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Create a Custom Multi-Day Desert Safari
Fully Guided Tour
Photography Paradise!
Interesting Geology!
You Dream it. We make it happen! Custom Multi-Day Desert Safaris are how we built this business. Overnight season is April-Oct.
Custom Multi-Day Desert Safaris of up to 5 days are possible. Groups of up to 10 can be accommodated with advance notice. Please call us well in advance to arrange all custom trips especially the longer the trip, the larger the group, and if during the months of APR, MAY, SEP, or OCT. Below are some examples of Custom Multiday Tours we have done in the past and often repeat. All custom tours require a phone consult sooner or later. At first contact it is also OK to send us an email with questions as well as your full phone number (international OK) and an appointment date/time/GMT+/-. This way we can be fully prepared to begin planning your adventure when we call. Our phone number is: 435-644-5506. Our email is dreamlandsafari@gmail.com.
PLEASE NOTE THESE CUSTOM MULTI-DAY TRIPS ARE INTENDED FOR LARGER GROUPS (4-6) WITH SIGNIFICANT NOTICE. For groups of 1-3 please try to coordinate with one of our single night scheduled trips to White Pocket and Toroweap. It is possible to do these custom trips with 1-3 passengers but it will require a considerably larger budget as the price is a flat rate for 1-6 passengers. Please see our rates listed below. All custom tours require notice of at least two weeks, but availability is questionable that far out. The earlier you plan this, preferably a month or several out, the more likely we can accommodate you on specific dates.
Dates
Our Custom Multi-day trips are available from April-October. Our busiest time of year is April-June and September-October. Planning early can assure you get the dates you desire.
Locations
On our custom built itineraries we can visit any of the locations listed in our day tours. Zion and Bryce, if desired, can be added but require additional entrance fees.
Rates
Our custom expedition rates are a flat daily rate for 1-5 passengers. $1750 USD for each 24hr period. Partial Days are pro-rated. Price does not include sales tax on all services in Kane County (7.95%) or public land use cost recovery fee (3.0%).
What's Included
The total cost includes the following services and amenities:
- Extensive tour planning, logistics, customization, and Itinerary building.
- Comfortable transportation
- Guided Photography/Day Hikes/Sightseeing from both the vehicle and the trail.
- Guided Stargazing and Star Photography- The night skies here are some of the best in the continental US!
- Luxury camping accommodations, camp toilet, chairs, extra blankets, two layer sleeping pads, etc.
- 3 Excellent catered meals a day included (except breakfast on day 1).
- Unlimited Bottled Water AND Several included beverages of your choice
- Baggage handling and storage
- Outdoor safety. Wilderness First Responder certified guide, satellite communications.
All in all you get extensive custom planning, small group transportation, luxury camp accommodations, excellent meals, 24hr guiding/personal camp service, and the best, most natural, backcountry locations in the southwest for around $200-$250 per person per day, depending on party size. We offer incredible value to our guests. Let us prove it to you!
What's Not Included
Although the planning of these activities is a free service listed above, the actual price of such activities must be borne by the guest and paid to the provider itself. Ask what is available at your destination(s).
Difficulty (1-10)
Custom, based upon the locations you choose to visit!
Recommended abilities
Custom, based upon the locations you choose to visit!
Permits
Custom, based upon the locations you choose to visit!
Maximum Destination Time to Driving Time/ Tour Flexibility
We know riding in the car all day to any spend an hour or two at your destination is a drag. We design our tours for you to experience the maximum and ride on the highway the minimum.
Utmost Guide Quality
Our hiring process is VERY selective. We select guides that are educated in geology, biology, environmental studies, outdoor recreation, or photography AND/OR experienced as guides at local venues. We ONLY choose guides that have a genuine passion for the outdoors and an interest in environmental protection.
Genuine Off-the-Beaten-Path Sights
Our camping tours destinations are never commercialized “tourist traps.” They are always bona fide wilderness areas, national parks, national forests, national monuments, wildlife refuges, or at least isolated BLM desert. Very rarely will lines or crowds ever be involved in our tours unless a commercialized area is specifically requested by the tour group.
