Death Valley Crater Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Highway 190, Death Valley National Park, CA

Come with us and explore all the mystery, drama and fascination that IS Death Valley! Starting out we'll make a stop and have photo ops at The Amargosa Opera House & Hotel, one of Death Valley's oldest housing structures with a truly unusual and unique history you won't want to miss! As we head into the Park our next photo op will be an overlook of Death Valley at Zabriskie Point with a view of Manly Peak and the dry bed of Manly Lake. Moving on, we then head down to the lowest point in all of North America, 282 ft below sea level, Badwater Basin! In between, of course many photo ops at incredible park locations! Learn details about the incredible geology including rock features and mineral deposits that make up some of the most breathtaking, awe-inspiring sites within the park. A stop at Furnace Creek known as a natural oasis in the desert hosts the Visitor Center, Museum and Gift Shop. Also exciting, a stop at Star Wars film location, Mesquite Dunes!! The next stretch of Death Valley's landscape is the infamous visit to the Ubehebe Crater and a potential trek down or along the rim for another unbelievable photo opportunity! On the way back it's time for a snack when we stop at the biggest nuts and candy store in the west that also offers one of the largest arrays of delicious jeerky. This tour is packed full of awesomeness!! There is a $70 fuel upcharge for individual travelers. Call or text Carolyn, Tour Coordinator, 208-313-0855.

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Amargosa Opera House, 608 Death Valley Jct, Death Valley Junction, CA 92328

This Spanish Colonial style Hotel and "Opera House" treasure and the fact it is a busy tourist destination still today is a testimony to one woman "putting it on the map" so to speak. Visitor's are welcome to tour the Hotel and the Opera House that New York Actress and Dancer Marta Beckett fell in love with - upon visiting it, bought it, and remained there the rest of her life performing in her Opera House, for the most part, alone - even without an audience except for the one she painted (and very well!) on the walls. She performed daily and eventually, when word got out, people DID come!! It is a must see!!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Zabriskie Point, Route 190, Death Valley National Park, CA 92328

From this popular destination in Death Valley visitors get an incredible view of Manly Peak and the dry bed of Manly Lake.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Badwater Rd. 19 mi south of Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, CA 92328

Badwater Basin, an incredible expansive saltwater flat, is another popular stop within the Park. It is the lowest elevation in North America, 282 ft below sea level!!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Furnace Creek Visitor Center, California Highway 190, Death Valley National Park, CA 92328

Known as The Oasis, it is amazing to see this lush vegetated area surrounded by the desolate arid desert! It is in and of itself a destination area hosting a few beautiful resorts and even a golf course!!!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Central Death Valley near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, CA 92328

This is an exciting stop where several Star War films were shot for the movies "The Return of the Jedi" and "The New Hope"! Visitors that are fans of those films take the tour just for this one stop and photo op!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, CA 92328

Ubehebe Crater is phenominal to see and take in - breathtaking and amazing to see such a huge hole in the earth that is actually just the largest of many craters in this crater field!!

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Death Valley Nut & Candy, 900 E Hwy 95 N, Beatty, NV 89003

To end the trip on a sweet (or salty!) note, this is THE place!! Largest Nut and Candy outlet in the West and there is gourmet jerky available as well!! This place is lots of fun!!

Duration: 15 minutes