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A smartphone displaying a tour app for Arches National Park with a prominent arch formation in the background. 1
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A smartphone displaying a map with a route and audio instructions for a tour. 3
A desert landscape with prominent red rock formations and a large arch. 4
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By Shaka Guide Apps

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $22 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Explore Arches National Park at your own pace on a self-guided GPS audio driving tour through towering sandstone fins, dramatic viewpoints, and some of Utah’s most famous natural arches. Follow turn-by-turn directions to iconic sights including Delicate Arch, The Windows, Balanced Rock, Park Avenue, Devils Garden, and Landscape Arch, with optional hikes along the way.

    Shaka Guide tours are created by real people who know and experience the destinations they guide, bringing Arches to life through engaging stories, geology, history, and local insight. Choose the stops and hikes that interest you, skip others, and spend as much time as you like exploring.

    One purchase covers everyone in your vehicle. Download the Shaka Guide app and tour before you go; once downloaded, the audio and map work offline, and GPS-triggered narration plays automatically as you drive.

Activity location

  • Moab Fault Overlook
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • North Highway 191
    • North Highway 191
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Full-Day Audio Driving Tour of Arches National Park in English

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00am-11:30pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
CA $22.23 x 1 TravellerCA $22.23
Total
Price is CA $22.23

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Self-guided GPS audio driving tour of Arches National Park
  • Inclusions
    Offline map and audio after download
  • Inclusions
    Flexible itinerary with optional stops, viewpoints, and hikes
  • Inclusions
    Turn-by-turn audio navigation that plays automatically as you drive
  • Inclusions
    Tour access does not expire
  • Inclusions
    One purchase covers everyone in your vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Stories, history, geology, and park recommendations
  • Exclusions
    Transport or rental vehicle
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • This is a self-guided driving tour. Transport and a driver are not included, so you’ll need your own vehicle or hire car.
    • The tour can be started from either the northbound or southbound approach to Arches National Park. Follow the starting-point directions in the Shaka Guide app.
    • Download the Shaka Guide app after booking and use the redemption code provided in your confirmation to access your tour.
    • Download the tour over strong Wi-Fi before entering the park. Cell service is spotty throughout Arches. Once downloaded, the audio and map work offline, and GPS-triggered narration plays automatically as you drive.
    • The itinerary is flexible. Stops, viewpoints, and hikes are recommendations, not requirements. Skip stops, stay longer at places that interest you, or choose shorter hikes based on your available time.
    • Arches National Park requires a separate entrance pass. Park admission is purchased separately from the National Park Service and is not included with the Shaka Guide tour.
    • Advanced timed-entry reservations are not required at Arches National Park in 2026. However, entrance delays or temporary vehicle diversions may occur when the park becomes congested, and parking at popular stops can fill. Arriving early and remaining flexible is recommended.
    • The Shaka Guide tour visits the Fiery Furnace Viewpoint only. Entering the Fiery Furnace requires a separate ranger-guided reservation or self-guided permit from the National Park Service and is not part of this tour.
    • Hiking is optional. Trail difficulty varies significantly, from short viewpoint walks to strenuous hikes such as Delicate Arch. Choose activities that match your ability, available time, weather, and current trail conditions.
    • Accessibility varies by stop. Because this is a self-guided tour using your own vehicle, accessibility depends on your vehicle and the locations you choose to visit. Many trails include sand, uneven rock, steep grades, or other terrain that may not be wheelchair or stroller accessible.
    • Desert conditions can be hot and exposed. Bring plenty of water, sun protection, and appropriate footwear.
    • Bring a fully charged phone. A car charger is recommended for a full day of exploring.

Activity itinerary

Arches Visitor Center

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Visitor Centre has necessities like water, snacks, and bathrooms. This is a good place to fill up your water and purchase a few snacks. There is no other place in the park that sells food and the only other place that has drinking water is all the way at the end of the road at Devils Garden.

