Private Jeep Tours in Sedona Compared

The five private rides side by side

Every tour below is private and every one allows free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. A Day in the West grades its trails, with Red Rock West and Lil' Rattler at Moderate and Diamondback Gulch at Extreme. The Soldier Pass trail visits Seven Apache Pools and Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole and is sold as a peaceful ride rather than a rough one.

The Private Lil' Rattler Jeep Tour has the most reviews at 525.

Private or shared

On a shared tour you split the jeep with other guests on a fixed departure. On a private tour the jeep goes out with just your party, which is how operators such as Adventures Out West describe their private charters: your own schedule, no strangers. That suits families with small children, groups of friends and anyone who wants to set the pace and talk to the driver.

How the difficulty scale works

Sedona operators grade their rides so you can match the trail to your group. Sedona Jeep Tours uses mild, bumpy, extreme and smooth paved. Pink Adventure Tours scores Broken Arrow at 3/5, bumpy rather than extreme. The Forest Service notes that the roads next to Broken Arrow Trail are used by jeep tours, so expect other vehicles on the slickrock.

Pink's other Sedona rides include the Honanki Cliff Dwelling Tour, Diamondback Gulch, Coyote Canyons and Touch the Earth (Vortex). Among the private tours on this page, the Private Diamondback Gulch Extreme Jeep Tour is the one graded extreme, while the Red Rock West rides stay moderate.

Choosing by mood

Use this quick sort before you book. If you would rather drive yourself, Visit Sedona lists Sedona Jeep Rentals at 3009 W SR 89A under ground transportation. A rental has no guide, and the guide is half the value of a private tour.

Group size and vehicles

The Singenuity booking catalog sells both 3 Passenger and 5 Passenger three hour private jeep tours, which shows how operators size private trips. A Day in the West runs its Diamondback Gulch ride along the Sidewinder Trail as a private group of 6 maximum, graded Extreme and open to ages 3 and up.

Pick-up is not listed on the five cards here, so plan to meet the jeep at the operator's departure point and confirm it when you book. Where an operator does collect you, the transfer counts as tour time: Wild West Jeep Tours, for example, picks up in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley within a total tour time of up to 3 hours.

Packing list

Nothing here needs buying if you already spend time outdoors. Some operators put water in the jeep, as Wild West Jeep Tours does with a cooler of bottled water and gatorade on its private Great Western Trail ride. Bring your own unless the tour says otherwise.

Weather and late changes

Weather rules differ between operators. Wild West Jeep Tours, for example, states a 100% refund with 24-hour advance notice and a 100% refund for severe weather. Read the rule on the tour card before paying, and check the forecast before the 24-hour deadline rather than on the morning itself.