Canyonlands National Park Half-Day Tour from Moab

Overview

Explore the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park on a half-day 4-wheel drive (4WD) tour. Your experienced guide negotiates steep switchbacks and rugged tracks along the White Rim Road to take you to stunning vistas such as Gooseneck Overlook. See sites with remnants of ancient Pueblo civilizations, canyons that drop 1,000 feet (300 meters) straight down, and parts of the Colorado River. An easy trail from Moab, this area offers a fantastic experience of Canyonlands National Park.

City: Moab

Wed 20 Nov

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What's Included

Professional guide

Transport by 4x4 vehicle

Ice Water

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Things to bring: camera, water bottle (lots of extra water provided on your tour for refills) and sun protection
NAVTEC Expeditions is an authorized concessionaire of Canyonlands and Arches National Park
Every 4x4 tour needs a minimum of 3 individuals to run. If your trip does not meet the minimum, you will be offered other tour options or get a full refund. (Another option is to pay for the 3rd fare)

What To Expect

Potash Road

Our first stop is along Scenic Byway 279 at a petroglyph rock art site. Guides provide insight to the people who passed this way and left markings on the canyon walls.

Utah Scenic Byway 279 Rock Art Sites

The Rock Art Sites of Moab offer travelers easy access to ancient drawings scattered along paths even a novice can navigate.

Island in the Sky

We enter Canyonlands National Park on the 4WD trial and take a short trip along the White Rim. This prominent sandstone formation wraps for 100 miles around the Island in the Sky.

Musselman Arch

Our excursion along the White Rim follows the trail along a bench to Musselman Arch. Guests take a short 300' stroll to see this amazing natural stone arch.

Shafer Trail

We backtrack along the White Rim Trail to the iconic switchbacks of the Shafer Trail. This old cattle trail climbs 1000' to the rim of Island in the Sky with magnificent views of the backcountry of Canyonlands. The 4X4 trail ends at scenic byway 313.

Canyonlands National Park

This 4 hour guided interpretive tour starts along the banks of the Colorado River and travels into Canyonlands on 4WD roads up to the mesa of Island in the Sky.

Corona Arch

Corona Arch is a natural sandstone arch near Moab. The arch is located within the same rock formation as Pinto Arch and Bowtie Arch.

Dead Horse Point State Park

The 4X4 trail passes 1000' under the rim of Dead Horse and 1000' above the Goose-neck of the Colorado River. We make stops at a limestone fossil bed, a giant red rock amphitheater, and the famous Thelma Louise point.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (631)

Aimee P

Aug 2018

Me, my husband and 15 year old daughter booked a private 4 hour tour of Canyonlands with Kelly as our guide. Kelly was knowledgable and tailored the tour to meet our specific interests. He was flexible and accommodating, taking us to areas we would not have discovered on our own. Dead Horse Point and Island in the Sky were truly spectacular. We also saw various petroglyphs. Kelly encouraged us to continually hydrate and had a large cooler of ice water as well as snacks. The Land Cruiser was comfortable and cool - a welcome break from our sightseeing excursions. We would definitely recommend Navtec to others.

Chris D

Jul 2018

We took our grandson on this tour and it was great. I would tell anyone that this tour is better than going to Grand Canyon. You are down in bottom looking up instead of always on top. Then you climb up switch back roads to top to see down. Ben was our guide and he was very attentive and knowledgeable about Canyonlands and Moab area, he was fun and great. Could not pick a better tour.

radiodj39

Jul 2018

Like most, we did our research and came upon NavTech as one of many companies that offered outdoor adventures. The reviews looked good so we took a chance and booked a 9 hour tour of Canyonlands and Arches. It was the absolute highlight of our trip to Moab. The two elements that provided an amazing experience were the scenery and our guides. My wife and I met our guide Larry and then loaded into a Toyota Land Cruiser. Our guide Larry was a superstar! He was an awesome person that was incredibly friendly and so knowledgeable about the places he took us too. This is no easy task as Larry was well versed in geology, history, biology and sociology! He took us to areas that you could not see unless you were driving a 4x4 that could handle the back woods terrain. Besides being so knowledgeable, Larry was an amazing driver! He took us up and down rock formations that only a person with strong off-roading capability could handle. NavTech sent out another tour with us so we could experience the trip together and there would be another guide and truck in case there was a problem (there was not!). The second guide was John (yeah-the guy with the cowboy hat!). Larry and John have amazing rapport with each other and they both told stories and provided us with information we would have never known. Each one of these guys are amazing individuals but it gets even better having them both provide history and stories of the area. NavTech took us to places that were truly behind the scenes-places where there was not another person in sight! They gave us amazing guides-and that made all the difference. Thank you Larry-thank you John!