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Canyonlands National Park Backcountry Tour

By Moab Scenic Adventures
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is P 15,450 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

To truly understand the raw scale of Canyonlands, get off the pavement and down onto the canyon floor. As an authorized concessionaire of the National Park Service, we hold exclusive permits to take you into the rugged heart of Canyonlands on this premier half-day adventure.
Our route begins along the Colorado River corridor and reveals a red rock desert that most park visitors completely miss. Professional guides offer an authentic, deeply knowledgeable look into the region's natural history and complex geological layers.
The trail serves as a living timeline of earth's history, showcasing the exposed rock layers within the park. Along the way, we'll step out to examine the intricate petroglyphs left behind by the Ancestral Puebloans, take in the sweeping bend at the Gooseneck Overlook, and track across the White Rim to view Musselman Arch. The trip culminates with a dramatic ascent up the sheer cliff face via the Shafer Trail switchbacks, delivering you right to the top of the mesa.

Activity location

  • Utah Scenic Byway 279 Rock Art Sites
    • Highway 279
    • Moab, Utah, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Xtreme 4x4 Tours
    • 2182 South Highway 191
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States

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Group Tour

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English

Duration: 4 hours
Snacks and Bottled Water
Shafer Trail
Toyota Sequoia
Group Tour
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 16:00
Price details
P 15,449.87 x 1 AdultP 15,449.87
Total
Price is P 15,449.87

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transportation
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Park Entry Fees
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Light Snacks are provided
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuity not included but always appreciated

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Canyonlands National Park

  • 2h
Folks visiting the parks on their own typically only see what is along side the pavement road - this tour will venture into the 4x4 backcountry for an exquisite and unique National Park experience. Throughout this half day experience you will learn all about the parks, history, and geology of the Moab area. Your guide will point out formations, and other towering landscapes along the way. We stop frequent for photos but there is little hiking. Sight seeing areas on this tour include but are not limited to Potash Road, Shafer Trail, Musselman Arch, Ancient Petroglyphs (Rock Carvings), Thelma and Louise point, and breathtaking canyon views.

Potash Road (Pass by)

Potash Road as it carves along the Colorado River, tracking beneath towering red cliffs before the pavement ends and the real backcountry begins

Utah Scenic Byway 279 Rock Art Sites

  • 15m
Stand beneath the towering sheer cliffs, where centuries-old petroglyphs left by ancient cultures are etched into the dark desert varnish.

Shafer Trail

  • 30m
We’ll ascend the legendary Shafer Trail, a stunning series of dirt switchbacks that hug the cliffside, offering sweeping, panoramic views that open up wider with every turn as we climb toward the top of Island in the Sky mesa.

Musselman Arch

  • 20m
We’ll stop to look out at Musselman Arch, a striking, flat-topped stone bridge that juts out over a sheer 300-foot drop to the canyon floor offering a dramatic look at the power of natural erosion.

Island in the Sky (Pass by)

Thousands of feet above the canyon floor with sweeping views of a landscape carved by time. Where each layer of exposed sandstone tells a different chapter of earth's ancient geologic history.

Location

Activity location

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    Utah Scenic Byway 279 Rock Art Sites
    • Highway 279
    • Moab, Utah, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Xtreme 4x4 Tours
    • 2182 South Highway 191
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States

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