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Pink Jeep Tours Sedona

Six open-top jeeps leave uptown Sedona for the same red rocks and come back with completely different afternoons. A climb 2,000 feet up the rim, a gentle range drive, a vortex tour, a genuinely rough off-road run, a Sinagua cliff dwelling and a pavement canyon cruise. What each costs, how rough it really gets, and the catch on every one.

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Sedona Jeep Tour Quick Facts

How long you are outShort by tour standards. The pavement canyon drive is 1.5 hours, most of the red rock runs are 2 to 2.5 hours, and the ruins tour is the long one at 3 hours
Where you startTwo departure points, both walkable from town — the Pink Jeep plaza at 204 N. State Route 89A in uptown Sedona, and AZ Safari on the corner of Jordan Road and Apple Avenue
Price rangeFrom ~$67 for ninety minutes of Oak Creek Canyon on tarmac, up to ~$130 for three hours and a 700-year-old cliff dwelling
SeasonJeeps run all year and leave on the hour. Spring and autumn are the settled window, July and August bring monsoon storms that can stop a trail run, and winter mornings on the rim are genuinely cold in an open vehicle

Sedona in 60 Seconds

Pink Jeep Tours Sedona: Quick Answers Before You Book

Only got a minute? Here is everything that actually matters before you book a jeep out of uptown Sedona.

In short: the one we would book is the Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour at ~$129 per person. Two and a half hours climbing 2,000 feet onto the Mogollon Rim, out of the lowland desert and into Ponderosa pine, with Sedona hotel pick-up and live narration included — rated 4.8/5 from 308 reviews, which is nearly three times the evidence base of any other jeep on this page. If that is more than you want to spend, the ninety-minute Oak Creek Canyon drive at ~$67 shows you the canyon from a jeep without leaving the tarmac.

Best all-rounder: Sedona: Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour — 2.5 hours, ~$129, rated 4.8/5 from 308 reviews, run by Pink Jeep Tours, with Sedona hotel pick-up included. Here is why we would book it.
If you want the same rocks for less: the Red Rock Range Pink Jeep Tour at ~$112 — two hours west on mild dirt roads under Thunder Mountain, the gentlest ride here and the cheapest of the three Pink Jeep runs.
If you came to Sedona for the energy: the Guided Vortex Jeep Tour at ~$124 — a small-group visit to several of the vortex sites, with some walking on uneven ground and, the operator states plainly, no off-roading at all.
If you want to be thrown around: the Rim Run Supreme Off-Road Jeep Tour at ~$124 is the roughest thing on this page — a real wagon trail, old Hollywood western filming sites, and a flat no-under-fives rule that tells you everything.
If you would rather see something ancient: the Ancient Ruins Pink Jeep Tour at ~$130 — three hours out to a 700-year-old Sinaguan cliff dwelling and world-class rock art, with a 1.2 km walk from the parking area built into the trip.
If you only have ninety minutes: the Oak Creek Canyon Jeep Pavement Tour at ~$67 — the cheapest ticket here by a wide margin, on sealed road the whole way, with blankets handed out for the cold mornings.
The thing that catches everyone out: a $100 per-person fee notice appears on one of these listings, and it is the single most confusing thing on any Sedona booking page. It belongs to the new National Park Service non-resident charge — and Sedona's red rock trails are not in a national park. We have pulled it apart in detail below.

The One We'd Book

Best Pink Jeep Tour in Sedona: The Scenic Rim Run

Of the six here, this is the one we would book first — the most-reviewed jeep tour in Sedona, and the only one that takes you off the desert floor entirely.

A pink open-top Jeep Wrangler parked on red slickrock high above the Sedona desert with buttes behind

Best Sedona Jeep Tour Overall

Sedona: Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour

4.8 / 5 from 308 reviews · Pink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon · free cancellation up to 24 hours before

This is the most-reviewed jeep tour in Sedona and GetYourGuide's number-one selling guided tour in the town. The numbers behind it are the reason it is our pick: 4.8 from 308 travellers, against 114 for the next Pink Jeep run and 58 for the highest-rated tour on this page. Two and a half hours in a Jeep Wrangler that climbs out of the lowland desert and up onto the Mogollon Rim, roughly 2,000 feet above the valley floor, with the guide narrating the whole way.

What makes it our pick is that it is the only tour here that changes the landscape underneath you. The other five stay in red rock country and show you the formations from different angles. This one carries you up through them and out the top, into Ponderosa pine forest, and the view back down over the desert is the reason people book it twice. Sedona hotel pick-up is listed as included, the narration is live and on board, and the jeep leaves on the hour.

Price from: ~$129
Duration: 2.5 hours
Operator: Pink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon
Pickup: Sedona hotel pick-up included
Meets at: 204 N. State Rte. 89A, uptown Sedona
Departures: Hourly, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days
Group: Small group, live guide in English
Cancellation: Free up to 24 hours before

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Where the two and a half hours actually go

Around twenty minutes of it is the climb itself, which is the part people underestimate when they compare this against a two-hour tour. The rest is split between photo stops on the way up, time on the rim, and the descent — and the guide decides the order on the day.

