Sonoran Desert- Wild Foods and Traditional Skills

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2 hours

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Have a whole bunch of fun, and come home with awesome memories on this evening venture into the Sonoran Desert!

Enjoy sampling delicious wild edibles, learn about our unique desert animals, and even learn some traditional survival skills- like making fire using a friction set!

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Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Sample delicious wild foods, and learn traditional desert survival skills during this exciting evening hike into the Sonoran Desert! I'll share traditional native survival skills with you, such as how to find water, make a fire by friction, as well as showing you wild foods and useful items made from the plants around us. This a fantastic introduction into the splendor of the Sonoran Desert! You'll come home with great memories of this special wilderness.

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Sonoran Desert- Wild Foods and Traditional Skills

Reviews

5.00

27 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Experience counts and Jon has plenty to share.
Dawn W,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Jon taylors the evening to your interests. I am a pharmacist so not only did he point out tasty plants (and give us a taste), he also filled me in on the medicinal uses of multiple plants. He was full of knowledge and happy to share.
Knowledgeable and engaging
89reneec,,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our group was three adults; all of us thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The guide, Jon, was enthusiastic and knowledgeable - he had detailed answers for all our questions. It was impressive to learn how much food is available from a seemingly barren landscape. We also enjoyed the skills that were taught - how to use your hand to estimate remaining minutes of daylight, making rope and starting a fire with sticks. This would be enjoyable for anyone, even if you're not a particularly outdoorsy person. I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Tucson.
Love Tucson
bww649,,Aug 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Been to tucson multiple times- favorite trip I may go again in October Visited the Desert Museum for the 8th time , a couple of new restaurants (for me). So much to see - mt lemon, San Javier mission Best time ( to me ) is march and October- much cooler, but still warm to me ( east coast/phila area. Native)
Nice experience for...
Tom M,,Mar 21, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Nice experience for myself and 8 year old granddaughter. Jon was enthusiastic and communicated in a manner that was suitable for both of us.
Desert foods
Escape00094066029,,Mar 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very knowledgeable instructor that taught us edible foods in the desert, allowed us to taste some, learning medicinal plants, and learning rope making from a Yucca plant.
Dessert foods
DeVere B,,Mar 19, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Learning about various plants that are edible in the desert, tasting them, as well as those plants that are medicinal. We also learned rope making from a Yucca plant.
Amazing experience
Janette S,,Feb 13, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Wow, Jon is an amazing guide and instructor. We all learned so much from him and had a really wonderful experience. I highly recommend this trip for anyone who visits Tucson.
Great desert tour with Jon!
Tony M,,Feb 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Highly recommend Jon’s desert tour! Very knowledgeable. Answered all of our questions about the desert.
Everything we could have asked for and more
dyllanb2024,,Jan 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Jon was very informative and a great conversation! It was very interesting hearing all the different foods that are all around when no one would thing the desert had anything. I recommend this for anyone any age as it is very useful and mind blowing!
So much fun and learned a lot! Great for everyone!
L5041QDangelicad,,Jan 24, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a great tour! When I initially proposed it to my girlfriend and her stepdad they were both skeptical but willing to go because I wanted to. Both of them are city people that don't have much interest in this kind of thing and let me tell you, THEY LOVED IT. We all had so much fun and learned so much. Jon is so knowledgable and funny, there was not a boring moment (which was something that I was worried about for a nature tour). I will say that I did expect to make more things because of what is listed in the description. We didn't make container boxes or the cactus cup in the picture. It could relate to the time of year and what is available.