Day 1- Canyonlands National Park & Dead Horse Point State Park
- This tour can depart from the greater Salt Lake City area (including the SLC international airport) or in the town of Moab, Utah. Your Desert Solitude guide will pick you up in our luxury expedition vehicle at 9 a.m. or earlier at the predetermined meeting location.
- Arriving at your new home away from home, your guides will help orient you as you settle into the luxury RV. Enjoy a quick lunch, prepared by your guides.
- A brief scenic drive will deliver you to Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky District. Depending on your preferred experiences and pace you can experience some or all of the following:
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- Mesa Arch (Short hike with an arch framed vista)
- Grand Overlook viewpoint
- Shafer Switchbacks scenic drive
- Musselman Arch
- Dead Horse Point State Park
- Combined experience of Pucker Pass via Long Canyon, Dinosaur tracks, Petroglyphs, Jug Handle Arch, and a scenic drive along Potash Road back to Moab*
- Dinner in Moab
- For dinner we recommend one of the following dining options:
- Subsequent to dinner, consult with your guide to choose one or more of these extraordinary guided experiences:
- An off-road tour of Moab’s renowned slickrock 4×4 trails
- Arches National Park preview
- Tusher Tunnel off-road and exploration adventure
- Colorado River scenic drive to Castle Valley
- Castle Valley clifftop overlook
- Left Fork swimming hole & waterfall
- Souvenir shopping on historic Main Street in Moab
- At your campsite explore the surrounding area, relax by the campfire, and savor the feeling of desert solitude while stargazing
Day 2 – Arches National Park & Moab, Utah
Note: To escape crowds and higher temperatures during summer desert hiking we encourage an early departure of 7 a.m. For an enhanced experience, consider including a pre-dawn hike to view the sunrise framed through Mesa Arch.
- Continental breakfast in the kitchen of the luxury RV
- Arches National Park is just a 30 minute scenic drive from camp. Your guide will escort you as you discover this world famous national park at your pace. A picnic lunch will be provided in addition to unlimited snacks and water to keep you nourished and hydrated. Experiences during the first day in Arches National Park include:
- Delicate Arch
- Windows and Turret Arch
- Parade of Elephants
- Double Arch
- Garden of Eden
- Back at camp enjoy a campfire cooked dinner prepared by your guides
- Subsequent to dinner, consult with your guide to choose one or more of these extraordinary guided experiences:
- Off-road tour of Moab’s famous slickrock 4×4 trails
- Tusher Tunnel off-road and exploration adventure
- Millsite dinosaur tracks
- Gemini Bridges via off-road tour
- Colorado River scenic drive to Castle Valley
- Castle Valley clifftop overlook
- Stargazing in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands
- Souvenir shopping on historic Main Street in Moab
- At your campsite explore the surrounding area, relax by the campfire, and savor the feeling of desert solitude while stargazing.
Day 3 – Arches National Park & Moab, Utah
- Wake up to a hot breakfast at camp prepared by your guides. Eat around the campfire while taking in the sunrise and the crisp desert morning air.
- Take a primitive 4×4 trail into Arches National Park with a trailside stop at a prehistoric dinosaur track site.
- As the trail turns into an official dirt road in Arches National Park, Balanced Rock will grow on the horizon until you arrive directly at the base of this iconic pedestal.
- This second day in Arches National Park you will see:
- Balanced Rock
- Landscape Arch
- Sand Dune Arch
- Skyline Arch
- Picnic lunch in the park.
- Camp cooked dinner prepared by your guides.
- Subsequent to dinner, consult with your guide to choose one or more of these extraordinary guided experiences:
- Off-road tour of Moab’s famous slickrock 4×4 trails
- Tusher Tunnel off-road and exploration adventure
- Millsite dinosaur tracks
- Gemini Bridges via off-road tour
- Colorado River scenic drive to Castle Valley
- Castle Valley clifftop overlook
- Stargazing in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands
- Souvenir shopping on historic Main Street in Moab
- At your campsite explore the surrounding area, relax by the campfire, and savor the feeling of desert solitude while stargazing
Day 4 – Moab Adventure
- This adventurous day begins with breakfast prepared by your guides at camp.
- Corona Arch is the first destination. The primitive Corona Arch trail crosses a historic, but still active, railroad carved through the sandstone. A hoodoo garden will signal that your first glimpses of Bowtie and Corona Arches are just around the Corner!
- Moab is Utah’s premier adventure destination. For an afternoon adventure choose among these highly recommended activities:
- Off-Road 4×4 slickrock trail
- Zip line through the slickrock
- River Rafting on the Colorado River
- Mountain Biking (Prior experience recommended)
- ATV tour
(Zipline, River Rafting, Mountain Biking, and ATV tours are provided by other local tour companies and are included with your Desert Solitude Tour)
- Dine out for dinner at a local restaurant either in Moab or enroute to Salt Lake City depending on your prefered drop off location.
Note: This tour itinerary is customizable to meet any needs in regards to ability, preferences, interests, tour pace, or schedule. Please let us know how we can tailor this tour for you!