1-2 Hour Sonoran Desert Private Guided Hiking Tour

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Our guide is an experienced hiker and will take you on a unforgettable, super fun, beautiful hike.

   2 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 83 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5An Amazing Private Hiking Experience

  Paul was an incredible hiking guide for our private guided hike through the trails. He recommended that we start earlier than our originally scheduled 8:00 AM time due to the Arizona heat, so we took his advice and started at 7:00 AM—which ended up being a great decision! Paul came prepared with good-sized water bottles in convenient slings for each of us, which was especially appreciated in the heat. The hike itself was beautiful and enjoyable, and Paul was very knowledgeable about the local cacti, wildlife, and surrounding landscape. He shared lots of interesting information throughout the hike, which made the experience even more enjoyable. I would highly recommend Paul to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, thoughtful, and personable hiking guide. We had a great experience and would definitely book a tour with him again!

  Sahara_HAugust 2026via Viator

• 5Philly Girls Hike

  Paul is the absolute best! He is knowledgeable and loves what he does! 10 out of 10 recommend. We plan to book him again in the fall.

  MArketa_KMay 2026via Viator

• 5Wonderful hike through the saguaros

  My 75-year-old sister, Char, and I went on the hike and finished the whole loop with a fantastic guide, Paul H. He was very pleasant and knowledgeable, so we thoroughly enjoyed the hike in beautiful 70F weather. Many of the cacti were still blooming. The crested saguaro near the end of the hike was especially impressive. We highly recommend Paul. Thanks, Erma

  Safari216889May 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Sonoran Desert Hike!!

  Paul was thee best guide. Very knowledgeable on everything! I learned about a whole different eco system. The trees, tree diseases, bees, the meanest cactus! lol I highly recommend. The mountains and boulders are beautiful. We even got a brief pickleball lesson

  770keanatApril 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great hike for the non-hiking family!

  Paul's the man. Great hike, great knowledge, very enjoyable!

  drewt763April 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Paul is the best!

  What an awesome experience! Paul was a fantastic guide for our hike at the Pima Dynamite trailhead. Not only was he informative of the local plants and wildlife, but he was very safety first! Ensuring that we had water breaks and overall just very aware of his surroundings! Highly recommend this experience and if you’re lucky enough to have him as a guide, you’ll have a great experience!

  203chaunceyaMarch 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Scottsdale

• Its from-price is 69% below the median of the 170 experiences we list in Scottsdale.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 34 of 170.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Scottsdale

Scottsdale is a desert city next to Phoenix, in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, with a Western-style old town, art galleries, resorts and mountain trails.

Scottsdale lies east of Phoenix in Arizona, among the saguaro cacti and rocky hills of the Sonoran Desert. Old Town is a district of Western-themed shops, galleries and restaurants, and the city calls itself the West's Most Western Town. Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and desert school, is part of a World Heritage listing for his work.

Top-ranked sights in Scottsdale: Old Town Scottsdale, Pinnacle Peak Park.

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