Best of Arches Day Tour
Moab, UT
5.0 (1 reviews)Trip Highlights
- Iconic Natural Arches
- Stunning Red Rock formations
- Customizable Tour
- Mountain Views
- Includes Entrance to Arches
- Breakfast, Snacks, and Lunch, Transportation Provided
Description
Join our experienced guides for a 6-10 hour tour of the spectacular Arches National Park. We will pick you up from your accommodations in Moab before providing a refreshing continental breakfast at our first trailhead. Once inside the park, your guide will work with you to create a personalized itinerary that suits your interests and desired level of activity. Experience the stunning natural beauty of Arches National Park with our knowledgeable guides who will share fascinating facts about the park’s geology, history, and wildlife. Our tour offers options for hiking and sightseeing, and the full-day tour includes a longer hike option or additional afternoon hiking adventure! Join us for a memorable adventure in Arches National Park!
Begin your day with a visit to Utah’s iconic Delicate Arch before moving on to your next trail. Interested in more arches? We can visit the Windows and find 20+ arches, bridges, and windows including some of the largest formations in the Park! Want towering sandstone formations? Hike with us through Park Avenue or stroll out to Landscape or Sand Dune arches with us for a tour through Arches fins and sandstone formations. We will tailor the tour directly to your desires and interests!
$190- $550 Per Person
Season: Mar-May, Sept-Nov
DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1
Scale of 1-5. 1 is least difficult; 5 is most difficult
This hike follows well established trails.
Hiking Distances:
1-3 miles
Backpack Weight:
10-15 pounds
Terrain:
Lightly Rugged
Max Daily Elev. ↑↓:
Up to 500 feet
Heights Exposure:
None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THIS TRIP
- Hiking uphill or downhill with a 10-15 pound backpack for 1-2 hours
SOLITUDE LEVEL 1
1 least solitude, 5 most solitude
We rate this Arches day tour a solitude 1. You can expect to be around other visitors most of the time.
This day hike is only offered as a private tour.
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Rates
- 1 person: $550
- 2 people: $290 per person
- 3 people: $260 per person
- 4-5 people: $215 per person
- 6-9 people: $190 per person
- 10 and younger: $135 per person
Private day hike tours are only open to your party.
*Prices do not include Utah sales tax (9%) or guide gratuity
TRIP DATES & BOOKING
AVAILABLE TO BOOK
This trip is available and bookable online! Click on the date to register now or contact us online to book through our award-winning customer service team!
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This trip has 1 or 2 spots remaining and is bookable online! Click on the date to book now or contact us online to book through customer service.
REQUEST A RESERVATION
This trip is exclusively booked through customer service due to logistics with lodging, permits, staffing, availability, or something else. Please contact us online or call us at 800-715-HIKE (4453) to request a reservation.
Tour dates reflect general availability. You will select your desired hike during the registration process. The season for this hike is Year Round.
Don't see your dates? Call us! We may be able to add new trip dates.
800-715-HIKE (4453)Trip Details
What's Included
- Trained hiking guide(s) with years of personal wilderness and hiking experience, medical certifications, and a passion for leading people into breathtaking landscapes. See Guide Bios.
- A commitment to make the tour as exciting, challenging, informative, and full as you’d like, and as is possible in a day
- Trail snacks and a picnic lunch
- Use of a top of the line, technical day pack
- Use of trekking poles
- Use of crampons or snowshoes in winter conditions
What's Not Included (Required)
- Lightweight hiking shoes or hiking boots
- Waterproof rain jacket or poncho
- Warm wool or fleece top (Spring, Fall, Winter)
- Warm hat and gloves (Spring, Fall, Winter)
- Water bottles or bladder (3 liters total capacity)
- Sunhat
What's Not Included (Recommended)
- A cold or frozen bottle of water or Gatorade (Spring, Summer, Fall)
- Sunglasses
- Knee braces (if needed)
- Sunscreen
- Camera
- Gratuity for your guide
Food: What to Expect
Day hike tours include energizing trail snacks and a delicious picnic lunch. Your guide will customize the food for your hike, but a typical lunch consists of gourmet sandwiches or wraps, fruit, veggies, chips, drinks and a dessert. On wintery or cold days you may be treated to soup or a hot, freshly cooked lunch (if you’d prefer a hot meal, please let us know!)
We regularly accommodate vegan, vegetarian, kosher and non-gluten diets and will make adjustments for food allergies. These and other special dietary requests may require an additional fee.
Trip Logistics
Where Do We Meet?
Your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Moab. Your guide will inform you of the first day’s pick-up time in the pre-trip contact. Generally, you can expect it to be between 5 and 8 am, although the exact time will depend on current weather and road conditions. We will drop you off at your hotel no later than 5 PM.
Safety Precautions
Your safety is our top priority. Our hiking tours are led by professional hiking guides, all of whom are wilderness-certified first responders or EMT’s, each with years of guiding and wilderness experience. Guides adhere to standardized risk management protocols in case of any potential or actual incident, and all tours carry an emergency communication device and comprehensive first-aid kit. Additionally we have a “24/7” system through which guides or guests can reach Wildland support personnel at any time.
If you have any further questions about safety, please contact us at 1-800-715-HIKE (4453) for more information.
Age Restrictions
Age restrictions on this trip are as follows:
- 5 and older to join private tours, with final approval on a case by case basis
Weather in Southern Utah
Weather in Southern Utah
Southern Utah is a high desert. The weather is very moderate: occasional dustings of snow in the winter that melt rapidly, and summer temperatures in the low 90s (°F) that often cool down with thunderstorms. To be fully prepared, please follow the recommended clothing list closely (this list comes as part of your trip packet when you register). The ideal time to be in the Canyon Country is Spring and Fall. Read below for average high and low temperatures in Utah’s Canyon Country:
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Dec-Feb
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43°
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18°
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March
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55°
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27°
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April
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64°
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33°
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May
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73°
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40°
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Jun-Aug
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88°
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55°
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September
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79°
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45°
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October
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67°
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35°
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November
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53°
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25°
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Tiffani B
Fantastic Hike
Dakota was fantastic! Really customized our hiking abilities and interests with fitting in all the amazing things we could in our single day window!
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