Five Star Adventures Tours - Palm Springs, CA

Sarah G.

When visiting Palm Desert in mid-February, the concierge recommended the Legends & Icons tour with Five Star. We met up with Annette and her sprinter van which was packed to the gills! We got the very last seats in the back with our friends. It was an unseasonably cold day with pouring rain. PS gets 1-4" rain per year, and received 1" of that on the day of our tour! Annette said the heat was on (and I did feel it further upfront when disembarking), but I was freezing the entire time in the last set of seats.

The tour itself was good - Annette was full of stories and very entertaining. We were glad we opted for a guided tour like this versus a self-guided walking tour. It lasted close to 2 hrs and costs $130/person which seemed pricey.

Note that the tour did NOT include the tour of the Rat Pack Hideway specifically listed on their website tour description spelled out below. The asterisk they added just lists the people who partied and played, and the elongated plus sign was probably meant to be a disclaimer that we may not see this property, but there is no such disclaimer or explanation of that symbol anywhere that I could find on their site.

"The Rat Pack Hideaway: Tour the private property of The Rat Pack Hideaway, where Frank, Dino, and Sammy partied and played.*† ( We are the only company given access to exclusive movie star properties.)"

Regardless, the tour was good with lots of info and recommendations for places to eat and explore further (although covered so quickly the none of us could recall any specifics after we left!) It was hard to see much of some homes, hidden behind gates/landscaping. A tour of an actual home, such as the Rat Pack hangout, would have been awesome.

Chad D.

Expensive for just driving around in a van without even getting out to take photos. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable

Kylee R.

We did this tour because their other tour that focused exclusively on mid-century modern homes was full. We enjoyed getting to see the architecture of the homes and learning about their famous original owners. I wish we could have gone inside one of the older mid-century modern homes as apart of the tour. We did get to go tour around exterior of a Spanish revival home.

Lisa C.

The Modernism Tour was a bucket list. So fun and absolutely a must have for anyone who is a lover of Palm Springs and the amazing history of this beautiful place. I am going again!

nancy H.

This was the best!! Annette was our fun tour guide n shared so much knowledge of Palm Springs n the touring places. Highly recommend!

John N.

Annette gave us a fantastic tour of Palm Springs. Our third visit here and we learned so much. Highly recommend to get a feel of city history and neighborhoods.

Antoinette P.

We took the tour earlier today. It was fantastic. Our tour guide was punctual, knowledgeable, professional and had a great sense of humor. We felt like we were on a private tour. This experience exceeded our expectations. Book your tour now. You won’t regret it!

Jàmes D. J.

Most interesting tour we have been on. highly recommend 👌