Moab Canyoneering: Unique Packrafting and Exploration Tour
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31 Ratings
Moab
Experience the thrill of canyoneering and packrafting in Moab's hidden gems. Explore inaccessible areas with expert guides and enjoy a scenic float along the Colorado River. Discover the desert's secrets with Desert Highlights.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Moab - Arrive at Desert Highlights in the morning (pick-up available upon request) where your guide will outfit you with all of the necessary gear for canyoneering and rafting. We’ll drive your group to the start of the canyon and hike across ancient sand dunes to our first rappel. Desert Highlights has experienced and knowledgeable guides that will literally “show you the ropes”, ensuring your safety and teaching you everything you need to know to descend the canyon safely. After 2 exhilarating rappels and a beautiful hike out, we’ll hop in the van and drive along the Colorado River. We’ll have a chance to eat lunch, talk about river safety and choose the best put-in based on your groups abilities and goals for the afternoon. We’ll soon launch on the river and float through rapids or enjoy a scenic flat-water float - whichever your heart desires!
This tour is suitable for beginner and experienced canyoneers alike. We are extremely passionate about our backyard and you’ll gain knowledge and respect for our desert environment while out on your Moab canyoneering adventure with Desert Highlights!
What's Included
- Private tour and personalized attention
- All necessary canyoneering gear provided
- Convenient transportation with hotel pick-up and drop-off upon request
- Personal Alpacka Packraft, paddle, and PFD included
- Guidance by a professional, experienced, and fun guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Bottled water
Additional Information
Desert Highlights was the pioneer in introducing canyoneering guide services in Moab. We offer guided canyoneering and packrafting tours following a path established by the founder of Desert Highlights as a technical guided canyoneering course back in the late 1990’s. This exploration of the canyon allows us to reach parts that are generally not visited by the public. Through the utilization of ropes, technical equipment, expert guidance and a zest for adventure, we can access regions that are usually unreachable. We equip you with single-seater, inflatable boats (packrafts) for an enjoyable and scenic float on the Colorado River, a unique experience not offered by any other company in Moab.
The Moab desert is where we live and we savour sharing our love for it with others. On your tour with us, it is not just about the thrilling descent through an exquisite, water-sculpted canyon and the serene float on the section of the Colorado River. You will also gain knowledge about the local plant and animal life, geological aspects and the history of this place which we proudly refer to as our backyard.
Location
Desert Highlights
South 100 East
From Main Street, turn East on Center St. and then take a right at 100 East. You'll see our shop on your right!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(31 Ratings)
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Curious26370794203
Nov 2, 2023
ntrajo Canyon & Packrafting Combo - my wife and i hired the folks at desert highlights for their combo trip to entrajo canyon and packrafting. what a great experience. our guide was very competent, well trained, friendly and generally did an amazing job. she helped my wife with the technical parts of the canyoneering as she lacked climbing experience. she made my wife feel safe, comfortably and ensured a fun time. i would definitely hire them again and would recommend them to others too.
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R7614bdwendyr
Oct 21, 2023
The BEST full day and overnight adventure! A must do! - An absolute must do!! The BEST guided trip we've been on!! Melissa and Herb at Desert Highlights are wonderful and super helpful and accommodating. Melissa helped us put together a custom trip for our family of six and then spent lots of time answering our questions as we prepared for our trip. Our guide, Kai, is the BEST guide ever! We spent a full day of canyoning and packrafting, followed by a night of camping at the most incredible location. Every detail was thought of, prepared, and taken care of and we were able to relax, explore and fully enjoy every minute. The meals and snacks were all delicious, the canyoning and packrafting were spectacular, and we felt safe and in good hands every minute. We cannot recommend Desert Highlights, Kai, and this trip enough. Adventure of a lifetime! Thank you Desert Highlights!
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Cgavlin
Oct 13, 2023
Great day canyoneering and rafting - Ed was an excellent guide for the Medieval Chamber/Packraft trip for me and my husband. We had a fantastic day. Thanks also to Kai and Herb for shuttling! Highly recommend this company!
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519athenav
Sep 19, 2023
A must do!!!! - I highly recommend both Kai and Jake. We went repelling with Kai and she was amazing. So patient and she gave great directions!!! I felt safe and had an adventure of a life time!!
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Troyboy2818
Jul 25, 2023
A tour to remember - Second time with Desert Highlights and I don't think I would ever use another tour service. We went canyoneering with Ed, our tour guide, and had an amazing time. Clear instructions, historical knowledge and a great hang, we really had a fantastic day. Saftey is their number one concern and we always felt secure on each repel. Highly recommend Desert Highlights to anyone visiting MOAB and looking for adventure.
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Donnaan3893gt
May 24, 2023
A+ - This was a fun tour for us and the kids (who are 16, 18, 20) had a great time. Jake was a great guide along with his wife Kai, who joined us for the river part. We also did a lunch that they provided and it was fresh and delicious. We did canyoneering in the morning , lunch and then packrafting on the Colorado River, it was running pretty fast and quite high but the guides made us feel safe and secure. We do have some kayaking experiences so it wasn't totally new to us. The views were amazing. Highly recommend this tour.
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Christinebr5952qq
Aug 29, 2022
Moab Adventures - My husband and I had an incredible experience in Moab because of Desert Highlights. We hired the guides for canyoneering, hiking, and Pack rafting and they were so experienced and fun. We felt safe on the rock climbs and the repels and had gained lots of knowledge about the canyons and landscape by them guiding us. We had three guides and all were exceptional. We would highly recommend Desert Highlights for anyone wanting adventure in Moad. Great job team,
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Perrynowplucho
Aug 14, 2022
Book with Desert Highlights--best decision of our Utah trip! - We definitely recommend Desert Highlights! This trip was the highlight of our weeklong trip to Utah! The Entrajo canyon and Colorado River packrafting was an amazing day that we will remember warmly for a decades! Our guide (Jake) was an informative, organized and encouraging coach shared his outdoor passions and leadership skills with our family of four.
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Flyer740975
May 25, 2022
Best tour company in Moab - Our family of 5 went on the zig zag canyoneering trip with Kiera and the 1/2 day pack rafting trip with Jake and Kai. Both trips were awesome and Desert Highlights was a wonderful company to work with. Kai helped me decide on the best trips for our family and took the time to answer all of my questions. I talked to two other tour companies but I am so glad we decided on Desert Highlights. The private tours they offer are amazing and it was very evident how much the guides enjoy their jobs and treat each other like family.
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Edstonenyc
Apr 25, 2022
Look no further - you will have the experience of a lifetime! - If you've come this far to read the reviews, don't stop there - book this tour with Desert Highlights now and get ready for an amazing and rewarding adventure. From the first phone call with Melissa in the office, to the last goodbye with our guide, Kai, this experience was amazing and one our family won't soon (ever) forget. Kai strikes the perfect balance between patience, encouragement, and confidence building. She somehow has a way of making the seemingly impossible infinitely possible, but also appropriately challenging. If you are looking for a full day (or more!) of adventure with a company that truly seems to care about your experience, look no further than Desert Highlights. For the rest of our time in Moab, when hiking or climbing, we often found our family members saying to each other - "What Would Kai Do?" - when confronted with a climbing challenge, not to mention the fact that we followed her advice on a number of dining options, and none of those disappointed either!
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