Grand Canyon Hiking Tours

Our Grand Canyon hiking tours explore a vast and rigorous landscape and embrace a spectacular array of geological and historical wonders.

This rugged and remote region, where bold plateaus and multi-hued cliffs run for distances that defy human perspective, offers some of the best hiking in the world. Expanding over 277 miles in length, averaging 10 miles in width and over 1 mile deep, it is understandable why this great chasm is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Even today, this unspoiled natural landscape remains a frontier. A Grand Canyon hiking tour offers an incredible opportunity to explore shimmering waterfalls, ancient ruins, unimaginable vistas, and spectacular rock formations. Choose from a range of guided backpacking trips, mule-assisted camping and hiking tours, lodge-based tours and basecamp adventures. Experience a Grand Canyon hiking tour with Four Season Guides for the unforgettable vacation of a lifetime!

Your trip will be led by a professional, licensed Grand Canyon backcountry guide. All guides are highly experienced and thoroughly trained in emergency wilderness medicine (Wilderness First Responder and CPR certified). They carry extensive first-aid supplies, as well as emergency communication devices. In addition to their extensive backcountry knowledge and skills, our guides are extremely knowledgeable in all things Grand Canyon: geology, ecology, human history, and conservation. They are also skilled backcountry chefs, serving up delicious and nourishing meals every step of the way. Your backcountry hiking experience will surely be enhanced by the well-rounded skill sets our guides bring to every adventure.

Backpacking Tours

If you’re looking to explore all that the vast Grand Canyon backcountry has to offer, then a guided backpacking tour is for you! We carry everything we need on our backs for the duration of the trip. Our backpacking tours delve deep into the hidden wonders found below the rim and offer opportunities for exquisite solitude and discovery. All Grand Canyon backpacking tours include nearly all necessary gear (top-quality backpacks, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, tents, trekking poles, cooking and eating gear), all food for the duration of the trip, transportation to/from trailheads via Flagstaff, AZ, and a professional, knowledgeable Grand Canyon guide. The only things you need to bring are your personal clothing and footwear, raingear, personal toiletries, headlamp, and water bottles or hydration bladder.

List of Backpacking Trips

Trip Duration Difficulty
Rim to Rim 4 days Intermediate
Winter Rim to Rim 5 days Intermediate +
Canyon Classic 3 or 4 days Intermediate
Havasupai Gardens 3 days Beginner +
Deer Creek/Thunder River 5 days Advanced
Hermit Loop 4 or 5 days Intermediate +
Grandview Loop 3 or 4 days Intermediate +
Kanab Creek Adventure 5 days Advanced
Grand Canyon: Custom Backpacking 2 to 10 days Variable

Basecamp Hiking Tours

Enjoy the opportunity to hike and explore a wide variety of trails, viewpoints, and local secrets by day and spend your nights camping beneath the stars. Shady forests, evening campfires, and outstanding stargazing are a welcome treat on the Canyon’s mile-high rims. Or if you prefer a more strenuous endeavor, descend to the bottom of Grand Canyon for a vastly different perspective, staring up to the rims from the depths. Basecamp hiking tours are all-inclusive and provide all necessary gear (day packs, trekking poles, tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, all cooking and eating gear), delicious meals, and a professional, knowledgeable Grand Canyon guide to lead you safely, keep you well-fed, and enhance your Grand Canyon experience with a wealth of fascinating information.

List of Basecamp Hiking Tours

Trip Duration Difficulty
Grand Canyon Summer Tour 4 days Intermediate
Bright Angel Loop 3 days Intermediate +

Lodge-Based Hiking Tours

For ultimate comfort, consider one of our lodge-based Grand Canyon hiking tours. Hike and explore the park’s fantastic trails by day and enjoy showers, soft beds, and restaurant dining each evening. The majority of our lodge-based tours utilize lodging above the rim and embark on a variety of hikes, both along the rim and below, and return to the lodge in the evenings after a full day of exploring. Our Phantom Ranch hiking tour offers a chance to hike to the bottom of Grand Canyon and stay at the only developed tourist accommodations below the rim. All lodge-based Grand Canyon hiking tours include use of day packs, trekking poles, lodge accommodations, delicious meals, and a professional, knowledgeable Grand Canyon hiking guide.

List of Lodge-Based Hiking Tours

Trip Duration Difficulty
Phantom Ranch 2 or 3 days Intermediate +
Marble Canyon & Vermilion Cliffs 4 days Intermediate
Grand Canyon Complete 4 days Intermediate
Grand Canyon and Sedona 3 or 4 days Intermediate
Grand Canyon Explorer 4 days Intermediate
Bryce, Zion & Grand Canyon Tour 6 days Intermediate
South Rim Lodge-Based Hiking 3 days Intermediate

Day Hikes

Our Grand Canyon guided day hikes offer an excellent introduction to one of the World’s Seven Natural Wonders. Enjoy fully-guided, expert-led hiking tours or sightseeing along the South Rim. We take the work out of your Grand Canyon vacation planning. Our local experts will help you discover all the best viewpoints, trails and hidden secrets of this world-renowned destination. All day hikes include lunch, trail snacks, day packs, trekking poles, and a professional, knowledgeable guide.

List of Day Hikes

Trip Duration Difficulty
South Kaibab Trail 3-6 miles Beginner to Intermediate
Hermit Trail 5-7 miles Intermediate
Grandview Trail 6-8 miles Advanced
Rim Trail Up to 8 miles Beginner
Sightseeing Rim Tours Up to 3 miles Beginner

Why Travel With FSG

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

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

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

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.