949

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Mar 21, 2027

To Friday

Mar 26, 2027

From

3,659

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Private Room (Just for You)

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Mar

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Mar

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 3,659

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Mar 21, 2027

To Friday

Mar 26, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

2 Travelers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Mar

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Mar

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 5,898

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Oct 24, 2027

To Friday

Oct 29, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Shared Room

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Oct

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Oct

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 2,949

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Oct 24, 2027

To Friday

Oct 29, 2027

From

3,659

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Private Room (Just for You)

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Oct

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Oct

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 3,659

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Oct 24, 2027

To Friday

Oct 29, 2027

From

2,949

Each

Select Date

2 Travelers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Oct

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Oct

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 5,898

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Nov 7, 2027

To Friday

Nov 12, 2027

From

2,899

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Shared Room

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Nov

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Nov

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 2,899

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Nov 7, 2027

To Friday

Nov 12, 2027

From

3,599

Each

Select Date

1 Traveler

Private Room (Just for You)

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Nov

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Nov

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 3,599

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

From Sunday

Nov 7, 2027

To Friday

Nov 12, 2027

From

2,899

Each

Select Date

2 Travelers

Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park & Palm Springs

Program No. 20819

Nov

BEGINS

Palm Springs, CA

Nov

CONCLUDES

Palm Springs, CA

Duration

6 days

5 nights

What's Included

Included

12 meals ( 5B, 4L, 3D )

1 expert-led lecture

7 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

Pay in Full 5,798

Pay Deposit 100

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP

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Traveling by Air

Plane

Arrival day is on Sunday, February 7, 2027.

Meet the group at Hyatt Palm Springs in Palm Springs, CA

Start of Trip: 4:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration; 5:30 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.

Your trip ends on: Friday, February 12, 2027 in Palm Springs, CA at Hyatt Palm Springs

End of Trip: 8:30 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out.

Ground Transportation Options

Program Arrival Airport

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)

The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 10 minutes .

The estimated distance to the check-in location is 3 miles .

Desert City Cab

Taxi

Phone: 7608629000

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

Palm Springs International Airport is the closest airport to the Hyatt Palm Springs Hotel and the start of the program.

Program Arrival Airport

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)

The estimated distance to the check-in location is 3 miles from Palm Springs Airport to Hyatt Palm Springs Hotel .

Uber and Lyft

Commercial Van/Shuttle

Cost: Cost; varies. Subject to change.. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are not required.

Uber & Lyft are available in Palm Springs. Download the app to your phone and request pick-up through phone app. Wait until you have retrieved all of your luggage before requesting ride. Price varies on number of riders but is generally cheaper than taxicab.

Program Arrival Airport

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)

The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 10 minutes .

The estimated distance to the check-in location is 3 miles .

Yellow Cab of the Desert

Taxi

Phone: 7603458398

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

Palm Springs International Airport is the closest airport to the Hyatt Palm Springs Hotel and the start of the program.

Traveling by Car

Car

Arrival day is on 2/7/2027.

Meet the group at Hyatt Palm Springs in Palm Springs, CA.

Start of Trip: 4:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration; 5:30 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.

Your trip ends on: Friday, February 12, 2027 in Palm Springs, CA at Hyatt Palm Springs.

End of Trip: 8:30 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out..

Parking

Parking on-site for an additional fee of $25 per day for Road Scholar guests.

Directions

Hyatt Hotel From I-10 Westbound

1) Follow I-10 westbound onto CA-111 via EXIT 111 toward Palm Springs. 2) Stay on CA-111 for 9.75 miles until N. Palm Canyon Drive 3) Stay straight on N. Palm Canyon Dr. and hotel is 1.27 miles on right.

Hyatt Hotel from I-10 Eastbound

1) Follow I-10 eastbound onto CA-111 via EXIT 111 toward Palm Springs. 2) Stay on CA-111 for 9.75 miles until N. Palm Canyon Drive 3) Stay straight on N. Palm Canyon Dr. and hotel is 1.27 miles on right.

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