Here are my top finds for Zion National Park:
🏨Lodging: Zion NP Lodge & Cabins (In the Park), Cable Mountain Lodge
📍Tours: Private Narrows Hike, Peek-a-Boo Slot Canyon Guided Hike
🐻 Save time! Buy your National Park Pass before your trip
7 Best Zion National Park Tours
Zion is one of the most visited national parks in the country, and that popularity comes with a cost. The shuttle lines get long, the trailheads fill up fast, and if you are not careful, you can spend more time managing logistics than actually enjoying the park.
The tours on this list solve that problem. Some take you to private land where the crowds do not follow. Others handle the permit lottery that keeps most people off Angels Landing. A few put you into slot canyons that are not even on the standard Zion map. Tammilee and I have learned over years of visiting parks like this one that a good guide makes a good park great. Here are seven Zion National Park Tours that are worth every dollar.
Private Narrows Hike at Zion National Park with Gear Provided
⭐️ Rating: 4.9 out of 5 Stars (12+ reviews) | ⏳ Tour Length: 6 to 7 hours | 🥾 Check Rates and Availability
The Narrows is one of the most iconic hikes in America, and going in with a private guide is a completely different experience than going it alone.
You get fitted with proper boots, poles, and neoprene socks at Zion Outfitter in Springdale, then your guide leads your group into the Virgin River where the canyon walls narrow down to just a few feet apart.
The guide handles the gear, scouts the route, and captures photos along the way so you can stay focused on the hike itself.
👉 Book Your Private Narrows Hike: Recommended by 100% of travelers and booked an average of 55 days in advance. Lock in your date early.
Zion Sunset Jeep Tour
⭐️ Rating: 4.9 out of 5 Stars (377+ reviews) | ⏳ Tour Length: 1.5 hours | 🚙🌅Check Rates and Availability
This is the best way to end a day in Zion. An open-top Jeep takes a small group of just 8 guests up the mountain to one of the highest vantage points in East Zion, where chairs, blankets, and snacks are waiting as the sun drops behind the canyon below.
Reviewers use words like breathtaking and surreal, and they are not exaggerating. The guides know exactly where to position everyone for the best views, and the off-road ride up is its own highlight.
👉 Book Your Sunset Jeep Tour: Booked 10 or more times last week. This one fills up fast, especially in peak season.
Peek-a-Boo Slot Canyon Guided Hike
⭐️ Rating: 5.0 out of 5 Stars (788+ reviews) | ⏳ Tour Length: 2 to 3 hours | 🏜️🥾 Check Rates and Availability
Located near Kanab about an hour from Zion, this small-group slot canyon hike is one of the best-reviewed tours in all of southern Utah. Groups are capped at 10 guests, and the guides know exactly where to stand and when to shoot for the best light and photos. The 8 AM departure is particularly popular for getting the canyon to yourselves. Suitable for families with kids and guests of all fitness levels, with relatively flat terrain throughout.
👉 Book Your Slot Canyon Hike: Recommended by 99% of travelers. Booked an average of 35 days in advance. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.
Award Winning UTV Slot Canyon Tour
⭐️ Rating: 5.0 out of 5 Stars (1,688+ reviews) | ⏳ Tour Length: 2 hours | 🏜️🚙 Check Rates and Availability
This is the number one most booked experience in Zion National Park right now, and after reading the reviews it is easy to see why. A Can-Am UTV takes you across rugged private terrain to the Upper and Lower Red Cave Slot Canyons, places that can only be accessed through this tour. The canyons are jaw-dropping. The ride there is its own experience. And across nearly 1,700 reviews, the guides earn perfect marks every single time.
👉 Book Your UTV Slot Canyon Tour: Recommended by 99% of travelers. Booked an average of 38 days in advance. Do not wait on this one.
East Zion Crimson Canyon Hike and UTV Adventure
⭐️ Rating: 5.0 out of 5 Stars (1,152+ reviews) | ⏳ Tour Length: 2 hours | 🚙🏜️ Check Rates and Availability
Most Zion visitors have never heard of Crimson Canyon. That is exactly what makes this tour worth booking. A custom UTV takes small groups of just 5 guests into a private section of canyon where the sandstone walls rise over 100 feet with a gap of just 6 to 10 feet between them. Ancient Native American writings line the walls along the route. Reviewers call it one of the most jaw-dropping and underrated experiences in all of southern Utah. Five guests maximum means you are not sharing this with a crowd.
