Sonoran Desert Walk: Explore Nature's Secrets

Explore Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe in 2 hours. Discover art, history, nature, and more on this scenic desert tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Desert Botanical Garden - Enjoy a leisurely, shaded, and intriguing tour led by a local expert with 40 years of experience.
    Discover the Sonoran Desert through:
    ✔ Western & Indigenous history
    ✔ Desert flora, fauna & gemstones
    ✔ Desert architecture & survival strategies
    ✔ Cactus sampling
    ✔ Opportunities for questions, exploration & photography
    ✔…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
  • Gratuity. Your tour guide’s tip is not included in the tour price. Suggested 20% for excellent tour.
Additional Information

Enjoy a leisurely, shaded, and captivating stroll led by a seasoned local with 40 years of guiding experience.
Discover the Sonoran Desert through:
✔ Western and Indigenous history
✔ Desert flora, fauna, and gemstones
✔ Desert architecture and survival strategies
✔ Seasonal cactus sampling
✔ Opportunities for questions, exploration, and photography
✔…

Location
Desert Botanical Garden
North Galvin Parkway
Meeting point is at the ticket booth of the Desert Botanical Garden
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Susan_n
Dec 2, 2025
Cactus and colors: desert botanical garden - What a diverse bunch of desert plants featuring the saguaro cactus as well as some butterflies, hummingbirds, and quail. The garden was decorated for Christmas with wonderful combinations of plant textures.
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Monique_l
Nov 27, 2025
10/10 Allie was my tour... - 10/10 Allie was my tour guide. She has so much knowledge on the plants. She had snacks, water, umbrella, headphones, and off spray. She is funny, interesting, and quirky. She has a warm spirit. My son said he reminds him of one of his teachers.. The Desert Botanical is absolutely beautiful, stunning, and amazing. I highly recommend this tour.
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Ann_s
Nov 26, 2025
Absolutely wonderful - Allie is absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed my day so much. She makes every moment enjoyable an is extremely knowledgeable about Arizona an plants. Definitely one of the best tours I've been on.
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Doctorpriyanka
Nov 16, 2025
Allie is best tour guide - I had a wonderful experience on my tour at the Desert Botanical Garden with Allie as my guide. Even though I was the only person on the tour, she took her role seriously and made it engaging and informative. She shared so much knowledge—not just about the plants, but also about reptiles and other desert animals. Allie is truly fantastic. She even recommended other places to visit and kindly offered to answer questions in the future if I forget anything I learned today. I really appreciated her enthusiasm and expertise. Highly recommend her when you go for this tour
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Shannonrv1779vl
Nov 13, 2025
We had an excellent experience with Allie! - Allie was absolutely wonderful! She was so knowledgeable about every plant and taking us through the whole botanical gardens. If you love plants and want to learn about the native species that grow in that region she is well worth the money. Even got a little goodie bag with crystals, candy from the prickly pear cacti (which surprisely was delicious) and her very own poetry on a beautiful postcard. Definitely book her for a great experience there!
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165graceys
Nov 12, 2025
Serenity and Beauty in the Gardens - We had an amazing time at our Sunset Walking tour!! Allie was an amazing tour guide, she was very knowledgeable, accommodating, helpful, friendly, and so sweet! The gardens itself was not very crowded, so it was easy to navigate and not too difficult to find great photos ops. The atmosphere was very serene and calming. Super beautiful, peaceful, and educational experience!
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Arrshb2015
Oct 28, 2025
Amazing , jaw dropping - Excellent tour guide who was thoughtful and so well informed . The dinner was interesting and unique. Would definitely come back to tour with Allie
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James_l
Oct 26, 2025
Excellent tour guide - The tour and guide were both outstanding. We enjoyed the garden and learned a lot about the native landscape.
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Loonda
Oct 26, 2025
Well worth it! - The gardens are stunning and Allie was a wonderful tour guide - funny, attentive and knowledgable. We would definitely recommend this tour.
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Srinivas_v
Oct 26, 2025
Fauna and food in desert in heart of phoenix - Wonderful tour guide Allie and very beautiful sunset tour highly recommend to all . Great desert fauna and dining experience
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From $68
up to 12 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).