Scottsdale Offroad Tour: Sonoran Desert Adventure

Experience the thrill of a guided UTV Sand Buggy tour in Scottsdale’s Sonoran Desert. Navigate rock gardens, sandy washes, and twisty canyons. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tonto National Forest - The beautiful Sonoran Desert awaits as your clipping along in a 400cc, 2 seated Sand Buggy. This is no boring ATV tour! Rock gardens, desert washes and water crossing awaits. Adrenaline junkies wanted!
  • Lake Saguaro - Views of Saguaro Lake can be seen on this tour.
  • Four Peaks - Four Peaks Mountain Range can be…
What's Included
  • ATV Sand Buggy
  • Professional Guide
  • Helmet
  • Fuel
  • Gators
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Photos
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Searching for an exciting activity in Scottsdale? Desert Dog Offroad, located just minutes away, has been offering guided offroad adventure tours in the Sonoran Desert for over 27 years! Experience the nearest desert trails to Scottsdale in a 2026 Trail Sport UTV, with an expert local guide leading the way.
This thrilling Scottsdale adventure promises…

Location
HFV4+MV Mesa
Refer to Maps and Directions page on outfitters website. You will receive a text with directions. Arrive 15 minutes before the tour begins. Guides can not wait if you are late. No refunds for no shows. Please call the office to arrange transportation. Uber and Lyft are not recommended.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marcy_m
Feb 12, 2026
Warm February ride. - We took the 4:00 trip. The temperature was perfect. We were hopeful for an awesome sunset but or course the clouds did not cooperate. Our guide was great. Ryan shared all kinds of facts with us about the desert and took us on a fun tour of the desert. We had a blast.
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Frankml3750ke
Feb 8, 2026
Amazing Time!! - Amazing tour guide with cool facts about the desert trails, sick and awesome views as well. The buggies were so much fun!
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Doneshia
Feb 6, 2026
Fun and Adventurous! - My husband and I had so much fun! We had a great time riding…Mike was an outstanding tour guide. He was very hospitable with a good sense of humor. We plan to participate again upon our return to Arizona.
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Scott_c
Jan 27, 2026
A Blast in the Desert with a great guide. - They should know that we haven’t rode wheelers in 25 years so there was some anxiety but after the safety talk and how to follow each other and how to operate the vehicles was very fun my wife ended up having to drive cause I had a reason I could not and my wife drove like a champ when I sent my daughter a picture of it her response to it was no way and I had as much fun not driving watching her tear it up thanks to our guide Ryan and the info he shared with us that we did not know some of it about Cactus some of it about mines and rock up by 4 Peaks would highly recommend going with Desert Dog there machines were newer seats were so comfortable, they give you a helmet with a clear visor on it to protect your eyes and your sunglasses you also get a face cover for the dust.,don’t hesitate go have some fun.
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89donv
Jan 20, 2026
RZR ride - Excellent guide, lots of fun information about the area! Nice machines, good trails, beautiful area.
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Vacationer598742
Jan 19, 2026
Fun - Fun, dusty, beautiful views and well run!
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Kim_e
Jan 18, 2026
Amazing excursion for teenagers! - We just enjoyed this experience on Jan. 16, 2026 while we were in Phoenix for our sons’s club volleyball tournament. It was better than we could ever have imagined-Chris was a fabulous tour guide, teaching us about the area and its history. The dune buggies were amazing to drive! Our 17 year old had more fun with this than driving ATV’s in Honduras last summer. We highly recommend this tour-sunset was beautiful!
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Zachgw8220aq
Jan 17, 2026
Father son fun - 5 stars isn’t enough for these guys. Enjoyed it. My first time in the desert and glad I got to use these guys
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Luv2vacation24
Jan 2, 2026
Phenomenal Views - We had a great time with Mike. We lucked out and our family had him all To himself (7 of us). He made our trip extra fun. The views were phenomenal. We picked a sunset tour.
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Curtis_h
Jan 29, 2026
Need your own transportation - Signed up for 9am. Was called and told they didn’t have enough for 9. Can you do 3:45? And you can’t take uber or Lyft to drop off due to no address or signal. We couldn’t make it work and I have not been given a credit yet.
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From $180
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).