Arches & Canyonlands Adventure

Begin your trip with early-morning pickups in Grand Junction, followed by a welcome meeting. After a short shuttle to the banks of the Colorado River, you’ll spend the day paddling through ever-deepening sandstone monuments into the narrow Black Granite Gorge. Totally isolated from modern civilization, you’ll soak up serene solitude as you raft amid the red sandstone spires.

Enjoy a picnic on the banks of the river before setting out again. After an adventure-filled day in Colorado, it’s a quick trip to your home base for the week. Located in the heart of downtown Moab, your hotel is within easy walking distance of many restaurants and shops. Tonight, enjoy dinner with your fellow adventurers and discuss the upcoming days playing in red rock country.

Canyonlands National Park is known for its dramatic desert landscape carved by the Colorado River, a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes. We’ll explore Utah’s largest national park with a few short hikes, eyeing the skyward-jutting spires and needles, deep craters, and blue-hued mesas that dot the landscape.

The Grand View Point Trail is a popular choice and a great chance to see some wildlife. We will take a short hike to Upheaval dome and Mesa Arch. We will head back to Moab for dinner and relaxation after a full day of adventure.

Today, you’ll head out on an all-day excursion to Canyonlands National Park and experience the best that the Needles District has to offer. On the drive out, you’ll stop at Newspaper Rock to check out its countless petroglyphs.

Today’s main hike begins at the Elephant Hill Trailhead, passing through fascinating desert scenery and eventually arriving at the monolithic red rock towers of the Chesler Park Viewpoint. Along the way, your guides will find a shady spot to stop and enjoy a delicious trailside lunch.

The evening is yours to enjoy on your own. Your hotel is perfectly situated in downtown Moab with many restaurants within walking distance.

After breakfast we make our way to Corona Arch, a fantastic hike away from the crowds to an epic arch! After lunch we jump in a Hummer and explore the amazing slick rock of Moab on an adrenaline-filled adventure. Enjoy dinner at a favorite local restaurant with your group.

Replenish your energy this morning with breakfast at your hotel. This morning’s hike offers many stunning views, but none as amazing as the view of the iconic Delicate Arch that will greet you at the end of your hike.

Next, explore more of the fiery reds and breathtaking blues of Arches National Park. Hike to Landscape Arch, the planet’s largest natural rock arch. After a delicious sack lunch, you’ll hike to Window, Turret, and Double Arch.

This evening’s farewell dinner is sure to be a hit.

This morning you’ll have time for one more great hike before heading home. Stretch your legs and soak in the views of the picturesque Fisher Towers before heading back to Grand Junction to say goodbyes and depart for home.