Private Half-Day Canyoneering Tour in Moab

Overview

Desert Highlights is Moab's original canyoneering guide service. This half day canyoneering tour visits a route that Desert Highlights' founder created as a technical guided canyoneering route in the late 1990's. Here, we explore an area that most people would not visit on their own. With the use of ropes and other technical gear, a competent guide and a sense of adventure, we are able to explore areas that are otherwise inaccessible. The Moab desert is our home and we are passionate about sharing it with others. During your guided tour, you will not only safely descend a beautiful, water-carved canyon, but you will learn about the flora and fauna, geology and history of the area that we are so lucky to call our backyard.

City: Moab

Mon 09 Jun

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Starting at $205.13

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Mon 09 Jun

Starting at $205.13

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What's Included

Transportation to and from the canyon

Professional, experienced and fun guide

All necessary canyoneering gear including harness, helmet and gloves

Private tour and personalized attention

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

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

Traveler Photos

Reviews (66)

Carla S

Aug 2019

Our family of 5 had an awesome time canyoneering with Herb and Jake. Between the pools of water, tight squeezes and down climbing there were fun memories made by all. In addition, the kids really enjoyed Herb's geology knowledge that he shared with them.

Response from Host

Sep 2019

We're so happy you had a great time out there with Herb and Jake - they are both excellent guides! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for us! I'd like to note for those that are reading - the awesome photo posted here is of Zero Gravity Canyon. This is an amazing canyoneering route, but is not our half day canyon tour under which this review is posted. Both our half day tour and this zero gravity tour (pictured) are a lot of fun in their own ways, but they are very different :) Thanks again for choosing Desert Highlights and leaving us a nice review! We hope to show you guys around the desert again sometime!

Ben J

Jul 2019

We spent one day canyoneering with Jake and the next day climbing with Herb. Both days were awesome, as were both guides. We had a great time and would definitely use Desert Highlights over any other guide service, and would definitely recommend others to use them as well. You won’t be disappointed.

Response from Host

Jul 2019

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review, Ben! Glad to hear you guys had a great time exploring our backyard with Jake and Herb. Hope to see ya'll out here for another desert adventure!

233DougR

Jul 2019

My wife and nineteen year old daughter and I had an excellent time learning the ropes, so to speak, of canyoneering with our excellent guide Kai. What made this adventure even better was it was just the guide and my family on the excursion. We were able to move at whatever pace we felt comfortable with, and had plenty of time to stop and take pictures or catch our breath, or simply enjoy the view. Kai did a great job of explaining the equipment and what we needed to do to navigate the slopes and of course rappelling down the canyon walls. Honestly, my wife and daughter were a bit nervous about this trip I had planned, but the way it was structured, with smaller obstacles to overcome before progressing to the final rappel worked out perfectly for building their confidence in their abilities along the way. Another thing that made this nice was the drive to the canyon was short so most of our time was spent actually exploring and climbing the canyon, not driving to and from! I would highly recommend this trip if you want to get a taste of canyoneering without a big commitment of time or money on your vacation. Now that my family has done it, we are ready for a full day trip the next time we return to Moab!

Response from Host

Jul 2019

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a nice review for us! Many folks are nervous at the beginning, and we take a lot of pride in being able to make you comfortable by explaining as much as necessary, taking all the time you need and making the trip very safe and fun. As you learned, Kai is excellent at putting folks at ease while sending them over the edge! We'll look forward to seeing you guys out for a full day sometime!