National park tours
Moab In A Day, sorted by how much you walk
The only Moab operator whose menu is built around activity level rather than destination. Five trips from a three hour sunset run at $139 to a seven hour hiking day at $299, all capped at nine passengers.
The short answer
Best for: anyone who wants to know how much walking is involved before they pay. The menu is a ladder, and you pick the rung that matches your legs.
Rates run $139 to $429, and every trip is capped at nine passengers, which is smaller than the biggest vehicle tours in town.
The menu
Five trips, one clear ladder
| Trip | Length | Price | Built around |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset tour | 3 hrs | $139 | Evening light, the least walking on the menu |
| Moab overview | 4 hrs | $169 | The headline viewpoints, short stops |
| Walking tour | 5 hrs | $199 | More time on foot between stops |
| All day hiking | 7 hrs | $299 | A full day built around trails |
| Discover Moab | Full day | $349 to $429 | The premium option, two price tiers |
Per person as published by the operator, checked September 2026, before tax and gratuity. Park entry may be separate, so confirm when booking.
What makes this menu unusual is that the trips are not really different destinations. They are different amounts of effort at broadly similar places, priced accordingly. That is a more useful way to choose than most operators offer.
Effort
How much walking each one involves
Most Moab tour companies describe a trip by where it goes and leave you to guess how far you will walk. Ask any operator for the distance and a good one will tell you. This menu builds the answer into the product.
- Sunset, 3 hrs
- Leastshort stops
- Overview, 4 hrs
- Lightviewpoint walking
- Walking tour, 5 hrs
- Moderateon foot between stops
- All day, 7 hrs
- Mostbuilt around trails
If you are travelling with somebody whose knees decide the day, start at the bottom of this ladder rather than booking the long one and hoping. A three hour sunset trip at $139 is a real park visit, not a consolation prize.
If you came to walk, the seven hour day at $299 is the one. It costs roughly twice the overview trip and gives you a great deal more than twice the time on your feet.
Activity levels are a better guide than nothing, but a number is better still. Ring and ask how many miles the day involves on your date, because routes change with heat, closures and the size of the group. Moab Tourism Center publish about 1.5 miles across four stops, which is a useful yardstick for what a standard park tour means by walking.
Group size
Nine passengers, and why it matters
Nine is not private, but it is not twelve either. On a park tour the cap decides how long each stop takes and how much of the guide's attention you get.
What nine feels like
A van, not a bus
Everybody hears the guide without a microphone, loading and unloading at each stop takes minutes rather than a quarter of an hour, and the group can stand together at a viewpoint instead of spreading across it.
Against the alternatives
Where it sits
Mild to Wild run up to twelve on their standard Arches half day and cap a premium version at six. Moab Lux and Wild West Voyages sell the vehicle privately to three or four. Nine sits in the middle, closer to the small end.
If you are a group of six or more travelling together, ask whether buying out the vehicle is possible and what it costs. On a nine seat van that is often a smaller step than it sounds, and it turns a shared day into a private one.
Choosing
Which rung to pick
- Short on time or energy
- Sunset, 3 hrs$139
- First visit, want the highlights
- Overview, 4 hrs$169
- Want to be on your feet
- Walking tour, 5 hrs$199
- Came here to hike
- All day, 7 hrs$299
The sunset trip is underrated. Evening is when the rock does what everybody came to photograph, the temperature drops out of the dangerous range in summer, and the crowds have thinned. At $139 it is the cheapest trip on this page and arguably the best value.
The all day hiking trip at $299 is the one to compare against a private guided hike. At that price a group of three or four might do better with a guide to themselves, so it is worth pricing both before you book.
We do not run trips, own gear or employ guides, and no operator pays to appear here or to appear higher. Details below are from each company's own published material, checked September 2026. Full disclosure.
Common questions
Questions
How much does Moab In A Day cost?
The three hour sunset tour is $139, the four hour overview $169, the five hour walking tour $199, and the seven hour all day hiking trip $299. The Discover Moab option runs $349 to $429. Rates are per person before tax and gratuity.
How much walking is on a Moab In A Day tour?
It depends which trip you book, and that is the point of the menu. The sunset tour involves the least, the overview adds viewpoint walking, the five hour walking tour puts you on foot between stops, and the seven hour day is built around trails. Ring and ask for the distance on your date.
How many people are on a Moab In A Day tour?
Nine passengers is the stated maximum. That is smaller than the largest vehicle based tours in town, which run up to twelve, and larger than the premium small group and private options. A group of six or more can ask about buying out the vehicle.
Which Moab In A Day tour is best value?
The three hour sunset tour at $139 is the cheapest and takes you out when the light is best and the heat has broken. If you came to walk, the seven hour hiking day at $299 gives more than twice the time on foot for less than twice the price of the four hour overview.
Is Moab In A Day better than a private guide?
For one or two people, a shared seat is cheaper. At three or four the sums narrow, and the seven hour hiking trip at $299 per person is worth pricing against a private guided hike, which starts around $100 to $200 per person at that group size.
Next step
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Trips, lengths and rates from the operator's own published material, checked September 2026. Prices change seasonally and park entry may be separate.