Moab Fault Overlook

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
At the Moab Fault viewpoint, you can see the result of enormous pressure that separated the area of the viewpoint with the cliff wall on the other side of the canyon.

Park Avenue Trail

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
City folks say you get the same feeling standing among the rock formations in Park Avenue that you do standing next to the towering skyscrapers in New York city.

La Sal Mountains Viewpoint

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
La Sal means the salt in Spanish. The mountains got their name in 1776 when Spanish explorers thought the snowy peaks looked like giant piles of salt. The highest peak, Mount Peale, is over 12,000 feet around 3,600 metres high

Courthouse Towers

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
Here you’ll find a series of huge sandstone rock formations like the Three Gossips, The Organ, and Sheep Rock.

Petrified Dunes Viewpoint

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
This is a vast landscape of these sort of lumpy rock formations. It may not look like it at first, but they are actually sand dunes, like on the Sahara. More specifically though, these are petrified sand dunes, meaning that the sand actually solidified into rock around 200 million years ago.

Balanced Rock Trail

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
Balanced Rock stands over 120 feet or 11 stories tall. This giant Hoodoo has a ball on top that appears to be perfectly balanced on the spire below.

The Windows Section

  • 20m
This area features more than 30 different magnificent arches including The Windows, Turret Arch, and Double Arch, which was featured in the opening scenes of Indian Jones and the Last Crusade.

Garden of Eden

  • 20m
The Garden of Eden is a great place to wander around. This is an open terrain dotted with fins, windows, and miniature arches, or even arches still being formed. There's no designated trail so be sure you watch your step for any biocrust. You can find the owl rock just a short distance from the car park.

Pothole Arch

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pothole arch is unlike the rest of the arches you’ll see on the tour because, while those arches are vertical, this arch is horizontal.

Panorama Point

  • 20m
From this high vantage point, you can see for miles and miles in several directions. To the north is Devil's Garden and the Fiery Furnace. To the south you can see Elephant Butte, the highest point in the park at 5,600 feet.

Delicate Arch Trail

  • 2h
Optional Hike: Visit Delicate Arch Trailhead for the strenuous 3-mile return hike to one of the park’s most famous landmarks. Allow approximately 2–3 hours for the hike. If you prefer an easier option, visit the separate Delicate Arch Viewpoints instead.

Delicate Arch Viewpoint

  • 20m
If you don’t have time or don’t have a reservation to make the three-mile hike to Delicate Arch, you can still see the arch from two viewpoints. The trail to the lower viewpoint is just a short 100-foot walk from the car park. The second trail is to the upper viewpoint, about a half mile return.

Salt Valley Overlook

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Salt Valley was once called the paradox formation because early geologists couldn’t determine how it was created. It’s a good thing you’ve got Shaka Guide to make everything clear.

Fiery Furnace Viewpoint

  • 20m
This place got its name because the rocks here glow as if they're on fire when the sun is at the right angle. There is a permit-only hike through the Fiery Furnace but permits are limited and must be reserved online. We don’t recommend the hike on our tour due to its difficulty, but if you really want to hike it, you can make a reservation here.

Sand Dune Arch

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Explore Sand Dune Arch on a short walk through deep sand between towering sandstone fins. You can extend your visit towards Broken Arch if you have more time. Longer backcountry-style hikes such as Tower Arch require substantially more time and additional driving.

Skyline Arch

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
This large arch sits just above the horizon framing the sky as a wonderful window arch. No hiking is required, but if you want, just 10 minutes on foot will get you up close to the arch.

Devils Garden Trailhead

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Walk around and check out the arches. The hike is short - about two miles - and it's well-worth it. You'll also find picnic tables and a bathroom if you want to relax for a while. ​​The most famous formation at the Devils Garden Trail is definitely the Landscape Arch, the longest arch in North America.

Location

Activity location

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    Moab Fault Overlook
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    North Highway 191
    • North Highway 191
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States
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    South Highway 191
    • South Highway 191
    • Moab, Utah, United States

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