Utah is home to hundreds of outdoor attractions that can be experienced on day trips from Salt Lake City. At Desert Solitude we are passionate about red rock formations, towering cliffs, deep canyons, and the rolling sand dunes here in Utah’s Desert. Our day tours are an adventure that starts early and ends late (approximately 10-15 hours). Each tour is private and can accommodate up to six guests in our off-road-equipped luxury SUV. Please see the options below for our favorite day trip destinations. NOTE: Day tours can only be booked within 60 days of departure. For more availability view tours with 3 day itineraries or longer.
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Arches National Park
Only $1475.00 per group!
A day tour to Arches National Park from Salt Lake City is our most requested tour, and for good reason! No other place in the world displays as many stunning rock formations in such a concentrated area. During your tour learn what created this unique landscape as your guide draws your attention to the varying stages of arch formation. In the park, you’ll see several of the most famous formations including Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, Balanced Rock, Double Arch, and many more.
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→ Accommodates your private group up to 6 guests
→ Complimentary lunch, soft drinks, water, and snacks
→ Includes park entrance fees, transportation
→ Tour departs from Salt Lake City. Travel time to Arches National Park is approximately 3.5 hours.
→ Not Included: Dinner, guide gratuity
Canyonlands National Park
Only $1475.00 per group!
If you prefer the off the beaten path experiences or if you want to see more while hiking less, then Canyonlands is the place for you! While touring this remote park a recent customer said, “There is no place this quiet in my country.” Visiting Canyonlands is about appreciating the depth of the canyons, the vastness of the landscape, and the struggle of the people who worked in this harsh environment. In the park you’ll view the canyons from multiple overlooks, visit Mesa Arch, and more. After leaving the park you will descend down to the Colorado river through Long Canyon with stunning views of the La Sal mountains and the sand stone fins east of Moab, Utah.
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→ Accommodates your private group up to 6 guests
→ Complimentary lunch, soft drinks, water, and snacks
→ Includes park entrance fees, transportation
→ Tour departs from Salt Lake City. Travel time to Canyonlands is approximately 3.75 hours.
→ Not Included: Dinner, guide gratuity
Goblin Valley State Park
Only $1475.00 per group!
The unearthly rock formations laid out in a maze of hoodoos cause Goblin Valley State Park to often be compared to the planet Mars. The mysterious and haphazard formations spark the imagination in childlike wonder while you make your own path through the hoodoos. Here visitors can explore at their leisure, scrambling on rocks while they discover some out-of-this-world terrain. A short hike and steep scramble on the backside of the park will take you to Goblins Lair, a large cave lit by natural skylights in the caves ceiling. Goblin Valley is an adventurous tour away from the busier national parks.
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→ Accommodates your private group up to 6 guests
→ Complimentary lunch, soft drinks, water, and snacks
→ Includes park entrance fees, transportation
→ Tour departs from Salt Lake City. Travel time to Goblin Valley is approximately 3.5 hours.
→ Not Included: Dinner, guide gratuity
Bryce Canyon National Park
Only $1475.00 per group!
From the rim of Bryce Canyon rock fins topped with delicate hoodoos spread out below and off into the distance in a splendid array of shapes and colors. Peering down the hoodoos seem to form a forest of stone pillars, but hike through it and you’ll marvel at the uniqueness of each spire, fin, slot and hoodoo. With so many available hikes and viewpoints this tour will easily customize to your activity level.
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→ Accommodates your private group up to 6 guests
→ Complimentary lunch, soft drinks, water, and snacks
→ Transportation
→ Tour departs from Salt Lake City. Travel time to Bryce Canyon is approximately 4 hours.
→ Not Included: Dinner, guide gratuity and PARK ENTRANCE FEE. You may use your national park pass to enter the park on this tour. Bryce Canyon has a unique admission fee policy that allows you to use your pass or pay the per person fee of $20
Capitol Reef National Park
Only $1475.00 per group!
Capitol Reef National Park lives in the shadows of several more popular national parks which has preserved a peaceful and undisturbed feeling here. A day tour to Capitol Reef can include hikes of Capitol Gorge, Grand Wash, Hickman Bridge, and more. Alternatively, guests can enjoy an off-road adventure through Cathedral Valley to see some of the formations Capitol Reef is famous for. We highly recommend this off-road excursion that will allow you to see the Bentonite hills, Temples of the Sun and Moon, Glass Mountain and more.
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→ Accommodates your private group up to 6 guests
→ Complimentary lunch, soft drinks, water, and snacks
→ Includes park entrance fees, transportation
→ Tour departs from Salt Lake City. Travel time to Capitol Reef is approximately 3.5 hours.
→ Not Included: Dinner, guide gratuity
