Private 3/4 Day Canyoneering Tour in Moab

Summary

Arrive at Desert Highlights where your guide will outfit you with all of the necessary gear and drive your group to the start of the canyon. We'll hike, climb, and scramble up to the top of a canyon to reach an expansive area covered in ancient sand dunes. We'll hike across these dunes to reach our canyon where we'll stage our first rappel - a nice, 30 foot drop that serves as an excellent intro to rappelling. Desert Highlights has experienced and knowledgeable guides that will literally "show you the ropes", ensuring your safety and teaching you everything you need to know to descend the canyon safely. From here, we'll make our way through a short, but beautiful cork-screw slot and enjoy a nice, big ledge atop our final rappel - a 220 foot descent! With competent leadership, this rappel is a safe and exciting way to end the day! This tour is suitable for adventurous beginners and experienced canyoneers alike. We are extremely passionate about our backyard and you'll gain knowledge and respect for our desert environment while out on your Moab canyoneering adventure! This tour typically lasts anywhere from 6 to 8 hours.

Tour info

Duration
7 hours
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Why take this tour?

Desert Highlights is Moab's original canyoneering guide service. This full 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.

What’s included?

  • Private tour and personalized attention

  • Professional, experienced and fun guide

  • All necessary canyoneering gear including harness and helmet

  • Gratuities

  • Please bring enough food to be out and active for 6-8 hours

  • We recommend bringing between 2 and 3 liters of water per person.

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 7h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Desert Highlights

About operator:

Desert Highlights is a canyoneering, packrafting and rock climbing guide service based in Moab, Utah. We offer exclusively private tours and are able to tailor your trip to meet the needs, abilities and goals of your group. We cater to all abilities and especially enjoy introducing beginners to the joy and beauty of desert exploration. Established in 1997, we're the original canyoneering guide service in Moab. We offer the widest variety of canyon trips in southern Utah. We offer many unique tours that combine canyoneering gear, packrafts (one-person, lightweight inflatable boats) and/or mountain bikes to reach remote terrain that is not seen by many. Our guides are experienced, professional and fun. Safety is our top priority and our guides are trained to the highest standards. During your guided tour with Desert Highlights, not only will you be safely guided through jaw-dropping terrain, but you will learn about the flora, fauna, geology and history of our amazing backyard.

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