We were really looking forward to the Hummer Tour in Joshua Tree Park. Our trip began with drive to the Cochella Valley Preserve. This was okay, but easily done on your own with a car. Then drove to Joshua Tree area, where we had to wait while the hummer was picked up for our tour. We asked for the semi enclosed Hummer, but when the guide got back he said he couldn’t get it started.! Seriously?!! Since it was a very cold day we needed the semi enclosed one badly!! Was really surprised we had to wait around (10-15 min) for the Hummer to be brought over to the Visitor centre. This company should have someone else to shuttle the hummer...not having clients waiting around for them to fetch it!!
We began our tour and to the credit of the company they had many coats and jackets available, as it was soooo cold! I just wish they had been washed and smelled a little better. The tour was freezing (our bad luck), so it was hard to find it enjoyable. I personally was wrapped up in three blankets, and was still freezing.
Most importantly, we really expected we would be “totally” off road. The picture in the brochure shows a Hummer going over rock field. We had nothing like that!! We were on a dirt road all the way. A VW CAR was able to get to Eureka Peak, so the path we took was no big challenge for the hummer.! Think that was the most disappointing part of the tour! Expected far more excitement than what was delivered, especially for the price.
They also advertise a 4 hour hummer tour. We were in the Hummer less that half that time! The rest is in a van...and the heat in the back didn’t work, after a cold tour!!
Our guide Louis was okay...polite, but not exceptional. We had to ask him twice to stop the hummer so we could take a few pictures that wouldn’t be blurry!!
The next day we drove our car through part of Joshua Tree Park, near where we went with the Hummer. The landscape, with all the rocky landscape and the proliferation of Joshua Trees was far better, and far more interesting than the Hummer Tour and only cost 30.00!!
All in all I can not recommend this tour! It is very overpriced for what they deliver!!
Take the drive through the park and you will see far more...in comfort!!