👉 Book Your Crimson Canyon Tour: Booked an average of 35 days in advance. Guests should have a moderate fitness level and be comfortable climbing over large boulders.
East Zion 4-Hour Slot Canyon Canyoneering UTV Tour
⭐️ Rating: 5.0 out of 5 Stars (806+ reviews) | ⏳ Tour Length: 4 hours | 🧗🏜️ Check Rates and Availability
If you want the most adventurous thing you can do in the Zion area, this is it. A UTV ride to the base of Coal Hollow Slot Canyon is followed by a steep half-mile hike and then 6 to 7 rappels into a canyon that can only be seen from the inside. All rappelling gear is provided.
The guides earn extraordinary reviews for their patience with first-timers and their depth of geological knowledge. This tour is recommended by 100% of travelers across more than 800 reviews. That kind of consistency does not happen by accident.
👉 Book Your Canyoneering Tour: Booked an average of 38 days in advance. Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance. Not recommended for pregnant travelers or those with heart or back conditions.
Zion National Park Angels Landing Guided Hike with Permit
⭐️ Rating: 5.0 out of 5 Stars (30+ reviews) | ⏳ Tour Length: Half day | 🥾⛰️ Check Rates and Availability
Angels Landing is one of the most famous hikes in the national park system, and since 2022 it requires a permit that most visitors never manage to get. This guided experience handles the permit for you. Your guide gets you to the top safely, with expert coaching on hand and foot placements through the iconic chain sections and the kind of calm presence that makes all the difference on an exposed ridge with a thousand-foot drop on either side. If Angels Landing is on your list, this is how you do it.
👉 Book Your Angels Landing Hike: Free cancellation included. Highly recommended for solo travelers and first-timers on the chains.
Stop Planning and Start Booking
See all available tours at Zion National Park here.
You already know you want to see Zion. The question is whether you want to spend your trip stuck in a shuttle line or whether you want to be standing inside a slot canyon that 99% of visitors never find. The Zion Tours that fit your dates will not wait around. Book now while the spots are open.
Additional Zion National Park Information
- Complete Guide to Zion National Park - Your complete guide to exploring Zion National Park
- Things To Do Zion National Park- List of things to do at Zion National Park including horseback riding, ranger programs, and exploring the town of Springdale!
- Zion Hikes- The ultimate hiking guide to plan your trip to Zion! Get Trail information, photos, and trail descriptions directly from a park ranger who has spent countless hours hiking this incredible park!
- Zion Shuttle Guide- Learn when the shuttles are running and how to use them to plan your trip to Zion
- Zion Narrows planning guide- The ultimate guide to plan your hiking adventure to the Zion Narrows. Includes both day hikes and top-to-bottom overnight hikes.
- Zion National Park Camping Guide- Complete guide to camping in Zion National Park
National Parks near Zion National Park
- Pipe Springs National Monument- learn about the Mormon War!
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area- Explore all the recreational opportunities along Lake Mead and around Hoover Dam
- Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument - If you are flying into Las Vegas on your way to Zion this is an easy park to visit on the way.
- Bryce Canyon National Park- No matter if you see Bryce in the summer or snow, at sunrise or the middle of the day, its breathtaking scenery and hoodoos will leave you inspired and awestruck!
- Cedar Breaks National Monument- Another gift from nature, the mini Bryce Canyon with sunsets that will dazzle your imagination! They have pretty epic fall colors too
- Grand Canyon National Park- nicknamed "The Big Ditch" is something you just have to see to believe! Its wonders are hard to put into words, photographs can only capture a small portion of its epicness! It truly is one of the seven wonders of the natural world!
- Capitol Reef National Park- The least visited of the 5 National Parks in Utah is what I call one of the top hidden Gems in the National Park System! It has epic scenic drives, epic hikes, jaw-dropping scenery, and much more!
- Arches National Park- A hikers and photographers paradise! Arches is home to over 2000 natural sandstone arches, many of which will blow your mind!
- Canyonlands National Park- Canyonlands is broken down into 3 sections, each filled with the charm and rugged beauty of the American Southwest. It's easy to see some of the highlights but its real charm come to those who plan and prepare to go deep into the wilderness.
Check out all of the Utah National Parks along with neighboring National Parks in Wyoming, National Parks in New Mexico, National Parks in Nevada, Idaho National Parks, Colorado National Parks, and Arizona National Parks.
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