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On this half-day 4WD adventure from Moab, explore the rugged, red stone interior of Canyonlands National Park, where you’ll experience the beauty of the Island in the Sky district and the stunning Gooseneck Overlook. This trip begins and ends at 321 N Main St, in Moab, Utah. For more information or to book this adventure, click here.

Your professional guide will navigate your vehicle down the switchbacks of White Rim Road, where you will not only see the remains of ancient Pueblo civilizations, but also admire the canyon walls that drop 1,000 feet down. It’s an easy drive from Moab to Canyonlands, and the views of the meandering Colorado River help cap off this Utah adventure. This trip lasts about 4 hours and costs $196.96.

• Canyonlands National Park tour by 4WD from Moab
• Visit the sheer sandstone mesa of Island in the Sky, which stands more than 1,000 feet tall
• Stop at scenic lookouts with panoramic views of canyon country
• Travel the rugged terrain of the Shafer Trail by 4WD
• See examples of rock art from ancient indigenous Pueblo cultures
• Choose from a morning, afternoon or sunset tour
  

Your tour begins in the middle of Moab where you’ll meet you professional guide, who will help you get comfortably situated inside of the off-road, 4WD vehicle. Enjoy the 30-mile (48km) drive from Moab to Canyonlands National Park, where you’ll explore the popular Island in the Sky District with its spectacular desert scenery. For more information or to book this adventure, click here.

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Get on horseback and ride into the Mitten Butes and Sentinal Mesa on this one-hour horseback ride in Monument Valley. This is a small group tour of three max, so you’ll share the costs between you. You’ll even have cowboy hats and helmets provided for you, so you won’t need to bring them, and you’ll complete the horseback rider look. This trip begins and ends at Sacred Monument Tours at Main Monument Valley Rd, Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

• Easily find the riding stables
• PPE is provided so no need to bring
• Put on available cowboy hats and helmets
• Ride for around one hour and the rest of the day is free

As we set up the horses to assign based on experience, weight, and height. We’ll give you and our horse buddies a proper introduction. After you two get acquainted, we’ll start galloping towards the West Mitten Butte, where you get to be up close. Take pictures of the East Mitten and Merrick buttes at a distance. When viewed from the south, the buttes appear to be two gigantic mittens with their thumbs facing inwards. If you capture the Merrick Butte at an angle you see that it’s between the West & East Mitten Buttes. All three buttes are commonly seen together in many popular films and images. Its elevation is over 6,200 ft making it one of the tallest buttes in Monument Valley. This trip lasts about an hour and costs $80.00.

Located northwest of The Mittens is the Sentinel Mesa, a mountain with an elevation of over 6,400 ft. Most of the mesa is in the state of Utah, but a small southern section of it is in the state of Arizona. This breathtaking mesa can be seen from so many points. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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Adventure-seeking travelers will love this three-hour extreme experience. You’ll venture along some of the most rugged trails in the Moab Desert in a tough ATV with a roll cage, five-point harnesses, and bucket seats. This trip begins and ends at 2182 S Hwy 191, in Moab, Utah. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

You’ll be safe and secure while enjoying the thrilling ride through rocky canyons, along cliff tops, up steep hills, and past some of the most amazing desert features. This trip lasts about 3 hours and costs $200.00.

• Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour
• Relax in the presence of an experienced, professional driver
• Snacks and bottled water will be provided
• See parts of the desert that most tourists miss on tamer tours
  

This is not a comparable tour to any of the Jeep or Hummer Tours. This trip is about going to do all of the things that they aren’t doing. We go further, and cover more ground in the same amount of time. This trip includes all obstacles on the trail that you won’e even see with someone else. These obstacles are “Mickeys Hot Tub” “Car Wash Hot Tub” “Hells Gate” and “Escalator”. All ages are welcome – proper safety equipment and professional drivers are provided. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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This is a custom, private trip. Starting times and excursion locations are your choice according to your interests, energy level and pre-determined places of interest to visit. This trip begins and ends at 19019 CA-1, in Ragged Point, CA. For more information or to book this adventure, click here.

To explore this beautiful coastline with you is our goal, and to introduce you to the incredibly diverse area that is Big Sur is our pleasure! This adventure trip lasts about 6 hours and costs $230.00.

The hiking Adventure is meant to be a multiple site introduction and exploration of the Big Sur Coast. We will be hiking and exploring all along the length of Big Sur including various different ecosystems and varying plant communities. A gourmet picnic lunch is provided and we stop to eat in one of numerous picturesque coves on the ocean. None of the hikes are very long (3 miles max) and are considered to be moderate. If a client wants to do a longer, harder hike, that can be arranged. For more information or to book this adventure, click here.

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If you’ve ever imagined what a desert oasis looks like, it probably looks like the ones here in Indian Canyons nature preserve. It’s incredible to see these lush green oases in contrast to the arid desert landscape. Enjoy a hike in a beautiful desert oasis surrounded by palm trees, flowing water & a seasonal winter waterfall depending on rainfall amount. This trip begins and ends at Andreas Canyon Trailhead at S Palm Canyon Dr, in Palm Springs, CA. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

The Cahuilla people made these sacred canyons their home for thousands of years & is still part of their land today. It’s always amazing to hear water rushing along the canyon floor & over boulders & birds chirping in the vegetation. Indian Canyons is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places due of it’s cultural significance. Located near the southern boundary of Palm Springs on the eastern side of the San Jacinto Mountains, Indian Canyons has long been recognized as among one of the most significant natural preserves in California’s desert. This trip lasts about 3 hours and costs $66.00.

The hike begins with a visit to Murray Canyon oasis featuring a seasonal steam depending on rainfall amount we’ll cross over the stream several times to checkout the beautiful waterfall in the pics. We’ll then head to Andreas Canyon on a trail that’ll take us up for amazing scenic desert & mountain views overlooking Indian Canyons. When we get to Andreas Canyon we’ll have a look at ancient bedrock mortars where the Cahuilla women prepared food for their family’s, there are also replicas of Kish, which were their hut homes made from palm tree fronds.

The water in Andreas Canyon flows year round & is from a perennial mountain spring 5 miles up in the San Jacinto Mountains and features dramatic rock formations. This is a true desert oasis with lots of great photo ops along the way. During the winter season the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep come down from the mountains to give birth, so if you’re here then hopefully we’ll see some, I’ve seen them here many times before. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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