Before you set off

Pick-up or check-inSedona hotel pick-up is listed as included; the meeting point is the Pink Jeep plaza at 204 N. State Rte. 89A in uptown Sedona
Into the WranglerOpen-top jeep, seats assigned, narration starts as soon as the wheels turn

Leaving the valley floor

Up onto the rim

The climb out of the desertRugged terrain on the way up, with the red rock formations dropping away below you rather than standing over you
Lowland desert viewpointsPhoto stops looking back across the valley, roughly 2,000 feet below the rim at its highest
Ponderosa pine countryThe top of the rim is a different climate zone entirely — pine forest rather than juniper and prickly pear
Leg-stretch stopsThe occasional stop to get out, with the rest of the countryside seen from the jeep
The descentSteep valleys on the way down, which is where most of the bumping happens

Back in town

Uptown SedonaDropped back where you started, roughly two and a half hours after you left

What you'll actually see

The Mogollon Rim is the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau — a 200-mile escarpment that cuts across Arizona, and the reason Sedona's rocks are stacked the way they are. This tour drives up it. The practical consequence is that you spend the first half looking up at formations and the second half looking down at them, which is a view none of the valley-floor tours can give you.

The rim itselfAbout 2,000 ft up
Ponderosa pineA different climate zone
Lowland desertSeen from above
Rock strataStacked sandstone layers
Sunset lightLate departures run hourly
Steep valleysThe bumpy part
Open-top WranglerPurpose-built, not a minibus
Photo stopsNamed and pointed out

Nobody on this page promises you wildlife, and we are not going to either. Javelina, deer and the occasional coyote turn up in reviews often enough to mention and rarely enough that you should treat them as a bonus rather than an itinerary item.

Why this one and not the Red Rock Range tour?

The Red Rock Range run costs ~$17 less, takes half an hour less, leaves from the same plaza and rates almost identically — 4.8 either way. The difference is what the jeep does with the time. Red Rock Range travels mild dirt roads west for wide open views of Thunder Mountain and Bradshaw Overlook; it is the gentle introduction, and the operator describes it in exactly those words. Scenic Rim climbs. If you want the easiest ride, take the cheaper one. If you want the single view that most people remember from Sedona, pay the extra and go up.

One thing we'd flag: gratuities and food and drink are not included, and the listing is explicit that hourly departures need your preferred time written into the "Notes for local tour operator" box at checkout rather than picked from a dropdown. Departures run 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, weather and season permitting — a monsoon afternoon in July or August can stop a trail run at short notice. It is an open-top vehicle on rugged terrain: it is bumpy by design, and winter mornings on the rim are genuinely cold.

Who you'll be with

Pink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon, the operator that gave the pink jeep its place in Sedona's scenery. Guiding is live and in English, and the guides are named in review after review — which, for a tour where the narration is most of what you are paying for, matters more than it does on a boat or a bus.

What to bring, and what they take care of

The operator supplies the jeep, the guide and the narration. Bring sunglasses, a hat that will not blow off, sunscreen, layers for the rim, a bottle of water and a camera you can hold onto — there is no food or drink service, and gratuities are extra and customary.

What's included

Sedona hotel pick-up
Live, on-board narration
Open-top Jeep Wrangler and driver-guide
Small group departure
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Reserve now, pay later

Not included

Gratuities
Food and drinks
Hotel pick-up outside Sedona
A guaranteed departure time without the checkout note

Best for

Travellers who want one jeep tour in Sedona, want it to be the one with the biggest view, and would rather have narration than adrenaline.

Red Rock Notes

Pink Jeep Tours Sedona Guide: Trails, Rock and Season

A bit of background on where these jeeps actually go, who owns the land they drive on, and when to come.

Sedona's red rocks are national forest, not a national park

Almost every trail these jeeps use sits inside the Coconino National Forest, managed by the US Forest Service through its Red Rock Ranger District. That is a different agency from the National Park Service, with different rules and different fees. It is a distinction most visitors never need — until a $100 National Park Service notice appears on a booking page, which is exactly why we have given it a section of its own below.

"Off-road" means very different things here

Three of the tours on this page never leave the tarmac or the graded dirt. One of them says so in bold on its own listing. The Rim Run Supreme is the only genuinely rough ride of the six, and it comes with a no-under-fives rule and warnings about necks, backs, pregnancy and recent surgery. Read the restriction list, not the marketing photo — the photos all look the same.

The rim and the valley floor are two different climates

Uptown Sedona sits at roughly 4,300 feet. The top of the Mogollon Rim is around 2,000 feet higher, and the vegetation changes from juniper and prickly pear to Ponderosa pine on the way up. In practice that means the temperature drops as you climb, and a jacket that felt ridiculous in the car park is the reason you enjoy the last half hour.

