Private Luxury Sedona Highlights & Hike Tour
Explore Sedona's red rocks on a private Sedona highlights & hiking tour built around your group. Visit iconic viewpoints and landmarks, then hit the trail for a private guided hike customized to your fitness level and goals. With door-to-door pickup from hotels and B&Bs, 679+ five-star reviews, and recognition among Arival's Top 10 in North America for 2025, you get the best of Sedona sightseeing and hiking in one day.
A Top 10 Tour Operator in North America — 2025
Grand Canyon Journeys was named a Top 10 Tour Operator in North America in the 2025 Arival TourReview Spotlight Awards — a ranking built on pure, unfiltered guest data aggregated from Expedia, GetYourGuide, Google, Tripadvisor and Viator. No judges and no pay-to-play: just real reviews from travelers on our private Grand Canyon, Sedona and Antelope Canyon tours.
Hotel Pickup: Sedona
Private door-to-door pickup for your Sedona highlights and hike tour.
See it, then step into it
Your local guide narrates the geology, human history, and desert ecology along the way, carries water and trail snacks, and keeps the pace entirely yours. It's an active, fully private way to experience Sedona beyond the overlooks. Door-to-door hotel pick-up included. Want the viewpoints without the hike? See our Sedona Highlights Tour instead.
Lunch is not included in the price, but we will make a reservation for you and take you to Mesa Grill.
Where we collect you
Door-to-door from your hotel or B&B in Sedona. The trail and distance are chosen around your group on the day.
From Sedona
Pick-up from any Sedona hotel or B&B. Trekking poles and trail snacks are provided.
What's included
- Expert local private guide
- Trekking poles & trail snacks for the hike
- Luxury air-conditioned SUV or van
- Door-to-door Sedona hotel pick-up
- Cooler with water, Gatorade & snacks
- Trail customized to your group’s fitness
- Narration on geology, history & desert ecology
- German-language guiding available on request
Sightseeing meets the trail
A flexible private day that pairs the famous viewpoints with real time on the red rocks.
The viewpoints
The same iconic stops as our Highlights tour — Chapel of the Holy Cross, Airport Mesa, and the red rock overlooks, with time for photos.
The guided hike
A trail chosen for your group. This is a 2-hour moderate high-desert hike — your guide adapts distance and pace as you go.
What to Bring on Your Tour
We keep packing simple — a cooler of water, Gatorade and snacks travels with us, and your guide carries the rest. To stay comfortable on the trail, we recommend you bring:
- Sun protection — hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
- Layers you can add or remove as temperatures change
- A refillable water bottle (we keep it topped up)
- Personal medications and a small camera or phone
679+ five-star reviews
Grand Canyon Journeys is rated 5.0 across 679+ reviews and named a Top 10 Tour Operator in North America by the 2025 Arival TourReview Spotlight Awards.
Private tour pricing
Plus 6.35% sales tax.
Full refund if cancelled 24 hours before tour departure.
Frequently asked questions
The trail is customized to your group's fitness and goals — your guide chooses the route and distance on the day. Trekking poles are provided.
An expert local guide, trekking poles and trail snacks, a private luxury vehicle, door-to-door Sedona hotel pick-up, and a cooler with water, Gatorade and snacks.
Lunch isn't included in the price, but we'll make a reservation for you and take you to Mesa Grill.
A moderate, roughly 2-hour high-desert hike. Your guide chooses the trail and adapts the distance and pace to your group's fitness as you go.
The same iconic stops as our Sedona Highlights tour — Chapel of the Holy Cross, Airport Mesa, and the red rock overlooks — with time for photos.
Get out onto the red rocks
Private departures from your Sedona hotel.