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The Narrows: Zion National Park Private Guided Hike

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7 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the Incredible Narrows portion of Zion National Park without the risk of getting lost on this private full-day tour. Your guide will teach you about the geology, formation, and plants and animals that call this canyon home. Enjoy the provided charcuterie board picnic at the conclusion of your hike. A fun day out for outdoor-loving travelers.

This private tour can be customized to suit your needs and interests
Picnic lunches for vegans and vegetarians are available
See and do a lot in one easy, action-packed day

What's Included

Lunch
Snacks
Bottled water
Trekking Poles
Canyoning Boots with Neoprene Socks
Watertight Bib Waders (Oct-May)
Waterproof Backpack (1 per booking)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Zion Canyon Visitor Center
Zion National Park, 1 Zion Park Blvd, Springdale, UT 84767, USA
We will contact travelers with a description of your guide and location prior to tour start time.

Start time

07:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Gary_M

Excellent tour of the beautiful Narrows. Michael wad top notch, knowledgeable, social, and helpful. Totally worth the price!

Reviews

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The Narrows at Zion

Gary_M, Nov 2023

Excellent tour of the beautiful Narrows. Michael wad top notch, knowledgeable, social, and helpful. Totally worth the price!

Amazing experience

Carrie_G, Nov 2023

Michael was the perfect guide and made our day extremely memorable. We highly recommend him and his company!

Unforgettable hike through the narrows!

Jessica_S, Oct 2023

What a truly unforgettable experience! We had a great time hiking up river taking in the incredibly beautiful scenery. The weather was perfect but a little chilly. Lucky for us our guide, Michael, was fully prepared with waders and all the other equipment we needed to be comfortable on our journey. Michael was very knowledgeable about the area and pleasant. We enjoyed talking with him and the charcuterie lunch he brought along was delish!

Awesome awesome experience

Judy_O, Sep 2023

Michael was an awesome guide!! Knew the best places to cross the river and get scenic shots!! Supplied great boots,socks and walking poles!! Throughly enjoyed our hike and the charcuterie board for lunch along the way!

Andventures on a flash flood day!

matheus_g, Aug 2023

We’ve had such a great time with Michael! The tour is very nice itself, but the insiders that Michael present to you on the way it’s like the cherry of the cake! Really very special! Our tour was almost cancelled because of the flash flooding that happened on that day but Michael made it possible for us finishing the tour a bit earlier! It was definitely the right decision to do so because by the time we were done a huge storm started and it was definitely not safe anymore! As Michael said: “better safe than sorry”. The proper boots made also a huge difference and the snacks by the end of the tour also! We really recommend to book this tour with Michael, he is a great guide and a really nice person! Thank you!!

5 stars!

atienzacatherine13, Aug 2023

Michael was a great tour guide. He was knowledgeable, easy going, and helpful. This private tour was organized and it helped us focus solely on the experience instead of thinking about the supplies we needed/where to go/how to get from one place to another, etc. The charcuterie snack board at the end of the 8 mile hike was a great way to end the hike. Highly recommend this!

Our guide, Moises, was...

Cathy_B, Jun 2023

Our guide, Moises, was wonderful—kind, informative and sensitive. He tailored our hikes to our needs and interests and physical capabilities since The Narrows was closed. Made for a perfect day.

An Elevated Experience - The Narrows

Evan_Z, Apr 2023

Moises was an excellent tour guide for me and my wife. He went above and beyond, elevating the experience with helpful tips on how to navigate not only the narrows but all of Zion’s trails. His knowledge about Zion, Bryce (most of Utah) and nature is impressive!! If you are even contemplating whether to have him as your guide just book it! You will not be disappointed. Also, he has a site called cedar and sage where you can find more details about him and his guided hikes.

A day with a lifetime of memories!

Nicole_S, Apr 2023

It was THE most amazing experience and best guided tour we have ever been on. Michael instantly had us feeling great about the day. We immediately knew we were in good hands, and that it was going to fun AND safe. He was diligent with the weather and any risks. We talked about him everyday for the remainder of our trip and told all of our friends and family about the day when we returned. 5 star recommend!

Amazing!!!!

Jim_G, Apr 2023

Great Tour, such a nice Guide. Could Tell us a lot about everything and he really loves and knows his Job. The tour was amazing, the preperation perfect, the ending with food absolutely great. Thank you so much, Nils & Jim

Don’t miss the Narrows w/Michael!

Dee_M, Mar 2023

Loved the Narrows! Michael is a terrific guide! He communicated clearly in advance about the day, the weather and logistics. He’s very knowledgeable about the geography, geology, and history of the area. He’s delightful and led us through some deep waters! ❤️ don’t miss this trip!

The trail is not marked....

Scott_W, Nov 2022

The trail is not marked. It was comfortable going with someone who knew the way. The hike lasted only 5 hours including lunch. We were expected 7-8 hours

An Amazing Experience

Dingane_N, Nov 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed my tour of the Narrows. My guide was very knowledgeable, kind, and patient— all attributes of a great guide. And from a photography perspective, I believe my trip to the Narrows rivaled if not exceeded my joy at Angel’s Landing— which is not a small feat!!

Michael is very good....

Lyta_V, Aug 2022

Michael is very good. Highly recommended. He is knowledgeable, on time, careful, & pleasant. He also does other hiking tours.

Amazing!

Luis_M, Jun 2022

Everything! Our tour guides were great, knowledgeable and amazing! They helped us every step of the way, took our pictures. Our lunch at the picnic area was great and they were patient with our kids. Definitely recommend, we couldn’t be happier.

