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

Wed 06 Nov

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Wed 06 Nov

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What's Included

Professional guide

Buffet Style Lunch

Transport by 4x4 vehicle

Ice Water

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 (177)

rphuskin

Mar 2018

We had a great time with Buzz on our full-day trip to White Rim... He knows so much about the area and took us on some amazing hikes and spectacular views of White Rim and Shaffer Trail. We had a BLAST!

Risingwolf

Mar 2018

Don't want to ruin your vehicle on this infamous backcountry road than take this all day adventure with NavTec. The scenery is amazing and Buzz, the guide, was a wealth of information. Geology, history, stories of the local characters made the day a very memorable one. A small group adventure in one of our most scenic and wild parts of Canyonlands NP. Lunch along side the Colorado River gave us a view to remember. Thanks again Buzz.

raygrochowski

Feb 2018

We actually went on two of Navtec's off-road tours -- full day White Rim tour followed the next day by half day in Arches NP. I can't say enough about the incredible scenery -- the formations we saw and the canyons and cliffs we traversed -- that you just have to see in person to really appreciate. But I can tell you about Navtec. My wife and I followed our habit of going out west in late January, when things are less crowded and easier to get to. We spent both days with Navtec guide John MacPherson, a serious outdoorsman who's done it all, and whose knowledge of geology, history (including pre-historic, Native American, and recent), culture, and outdoor sports and survival seemed limitless. Plus he is totally likeable -- and he even served us lunch on the bank of the Colorado. We also met John Williams, the owner, whose family's history is intertwined with those of the nearby National Parks and Moab itself. At the end of our stay, my wife and I actually congratulated each other for having found such a fun and memorable adventure. If you want to see some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes in the country, four-wheel up and down rocks you never would have thought you could make, and learn a lot from some fun folks -- I recommend Navtec, and if you can -- go with John.