The Grand
Canyon National Park Service offers guided hiking or camping trips to the backcountry
through the
Grand Canyon Field Institute (GCFI). GCFI works in
association with the National Park Service to provide multi-day
learning events that complement the park's own interpretive
programming.
Timberline Adventures
7975 E. Harvard #J
Denver, CO 80231
303-368-4418
The following companies
provide outfitting services to private permittees
Canyon R. E. O.
P.O. Box 3493
Flagstaff, AZ 86003
800-637-4604
Canyon REO provides outfitting
services to private permittees through the Grand Canyon. Equipment, food,
and
service. In addition, Canyon REO can outfit you on any river
Professional River Outfitters
P.O. Box 635
Flagstaff, AZ 86002
(928) 779-1512 or (800) 648-3236
PRO provides equipment, shuttles and
food packs to private boaters with their own permits and
expertise. We specialize in noncommercial Grand Canyon River
Trips.
The Grand Canyon offers mule trips down to
the Colorado River and back up to the South Rim which is a two-day
trip. Overnight riders stay and eat at Phantom Ranch in the
Inner Canyon. The trip to Phantom Ranch costs $360.54 for the first
person, or two people for $641.57, and includes tax, accommodations,
breakfast, lunch and steak dinner.
A one-day trip is also
offered which goes part way to the river stopping at Plateau Point on
the Bright Angel Trail. The seven-hour day trip to Plateau Point costs
$132.88 per person and includes tax and a box lunch.
South Rim mule trips are
offered year round.
Mule trips may
have to be booked up to 24 months in advance during busy season.
Mule rides from the South Rim can be reserved through:
One-, two-, and
four-hour trail rides and twilight campfire and wagon rides are
available. Apache Stables is located outside of Grand Canyon National
Park at the north end of Tusayan. For information and reservations
call (928) 638-2891
All scenic air tour operators are based outside of
Grand Canyon National Park. They offer both fixed-wing and helicopter
tours of the Grand Canyon region daily. The following air tour
operators are located at Grand Canyon Airport, just south of Tusayan.
Other companies operate tours out of California, Nevada, Utah, New
Mexico, and Arizona.
Air Grand Canyon /
Sky Eye Air Tours
P.O. Box 3399
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
(928)
638-2686
800-247-4726
Maverick
Airstar
P.O. Box 3379
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
(702)
262-6199
866-689-8687
Grand Canyon Airlines
P.O. Box 3038
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
(928)
638-2407
800-528-2413
Airstar Helicopters
P.O. Box 3379
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
(928) 638-2622
Kenai Helicopters
P.O. Box 1429
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
(928)
638-2764
800-541-4537
Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters
P.O. Box 455
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
The following companies
have permission from the Grand Canyon National Park Service to
provide a variety of trips from 7 to 18 days using paddle or motorized
rafts and dories.
Arizona Raft Adventures, Inc.
4050-F E. Huntington Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86004
(800) 786-RAFT; (928) 526-8200; FAX (928) 526-8246
Traditional 6-15 day trips and specialty trips
Arizona River Runners, Inc.
P.O. Box 47788, Phoenix, AZ 85068-7788
(800) 477-7238; (602) 867-4866; FAX (602) 867-217
Motor-powered boats and one oar-powered boat per trip
Tour West, Inc.
P.O. Box 333, Orem, UT 84059
(800) 453-9107; (801) 225-0755; FAX (801) 225-7979
Three, 6 and 12-night tours
Western River Expeditions, Inc.
7258 Racquet Club Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
(800) 453-7450; (801) 942-6669; FAX (801) 942-8514
Three and six day trips
The following companies
also run river trips but are not on the list of the Grand Canyon
National Park Service:
Action Whitewater Adventures
P.O. Box 1634
Provo, UT. 84603
(800) 453-1482
(801) 375-4111
Trips on the upper and lower Grand Canyon
High Desert Adventures
3104 NE 84th
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 252-7686
Oar- and motor-powered boats, six to fourteen days
Oak Tank Outfitters
PO Box 55
Peach Springs, AZ 86434
(520) 769-2817
Completely owned by members of the Haulapai tribe
Rafting the Grand Canyon
Oar and motorized raft trips.
1-800-222-6966
or 702-655-6060
Rivers & Oceans A Travel Company
800-473-4576
928-526-4575
Offers
rafting and boating trips through the Grand Canyon.
Wilderness River Adventures
P.O. Box 717
Page, AZ 86040
(800) 992-8022 (928) 645-3296
(928) 645-6113 fax
Founded 1961
Trips from a few days to two weeks
One-Day
Trips
Oak Tank
Outfitters
Mike Jackson
PO Box 55
Peach Springs, AZ 86434
(520) 769-2817
Hualapai
River Runners
offers all day
trips in the western end of the canyon. Trips originate at Diamond
Creek north of Peach Springs, AZ, a drive of about 160 miles (4-5
hours) from the South Rim.
(800) 622-4409
(928) 769-2210
Smooth Water Raft Trips
Half-day trips on the Colorado River
from Glen Canyon Dam to Lees Ferry are provided by Wilderness
River Adventures. (800) 528-6154
Visitor services and facilities inside the
national park on the North Rim are only open from mid May to mid
October. For the 2004 season they will be open from May 10 - October
14, 2004.
North Rim mule trips do
not go to the river. One-hour rides along the rim and ½ day rim or
inner canyon trips are usually available on a daily basis. Full-day
trips into the canyon include lunch. Register in the lobby of the
Grand Canyon Lodge at the Grand Canyon Trail Rides desk; open 7am-5pm
daily. For reservations call Grand Canyon Trail Rides, (435) 679-8665,
or write to PO Box 128, Tropic, Utah, 84776, or visit them at
www.canyonrides.com/pkgrandcanyon.html. North Rim mule trips are
offered from mid May to mid October only.
The Outdoor Forum
Copyright 2004. All rights reserved.
Revised:
02/16/07