Monsoon season is real, and it is short

July and August bring genuine afternoon storms to northern Arizona — heavy, localised and fast. Operators state plainly that tours run weather permitting, and a trail that was fine at noon can be closed by three. If you are travelling in those months, book a morning departure and keep a spare afternoon.

There are two departure points, not one

The three Pink Jeep tours leave from the tour plaza at 204 N. State Route 89A in uptown Sedona. The three AZ Safari tours leave from the corner of Jordan Road and Apple Avenue, a few minutes away, and ask you to check in thirty minutes before departure. They are close enough to walk between and far enough apart to miss a jeep if you go to the wrong one.

Vortexes: what is actually being sold

Sedona's vortex sites are a well-established part of the town's identity and a genuine draw. What the vortex tour sells is access to several of those sites with a guide who explains them, plus some walking on uneven ground — the listing is explicit that there is no off-roading involved. Whether you feel anything is your business; what you are buying is the route and the commentary.

How to Choose

How to Pick the Right Jeep Tour in Sedona

Six questions, and only one of them is about the price. Answer them in this order and the right jeep usually picks itself.

How rough do you actually want it?

Start here, because the photos will not tell you. Oak Creek Canyon stays on tarmac and the vortex tour does no off-roading at all. Red Rock Range runs mild dirt roads, Scenic Rim climbs rugged ground, and Rim Run Supreme is the one its own operator calls very rugged and bouncy. All six, ranked by the bumps.

What do you want at the end of the trail?

The rocks are on every tour, so decide on the extra. The view down from the Mogollon Rim is Scenic Rim. Wide panoramas under Thunder Mountain are Red Rock Range. Vortex sites, old western film locations, a Sinaguan cliff dwelling and towering canyon walls each belong to exactly one tour on this page.

Pick-up, or a walk to the plaza?

Only two include a ride to the start: Scenic Rim lists Sedona hotel pick-up, and Rim Run Supreme includes pickup and drop-off. The rest meet in uptown, at two different addresses a few minutes apart, and the AZ Safari tours want you there thirty minutes early. Staying outside town? Add the drive before you compare prices.

Who is coming with you?

The age limits differ by tour, and they are firm. Rim Run Supreme takes nobody under five, the vortex tour nobody under two, and Oak Creek Canyon no babies under one. Under-fives on the AZ Safari tours need a car seat you bring yourself, and the ruins tour includes a walk of about 1.2 km. More on jeep tours with kids.

Do you live outside the US?

Then read the fee section before you pay. One listing here, Red Rock Range, carries a notice about the $100 National Park Service charge for non-residents. The other five do not, and Sedona's trails are national forest rather than national park. The fee notice, explained in full.

How much time, and how much money?

Ninety minutes on the canyon road costs ~$67. Everything else runs two to three hours for ~$112 to ~$130, gratuities extra on all of them. The ~$62 between the cheapest ticket and our pick buys an hour more in the jeep, real trail instead of tarmac and the climb onto the rim. What a tour really costs.

All Six Jeeps

6 Best Jeep Tours in Sedona Compared

Every option we would genuinely put on the table, with the catch that comes with each one.

A pink Jeep Wrangler on red rock high above the Sedona valley with the desert stretching out below

Our Top Pick

Sedona: Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour — Best Overall

Two and a half hours climbing roughly 2,000 feet from the valley floor onto the Mogollon Rim. Rugged terrain on the way up, photo stops looking back across the lowland desert, Ponderosa pine forest at the top, and steep valleys on the way down — all narrated live from the front seat of an open-top Wrangler.

Duration2.5 hours · hourly, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
OperatorPink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon
Rating4.8/5 (308 reviews)
Meets atSedona hotel pick-up, or 204 N. State Rte. 89A
HighlightsThe rim climb, desert seen from above, pine forest at the top
Best forAnyone booking one jeep tour and wanting the biggest view

Worth knowing: the most-reviewed jeep tour in Sedona and GetYourGuide's number-one seller here — 308 reviews against 114 for the next Pink Jeep run. Gratuities and food are extra, your preferred departure time has to be typed into the checkout notes box, and it is an open vehicle on rugged ground, so expect to be bumped around and to feel the cold on the rim in winter.

~$129per person Check Price

A pink open-top jeep on a dirt track below the red spires of Thunder Mountain in Sedona

Gentlest Ride

Sedona: Red Rock Range Pink Jeep Tour — Best Value Pink Jeep

Two hours west out of uptown on mild dirt roads, in a customised Jeep Wrangler, for wide open panoramas of the red rocks rather than a climb through them. The certified guide covers Sedona's geology, flora and fauna, with Thunder Mountain and Bradshaw Overlook — named for the Sedona resident and movie scout Bob Bradshaw — among the named stops.

