Mule Trips

 

South Rim Mule Trips

North Rim Mule Trips

South Rim mule trips are offered year round. South Rim Mule trips may be booked 13 months in advance and fill up early. A waiting list is maintained for cancellations, but chances of obtaining reservations on the waiting list are slim. If you wish to make a trip into the canyon on a mule, plan ahead! 3 hour Abyss Overlook Ride departs twice daily, through October, and once daily through mid March from the Historic Mule Barn just a short walk from the Bright Angel Lodge. The ride passes through a Ponderosa Forest and a Piñon and Juniper woodland. Riders dismount and walk a short distance to the Abyss, an overlook on the rim of the canyon. $122.81 including tax, per person. Includes a light snack, and water. Overnight Rides stay the night at Phantom Ranch, at the bottom of the Canyon near the Colorado River. This service must be reserved and purchased in advance. Overnight rides include accommodations and meals. Overnight ride prices start at $523.43 for the first person, or two people for $924.04 including taxes. Two-night rides are also available. Check Xanterra's website for more details. Mule rides from the South Rim can be reserved through: Xanterra Parks & Resorts. Call [phone] or toll free [phone], or FAX [phone], or write to: Xanterra Parks & Resorts, 6312 S Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 600N, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Visit: www.grandcanyonlodges.com. For waiting list information, call [phone] or contact the Bright Angel Lodge transporation desk inside the park. There are restrictions: Overnight mule riders must not weigh more than 200 lbs/91 kg fully dressed 3 hour Abyss Overlook riders must not weigh more than 225 lbs/102 kg. Riders must be at least 4 feet 7 inches/140 cm in height and must be able to speak and understand fluent English, must be in good physical condition, should not be afraid of heights or large animals, and cannot be pregnant.

North Rim mule trips are offered from mid-May to mid-October. North Rim mule trips do not go to the river. One-hour rides along the rim and ½ day rim or inner canyon trips are usually available on a daily basis. Prices start at $40.00/person. 1 Hour Trip - Grand Canyon Rim 7 year age limit - 220 lb. weight limit 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $40.00/person, including taxes. 1/2 Day Trip to Uncle Jim's Point 10 year age limit - 200 lb. limit 7:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. $80.00/person, including taxes. Inner-Canyon 1/2 Day Trip to Supai Tunnel on the N. Kaibab Trail The 1/2 day ride desends down the North Kaibab Trail 2,300 hundred feet. 10 year age limit - 200 lb. weight limit 7:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. $80.00/person, including taxes. Register in the lobby of the Grand Canyon Lodge at the Grand Canyon Trail Rides desk; open 7:00am-5:00pm daily. Shuttle bus to trail head leaves the lodge one half hour before trip departure times. For reservations call Grand Canyon Trail Rides, [phone], or write to: Grand Canyon Trail Rides PO Box 128, Tropic, Utah, 84776, or visit them at canyonrides.com

 

National Forest Trail Rides - South Rim

One-hour and two-hour trail rides through the pines of the Kaibab National Forest and twilight campfire and wagon rides are available. Both horses and mules are utilized. Apache Stables is located just outside of the South Entrance to Grand Canyon National Park at the north end of the community of Tusayan. For information and reservations call [phone].

 

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