Scottsdale & Phoenix 2 Hour Guided Desert UTV Tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. You will meet us in the parking area at the trail head, once there you will check in, get kitted with your helmet and goggles, and go over a quick safety briefing so that you feel good about how to operate your vehicle. Once everyone is ready to go you will follow your guide into the off road trails in the Tonto National Forest area where you will ride for 2 hours covering about 20 miles of trail. Your guide will reorder the group after the first 10 minutes to be sure everyone can ride at their own pace, the vehicles can reach speeds of 40 mph, but not everyone likes to go that fast! You will traverse sandy washes and blow up the dust while viewing the beautiful Sonoran Desert scenery. Your guide will periodically stop you to give pointers on the upcoming terrain, make sure you are drinking water, and take photos of everyone in action. After the tour you will return to the starting point where your car will be waiting for you.

   2 hAdmission included

2. Views of Superstition Mountain Range

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3. Views of Weavers Needle in Lost Dutchman State Park

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4. Views of the Lake from the Trailhead

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5. Views of the Fountain when operating.

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6. Pass thru the Yavapai Reservation on way to trailhead.

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Cancellation

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

Reviews

Ratings come from 122 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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• 5Cowabunga! UTVs in the desert! The good and the awesome (no bad)!

  This was the 3rd time that we've done the ATV/UTV VIP Experience with Stellar Adventures through the Innovate CISO/CIO/Cybersecurity Leaders conference which is held every fall in Scottsdale. Another great morning of riding over the hills and through the slot canyons in the Sonoran Desert. The first time was in 2023 and Crazy Mitch was our guide. He rotated every UTV in the group to the front so that everyone got to be photographed and videoed racing down the trails. Mitch had us as the lead UTV on the final stretch so that we could go all out at topped out the speedo at 50MPH! We knew that we'd be back. Second time was in 2025 and again we got paired with Mitch. The second time it was right after flooding had occurred the week before, so there was a LOT of exposed boulders to watch out for and had to divert around some of them to avoid popping a tire. The trails were so different this time. Again, Mitch remembered that I liked to go all out so again we led the pack in the last leg. This last time, we were paired with Mike as our guide and he was just as crazy and cool as Mitch! We only had 3 UTVs in our pack and the other drivers were new to the experience, so they chose to ride a little slower, but not us again we were leading the group behind Mike, but on the last leg I got my buddy Chuck and his wife Barb to take the lead and experience the speed of the long straight-away back to base. He enjoyed it for sure as he was wearing an ear-to-ear smile at the finish line. The tour definitely takes you through several different landscapes, from hard pack to ruts and dips, to hills and high banked curves all while taking in the sites of great cactus some that are hundreds of years old and more than 30 feet tall. Depending on the time of year the trails can be brown and void of color looking like the moon, and other times it can be green, lush, and full of colors of barrel cactus flowers, and prickly pear cactus with pinkish red fruits, just don't hugging the Teddy Bear cactus, they look cute, but if you brush past one of those, you'll be pulling spines out of your skin for days. Most of all of you go, enjoy yourself. Enjoy nature at its most beautiful. If you are riding on the trails and see trash be sure to pick it up if you can, help keep the desert beautiful. Don't be like the Burning Man crowd and forget to pack out your trash. Oh and ONE more thing...... Be sure to tip the guides, they appreciate it and they work hard to make your experience safe and memorable. Peace

  Compass41940480586October 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Awesome tour guide and so much fun!

  Devo was awesome! So friendly and personable and we had a blast!!! We’ll be doing this next time we’re in Arizona!!

  L7848APalicialSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Sunset desert tour

  My favorite memory of my trip to Arizona.

  OnAir36225912759September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Totally satisfied

  This experience was AMAZING!! Guide was awesome, loved his sarcasm and expertise, the trails were intense and the speed perfect! Highly recommend and would definitely do it again!! Thanks for the awesome memories!!

  429diannadApril 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5The Best Outdoor Experience

  My daughters and I enjoyed this tour so very much. Mitch, our tour guide was so knowledgeable and made what could have seemed a frightening experience a perfect one! Thank you so much for helping to create memories of a lifetime!

  Kimberly PApril 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great for family!

  Our family enjoyed the tour so much that we came back and did it again! It was great for a family of four with a 6-year-old and an 11-year-old. Communication prior to the tour was very detailed and helpful. Our tour guide, Devin, was amazing! He made sure we were safe and had fun the entire time. We also loved that this was a smaller group tour, and the scenery along the trail was incredible. Our first day started a bit chilly, and Devin came prepared with ponchos and blankets for us. The snacks at the end were also a sweet touch. Highly recommended!

  Yiran_GApril 2026via Viator

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How it compares in Scottsdale

• Its from-price is 100% above the median of the 170 experiences we list in Scottsdale.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 26 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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