Excellent Camp Cuisine
Our food is the kind of food you would prepare for your own dinner table. We’ll stop short of calling it gourmet but for a camp setting it might as well be! It typically includes a meat (chicken, steak, pork) with a vegetable or two and a starch. We can also accommodate special dietary concerns with little effort. Consider where you get to eat it too!! You’ll be dining overlooking views captured by no restaurant on earth!
Freedom of Activity
While you are not granted unlimited wandering, the freedom factor versus other tours is much greater. We have satellite messengers or radios and handheld GPS which you can use for safety. Most planned hikes will be guided, but if you want to hike up to the top of the hill behind the camp with your loved ones to watch the sunset before dinner, this can be done with a few minor provisions.
Setting Your Own Pace
You will never be in a hurry on a DST tour unless you want to be. This is why pace is considered a planning criterion. We think most people go on vacation to relax. We strive to maintain an ultra-relaxing environment in camp and on the road.
Deeper Interaction with Guide and Environment
Because our company focus is on quality over quantity, because our guides are highly educated and/or experienced, and because you have so much more time overall as well as at the destination, deeper interaction is possible. We encourage as much ground level interaction and learning as possible. Spatially, our vehicles are much more personal than the shuttle bus/divider type so that even on the road our guides are there for you.
Overall Experience and Value
Whether you are interested in a day tour, week long camping tours, or something in-between, our goal is to offer more value, more service, more nature and more experience to you. Don’t get caught in the tourist trap! Demand more for your dollar! We are certain that if our average customer tried to replicate our camping tours on their own, they would find it not only more expensive in the long run, but also not as interesting, involved, or informative, and much more laborious, frustrating, unsafe, and time consuming.
What is included on your tours?
Daytours include pickup and dropoff from local hotels, off-road transportation, natural history narration, guided hiking, photo advice, snacks, water, and lunch on tours of 6 hours or more. Our multi-day tours include all of this plus camping equipment, camp management, three excellent meals, stargazing, sunsets and sunrises for the photographer, and lots more time outside.
How soon should we book?
This depends on several factors, but our best advice is to book as soon as you finalize your plans. We do fill up, and if you have a limited window of opportunity, you may miss out. The smaller your availability window and the tighter your schedule, the earlier you need to book in order to ensure availability. The larger your group, especially if it involves more than one of our trucks (>7 passengers), the earlier you need to book.
How do I reserve my date(s)?
You are able to book online or by contacting us. We do require a 50% deposit to reserve your daytour date(s) and a 1/3 deposit to reserve a multi-day tour. The remaining balance is due the day of your tour at departure. Your guide can take any method of payment.
Can I pay via cash, Paypal, credit card, check?
What is your weather policy? What is your cancellation/reschedule policy?
These policies are all found on our Policies Page. PLEASE NOTE: Because of the constantly changing weather, targets moving over the whole region (our trucks), unpredictability of weather forecasts, the complexities of different road surfaces in different areas, the variable nature of storms as far as coverage and volume in this area, and the fact that some of the best photography weather is often on days with a chance of rain, we do not reflexively cancel tours without solid information. However, as your safety is always paramount in situations where incontrovertible evidence leads us to believe that potentially dangerous situations are probable, we will cancel tours if necessary. We will assume tours will run until departure time. We do not cancel tours until departure time as the most relevant information is at hand. Also if we know of a particular area or time that will be a problem we will often consult with all parties on the tour as to how best to go about re-routing, postponement, or cancellation. Trying to manage this on the phone hours before the tour is nearly impossible. If a party decides to cancel prior to departure time for reasons of weather forecasts, the cancellation will be subject to the standard policy. Cancellations made by us at departure will be accompanied by a full refund if no other solution can be reached. Also the information we have at any given time is often incomplete. For example, we do not know if the Wave is covered in snow or if the route is hikeable, whether roads are impassable in a given location etc….as we do not have a webcam at these remote locations. We do try to network to get better information if we can. Sometimes incontrovertible evidence is only found once the tour has begun. Guessing, followed by reflexive cancellations, we have learned, produces more poor results for everyone involved, than the strategy we take. It is very, very complex making these decisions. We are always monitoring the weather and have many years of experience managing the logistics that are affected by weather in this area. Please trust us to act in both our best interests.
