Old Las Palmas isn’t meant to be seen from behind a bus or car window. Sense the incredible Palm Springs story on foot. Walk the city streets. Absorb everything up close and personal. My tours are fun, casual, fully guided and narrated and an opportunity to get some great exercise out in our healthy Palm Springs sunshine.
Unlike van or bus tours with 15-50 people, my tours are small (limited to no more than 6 people), personalized, and improvisational (you never know what we may encounter; open gates, maybe an open house, perhaps even an estate sale. Additionally, my tours are scheduled at your convenience, not the convenience of the tour company.
Tours last 2-2½ hours, and yes, we will walk past over 30 celebrity homes where you can peak over walls and look through gates and fences. Some of the homes you may see include those of: Elizabeth Taylor; Liberace; Barbara Streisand; Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy; Ronald and Nancy Regan; Kirk Douglas; Dinah Shore; Clark Gable and Carole Lombard; as well as many others.
This walk stops often as I tell you about the celebrities, share some of my personal stories of being in some of these homes, and tell you a bit about how Palm Springs became the city it is today, share my passion for this unique community, as well as some fun facts and rumors you probably won’t hear anywhere else. I also have pictures to show, including some of the long gone resorts as well as interior photos of some of the homes we will see.
We begin at The Corridor Plaza on the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Alejo Road and finish 5 blocks north on Palm Canyon Drive for an easy shopping walk back through the Palm Springs Uptown Design Boutique District.
This easy walk is totally on flat city streets and is geared for active adults who are comfortable walking about 1½ miles. Wear comfortable walking shoes, and I suggest you bring a hat, water, a camera and maybe sunscreen.
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