Extended Trips

Early and Late Season Trips

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Extended Trips

Extended early and late season trips are designed to take advantage of the color and beauty of blossoming desert plants, temperate fall weather, and fewer visitors.

Extended early and late season trips are designed to take advantage of the color and beauty of blossoming desert plants, temperate fall weather, and fewer visitors.

Duration
7–15 days
Start
Lees Ferry or Bright Angel Trail
End
Pipe Creek or Pearce Ferry
Cost
$3,185–6,490
Trip Type
Oar and Paddle

Our extended trips are designed for those who desire a slower pace. These trips are two days longer than our regular summer schedule and feature a more leisurely pace with in-depth exploration at selected attraction sites. The temperatures are cooler; ideal for passengers who might be uncomfortable in the desert summer heat.

For those passengers who are unable to spend the full 15 days in the Canyon, we offer an upper trip length of seven days and a lower trip length of ten days concentrating on the many hiking and exploring opportunities within the heart of the Canyon. Each trip features unique hikes to seldom visited locations, side canyons, vistas, and waterfalls.

Extended Trips
Extended Trips

Desert Wildflowers, Seasonal Grasses, Cooler Temperatures

Spring is a special time in the desert, and the Grand Canyon is no exception. Our April trips offer more days in the Canyon, and are designed to take advantage of the seasonal blossoming of the desert plants. The Canyon is renewed from its winter rest, and the side streams are lush with growth.  Wildflowers and a carpet of green seasonal grasses spread up the slopes of the Canyon walls. Spring also brings the blooming of the cacti and their remarkable display of beauty and color.

September marks the arrival of Indian Summer in the Grand Canyon. The days are still warm enough to enjoy the river and the nights comfortably balmy. Conditions are optimal for longer side hikes and there are fewer visitors to the Canyon. Late September is also the time to enjoy the Canyon in our oar-powered rafts during the non-motorized season.

 

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Trip Information

One Trip Per Year Rule
Due to limited availability, the National Park Service has limited use in the popular Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek section of the Colorado River to one recreational river trip per individual each calendar year. Because of this regulation, Outdoors Unlimited cannot accept a reservation from any individual who has or will participate in any other full or partial canyon commercial or non-commercial river trip within the same calendar year. If you have already completed or have plans to participate in any other Grand Canyon river trip this year and would like to go again, please respect your fellow boaters by waiting until next year or sometime thereafter to book your next trip. Grand Canyon National Park’s one-trip-per-year rule is strictly enforced.