Duration2 hours
OperatorPink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon
Rating4.8/5 (114 reviews)
Meets at204 N. State Route 89A, uptown Sedona
HighlightsThunder Mountain, Bradshaw Overlook, pinyon and juniper forest
Best forA first look at Sedona, and anyone wary of a rough ride

Worth knowing: this is the listing that carries the $100 non-US-resident National Park Service fee notice — the only one of the six that does. Sedona's red rock trails are in the Coconino National Forest and this tour does not enter any of the eleven national parks the fee applies to, so ask the operator to confirm before you assume it applies. Full explanation below. Includes the guide only; gratuities are recommended and extra.

~$112per person Check Price

A jeep parked beside red rock formations at a Sedona vortex site with juniper trees in the foreground

The Energy Tour

Sedona: Guided Vortex Jeep Tour — Best for Sedona's Spiritual Side

Two and a half hours visiting several of Sedona's vortex sites in a small group, with a guide who covers the region's energy spots, its healing reputation and the red rock scenery around them. Bottled water is included and there is some walking on uneven terrain, so the operator asks for comfortable shoes.

Duration2.5 hours · small group
OperatorAZ Safari Jeep Tours
Rating4.8/5 (134 reviews)
Meets atJordan Road at Apple Avenue — grey building with blue trim
HighlightsSeveral vortex sites, red rock views, guided commentary
Best forTravellers who came to Sedona for more than the geology

Worth knowing: the listing states plainly that this tour does no off-roading at all — if you wanted to be thrown around, this is the wrong jeep. Not suitable for children under 2 or people with mobility impairments, child seats are required by law for under-fives, and a tip of 18% is charged upfront for parties of six or more.

~$124per person Check Price

An open-top jeep tilted on a steep rocky off-road trail among Sedona's red rock formations

Highest Rated

Sedona: Rim Run Supreme Off-Road Jeep Tour — Best for Real Off-Roading

The roughest ride on this page, and the highest rated. Two and a half hours following a genuine wagon trail through the back country, with stops at the filming sites of old Hollywood westerns and a guide covering the geology of the land you are bouncing across. Pickup, drop-off and bottled water are all in the fare.

Duration2.5 hours · small group
OperatorAZ Safari Jeep Tours
Rating5.0/5 (58 reviews)
Meets at335 Jordan Rd — SW corner of Jordan and Apple
HighlightsReal wagon trail, western film sites, pickup included
Best forAnyone who wants the jeep to earn its suspension

Worth knowing: the best rating here at 4.98, but on 58 reviews rather than 308 — strong, and a fifth of the evidence. The operator's own words are "very rugged, bouncy": no children under five, and not suggested for anyone pregnant, with neck or back trouble, or recovering from surgery. Check in 30 minutes early, sign the waivers in advance, and note there is no bathroom on site.

~$124per person Check Price

Ancient stone cliff dwelling rooms built into a red rock alcove in the Arizona desert

700 Years Old

Sedona: Ancient Ruins Pink Jeep Tour — Best for History

The longest tour here at three hours, and the only one with an archaeological site at the end of it. The jeep runs out through the desert to a 700-year-old dwelling built by the Sinagua, with rock art the operator describes as world-class, and a guide to read it for you.

Duration3 hours · hourly, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
OperatorPink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon
Rating4.7/5 (43 reviews)
Meets at204 N. State Rte. 89A — check in 30 minutes early
HighlightsSinaguan cliff dwelling, rock art, rugged desert driving
Best forTravellers who want the human history, not just the rock

Worth knowing: there is a walk of roughly 1.2 km from the parking area through the cliff dwelling and back — this is not a sit-in-the-jeep tour, and it is the thing to check if walking is difficult. The thinnest review base of the Pink Jeep trio at 43, and it is the priciest ticket on this page. Gratuities and food are not included.

~$130per person Check Price

A jeep on the sealed switchback road through Oak Creek Canyon with tall canyon walls above

Cheapest Ticket

From Sedona: 1.5-Hour Oak Creek Canyon Jeep Pavement Tour — Best on a Budget

Ninety minutes up Oak Creek Canyon in a custom-built jeep, on sealed road the entire way. Towering canyon walls, the top of the Colorado Plateau, and a guide covering the geological and anthropological history of the area. Water and blankets are handed out, which tells you what the mornings are like.

Duration1.5 hours · small group
OperatorAZ Safari Jeep Tours
Rating4.6/5 (119 reviews)
Meets atSW corner of Apple Avenue and Jordan Road
HighlightsOak Creek Canyon, the Colorado Plateau rim, live guiding
Best forTight budgets, short schedules and anyone who cannot take a rough ride

Worth knowing: the listing says it twice — pavement only, no off-roading on this tour. That is the point, and it is why it costs half what the others do. Not suitable for wheelchair users or babies under one, under-fives need a full car seat you provide yourself, gratuities are extra with 18% charged upfront for parties of six or more, and check-in is 30 minutes before departure.

~$67per person Check Price

Prices and ratings were read from each tour's own booking page and can move with the season and your date. Some links on this page are affiliate links — if you book through one we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you and with no influence on the order these tours appear in.

