Private Half-Day Canyoneering Tour in Moab
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59 Ratings
Moab
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Transportation to and from the canyon
  • Professional, experienced and fun guide
  • All necessary canyoneering gear including harness, helmet and gloves
  • Private tour and personalized attention
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Desert Highlights is Moab’s original canyoneering guide service. This half day canyoneering tour visits a route that Desert Highlights’ founder created as a technical guided canyoneering route in the late 1990’s. Here, we explore an area that most people would not visit on their own. With the use of ropes and other technical gear, a competent guide and a sense of adventure, we are able to explore areas that are otherwise inaccessible. The Moab desert is our home and we are passionate about sharing it with others. During your guided tour, you will not only safely descend a beautiful, water-carved canyon, but you will learn about the flora and fauna, geology and history of the area that we are so lucky to call 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
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J1289cqjenm
Apr 29, 2024
Great half-day Canyoneering trip - This was an awesome half-day trip and a great introduction into Canyoneering. Kai was a fantastic guide. She is so good working with novices and we had so much fun chatting with her. Now that we’ve had a small taste of rappelling, can’t wait to do it again!
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Katiemu5778zw
Apr 23, 2024
Amazing canyoneering experience with an incredible, caring guide! - We chose Desert Highlights based on reviews, and we were 100% happy with our choice. We did the half day trip to Medieval Chamber and Morning Glory Bridge. My 14-year-old handled each rappel like a pro, but my 11-year-old had a really difficult time getting over his fear when faced with the drop. Our expert guide, Kai, handled this challenge with patience and skill. She was kind and supportive, and at the end of the day he said it was fun and that Kai was the best tour guide he’d ever met! The hike after the rappels was beautiful and gave everyone a chance to cool off in the water. Don’t think twice about booking with Desert Highlights!
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Z8360axallenb
Apr 21, 2024
Great company, great experience. - My family (kids 13 and 9) went canyoneering with Desert Highlands in April and had an amazing experience. Could not give a higher recommendation. Melissa and Herb were fantastic - patient, encouraging- wonderful. This was my second time canyoneering with Desert Highlights and I hope to do it again.
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Geraldw53
Apr 18, 2024
Trip to remember the rest of our lives - This was our first time canyoneering and we are in our 60's with no prior rappelling experience. Ed was a Fantastic guide. We appreciated his expertise, guidance and patience. He was very knowledgeable about the history of the area, native plants and trees. Communication was great. I was able to talk to someone when setting up this trip who answered all my questions. This is an adventure we will enjoy looking back on the rest of our lives. Amazing! I Highly recommend Desert highlights!!
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Kellyfw6327cd
Apr 5, 2024
Exhilarating Experience! - Great experience!! Desert highlights is a fantastic operation. The office communicated with us from the moment of our booking, through changes due to weather, and preparing us for our day. Our guide Kai was exceptional. We enjoyed chatting with her about the area on our hikes to the canyoneering spots. Once there, Kai carefully explained the whole procedure and demonstrated for us as this was our first time. She made us feel so comfortable, safe and confident to take this on! And WOW! The experience is just awesome!! We had two 100 plus drops, one into medieval chamber, and the other between one of the huge arches on the grand staff trail. Truly exhilarating! I highly recommend Desert Highlights for this experience!!
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B8407onstevew
Apr 1, 2024
Still the best! - My wife and I took our first canyonnering tour with Desert Highlights in the last century (1999)! Last week, we did our 4th tour with them and our first since 2003. Ed was a great guide and was able to pivot quickly when our originally planned trip wasn't going to work out. We still ended up having a great day! We are in our 60s now and canyoneering was just as fun and exhilarating as it was on that first trip 25 years ago. DH is the BEST!
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T9736hvkimberlyc
Mar 18, 2024
Great family experience - We had such a great experience on the trail with Jake, our guide! He was so kind and patient with our kids. We all had the time of our lives and will recommend this tour company to everyone we know traveling to Moab.
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Thetiangcos
Jan 1, 2024
You have to do this! - This was our 2nd time canyoneering with Desert Highlights. Our first time was back in 2006 when it was just me and my husband. And the 2nd time was last fall, with our teen and pre-teen kids. Both times, Desert Highlights not disappoint. We had a great time and felt safe the whole time. Hoping for 3rd, 4th, and 5th times….
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816leighs
Nov 3, 2023
A brilliant and safe adventure! - We could not have had a better time out in the beauty and arches of the surrounding area of Moab! And it was all due to Desert Highlights and our amazing guide, Kiera. Truly a professional organization and all the energy goes into making one's experience fun and safe. And safety when canyoneering is most certainly important. Kiera was so wise and firm, yet kind with her approach to guiding. All of which was so welcome and needed with my fear of heights which was not an issue on this adventure. I highly recommend Desert Highlights!
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Coler844
Jul 25, 2023
Great Experience - Our guide was very knowledgeable and enjoyable. I will be going on another trip with Desert Highlights the next time I’m back!
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