Southern California Palm Springs
Palm
Springs acts as the gateway to the rest of the beautiful Low Desert and is the
ideal first destination on your Low Desert adventure. If travelling from Los
Angeles, Palm Springs can be reached in no time at all and offers its visitors
everything and more.
With spotlessly
maintained golf courses, luxurious condominiums and lavish recreational pursuits,
Palm Springs is a sumptuous and extravagant destination on your Low Desert tour.
Letting your hair down, kicking back and indulging yourself is what Palm Springs
is all about. So go ahead and treat yourself to whatever takes your fancy, because
Palm Springs does it bigger and better than any where else.
With a suggested
40% of the Palm Springs community being Gay, this is the top holiday choice
for Gay’s travelling to the US. Having recently over taken Key West in
Florida as being the Gay Capital, Palm Springs caters to Gay travellers and
even has exclusive Gay hotels, bars and restaurants. The Arenas Road being the
place to be for the best in Gay entertainment. The Palm Springs Gay Visitors
Guide or The Bottom Line publications are the best reading material for Gay’s
thinking about living it up in Palm Springs. With advice on where and when to
go and the best in entertainment, this can be a superb guide to help you make
the most of your Gay Palm Springs experience.
With the majority
of Palm Springs being the playground for the wealthy and eminent, it can be
a fairly expensive excursion indeed. Providing you plan ahead and book your
reasonably priced accommodation in advance, you shouldn’t come across
too much of a problem. The bars, restaurants and clubs incur the usual charges
and expenses you would find in most US cities, so it is really the luxurious
extra’s which you pay for.
Attractions to
Palm Springs tend to be the town itself. Visitors come here to experience the
opulent lifestyle of the rich and famous and indulge themselves in a spot of
extravagance. For those who are looking to do more than party the night and
day away, there are several places of interest in and around the town which
should keep you entertained for the duration of your stay.
Downtown Palm Springs
is where you will find the Palm Springs Desert Museum. This is an excellent
museum which celebrates the art of the Native American and South western art.
There are superb exhibits of art both old and new as well as a selection of
artefacts and fossils to enthral and captivate your imagination.
For excursions
out with the town, the Mount San Jacinto State Park is a wonderful place for
families to see. A permit is required for those who want to hike in the regions
which can be obtained from the State Park Visitors Centre on arrival. This allows
you the chance to explore Mount San Jacinto and surrounding towns. This is a
perfect place to witness the natural beauty of the Palm Springs vicinity and
make the most of the year round warm climate.
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