Scenic Tours of Utah

10 Day
Grand Circle
National
Parks Tour

an experience of a lifetime awaits you in Utah
Booking Details

Scenic Tours of Utah

10 Day
Grand Circle
National
Parks Tour

an experience of a lifetime awaits you in Utah
Booking Details

Scenic Tours of Utah

10 Day
Grand Circle
National
Parks Tour

an experience of a lifetime awaits you in Utah
Booking Details

Scenic Tours of Utah

10 Day
Grand Circle
National
Parks Tour

an experience of a lifetime awaits you in Utah
Booking Details

Scenic Tours of Utah

10 Day
Grand Circle
National
Parks Tour

an experience of a lifetime awaits you in Utah
Booking Details
Zion NP
Bryce Canyon NP
Capital Reef NP
Arches NP
Monument Valley

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Backpacking & Wilderness Survival Experience

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Wilderness Survival Experience

5 days 4 nights in a remote canyon in southern Utah

Ready for a transformative challenge? Our Backpacking Wilderness Survival Camp is designed to push you beyond your limits and discover your inner resilience. This isn’t just about survival skills; it’s about finding your calm under pressure. You’ll master the three survival essentials of shelter, water, and food in a rugged mountain setting, learning firsthand how to find nourishment, build fire, and create safe shelter.

But this camp is more than just survival training. It’s our most impactful trip, where you’ll forge deep connections with fellow adventurers while exploring your own mental fortitude. Through daily Scripture study, reflective journaling, and fireside discussions, you’ll also grow closer to God and strengthen your faith.

If you're ready to test your limits, build lasting friendships, and gain invaluable life skills, this is the adventure for you. Join us and uncover what you're truly capable of in the wild!

June 1-5

5 days 4 nights

SAVE Your Spot!

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Backpacking the Inca Trail Overview

Backpacking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Dreamed of going to Machu Picchu? Now's your chance! Join us on a weeklong backpacking trip on the Inca trail, led by experienced guides. This challenging adventure requires good physical shape and the ability to hike 50 miles over 7 days at high altitudes. We will have porters carrying gear, so you only need a day bag. Don't worry about food - our professional chefs will provide delicious meals. Before the backpacking trip, we'll spend 2 days in Cusco to acclimate to the altitude and explore the city. Throughout the journey, we'll visit ruins, villages, and interact with llamas. And of course, our final destination is Machu Picchu! Each day will be filled with scripture study, firesides, and personal growth. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to create lifelong friendships and strengthen your faith in Jesus Christ!

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Areas Visited

Zion NP â–« Bryce Canyon NP â–« Capitol Reef NP â–« Arches NP â–« Canyonlands NP â–« Antelope Canyon â–« Lake Powell â–« Horseshoe Bend â–« Monument Valley â–« Mesa Verde NP â–« Durango Colorado â–« Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument

We begin and end the tour in Las Vegas and visit the states of Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. We pass through three Native American reservations as well. Our guides are the best in the area. They usually are natives of Southern Utah and have a lifetime of stories and insights to draw upon. There is no substitute for experience. They provide a comprehensive overview of the history, geology, plant life, and culture of the West.

Our guides are the best in the area. They usually are natives of Southern Utah and have a lifetime of stories and insights to draw upon. There is no substitute for experience. They provide a comprehensive overview of the history, geology, plant life, and culture of the West.

(Temple Square has more visitors every year than most of the national parks in Utah, combined)

The
Adventure

We do not put the exact itinerary online for safety reasons. Below you will find the adventures we will be doing!

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime wilderness survival youth trip in the remote canyons of southern Utah! Each day, you'll learn essential survival skills like gathering and purifying water, setting up shelters, making fires, and crafting primitive tools and weapons. Return missionary counselors will guide you in daily spiritual discussions, followed by an hour of scripture study, reflection, and journaling. One night, experience the solitude and beauty of the night sky as you build your own shelter and spend the night alone, just you and God. With fireside chats around a campfire each evening, you'll strengthen your faith, forge lifelong friendships, and leave with newfound confidence in yourself, others, and God.

YWE EXPERIENCE:

  • Do Hard Things

    Learn that hard things are not only possible, but incredibly fulfilling and lead to some of the best experiences in life.

  • Get closer to God

    We will start out our day with scripture study and end with firesides. During the long days on the trail we will be looking for how God is in our everyday lives and in the world around us. At the end of the trip we will have made life-long friendships and grown stronger in the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
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Cedar City

We begin our adventure in Cedar City where we meet as a group, get to know each other, get our gear and make our survival pack

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Learn new Skills

Over the next three days you will learn how to build shelters, make friction fire, harvest animals, flint knap tools, and so much more.

