Canyonlands National Park White Rim Trail by 4WD

Overview

Go deep into Canyonlands National Park on a full-day tour by 4-wheel drive (4WD) that travels the famous White Rim Road. Experience the landscape up close on short optional hikes that lead to hidden passages, secret canyons and caves. Your route includes Island in the Sky, Gooseneck overlook, Musselman Arch, Lathrop Canyon and the Shafer Trail leading to the Colorado River. With an expert guide to show you the treasures of the White Rim Road, experience an unforgettable day in the Canyonlands.

City: Moab

Thu 03 Jul

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Starting at $336.96

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Thu 03 Jul

Starting at $336.96

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What's Included

Ice Water (please bring a personal water bottle)

Professional guide

Buffet Style Lunch

Transport by 4x4 vehicle

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Things to Bring: reusable bottle (your guide will have lots of extra water available), sun protection/camera/suitable attire and footwear for the weather if need be
NAVTEC Expeditions is an authorized concessionaire of Canyonlands and Arches National Park
If you have an Annual National Parks Pass, please bring this for your park entrance fee, otherwise you will need to purchase a day pass for each park individually for $15
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

Canyonlands National Park

After making your own way to the meeting point in central Moab, your guide takes you by 4WD vehicle about 30 miles (48 km) to reach the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park.

Utah Scenic Byway 279 Rock Art Sites

In an area filled with challenging mountain passes, technical terrain and plenty of level 2, 3 and 4 hikes, the Rock Art Sites of Moab offer travelers easy access to ancient drawings scattered along paths even a novice can navigate.

Dead Horse Point State Park

Your guide takes the White Rim Road, which gives you awe-inspiring views of the Colorado River below on one side and the cliffs of Dead Horse Point rising on the other side, framed by the blue desert sky.

White Rim Road

This rugged portion of the 25-mile (40-km) White Rim Road loop offers incredible views around every bend. Explore more of this amazing landscape on several short optional hikes just beneath the White Rim Sandstone level. Follow your guide on moderately challenging hikes to caves, caverns and breathtaking viewpoints over the mighty Colorado River. Or simply relax near the vehicle and soak up the views.

Lathrop Canyon

You also visit park treasures such as Gooseneck overlook, Lathrop Canyon, Musselman Arch and the famous Shafer Trail, which follows a series of switchbacks down to the Colorado River corridor.

Moab

Your full-day tour includes a stop for a delicious buffet-style picnic lunch accompanied by cold water and lemonade. At the end of an unforgettable day, your guide returns you to Moab to end your tour.

Green River

Below the Island in the Sky mesa sits the White Rim formation, an expansive rock terrace located about 1,000 feet (300 meters) above the Colorado and Green Rivers and the same impressive distance below the mesa. In this rock wilderness, big horn sheep traverse rocky ledges sprinkled with piñon and juniper forest

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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 (205)

AngelaCapeCod

May 2023

This tour was the highlight of our trip (which also included Arches and Mesa Verde National Parks). One reason was the scenery, which was magnificent. Photos do not really capture the awe-inspiring depth, breadth and variety of the views. Another reason was the excitement: driving along the White Rim Road and the Shafer Trail had some white-knuckle moments, with steep inclines and sheer dropoffs of hundreds of feet: thank goodness we decided not to rent a 4X4 and buy a pass to drive this route ourselves, but instead hired an expert guide. And the biggest reason was our guide, Blaine: he was amazing! He called me the evening before our tour to get some details about what we were looking for, tailored the agenda to our needs (including some food allergies), and planned the day perfectly so that the highlights were spaced out along the entire route. He was knowledgeable about the geology and history of the area, and told us great stories about local personalities (Lin Ottinger!!). He was entertaining, professional, and very safety conscious. I planned this trip and scheduled the tour, and was honestly a little worried about whether my husband and two adult sons would like this full-day trip (generally they are only good for a few hours of sightseeing at a time, and this included a lot of bouncing around on rutted dirt roads). Well, they LOVED IT. I wanted to have some experiences with them that they would remember for the rest of their lives: thank you Blaine and NAVTEC for helping me accomplish that.

JaneMaryni

Apr 2023

Absolutely fabulous! This was more of a driving trip than hiking...maybe because all of us were not hikers. And, a person just feels comfortable with Blaine. He handled that 4x4 with such confidence, tells good historical stories and gave us a full day from 8 to 5. Yes, the trip is pricey but it's worth every penny.

63Kathyd

Nov 2022

Wow! What an incredible day. Blaine picked us up right on time and we headed out. The day began with seeing petroglyphs then off reading we went. Blaine was a wealth of information full of great stories and knowledge. This is an entire day of off road adventure,full of stops with sights you can only see from here. Lunch was delicious wraps. This is not a road to drive yourself. We were very happy to have a great driver. Multiple sections of hairpin turns in the cliffs. We would all do this again!