Canyonlands National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour Discount Tickets

Overview

Explore Canyonlands National Park with an app-based, self-guided GPS audio driving tour through the spectacular Island in the Sky District. There’s no in-person guide—your phone leads the way with GPS navigation, stories, travel tips, and directions as you drive. Visit unforgettable stops like Mesa Arch, Green River Overlook, Dead Horse Point, and sweeping canyon viewpoints. Along the way, choose from optional hikes including Upheaval Dome and explore the park at your own pace. Shaka Guide brings the landscape to life with stories, history, local insight, and music that plays automatically based on your location. Stop when you want, skip what you don’t, and spend as much time as you like at each destination. One purchase covers everyone in your vehicle. Download the Shaka Guide app and tour before your trip; once downloaded, the audio and map work offline with no Wi-Fi or data needed. Your tour never expires, so you can explore whenever it works for you.

Meeting and Pickup

Language Offered

English-AUDIO

Itinerary

Inclusion

Tours NEVER expire

Freedom to explore at your own pace - pick the stops you want, skip the ones you don't

Offline map (map and GPS work completely offline - no wifi or data needed)

Access to the Canyonlands National Park Tour in the Shaka Guide app

Tour highlights with activity and restaurant recommendations

Turn-by-turn directions using GPS

Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music

Exclusion

In-person tour guide

Transportation & Rental vehicle

Food & Drinks

Personal Expenses

Cancellation Policy

Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
• 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Travelers must have a smartphone compatible with the Shaka Guide app.

The app must be downloaded and the tour redeemed before arrival.

Strong Wi-Fi or cellular data is required to download the tour in advance.

Location services (GPS) must be enabled on the device

Travelers are responsible for securing any required entrance passes, reservations, or permits before starting

This tour covers Island in the Sky only — Needles and Maze districts are 2–3 hours from Moab and require high-clearance AWD

Park open 24 hours

Island in the Sky Visitor Center open 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., with extended hours spring through fall

Cell service is spotty — public Wi-Fi available at the Visitor Center

Payment accepted at the visitor center, bookstore, and front gate: cash, check, and major credit cards

All Shaka Guide tour roads are 2WD-friendly; some park roads (e.g. Shafer Trail) require 4WD/high clearance

Only potable water is at the Island in the Sky Visitor Center — plan ahead

Picnic area between Buck Canyon Overlook and Grand View Point — pack a lunch if you'd like