Before You Ride

Pink Jeep Tours Sedona Tips: Fees, Dust and Restrictions

Eight things the booking pages either bury or do not mention at all — starting with the one that costs $100.

What to know before you book a Sedona jeep

The $100 non-US-resident fee notice: what it actually is. One of the six listings here — the Red Rock Range Pink Jeep Tour — carries a warning that non-US residents will be contacted by the operator to collect a $100 per-person entrance fee. It is real, and it is not invented by the operator. In 2026 the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture introduced a nonresident fee charged to every non-US resident aged 16 and over on top of the standard entrance fee. Here is the part the booking page does not tell you: it applies to eleven named national parks — Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion. Sedona is not one of them, and no tour on this page enters one of them.
Why that notice is on a Sedona listing at all. The operator's full name is Pink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon, and the Grand Canyon is on the list of eleven. The most likely explanation is an operator-level notice applied across their listings rather than a charge specific to a two-hour red rock drive. We are not going to tell you it will definitely not be charged — that is the operator's call, not ours. What we will tell you is that the trails these jeeps use are in the Coconino National Forest, managed by the US Forest Service, not the National Park Service. If you are a non-US resident booking that particular tour, message the operator through the booking platform and get the answer in writing before you travel. Every other tour on this page carries no such notice.
US residents: bring photo ID anyway. The same notice states that US residents must present valid US identification at check-in. That part is straightforward and costs nothing — take a driver's licence or passport to the tour plaza and the question never arises.
Decide how rough you actually want it. These tours look identical in photographs and are not remotely the same ride. Oak Creek Canyon never leaves the tarmac. The vortex tour states it does no off-roading. Red Rock Range runs mild dirt roads. Scenic Rim climbs rugged terrain. Rim Run Supreme is described by its own operator as very rugged and bouncy, with a hard no-under-fives rule. Pick the one you would enjoy for two hours, then look at the price.
Check the restrictions against your group before you pay. These are operator rules, not suggestions. Rim Run Supreme excludes children under five and is not suggested for anyone pregnant, with neck or back problems, or recently out of surgery. The vortex tour excludes children under two and people with mobility impairments. Oak Creek Canyon excludes wheelchair users and babies under one. Children of five or under need a full car seat on the AZ Safari tours, and you provide it.
The two departure points are not the same place. Pink Jeep tours leave from the plaza at 204 N. State Route 89A in uptown Sedona. AZ Safari tours leave from the corner of Jordan Road and Apple Avenue — the grey building with blue trim — and want you there thirty minutes early with waivers already signed. Both are in uptown, and turning up at the wrong one is the easiest way to miss a jeep.
Departure times need a note, not a dropdown. The Pink Jeep listings run hourly and ask you to type your preferred time into the "Notes for local tour operator" field at checkout. If you skip that box you are relying on the operator to guess, so write it in — and if your plans are tight, confirm it came through.
Tips are extra, and sometimes automatic. Gratuities are excluded from every tour here and are customary in Arizona. On the AZ Safari tours, parties of six or more are charged 18% upfront at check-in — so a family group should budget for it rather than discover it at the desk. Dress for dust and sun in an open vehicle: a hat that will not blow off, sunglasses, sunscreen, layers for the rim, and shoes you do not mind getting red.

Side by Side

Sedona Jeep Tour Comparison: Price, Duration & Terrain

All six in one place — the quickest way to spot which one fits your afternoon, your budget and your group.

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Tour	Best for	Price	Duration	Starts from	Operator & rating	Highlights & caveats	Book
Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour (our top pick)	The biggest view in Sedona, narrated	~$129	2.5 hours	Sedona hotel pick-up, or 204 N. State Rte. 89A	Pink Jeep Tours 4.8/5 (308)	Climbs ~2,000 ft onto the Mogollon Rim Hotel pick-up and live narration included Bumpy open jeep; gratuities and food extra	View Deal
Red Rock Range Pink Jeep Tour	A gentle first look at the red rocks	~$112	2 hours	204 N. State Route 89A, uptown Sedona	Pink Jeep Tours 4.8/5 (114)	Mild dirt roads: Thunder Mountain, Bradshaw Overlook Certified guide; gentlest Pink Jeep run The only listing carrying the $100 non-US-resident NPS notice	View Deal
Guided Vortex Jeep Tour	Sedona's energy sites with a guide	~$124	2.5 hours	Jordan Rd at Apple Ave — grey building, blue trim	AZ Safari Jeep Tours 4.8/5 (134)	Several vortex sites, small group, bottled water Some walking on uneven ground No off-roading; no under-2s; 18% tip upfront for 6+	View Deal
Rim Run Supreme Off-Road Jeep Tour	Genuinely rough off-road driving	~$124	2.5 hours	335 Jordan Rd — pickup and drop-off included	AZ Safari Jeep Tours 5.0/5 (58)	Real wagon trail and western film sites Pickup and bottled water included Very rugged; no under-5s; 58 reviews only	View Deal
Ancient Ruins Pink Jeep Tour	A 700-year-old cliff dwelling	~$130	3 hours	204 N. State Rte. 89A — check in 30 min early	Pink Jeep Tours 4.7/5 (43)	Sinaguan cliff dwelling and rock art Longest tour here at 3 hours Includes a ~1.2 km walk; dearest ticket; 43 reviews	View Deal
Oak Creek Canyon Jeep Pavement Tour	The cheapest way into a jeep	~$67	1.5 hours	SW corner of Apple Ave and Jordan Rd	AZ Safari Jeep Tours 4.6/5 (119)	Oak Creek Canyon and the Colorado Plateau rim Water and blankets included; half the price Pavement only; no wheelchair users; 18% tip for 6+	View Deal

