Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon: Private Jeep Tour & Ancient Sites

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Duration3h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

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Private jeep ride over coral pink dunes into Peek-A-Boo slot canyon with ancient fossils and petroglyphs

You’ll ride across wild coral pink dunes in a 4x4 Jeep Rubicon before walking into Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon’s glowing walls with a local guide who knows every story and fossil here. Touch ancient moki steps, spot petroglyphs, breathe in desert air — and maybe laugh at yourself trying to say “Kanab.”

Step-by-step itinerary

Jeep tour and slot canyon walk

Jeeping across sand coral pink dunes
Walk into slot canyon with vermilion walls
See Indian moki steps and sea shells
View fossils and petrified coral
Observe Indian petroglyphs and ancient pictographs

The Experience

I’ll be honest — I almost bailed when my shoelace snapped right as we pulled up to the Jeep. But our guide, Tom (forty years in these canyons, apparently), just grinned and handed me a spare from his glovebox. “Happens all the time,” he said. That set the tone: nothing too precious, just people who know this place inside out. The Jeep rumbled over those coral pink dunes like it was born for it, windows down so the air smelled like hot sand and sagebrush. I didn’t expect how quiet it gets out there — just wind, tires crunching, Tom’s stories about the old days.

Walking into Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon felt like stepping into another planet. The walls really do glow that deep red, especially when the sun’s low — and you can run your hands along stone that’s older than anything I’ve ever touched. We stopped where you could see little fossil shells pressed into the rock (Tom called them “the ocean’s leftovers”), and he pointed out these tiny moki steps chipped by ancient hands. I tried to imagine climbing them but honestly? No way. There were petroglyphs too — faded but still there if you squint — and Tom told us what some of them meant, or at least what folks think they mean.

I kept lagging behind to take photos, but after a while I just put my phone away because it felt better to look than to snap. The light shifted every few minutes — one second gold, then suddenly cool and blue in the shadows. At one point someone in our group tried to pronounce “Kanab” properly and Tom laughed so hard he nearly dropped his water bottle. It was all pretty casual; nobody rushed us or made us feel like tourists ticking boxes.

What’s included

Your day includes transport across sand dunes in a high-clearance Jeep Rubicon with an experienced local guide leading you through Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon’s trails and ancient sites; bottled water is provided throughout your journey before returning from Kanab.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Roads End Slot Canyon Tours