Not as Advertised - Go on Your Own

Roger_B, May 2022

I am not one to leave anything less than nice 5 star reviews as I do not tend (or like) to leave and speak negatively about any business. However, I do not want anyone else to feel swindled and misled like we do. We needlessly threw away $1200 here, which nobody has to do to get the experience we did - you can 100% easily do this on your own, with buying a day pass to get in the park and without a guide. My wife and I could have simply driven ourselves to Zion park and done everything we did here on our own, among the large herds of other people doing it there with us. Positives: Our guide Moises was a very nice and courteous gentleman and pleasant company to be with. He was a great chauffeur who picked us up at where we were staying (AirBnB) and drove us out to Zion national park and after, safely returned us back to where we were staying. He took a couple pictures for us. If you're okay with spending $1200 for this (a nice chauffeur), he is wonderful! Negatives: There was nothing private about this hike and we don't feel we had a guide. After arriving at the park, we then waited in line to get on a public shuttle bus that took us to trails. It was a nice hike and good scenery - but it was not the Narrows. Our guide Moises did not appear to be an experienced hiker or physically fit, which I suspected early on with his choice of clothing attire he wore for the day. From the start of the hike, he couldn't physically keep up with us and we reached the top of the trail (a couple of miles) about 25 minutes ahead of him and waited for him there at the top. I essentially led my wife up and along the trail as we hiked along with numerous other people out on the trail. After being patient and trusting/allowing us to be "led" and not seeing the Narrows yet as the day and sunlight was winding down, I pushed our guide to see the Narrows (it is after all, what we signed up for to see). We then proceeded to go to the Narrows, but we were only able to get to the head of the trail and not go in any further where all was there to see - apparently (as we were told) for not having the license to do so (I don't see online that you need any license for this) and further, our guide Moises did not have any of the hiking gear (boots, water pants, etc) to do so. Moises simply was not capable of leading us through the Narrows. That is where it ended, day and hike over. Summary: The hikes and scenery in Zion was great and we would highly recommend going to Zion - just save your money and go there yourself and get a day pass for $35. But this entire $1200 "private guided hike" to the Narrows was a blatant and misleading advertisement and we would never recommend this to anyone else for this insane price tag. We feel really ripped off and spending this $1200 only got us a nice chauffeur - which is not what we were paying for and again - we could have driven ourselves to Zion in our rental car which we had already paid for and saved a lot of our money. Again, I do not like to leave a negative review but I would hate for anyone else to waste this kind of money and feel like we do. We are not super wealthy people and $1200 was a lot of money to us to unnecessarily and literally waste on something like this. We have happily paid for guided tours in the past and they were completely different (and awesome) experiences compared to this. I think these guys could do well if they get the appropriate gear while ensuring they are physically capable by practicing hiking these trails (and getting to know them like experts) and THEN offer these highly priced guide services after doing so. I think everyone should know these guys (albeit super nice and personable, good people skills, etc.) are (in our opinion) essentially inexperienced hikers that are asking a premium price that should only be charged by experienced guides with all the necessary tools to provide the experience being advertised to their customers.

Response from Host, May 2022

Hi Roger, I am sorry to hear you were not pleased with your recent experience with us. We pride ourselves in offering a safe, fun, welcoming experience with mild hiking and lunch. We generally cater to active seniors and families with Children; It sounds like we may have not been the right fit for you. It appears Moi agreed to take you on a hike that was not on the itinerary, in his efforts to provide you with a more active experience. The itinerary offered from Salt Lake City is for mild trails in Zion National Park, and the Riverside Walk, time permitting. We have never offered the river portion of The Narrows hike from Salt Lake City, as there is just not enough time to complete this hike; and return to Salt Lake City the same day. We charge higher prices for private transportation from Salt Lake City, as the experience lasts 15 hours and includes over 600 miles of driving in a single day. Though all experiences we offer are private, we cannot control the number of people in the park. Our commercial permits do limit the trails we are allowed to use with customers, and these are trails that have heavier afternoon use. We wish you well in all of your future adventures.

Fantastic day trip to Zion

Vicki_L, Oct 2021

This was the perfect day trip to Zion from Park City. Moi is one of the owners of the company and was our guide. He could not have been more accommodating. He picked us up at our hotel in Park City so we didn’t have to drive into Salt Lake City. He was very friendly and engaging and asked us what we wanted to do while at Zion. We hadn’t done much research so we left it up to him. He packed a lot into the few hours we were in Zion and took us to several stops that were off the beaten path. We did some hiking, avoided the crowds and had a fantastic day that ended with a late charcuterie lunch. The day trip is a lot of car time but it was worth every minute to see the beauty of Zion and Moi made it go by quickly. He clearly loves Zion and shared his love and enthusiasm of the park with us. If you are considering this trip, don’t hesitate - sign up immediately. Zion is breathtaking and Moi is a fabulous guide. It was a fun day with great scenery and conversation.

ROB From N.J

Robby_W, Oct 2021

I had excellent time with 2 wonderful guides. They both had great knowledge of the Park and all around . Zion is Breathtaking!!!

Zions should be on everyone’s bucket list

Farhana_P, Apr 2020

The entire trip was amazing. Michael picked us up from our hotel on time and drove us to Zions. He was very knowledgeable and knew the area very well. Zions National Park was absolutely amazing. I have never seen anything like it. It should be on everyone’s bucket list.