southwest Lodge Based Adventures

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The wilderness With the comfort

Comfort Meets Exploration

Our lodge-based hiking tours offer an excellent adventure with the added amenities of staying in a comfortable lodge each evening. Theses tours are perfect for folks who enjoy hiking and exploring the backcountry but aren’t interested in camping. Hike and play all day and return to the lodge for hot showers and a great night’s rest in a soft bed. Our meals include local flavor at area restaurants, as well as backcountry cook-outs with astounding views. We provide all the transportation, lodging, meals, daypacks and trekking poles. With a variety of trips to many of the Southwest’s most outstanding destinations, a lodge-based hiking tour with our expert guides is sure to quench any traveler’s thirst for adventure!

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Best of Canyon Country Lodge-Based Hiking
  • Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 30 to 40 miles
Starting At $3,595
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Tour du Mont Blanc Trek
  • Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 9/10
  • Distance:~55 miles / 88 km
Starting At $5,175
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Phantom Ranch 3-Day Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 7/10
  • Distance: 23 miles
Starting At $2,395
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Grand Canyon Complete - Fall Season
  • Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 23 miles
Starting At $2,440
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Best of Sedona Lodge-Based Hiking
  • Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance:~ 26 miles
Starting At $2,925
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Best of Moab: Canyonlands & Arches Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 30 to 35 miles
Starting At $3,025
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Bryce & Zion Lodge-Based Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance:~25 miles
Starting At $2,850
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Death Valley Lodge-Based Hiking
  • Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: Up to 30 miles
Starting At $3,295
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Dolomites Hut-to-Hut Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 9/10
  • Distance:~ 50 miles
Starting At $5,350
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Italy’s Amalfi Coast Hiking & Walking Tour
  • Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 4/10
  • Distance:~30 miles
Starting At $4,900
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South Rim Lodge-Based Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 4/10
  • Distance: 18 miles
Starting At $2,450
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Machu Picchu Lodge-Based Trek
  • Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 25 miles
Starting At $3,475
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Dolomites of Cortina Lodge-Based Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 6/10
  • Distance:~35 miles
Starting At $4,450
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Marble Canyon & Vermilion Cliffs Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 25 miles
Starting At $2,375
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Phantom Ranch 2-Day Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 2 Days / 1 Night
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 7/10
  • Distance: 17 miles
Starting At $1,825
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Escalante Lodge-Based Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 35 miles
Starting At $3,125
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Grand Canyon Complete - Spring Season
  • Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 23 miles
Starting At $2,440
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Grand Canyon & Sedona Hiking Tour
  • Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 27 miles
Starting At $2,925
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Capitol Reef & Escalante Lodge-Based Hiking
  • Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights
  • Trip Style: Lodge-based
  • Difficulty: Level 5/10
  • Distance: 35 to 40 miles
Starting At $3,375
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Our guiding staff consists primarily of seasoned veterans who have been guiding professionally, full-time, for a decade or more. In addition to their extensive experience, our guides are fun, accommodating, approachable, entertaining, polite and just plain good people.

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We’re at work, you’re on vacation! We take care of all the logistics associated with a backcountry adventure and handling all the dirty work. Gear, food, permits, transportation…we have you covered and it’s all included.

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The Southwestern U.S. is our home and our passion. We’ve been exploring this region for decades and know it intimately. This is our niche and nobody does it better.

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