Grand Canyon Jeep Tours & Safaris · Tusayan
A 4WD safari vehicle leaves Tusayan at 9:30 a.m., uses forest back roads around the south gate, and then your guide walks you along the rim for about an hour and a half. Pick it if you like to walk and want the village sights explained.
This is the morning sister of the Sunset Safari, by the same operator. Check in is at 9:15 a.m. and the vehicle leaves at 9:30 from the lot in front of the Tusayan Fire Department. Forest permits let it take back roads through the Kaibab National Forest and avoid the line at the South Entrance.
The difference is the walk. Once at the rim, the guide leads a walking tour of about 1.5 hours past Yavapai Point, Lookout Studio and the Bright Angel trailhead, with Hopi House on the itinerary. Guests mention flora, fauna and how people live with little water up here. It's three hours in all.
Bring good shoes and water. The listing warns off travellers with back or heart problems and pregnant travellers. Non-U.S. residents aged 16 and older pay the park's $100 nonresident fee on top of the $130 price.
The Tusayan Fire Department lot at 408 AZ-64, between the IMAX theater and Wendy's.
Through the Kaibab forest on the operator's permits, around the gate line.
The first rim view and a stop near the geology exhibits.
On foot along the rim past Lookout Studio, the Bright Angel trailhead and Hopi House.
The vehicle returns you to the meeting point.
★★★★★Sheila was so knowledgable and was flexible with our itinerary to accommodate what the group preferred. Lots of info not only about the geography but about the flora and fauna and what it's like to live in an area with little water.
★★★★★Excellent 3 hour very comfortable jeep tour of the Grand Canyon… Sheila was knowledgeable and entertaining and took us to excellent viewing spots.
★★★★★Our driver Ri was really friendly and knowledgeable. He was super patient with all the kids on tour (especially our super inquisitive boys). Taking the backroads and avoiding traffic was nice too.
★★★★★We learned so much about the canyon and surrounding forest from him [...] which made it even more fun to explore the area after the tour.
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Check in at 9:15 a.m., departure at 9:30 a.m., from the Tusayan Fire Department lot at 408 AZ-64. It lasts about 3 hours.
The listing describes a 1.5-hour walking tour along the South Rim, so wear good shoes.
The operator holds forest permits for back roads that reach the park without the main South Entrance queue. It saves time at busy hours; it is not off-road driving inside the park.
Yes, if they can walk for an hour and a half. The child rate covers ages 1 to 15, and guests travelling with children rate it highly.
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A morning on forest back roads and a guided rim walk, bypassing the entrance gate.
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