Trying to beat the traffic headed into town? Looking for a way to stay out of the traffic during your stay while still creating memories? Come to Canyonlands By Night to experience one of our various boat tours.
We are open every Monday through Saturday from 7am-10pm and have a variety of tours. These boat tours are a wonderful way to avoid any traffic you may run into, both vehicular and human, during your visit to Moab.
3 Hour Fun Run
The 3 Hour Fun Run jet boat tour is our most recommended scenic tour that goes down river. On this tour you will get to see various arches, petroglyphs, Dead Horse Point, Thelma & Louise Point, and much more. The jet boat for this tour travels at about 35 mph and is a calm and very enjoyable scenic tour.
The 3 Hour Fun Run is $109 per adult and $99 per youth ages 4-12. *Anyone under the age of 4 is not allowed on the boat.
Spin & Splash
The Spin & Splash Boat is a thrilling experience that is not for the faint of heart. On this adventure your guide will load you onto the Spin King and play some rock and roll music to enhance your experience. You head up-river and, just like the name, your boat captain will spin the boat and go through rapids getting you completely soaked with the rock and roll music to bring some life to the ride.
This boat travels at 65 mph and covers roughly 28 miles round trip. The ticket price is $49 per adult and $39 per youth ages 8-12.
*Anyone under the age of 8 is not allowed on the boat.
*Anyone with back problems, illnesses, or other health concerns of the sort are not recommended on this tour
Sunset Jet Boat
The Sunset Jet Boat is one of our two evening tours that includes dinner with the boat portion of the event. This experience begins with a 1.5-hour scenic boat tour down the Colorado River. On this tour you get to see various arches, petroglyphs, and the red-rock canyon walls lit up in the sunset coloring. This special lighting exaggerates the reds and oranges in this rock which is quite a unique sight to see.
Following this unique tour, is a delicious Cowboy, Dutch Oven style dinner served in our dining hall overlooking the river. This meal is buffet style and sure to satisfy your BBQ cravings.
The Sunset Jet Boat tour is $99 per adult and $89 per youth ages 4-12.
*Anyone under the age of 4 is not allowed onto the boat
Sound and Light Show
The Sound and Light Show is the other evening tour which consists of dinner and the boat show up-river. To start off this experience, you get to have our Cowboy, Dutch Oven style dinner in our dining hall overlooking the river. After the meal you will board onto the Moab Queen II to head up-river.
On the way up-river your guide will point out interesting things in the canyon walls and tell you some fun stories about the area. Then, at dark, the guide will turn the boat around, shine 40,000 watts of illumination on the canyon walls, and play a sound narration. This narration will coordinate with the shadows displayed on the canyon walls to tell you the story of the history, formation, and creation of the Moab area according to the early settlers’ perspective.
The Sound and Light Show is $79 per adult and $69 per youth ages 4-12.
*Anyone under the age of 4 is not allowed onto the boat
River Tubing
Want to float down the Colorado River and cool off? We’ve got you covered! We’ll shuttle you up river to one of four locations and provide you with a tube and PFD (personal floatation device) and let you float back to our private dock. Float times depend on river flows, so check with us for the most up-to-date information. Each tube has a connector and we have extra tubes and coolers for rent so you make your own flotilla on the river.
The tube rental is $29+ tax per tube. (Damage deposit required at check-in).
*Must be at least 6 years old to tube and be reasonably fit and able to walk down a river bank to get to the water.
**For more information on the different guided river tours, contact Canyonlands by Night & Day at (435) 259-5261 or go to www.canyonlandsbynight.com