What kind of vehicles do we tour in? Do you offer ATV/Jeep Tours?
All of our tours are run in Chevrolet Suburbans or Crew Cab Silverados for comfort and safety. We do not offer ATV or Jeep Tours.
What do I need to bring on a daytour/overnight?
The biggest things you need to remember on a daytour are a small pack to carry your own water (essential especially on tours with more hiking), jacket for warmth and rain (essential), boots or high top sneakers (optional but optimal in sand), any essential medication, and camera. Other items include extra layers when cold, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, chapstick, and other typical daytime sundries. For scheduled overnights bring all the same except an extra layer or two. You do not need a change of clothes. For overnights in April or October bring a warm hat and gloves. For custom multi-day trips just add a change of clothes or two. On all tours we provide water and snacks. On daytours of more than 6 hours and multi-days more than 24 hours we provide lunch. On scheduled overnights of 24 hours we do not provide lunch so please eat before you come.
What is the weather like there at various times of year?
We want to do one of your overnight tours, but aren’t able to make any of your scheduled dates. What are our options?
Depending upon our schedule, we may be able to add or shift dates. Please contact us with which tour you are interested in and which dates you are considering. Custom multi-days can be arranged APR-OCT depending on availability.
Guest Experiences on Custom Tours
Fully Guided Tour
Photography Paradise!
Interesting Geology!
Sample 2 Day 1 Night Custom Multi-Day Safari
All times are in Mountain Time. 36 hours – 8:00am Day 1 through 8:00pm Day 2.
Day 1 – Slot Canyons all day
8:00am – Guests are picked up at hotel and we depart for Peekaboo Slot Canyon / White Wave
12:00pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Arrive at Campsite / Trailhead
2:00pm – Hike to 2 more Slot Canyons on the same drainage in the Parunuweap Area
8:00pm – Dinner / Sunset
9:00pm until bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy, star photos
Day 2 – White Pocket and Wire Pass or south Coyote Buttes
6:30am – Sunrise
7:30am – Breakfast
8:00am – Guide packs up while guests explore the area around camp; departure following
10:30am – Hike South Coyote Buttes or Wire Pass depending on permits
1:00pm – Lunch
2:30pm – Hike to White Pocket
5:00pm – Depart White Pocket
8:00pm – Return to Kanab
Rates are calculated on a case by case basis and a 33% deposit is required. Once charged you will receive formal confirmation and receipt. If you want to set a date with the minimum of 2 and later add people we can just add to the total due.
Special Dietary Needs
By default we grill veggies and a meat with bread and have sandwiches for lunch. Salads can also be arranged. We include water and snacks throughout the day. We can include a soda or other beverage of choice upon request. Alcohol is not provided, but you may bring it on your own if you wish. Let us know if there are special dietary considerations.
Sample 4 Day 3 Night Custom Multi-Day Safari
All times are in Mountain Time. 80 hours.
Day 1 – White Pocket / Wire Pass
9:00am – Guests meet us 4350 East Mountain View Drive, Kanab UT 84741, and we depart for Vermillion Cliffs
10:00am – Hike and photograph Wire Pass Slot Canyon
12:30pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Hike and photograph White Pocket
5:00pm – Leave for Stateline Campground
6:00pm – Guide sets up camp while guests hike to the maze petroglyphs
6:40pm – Sunset
8:00pm – Dinner
9:00pm until bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy, star photos
Day 2 – The Wave
7:50am – Sunrise
8:00am – Breakfast / pack up
9:30am – Hike the Wave
12:00pm – Lunch
4:30pm – Leave for Coral Pink Sand Dunes Campground
6:00pm – Set up camp / showers / photograph dunes at sunset
6:40pm – Sunset
8:00pm – Dinner
9:00pm until bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy, star photos
Day 3 – Kanab Favorites / Toroweap
7:50am – Sunrise
8:00am – Breakfast / pack up
9:30am – Dinosaur Tracks
11:00am – Rosy Canyon Petroglyphs
1:00pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Peekaboo Slot Canyon / White Wave
3:00pm – Leave for Toroweap
5:30pm – Drop guests at Rim for sunset and setup camp
6:40pm – Sunset
8:00pm – Dinner
9:00pm until bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy, star photos
Day 4 – Toroweap / Rock Art
7:50am – Sunrise at Toroweap
10:00am – Breakfast / pack Up
12:00pm – Hike Vulcan’s Throne (an extinct volcano called a cindecone)
2:00pm – Lunch / return to Kanab
3:00pm – Rock Art stop
5:00pm – Arrive in Kanab
Rates are calculated on a case by case basis and a 33% deposit is required. Once charged you will receive formal confirmation and receipt. If you want to set a date with the minimum of 2 and later add people we can just add to the total due.
