Ride’n’Dine at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Ride’n’Dine at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway turns a summer evening into a change of altitude, temperature and pace. You board a rotating tramcar in Palm Springs, rise 8,500 feet above the valley floor, and trade the desert heat for dinner at the mountain station. It is a simple plan with a distinctly dramatic arrival.

Why go

• A cooler table: The temperature at the top runs dozens of degrees cooler than the valley floor, a welcome contrast during late-summer days.
• The ride is part of dinner: Rotating cars make the ascent an experience rather than a shuttle to the restaurant.
• Mountain-station meal: The offer pairs the tram ride with dinner, so the evening has one clear beginning, middle and finish.

What to expect

The experience starts with the upward trip, then settles into dinner at the mountain-station restaurant. Rather than rushing through a meal before or after an activity, you can let the ascent set the tone and give the evening room to unfold. The contrast between the warm desert below and the cooler air at elevation is central to the outing, especially in August. Expect a transition from valley light to a mountain setting, a seated dinner service, and a return ride when you are ready to come back down.

Know before you go

• Bring a layer, even in August; the temperature at the top is much cooler than on the valley floor.
• Dinner service begins in the late afternoon, so plan your tram ride around the meal.
• This is a combo ticket, so review the tramway’s current Ride’n’Dine information before setting out.