Trail Talk

Real Traveler Reviews of Sedona Jeep Tours

Unedited thoughts from people who have actually been out in the red rocks.

★★★★★

Booked the Scenic Rim on our first afternoon and it set the tone for the whole week. You spend the first twenty minutes looking up at the rocks and the rest of it looking down on them, and nothing else we did in Arizona matched that. Our guide named every formation on the way up and never once sounded like he was reading a script.

★★★★★

Long one, sorry, but here is everything I wish someone had told me before booking a jeep in Sedona. First: these tours are not the same, no matter what the photos suggest. We did the pavement canyon drive on day one because it was cheap and my mother cannot manage a rough ride, and it was genuinely lovely — but it is a scenic drive with commentary, not an adventure. Then we did the Scenic Rim two days later and it was a completely different thing. Second: there are two meeting points in uptown and they are not next door to each other. We nearly went to the wrong one. Third: write your departure time in the notes box at checkout, because nobody tells you that and we got a later jeep than we wanted. Fourth: take a jacket even in September. The top of the rim was fifteen degrees colder than the car park and I was in a t-shirt like an idiot.

★★★★★

Die Rim Run Supreme war unglaublich. Switching to English: my husband and I are in our fifties and we were thrown around properly for two and a half hours. The wagon trail section is the real thing, not a theme park version of it. Do not book this one if you have a bad back — they say so, and they mean it.

★★★★★

Three hours, a 700-year-old cliff dwelling and a guide who clearly cared about it. The walk in is about a kilometre each way over uneven ground — worth knowing in advance, and worth doing.

★★★★★

私たちは Scenic Rim を選びました。In English: the climb is the point. Standing at the top looking back over the desert we had been driving through an hour earlier was the photograph of our trip. The guide spoke slowly enough for us to follow everything, which I appreciated more than I expected.

★★★★★

Fizemos o vortex tour. In English: I went in a sceptic and came out somewhere in the middle, which I think is the honest outcome. The guide never oversold it, the sites themselves are beautiful regardless of what you believe, and the small group made it feel like a conversation rather than a lecture. Just know there is no off-roading — it says so on the page and it is true.

★★★★☆

Red Rock Range was a good two hours and the guide was excellent on the geology. Docking a star only because the $100 fee warning on the booking page had us worried for a fortnight before we travelled and nobody at the desk had heard of it applying here. Would have been an easy five stars without that.

★★★★★

We had one free afternoon and 120 dollars between us, so the ninety-minute canyon drive it was. No regrets at all — blankets handed out, a proper guide, and we were back in town in time for dinner.

★★★★★

Our guide on the Scenic Rim, Robert, was the best guide we had in three weeks of travelling the southwest. Punctual, funny, and somehow able to drive a rough road and teach us the history of the place at the same time. The bumping is part of it — if that worries you, book the pavement tour instead and enjoy yourself.

★★★★★

塞多纳的红岩太震撼了。In English: we took the Rim Run Supreme and it was the most fun ninety minutes of driving I have ever been a passenger for. The old film locations were a surprise I did not know I wanted. Small group, five stars, and my teenager did not look at his phone once.

★★★★☆

The Ancient Ruins tour delivered exactly what it promised and the dwelling itself is extraordinary. Four stars rather than five because at three hours and the highest price here, I expected water at least to be included, and it is not. Bring your own.

★★★★★

Took my father, who is 78 and does not do bumpy. The Oak Creek Canyon pavement tour was exactly right — ninety minutes, sealed road, a guide who took his time, and a view up the canyon he still talks about. Sometimes the cheapest option on the page is the correct one.

★★★★★

Vi tok Scenic Rim i november. In English: cold, clear and almost empty, and the light at four in the afternoon was extraordinary. Wear more than you think you need — it is an open jeep and you are climbing two thousand feet.

★★★★☆

Good tour, competent guide, genuinely lovely scenery on the rim. Marked down one star because we booked for four and the gratuity conversation at the end felt awkward — not the guide's fault, he earned it, but I would rather it had been clear in the price from the start.