Special Dietary Needs
By default we grill veggies and a meat with bread and have sandwiches for lunch. Salads can also be arranged. We include water and snacks throughout the day. We can include a soda or other beverage of choice upon request. Alcohol is not provided, but you may bring it on your own if you wish. Let us know if there are special dietary considerations.
Sample Extended Custom Multi-Day Safari
All times are in Mountain Time.
Day 1 – Travel / Kanab Area, Luxury Camping
9:00am PACIFIC TIME – Pickup at your Las Vegas hotel (please let us know the location)
1:30pm MOUNTAIN TIME – Peekaboo Slot Canyon / White Wave / Dino Tracks
6:00pm – Set up camp, guests relax
8:00pm – Dinner
9:00pm until bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy
Day 2 – Bryce, Luxury Camping
7:00am – Breakfast
8:00am – Depart for Bryce
9:00am – Rim drive / guided hiking
6:00pm – Return to camp
7:00pm – Dinner
8:00pm til bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy
Day 3 – Zion, Luxury Camping
7:00am – Breakfast
8:00am – Depart for Zion
9:00am – Hike of the day: Angels landing, Observation Point (one-way downhill w/ shuttle), or something easier. There are many hikes in Zion. We could spend some time in the Kolob Area. We will discuss.
7:00pm – Dinner at camp
9:00pm until bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy
Day 4 – Grand Staircase, Quail Park Lodge
7:00am – Wake up
8:00am – Breakfast at Parry’s Lodge (included)
9:00am – Johnson Canyon, Willis Creek Slot Canyon, Kodachrome Basin, Grosvenor Arch, Candyland, Cottonwood narrows. Cottonwood Road / Cockscomb. Fuzzy Rock, Yellow Rock, Castle Rock, Fossilized Oyster Beds, Paria Townsite
8:00pm – Arrive in Kanab / QPL (dinner independent)
Day 5 – White Pocket, Quail Park Lodge
8:00am – Breakfast at Parry’s Lodge (included)
9:30am – Hike Wire Pass Slot Canyon
11:30am – Depart for White Pocket
1:00pm – Lunch / guided hike of White Pocket
4:00pm – Depart White Pocket
7:00pm – Arrive in Kanab / QPL (dinner independent)
Day 6 – Toroweap, Basic Camping (Lighter and Faster)
9:00am – Breakfast at Parry’s Lodge (included)
9:30am – Depart for Toroweap
12:30pm – Arrive at Toroweap / lunch / guided hikes
3:00pm – Free time at Toroweap; guide sets up, add-on hikes optional
7:00pm – Dinner
8:00pm until bedtime – Clean up, campfire, discussion, relaxation, astronomy
Day 7 – Valley of Fire / Las Vegas
6:00am – Sunrise photos if desired
8:00am – Full cowboy breakfast, clean up and pack up
9:30am – Depart for Valley of Fire / Las Vegas
1:00pm PACIFIC TIME – Valley of Fire
7:00pm PACIFIC TIME – Arrive at Las Vegas hotel
Rates are calculated on a case by case basis and a 33% deposit is required. Once charged you will receive formal confirmation and receipt. If you want to set a date with the minimum of 2 and later add people we can just add to the total due.
Special Dietary Needs
By default we grill veggies and a meat with bread and have sandwiches for lunch. Salads can also be arranged. We include water and snacks throughout the day. We can include a soda or other beverage of choice upon request. Alcohol is not provided, but you may bring it on your own if you wish. Let us know if there are special dietary considerations.
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