DEATH VALLEY(AAT)

Land of Extremes/Stark Natural Beauty!

Come with us and explore what has been called the hottest and driest place in the Western Hemispher! Our land tour goes where tour buses can’t, so you see more of Death Valley! Professional Guides will tell you about nature, the history of the Gold Rush 49ers and the 20 mule team days, as you drive through this spectacular area.

INCLUDES: Ghost Town of Rhyolite - thousands sought their fortune in gold.

Titus Canyon - a beautiful scenic byway. What a great drive into Death Valley across a remote mountain pass and through narrow canyons. You'll see the historic ghost town of Lead field and prehistoric native rock art petroglyphs.

Scotty's Castle - tour through this mission-style mansion of Death Valley Scotty, a prospector and tale teller of the early 1900's. Here you will also have lunch.

Death Valley Sand Dunes - your footprints invited.

Ubehebe Crater - an interesting volcanic explosion crater probably witnessed by natives only a few hundred years ago.

Furnace Creek Ranch Resort - shady date oasis and relics of earlier days. Visit the Borax Museum and General Store.

Zabriskie Point - the most photographed scene in Death Valley. The late afternoon sun enhances colorful rocks and topopraphic texture.

Twenty-Mule Team Canyon - naturally sculptured badlands of the borax mining area of the 1880's.