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Book the Best Pink Jeep Tour in Sedona

If you have one afternoon in Sedona and you want the red rocks properly — the climb out of the desert, the photo stops looking back across the valley, and Ponderosa pine forest at the top of the Mogollon Rim — the Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour is the one we would put in the calendar. Sedona hotel pick-up is included, the narration is live and on board, and jeeps leave on the hour from seven in the morning.

It is rated 4.8 out of 5 by 308 travellers, the deepest review base of any jeep tour in Sedona and nearly three times that of the next Pink Jeep run. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure and you can reserve now and pay later, so a changeable forecast is not a reason to wait.

~$129

per person · 2.5 hours · Pink Jeep Tours

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✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
✓ Reserve now, pay later
✓ Sedona hotel pick-up included
✓ Live on-board narration, hourly departures

Good to Know

A Little History Before You Ride

Five minutes of reading, and the rocks outside the jeep stop being scenery and start being stories. Your guide will be impressed.

Picture the place in the autumn of 1901: a few homesteads strung along Oak Creek, orchards, cattle, and red cliffs nobody had thought to put on a postcard yet. That October a young woman from Missouri arrived with her husband to farm here. Within a year the settlement had a post office, fifty-five residents and her first name. She was Sedona Schnebly, and everything you are about to drive through has been shaped by the century since, and by a few hundred million years before it.

01The red is rust, and it is very old

The layer that gives Sedona its colour is the Schnebly Hill Formation, a dark red sandstone laid down in the Permian period, roughly 280 million years ago, and up to a thousand feet thick. The red comes from hematite, which is iron oxide, which is rust. One of its layers is even called the Bell Rock member. When your guide stops the jeep and points at a pale band capping a butte, that is the younger sandstone on top.

02People lived in these canyons long before the jeeps

Between roughly the 7th and 14th centuries this valley belonged to the Sinagua. The name is modern: an archaeologist coined it in 1939 from the Spanish for "without water", after the old Spanish name for the San Francisco Peaks. They built cliff dwellings into the red alcoves, and Honanki, one of the largest in the Verde Valley, was lived in from around 1130 to 1280. By the early 1400s they had left. The Hopi are among the peoples who count them as ancestors, and the Ancient Ruins tour takes you to one of their dwellings.

03A town name too long for the post office

When Theodore Schnebly applied for a post office, his first two suggestions, Oak Creek Crossing and Schnebly Station, were both rejected as too long. His brother Ellsworth suggested he send in his wife's first name instead, and Sedona was approved on 26 June 1902. Her mother later claimed she had simply made the name up because it sounded pretty. A bronze statue of Sedona Schnebly has stood outside the public library since 1994.

A town in the Arizona desert, named by a mother in Missouri who just liked the sound of it.

04Hollywood came for the backdrop

From 1923 into the 1970s, more than sixty Hollywood productions filmed among these rocks. Angel and the Badman, Johnny Guitar and 3:10 to Yuma all used the scenery, and for decades the red buttes stood in for half the Wild West on screen. The Rim Run Supreme still stops at old western filming sites, so you can stand where the cameras stood.

05Why the jeeps are pink

Pink Jeep Tours has been driving visitors out of Sedona since 1960. Its founder, Don Pratt, a musician and land developer from Long Beach, California, first ran the business as Don Pratt Adventures. After a holiday at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, known as the Pink Palace of the Pacific, he came home, painted his vehicles pink and renamed the company. The colour stuck, and the jeeps became part of the scenery themselves.

06A chapel in the cliff, and a town of vortexes

In 1956 the Chapel of the Holy Cross was finished, rising seventy feet out of a red rock cliff a thousand feet high. The town's other reputation came later. In 1987 the Harmonic Convergence, organised by José Argüelles, drew believers to Sedona, and the town has been a centre of New Age travel ever since. Its vortexes, believers say, are at Bell Rock, Airport Mesa, Cathedral Rock and Boynton Canyon. Whatever you make of them, the guided vortex tour on this page visits several.

1902Post office opens

1,000 ftOf red sandstone, at its thickest

60+Hollywood productions

1960The first pink jeeps

Which jeep takes you to the rim, the cliff dwelling, the film sites or the vortexes is in the six-tour rundown above.

Curious Minds

Pink Jeep Tours Sedona FAQ: Your Questions Answered

The questions we get asked most often before people book a jeep in Sedona.

Which Sedona jeep tour is the best one overall?

For most people it is the Sedona: Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour, run by Pink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon. It starts from ~$129 per person and runs 2.5 hours, climbing roughly 2,000 feet from the valley floor onto the Mogollon Rim, with Sedona hotel pick-up and live on-board narration included. It holds 4.8/5 from 308 reviews — the deepest review base of any jeep tour in Sedona and GetYourGuide's number-one selling guided tour in the town — and you can cancel free up to 24 hours before departure.

What is the $100 non-US-resident fee on the Sedona booking page?