Each morning we will begin the day studying scriptures and each night we will cook our food on the camp fire and have a devotional and look at the stars!

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day 5

Put your skills to practice

today you will put all your skills to the test when you go on a solo expedition. On your solo expedition you will build your own shelter, cook your own food, and spend the night by yourself in the wilderness!

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Time to Go home

You did it, you survived a week in the wilderness. You will take home a new set off skills and a renewed confidence in yourself and God!

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The Adventure

Popular
Sights/Events

Welcome to the popular sights and events section of our website! Here, you'll find some thrilling adventures that will get your heart racing and make your YWE trip an unforgettable one.

Survive The Elements

Get ready for a wild ride down the rapids at the Big Rock Candy Mountain! Hold on tight as you navigate through thrilling twists, turns, and surges of adrenaline. This is water rafting at its best!

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Survival Tools

Prepare for the ultimate adrenaline rush as you rappel down the majestic Bullion Falls in Utah. Feel the thrill of descending down this stunning natural wonder, getting a unique perspective of its beauty as you go.

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Survival Food Prep

Challenge yourself and test your limits as we put on our backpacks and start our trek into the Tushar mountains. This will be the hardest part of the trip but you’ll be rewarded by some of the most beautiful views Utah has to offer!

    Backpacking & Wilderness Survival Experience

    YWE Pricing

    995
    /per person

    Wilderness Survival

    Inclusions

    Lodging Included

    Food Included

    Adventures Included

    Details

    • Age 15-19
    • Good physical condition

    *This trip has a very active itinerary. You can choose to participate in all or some of the activities, but please understand the physicality of this trip before you register.

    What to Expect

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    Areas Visited

    Zion NP â–« Bryce Canyon NP â–« Capitol Reef NP â–« Arches NP â–« Canyonlands NP â–« Antelope Canyon â–« Lake Powell â–« Horseshoe Bend â–« Monument Valley â–« Mesa Verde NP â–« Durango Colorado â–« Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument

    We begin and end the tour in Las Vegas and visit the states of Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. We pass through three Native American reservations as well. Our guides are the best in the area. They usually are natives of Southern Utah and have a lifetime of stories and insights to draw upon. There is no substitute for experience. They provide a comprehensive overview of the history, geology, plant life, and culture of the West.

    Our guides are the best in the area. They usually are natives of Southern Utah and have a lifetime of stories and insights to draw upon. There is no substitute for experience. They provide a comprehensive overview of the history, geology, plant life, and culture of the West.

    (Temple Square has more visitors every year than most of the national parks in Utah, combined)
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    This was a fabulous trip through the beautiful landscape of the Mighty Five and wonderful additions in Arizona, Colorado and Utah. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and we entered all the Parks without any of the publicized traffic delays. The tour was comfortable and the group size (9) perfect Tom rallied our group early every day and he knew all the 'secret' back roads within the Parks to maximize our adventure. Antelope Canyon was magnificent, as was: Zion, Bryce, and Scenic Highway 12 in Utah. I highly recommend this tour company for your Utah National Park travel experience.
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    My wife and I chose the self guided option of the Mighty 5 plus Dead Horse and Goblin Valley State Parks with Southern Utah Scenic Tours. One word for the entire process and trip: SPECTACULAR! Will and Jaime gave us the most incredible 9 day itinerary that took us from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City. Every day was wonderfully outlined in the travel package and we felt like we had plenty of time to see every attraction. The lodging was outstanding and always close to the parks we were visiting. The restaurant recommendations were spot on every time! The local knowledge they provided in the travel package was invaluable for the entire trip and provided us with tips to sights, hikes and scenery that we would have never found on our own. We feel like we have truly experienced the beauty of southern Utah! Thanks for a wonderful trip!! Everything was perfect!
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    We just returned home from the Utah Mighty 5 National Parks tour. Our roomy and comfortable van held 10 people plus our guide. The tour was well planned out, our guide Kiley Bice was knowledgeable and fun, and the hotels were all great. Due to rain, one day’s plans had to be changed on the fly. Kiley had alternative activities and sights planned without disappointments or regrets. The only negative was the van had a water leak from the air unit on the roof that dripped into the van after a hard rain. Kiley informed the main office and they immediately remedied the issue by driving a replacement van to us the next day. We felt confident that the company valued our experience and supported their employees to the fullest. We would definitely tour with Utah Southern Tours again and recommend them to all our friends.
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