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A snowy mountain landscape with trees and rocks covered in snow.
By Dave November 28, 2025
A Four Season Guides trip was recently featured in London's Financial Times. Winter hiking in the Grand Canyon can bring all kinds of weather...
Hiking the Grand Canyon
By Dave November 28, 2025
Stay prepared on your Grand Canyon hike with clear safety tips, trail guidance, and smart precautions to help you avoid common dangers and enjoy a safer adventure.
Grand Canyon hike
By Dave November 24, 2025
Preparing for a Grand Canyon hike? Four Season Guides offers expert training insights to help you experience the best Grand Canyon Hiking Tour.
A man with a backpack is giving a high five to another man
By Dave November 21, 2025
The Custom Grand Canyon Tour allows you as a backpacker or hiker to build or improve your outdoor skills.
The sun is setting over a valley with mountains in the background.
By Dave November 20, 2025
Sedona, Arizona is a stunningly scenic town in northern Arizona famous for its unforgettable red sandstone rock formations, and much more.
Man in cap, packs backpack on red rock ledge, canyon backdrop.
November 17, 2025
Explore the best beginner backpacking trips in the Southwest, from the Grand Canyon to Yosemite. Enjoy guided hikes, stunning scenery, and stress-free planning with Four Season Guides.
Best Year To Visit Grand Canyon
By Dave November 14, 2025
Wondering when to go? Discover the best time to visit the Grand Canyon for ideal weather, fewer crowds, and the most unforgettable hiking experiences.
Southwest Solo Hiking Tours
By Dave November 10, 2025
Ready for a solo adventure? Join expert-led Southwest hiking tours with FS Guides—Grand Canyon backpacking trips with gear, food & permits included.
Sheep graze on a hillside trail in a mountain valley. Cloudy sky, rolling hills, and distant peaks.
By Dave Logan November 7, 2025
Join Four Season Guides for a 2026 Tour du Mont Blanc: small-group, lodge-based hiking across France, Italy and Switzerland with expert local guides.
The sun is shining through the rocks in the mountains.
By Dave October 10, 2025
The southwestern United States is home to some of the most scenic landscapes in the world. And with that scenery comes some opportunities to explore on foot
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Top-Ranked Tour Company

Don’t take our word for it. More than a thousand 5-Star reviews on TripAdvisor will attest to the quality of our adventures.

Exceptional Guides

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Our guiding staff consists primarily of seasoned veterans who have been guiding professionally, full-time, for a decade or more. In addition to their extensive experience, our guides are fun, accommodating, approachable, entertaining, polite and just plain good people.

All-Inclusive Tours

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We’re at work, you’re on vacation! We take care of all the logistics associated with a backcountry adventure and handling all the dirty work. Gear, food, permits, transportation…we have you covered and it’s all included.

Local Experts

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The Southwestern U.S. is our home and our passion. We’ve been exploring this region for decades and know it intimately. This is our niche and nobody does it better.


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