East Zion Canyoneering: Elkheart Canyon & UTV Tour

Amazing time, both our tour guides were so helpful and great the entire tour! Definitely recommending and doing it again!

We were an adult group of 28 with varying degrees of mobility. East Zion made sure each person had a memorable experience. The guides for the canyoneering and jeep drivers were knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. I would rate our experience a 10 out of 10.

What an amazing experience! This was the first time my husband, daughter, and I had ever been rappeling. Our guide, Parker, was great. He was extremely patient with all of us, clearly explaining the dos and don'ts of rappeling while also clearly expressing his love of canyoneering in a calm manner. I highly recommend this tour. It was the highlight of our trip in East Zion.

Incredible experience! Off roading to the canyon was a great experience. Our guide Carsten was very careful & made sure to instruct us clearly. A wonderful way to see the slot canyons!

Mark our guide made the trip. Super knowledgeable about the area, state of Utah and general knowledge. Beyond knowing his craft his philosophy was a cherry on top.

Beautiful experience!!! There was a perfect amount of time to see the magnificent canyons!

Absolutely incredible. Our tour guide Keziah was so personable and fun, she made sure everyone had what they needed and everyone had fun. She was friendly and outgoing, and we talked a lot about anything and everything! The canyon instead was gorgeous, there are no words to describe it. I am so grateful I got experience this and so grateful for our tour guide. Thank you Keziah 💞

Totally awesome. I did this with my sister for a 21st birthday activity while out in the area for a school trip. That said, I'm a college student that loves to travel and try new things while also being on a budget and this fit the bill. I'm from the east coast and wanted some sort of "excursion" out in Utah by Zion whether it be a utv/jeep tour or canyoneering, and amazingly this tour had all of that plus hiking while remaining at a low price that from what I saw, was the minimum for just one of those activities with other companies. So, this was definitely worth the price for me, it had a little bit of everything compressed into one ticket at a super good price. My tour was with Nathan and Parker. I believe Parker has been guiding for quite some time whereas Nathan was just a couple months in (with this company at least) but they were both great, experienced, and balanced each other really well. Nathan was really informative with the area and surrounding environment throughout the tour and Parker was super chill and easygoing with some dry humor (also a great photographer :P). My sister and I ended up doing the tour with another family of four who had a young boy probably no older than 8 or 10. He got super anxious when he was halfway down on the first rappel (which was about 80ft) and expressed that he wanted to go back up (which wasn't possible) but Parker and Nathan were great with reassuring and supporting him through the last half and he completed the rest of the tour without much issue. Nathan and Parker were also super accommodating throughout the whole tour, both on the rappelling and on the hike to the canyon which was steep and through sandy terrain. We took plenty of breaks to not overexert anyone, as our group age range was maybe as young as 8 and went up to 45. I'm not a fan of heights but there was no rush from either guys when it came to descending backwards or going down for the rappels. They also had fun on the UTV ride out to the canyons and raced a little bit when able which my sister and I had a blast on. The only thing I would note on the UTV ride is that the terrain is very bumpy and rough, so you will get jostled around but it was nothing to cause discomfort or anything. My sister gets nauseous when it comes to stuff like that but she look preventative meds prior to the tour and had no issues at all on the UTV ride there or back. UTV ride aside, the hike to the canyon had awesome views of the landscape. Nathan did a good job explaining the causes of the different landscape coloration, pointing out Mt. Carmel, and giving us some neat nerdy facts that were really interesting. The rappels themselves were cool, too. The first rappel is the longest at about 80 feet, and then the other two average maybe 20-30 feet each, but each rappel location was different and unique. On the hike and through the canyon there were maybe 2 or 3 steep drop downs where you had to either sit down and hop off, crouch and jump off, or get a helping hand with, but they certainly weren't anything to deter anyone and both Parker and Nathan were more than willing to assist anyone who did need help. Overall, it was a really great experience for my sister and I. It had everything I wanted to do while out near Zion squished into one ticket for a few hours at a super good price (plus tips for the guys), and I got to see a really cool side of Utah that you can't experience from just a couple hikes.

We loved it! The ATV ride into the area was very fun, followed by a short hike up to the canyon. We did three different rappels in Elkhart Canyon. Our group had beginners and the guide, Carsten, was great, informative, patient, and kept us safe. Carsten taught us about the canyon, about rappelling, and even showed us a few cool fossils.

My family and I had an amazing time, especially because of our awesome guide, John. This was perfect for our kids and was the perfect experience for them. Elkheart Canyon and Crimson Canyon were beautiful and well worth the price. The tour was two hours long and gave us plenty of time for pictures and time in the canyons, with lots of fun UTV rides between the canyons. It wasn't rushed and we felt it was a highlight of our trip. It wasn't crowded at all and we pretty much had the slot canyons to ourselves. 10/10