Pink Jeep Tours · Tusayan
A Pink Jeep with up to nine guests leaves Tusayan for a 2-hour loop of South Rim viewpoints, and you get a ticket for the IMAX movie at the visitor center. Pick it for the small group and a short, family-friendly morning or afternoon.
Pink Jeep Tours, the Sedona company, runs this one from its base at 450 AZ-64 in Tusayan. The tour lasts about two hours, morning or afternoon. The listing names Bright Angel Trail, Yavapai Point, Mather Point and Grandview Point as stops; one June 2026 guest counted three. The listing calls Grandview, at about 7,400 ft, the highest point of the South Rim.
Two hours goes fast. Several guests note that the drive into the park, and the queue at the gate, eat part of it; one wrote "That travel time is a big part of the 2 hours." An early departure helps. The IMAX ticket can be used any time during the theater's hours.
The listing price covers the guide and the movie. Non-U.S. residents aged 16 and older should add the park's $100 nonresident fee, which the NPS applies to commercial tour groups too. You need upper-body strength to hold on in the jeep and to climb in and out on your own.
The Pink Jeep base in Tusayan. The tour ends back here.
Through the South Entrance; the queue can be long at midday.
Short walks to the rail at stops such as Mather, Yavapai or Grandview, with geology and history from the guide.
The jeep returns to the meeting point.
Use your ticket at the visitor center's IMAX theater.
★★★★★Wonderful first day excursion to introduce our family to the Grand Canyon! 2 adults and 3 kids age 9,11 and 12, William was a phenomenal tour guide [...]
★★★★★Great friendly driver, Jon, who was very professional and knowledgeable! He was kind and helpful throughout the trip.
★★★★★Tour guide knowledgeable and the Pink Jeep team were friendly and professional. [...] Great way to explore and beat the crowds.
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About 2 hours, including the drive in from Tusayan. The IMAX movie is separate and you can watch it any time that day.
This tour takes up to 9 guests.
From age 2. Children under 2 are not permitted, and the child rate covers ages 2 to 15.
Smaller group, shorter tour. The Hummer runs longer and seats 13. See Hummer vs Pink Jeep.
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Two hours on the South Rim in a Pink Jeep for up to 9, with an IMAX ticket.
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