I booked this because of the reviews I saw on TripAdvisor, and I was not disappointed. Clo was such a good tour guide throughout the trip, and had so much interesting information to share about the area. And, I really appreciated that he took numerous pictures of the two of us and emailed them afterward, since all of our pictures seem to only be of my husband! We really enjoyed our afternoon and I heartily recommend it.
PS Bike Tour Reviews
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This was the perfect activity for us. We are both 69, in good physical shape and we like biking. The route was easy, virtually no traffic, spectacular scenery. Our guide, Clo, followed at a distance in his van and pulled in front of us if he wanted to point something out or to take our pictures, which he then e mailed to us. When following us, he was far enough behind, that we hardly knew he was there. We met at nine and were driven to where we began biking. The weather (January) was cool to start, so I was glad we had light jackets. We thoroughly enjoyed Clo, the exercise, the scenery. It was a highlight of the trip and we recommend this to anyone!
My fiancé and I signed up for the bike ride based on other tripadvisor reviews, and they did not steer us wrong - we loved it! The whole trip - from pick-up to drop-off - was about 3.5 hours. We loved being outdoors on an easy ride through a canyon and then ending up in an agricultural area with lemon groves, grapes, peppers, etc. Clo is a very friendly, interesting, and informed guide - it was fun (and educational) spending the afternoon with him. Definitely the highlight of our trip to Palm Springs!
My husband & I were the only tour guests of the day. The cruise through the canyon was a trip through geological history. Only 4 cars passed by us the entire trip. Definitely going to call on our next vacation for another ride. Can't spend you whole vacation on the golf course.
My son-in-law and I really enjoyed this ride. Clo met us as arranged, drove us to the starting point and followed behind the whole way down to Mecca. Each time we stopped to look at something Clo stopped and gave us lots of interesting information about what we were looking at.
This bike tour was awesome! My wife and I went on this bike tour together. We were the only two people on the tour. Clo, the tour operator, was very friendly and knowledgable about the history of the valley. He was very friendly and provided snacks and drinks during the tour. Clo follows behind in his bus while you gently ride downhill for 20 miles! It was very nice. He also takes pictures throughout the tour and emails them to you. I would highly recommend it!
We had an amazing time! Our family of four did a bike tour through the canyon, and saw incredible scenery along the way -- canyons, mountains, farmland, the San Andreas fault. The trip was as promised -- for people of all abilities since it was flat or a gradual downhill all 20 miles. Even though the temperature was supposed to be 116 F that day, we got started early, and finished just as it was getting hot. Clo, our guide, was wonderful! Warm, personable and full of knowledge about the surrounding area and its history and geology. He encouraged us to go at our own pace, and stop when we wanted to. He provided water, snacks and bathroom facilities. We stopped at a date farm along the way, had a date shake and learned about the wide variety of dates grown in the region. It took about 3.5 hours, door to door, and the logistics couldn't have been easier. Clo picked us up at our hotel and provided everything we needed -- great bikes, helmets, water etc. We all had a fantastic time. Thanks Clo!
My son and I really needed this time with each other. 20 Miles!! all at a down hill grade!!
Definitely planning on it again.
Clo was an awesome tour host. His stories and love for the land and his guest is absolutely genuine. He supplies you with every thing you and your family need, including instructions for a better riding experience enjoyable for young and old alike!
Our family of 4 wanted to see more of the Palm Desert area and found this bike excursion with a guided tour- it was fabulous. The owner was the tour guide and he took personal pride in the trip. He was explaining and descirbing our sights and the geography, rock formations, history of Palm Springs and so much more. Our 2 teens are not the easiset to please and they were impressed with the trip which took us through the mountains, to the Andreas Fault and 28 miles later into the valley where we viewed vegetables, fruits and date trees. This made our trip to California a special experience and we were sent aobut 50 pictures that he took of our family and the scenery along our bike ride by the time we returned to our hotel. SInce the planned route was down hill we found it a pleasure in every way!!
This was a very pleasant experience. Not a hard trip, all down hill 99.9% of the time (one vey small incline) I hadn't been on a bicycle for over 45 years, the equipment was comfortable and clean. Bring sun screen. Claude supplied water and energy bars and provided adequate rest stops and takes great pictures throughout the trip (beware they are all from behind). Beautifull scenery (except the behind).
This bike tour gives you an up close and personal experience with the desert and mountains and finishes with a beautiful ride throught the orange and lemon groves and grape vinyards. I would definately do this again.