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Guided Day Hikes
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Cost of All Day hikes
1 Person -- $360.00
2 people -- $179.00 per person
3 to 5 people -- $139.00 per person
6 or more people -- $99.00 per person
Children (10 years of age or younger): $89 per child, with paid adult
All prices are per person.
The Trip includes
Transportation, gourmet meals, trail snacks, bottled water, day packs, trekking
poles, all entrance fees, certified and knowledgeable guides, and great memories!!!
The amount of people required
Minimum of two people required to book a Day Hike.
Joining a trip
You can join an existing trip if there is a space available (call for details).
Cancellations
To guarantee your reservation we require a 50% deposit. We collect the remaining
balance 30 days prior to the hike departing. Any cancellation made more than 15
days prior to departure will receive a full refund less a $30 processing fee. Cancellations
made within 15 days will receive a 50% refund and any cancellation made within 72
hours of the hike departing will receive no refunds or credits. There are no refunds
for guests who arrive late or depart early from the trip.
 Executive Rim Tours
This trip offers the best of both worlds....the luxury of
being driven to the best views on the South Rim, as well as short hikes that offer
solitude and picturesque views. Highlights include: Shoshone Point, Cedar Ridge,
and Coconino Saddle. This tour also includes a picnic lunch, which makes it great
for families and groups.
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South
Kaibab to Cedar Ridge
This trail gives hikers a taste of how vast the canyon truly
is. Views from this popular trail include: Pipe Canyon, O'Neill Butte, Tonto
trail, Devil's Corkscrew, Garden Creek, Painted Desert, Wotans Throne, and Vishnu
Temple. This can be extended to Skeleton Point for
the more adventuresome. (6.1 miles round trip)
Distance: 2.8 miles round trip
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 1150ft
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Bright
Angel to Mile-and-a-Half Rest house
This world famous trail is one of the few maintained trails in
the park. The trail follows the Bright Angel fault occasionally passing through
a cave formed out of Kaibab limestone rock. This hike offers rock art (pictography),
incredible vistas, seasonal water, views of Summer Butte, Cheops Pyramids, and Brahma
Temple. A great hike for first time canyon hikers! This hike can be extended to
the three mile rest house (six miles round trip).
Distance: 3 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 1120ft
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Rim Trail
The best way to see the canyon without having to experience the
vertical challenges of hiking out. The constant change in views make this trail
one of the more breath taking hikes in the canyon....better have lots of film for
the camera. Some of the highlights include: Yavapai Point, Hopi house, Maricopa
Point, the Abyss, Pima Point, and Hermit's Rest.
Distance: 9.7 miles one way
(we will take the shuttle back).
Difficulty: easy in short segments, moderate if hiking the entire trail.
Elevation gain/loss: very little
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Hermit
to Santa Maria Spring
The trail was built by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1912 and abandoned
in 1931. The steep, cobblestone trail is abundant with pinon, juniper, and even
some fossilized reptile tracks. The spring sits high above Hermit Creek Canyon with
a well shaded area covered in wild grapes.
Distance: 4.6 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 1640ft
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Hermit to Dripping Springs
This hike follows the same trail as the Santa Maria Spring before
branching west towards a beautiful amphitheater. True to its name the spring "drips"
out of the roof of the sandstone alcove. The alcove provide great shade while surrounded
by ferns, thistle, and scarlet monkey flowers.
Distance: 6.6 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 400-1600ft
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Grandview to Horseshoe Mesa
This trail follows an ancient Indian trail that was built in the early 1900s. The
well shaded trail offers views of Navajo Mountain, (109 miles away) Painted Desert,
and the Colorado River. After hiking between the beautiful Cottonwood and Hance
canyons, the trail opens up onto a mesa shaped like a horseshoe. Here we will see
the historic mining and ruins left behind by Peter Berry.
Distance: 6.4 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderately strenuous
Elevation loss: 2520ft
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Tanner
to seventy-five mile Saddle
This ancient Indian trail is one of the steepest descents in
the canyon! Tanner trail, located at the east end of the Park, opens up at seventy-five
mile saddle. This area offers views of the Colorado River, Marble Platform, Vermilion
Cliffs, Echo Cliffs, and Navajo Mountain. Keep you eye out for the recently introduced
California Condor. For the seasonal hiker, try the 7 mile round trip to the top
of the Redwall. This offers incredible views of the river and the canyon!
Distance: 4 miles round trip.
Difficulty: strenuous
Elevation loss: 1850ft
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