Utah's Arches & Canyonlands Women's Walking & Hiking Tour

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Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

5 days

4 nights

Activity Levels 2-4

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Deluxe Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

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Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

Utah's Arches & Canyonlands Women's Walking & Hiking Tour

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

5 days

4 nights

Activity Levels 2-4

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Deluxe Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

2026: Apr-May

Epic National Parks in the Southwest

Canyons gape across the Colorado Plateau in one cosmic sculpture garden. Brilliant oranges and reds. From delicate arches to massive monoliths, the extremes of this geo-maze are just the beginning. 

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Highlights

  • Marvel at nature’s creations—soaring spires, arches, fins and canyons—in a landscape formed by eons of wind and water 
  • Explore Arches National Park and discover iconic formation such as Delicate Arch, the state symbol of Utah 
  • Savor vast desert panoramas and views of the Colorado River from the high mesa of Dead Horse State Park
  • Journey through the earth’s history amid rippling rock layers in Colorado National Monument
  • Hike to Fisher Towers, whose fragile ridges have been shaped and honed into modern skyscrapers 
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Colorado & Utah

Start/End Grand Junction, Colorado

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Itinerary

Group of women hiking through a desert, with cacti on the ground and tall canyons in the background

Days 1-2

Description

Follow spectacular trails atop Dead Horse Point, a vast mesa with an incredible view of the Colorado River as it twists through a gooseneck canyon 2,000 feet below you • Marvel at the wilderness and jaw-dropping scenery of Canyonlands National Park, the largest and least developed of Utah’s national parks • Explore the Needles, clusters of sandstone spires in the southern end of the park • Chesler Park Overlook offers a vivid panorama of the Needles’ red and white layers of Cedar Mesa Sandstone, as well as views of the La Sal Mountains • The afternoon is yours to wander around the quirky town of Moab or relax by the hotel pool.

Accommodations
Hoodoo Moab

(2 nights)

Nights 1-2

Hoodoo Moab
Moab
*Deluxe Hotel

Find mountain and city views at this modern hotel with an ideal location in Moab. (pool, spa)

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Open archway rock formation

Days 3-5

Description

Prepare to be awestruck in Arches National Park, home to the world’s greatest concentration of natural sandstone arches • Hike to some of the park’s most iconic features, including Double Arch and Delicate Arch • Explore to your heart’s content before heading to our rustic riverside hotel • Wind your way up, down and around an adventurous trail leading toward expansive views of the soaring sandstone formations known as Fisher Towers, a series of enormous monoliths • Look for climbers scaling the towers and enjoy sweeping views of Castle Valley, Onion Creek and the Colorado River below • Lounge poolside or visit the lodge’s Moab Film and Western Heritage Museum in the afternoon • Journey to Colorado National Monument, home to 20,500 acres of sandstone monoliths and red-rock canyons • Meander through geologic time on the Monument Canyon Trail.

Accommodations

Nights 3-4

Red Cliffs Lodge
Moab
Casual Hotel

Originally a turn-of-the-century homestead, this comfortable lodge is surrounded by 2,000-foot cliffs and set along the Colorado River. (pool) 

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Ideally located with ready access to trip activities, our Casual hotels are also known for their character and charm.

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Nights 1-2

Hoodoo Moab
Moab

*Deluxe Hotel

Find mountain and city views at this modern hotel with an ideal location in Moab. (pool, spa)

Nights 3-4

Red Cliffs Lodge
Moab

Casual Hotel

Originally a turn-of-the-century homestead, this comfortable lodge is surrounded by 2,000-foot cliffs and set along the Colorado River. (pool) 

From $3,799 /person

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