Desert Eco Tours Provide Travelers with an in-depth Earthy Experience
Beautiful days and cool evenings make fall in Scottsdale the perfect time to explore the city’s lush, desert landscape. With more than 3,500 native species of plants and animals for guests to discover, visitors can enlist one of Scottsdale’s tour companies to get the most from their Sonoran Desert experience.
Take a Hike Arizona
Travelers seeking adventure can roam the Sonoran Desert with Take A Hike Arizona. The company offers full- and half-day excursions complete with fresh baked snacks, water, use of backpacks and trekking poles. The family friendly company gives children their own camera to document the adventure while guides engage them in educational trivia games. Tours can be customized based on specific fitness levels.
Visitors interested in exploring the desert’s floral and wildlife offerings can take a trip off the beaten path with My Arizona Guide. The company provides educational journeys through the desert, and guides bring treasure boxes filled with plants, bones, fossils, gemstones and minerals on every trip to teach guests about Arizona’s ecology. For travelers looking to explore more than just the desert, the company also offers tours through Scottsdale, including the downtown area, Camelback Mountain, and the Desert Botanical Garden.
Learn how to survive the desert with a Wilderness Survival Tour from Windwalker Expeditions. Guests are educated on important survival tips like finding and filtering water as well as the medicinal and nutritional properties of desert plants. Travelers who simply want to capture the spirit of the Southwest can enlist in one of the company’s photography workshops that teach patrons how to capture the best images.
