Experience the incredibly peaceful and awe inspiring beauty of remote Utah desert with a perfect blend of essential highlights and off the beaten path hidden gems, seldom seen stunning remote locations that can only be discovered with a knowledgeable experienced guide. The trip boasts seamless and numerous guided exhilarating adventures throughout with delicious picnic lunches, chef prepared meals, luxury comfortable transportation and plenty of time to relax at unique luxury accommodations. There will be many opportunities to take in the grand views and vistas and visit some of the most amazing hiking trails that will give you the feeling you are on a different planet! The area outside of the National Parks is no less spectacular, gems like Native American rock art and dinosaur tracks making it for very engaging days that blend the essential highlights with spectacular hidden marvels.
Our guides will be very service oriented, making sure to offer timely gourmet snacks, drinks, water, announcements, history of each park, while anticipating and avoiding any problems that can arise traveling outdoors.
ACCOMODATIONS
Moab Lodging: Moab Lodging: Hoodoo Hotel
Capitol Reef Lodging: Grand Lodge at Cougar Ridge
RETREAT ITINERARY
Day 1 | Monday, April 1st | Moab National Park
Celebrate the arrival in Moab with a fun sunset excursion to experience the beauty of the desert.
Lodging: Hoodoo Hotel, Moab
Meals: Welcome Dinner (a treat by Epic Retreats)
Day 2| Tuesday, April 2nd | Moab National Park
Morning Activity: Arches National Park Half Day
You will enjoy an unforgettable half-day adventure in Arches National Park, one of the world’s most scenic wonders. Several short hikes, including some light scrambling over rocky terrain. (2-5 miles total throughout the tour, ~4.5 hrs). Return to Hotel in Town for Break / Lunch
Afternoon Activity: Colorado River Rafting Half Day Experience. The half-day rafting trip is a mild-to-moderate whitewater experience with plenty of tranquil float time. Relax and simply gaze at the astounding beauty of canyon country while our guide rows you down the Colorado River, or boost your group activity level by paddling along. Trips average 2 ½ – 2 ¾ hours on the water (total trip time 4 – 4 ½ hours) along the famous Fisher Towers section of the Colorado River just outside of Moab. Enjoy four named rapids ranging from Class I – Class III, depending on the season.
Lodging: Hoodoo Hotel, Moab
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner not included
(the town on Moab is a block away from the hotel so you have many restaurant options to choose from)
Day 3| Wednesday, April 3rd | Canyonlands National Park
We will visit both Canyonlands National Park’s Island in the Sky District as well as Dead Horse Point State Park. This region you zoom way up above them all, gazing down from the cliff tops onto thousands of feet of layer cake of geologic formations and the winding river far below. There will be opportunities to glimpse Native American Rock art and remains of their structures as we traverse the plateau to iconic vistas (~6.5 hrs, couple of miles walks)
Lodging: Hoodoo Hotel, Moab
Meals Included: Picnic lunch
Meals Not Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4| Thursday, April 4th| Capitol Reef National Park
As we travel from Moab to Torrey, we will make two stops, at Little Wild Horse Slot Canyon and then Goblin Valley. Little Wild Horse Canyon is found down a dirt road in the middle of nowhere, and comprises a 2.5 mile round trip hike culminating in a stunning narrow section that will be a highlight of the trip. Nearby Goblin Valley is full of the namesake Goblin rock, taking every shape imaginable and making for a very photogenic and whimsical playground of sandstone (1 mi).
Lodging: The Grand Lodge at Cougar Ridge, Torrey
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic lunch, dinner with Private Chef
Day 5 | Friday, April 5th | Capitol Reef National Park
Activity: We will uncover an entirely new palette of white and pink rock layers in a departure from the red, brown, and orange hues of the Moab area. Capitol Reef’s cliffs are equally stunning and unique, with Mars and Moon like landscapes interspersed throughout. This park also features more Native American Rock Art and some very interesting pioneer era historical sites including cabins, barns, orchards, etc, with the beautiful Fremont river coursing right through the center.
Lodging: The Lodge at Cougar Ridge, Torrey
Meals Included: breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner with Private Chef
Day 6 | Saturday, April 6th | Escalante National Monument
We can’t leave the middle of nowhere without striking out to the nearby Escalante National Monument area. To get there we will traverse an Aspen covered mountain on one of the most unbelievably scenic sections of road anywhere on the planet. Options for activities include an anthropology museum, more slot canyons, waterfalls, and more majestic canyons. You would be hard pressed to locate a more pretty or even more remote and sparsely populated area as this, much less both at once.
Lodging: The Lodge at Cougar Ridge, Capitol Reef
Meals Included: breakfast, Picnic lunch
Meal not included: Dinner (Hells Backbone Grill – to experience an unforgettable memory! )
Day 7 | Sunday, April 7th | Depart
Breakfast: Included at Cougar Ridge
Payment & Cancellations
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