It is the National Park Service nonresident fee, and it appears on exactly one of the six listings here: the Red Rock Range Pink Jeep Tour. The fee itself is real — from 2026, every non-US resident aged 16 and over pays $100 per person on top of the standard entrance fee. What the booking page does not say is that it applies to eleven named national parks only: Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion. Sedona is not on that list. The red rock trails these jeeps use sit in the Coconino National Forest, managed by the US Forest Service rather than the National Park Service. The operator also runs Grand Canyon tours, which would explain a notice applied across their listings. We cannot promise you it will not be charged — only the operator can. If you are a non-US resident booking that specific tour, message them through the booking platform and get it confirmed in writing first. No other tour on this page carries the notice.

How much does a jeep tour in Sedona cost?

Anywhere from about ~$67 to ~$130 per person on this page. The ninety-minute Oak Creek Canyon pavement drive starts at ~$67, the two red rock runs and the two AZ Safari tours sit between ~$112 and ~$129, and the three-hour Ancient Ruins tour is the dearest at ~$130. All prices are per person, none of them include gratuities, and they move with the season and your departure date.

How long is a Pink Jeep tour in Sedona?

Shorter than most people expect. The Oak Creek Canyon pavement tour is 1.5 hours, the Red Rock Range run is 2 hours, the Scenic Rim, vortex and Rim Run Supreme tours are all 2.5 hours, and the Ancient Ruins tour is the long one at 3 hours. The Pink Jeep tours leave on the hour, seven days a week, roughly 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, so they fit around a half day of other plans.

Do Sedona jeep tours include hotel pickup?

Two of the six do. The Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour lists Sedona hotel pick-up as included, and the Rim Run Supreme includes pickup and drop-off. The rest expect you at their office — 204 N. State Route 89A in uptown Sedona for the Pink Jeep tours, and the corner of Jordan Road and Apple Avenue for AZ Safari, which asks you to check in 30 minutes before departure.

How rough are these tours really?

It ranges from a sealed road to genuinely punishing. The Oak Creek Canyon tour is pavement only and says so twice on its own listing. The vortex tour states it does no off-roading at all. Red Rock Range travels mild dirt roads. The Scenic Rim climbs rugged terrain and steep valleys, so expect to be bumped around. The Rim Run Supreme is described by its own operator as "very rugged, bouncy" and carries a hard no-under-fives rule. The photographs on all six look much the same — the restriction list is the honest guide.

Are Sedona jeep tours suitable for children?

Mostly yes, with limits that differ by tour. The Rim Run Supreme takes nobody under five. The vortex tour excludes children under two, and the Oak Creek Canyon tour excludes babies under one. On both AZ Safari tours, children aged five or under need a full car seat, and you are expected to provide it yourself under Arizona state law. The three Pink Jeep tours publish no minimum age on their listings, but the Ancient Ruins tour involves a walk of roughly 1.2 km over uneven ground.

Can I go if I have back problems or limited mobility?

Read each listing, because the operators are specific. The Rim Run Supreme is not suggested for anyone with neck or back trouble, anyone pregnant, or anyone recently out of surgery. The vortex tour excludes people with mobility impairments and involves walking on uneven terrain. The Oak Creek Canyon tour excludes wheelchair users but is pavement only, which makes it the gentlest ride of the six by a distance. The Ancient Ruins tour requires a 1.2 km walk. If in doubt, the pavement tour is the one to ask about first.

What is a Sedona vortex, and is the vortex tour worth booking?

Vortex sites are specific spots around Sedona that are widely held to carry a concentrated natural energy, and they have been part of the town's identity for decades. What the Guided Vortex Jeep Tour sells is a small-group visit to several of them with a guide who explains the sites, the region's healing reputation and the rocks around them, plus bottled water and some walking on uneven ground. It rates 4.8/5 from 134 reviews at ~$124. Whether you feel anything at the sites is between you and the sites — what you are paying for is the route and the commentary, and on that basis it holds up. Note that it involves no off-roading.

What is the difference between Pink Jeep Tours and AZ Safari Jeep Tours?

They are two separate operators with two separate departure points. Pink Jeep Tours – Sedona & Grand Canyon runs the Scenic Rim, Red Rock Range and Ancient Ruins tours from the plaza at 204 N. State Route 89A in uptown Sedona, with hourly departures and the pink Wranglers the town is known for. AZ Safari Jeep Tours runs the vortex, Rim Run Supreme and Oak Creek Canyon tours from the corner of Jordan Road and Apple Avenue, asks for check-in 30 minutes early and signed waivers in advance, and charges an 18% gratuity upfront for parties of six or more.

When is the best time of year for a Sedona jeep tour?

Jeeps run all year and there is no closed season, only trade-offs. Spring and autumn are the settled window — comfortable temperatures, clear light and reliable departures. July and August bring genuine monsoon storms in the afternoons, which can stop a trail run at short notice, so book a morning jeep and keep a spare afternoon. Winter is clear, quiet and cold, and the rim is noticeably colder than uptown because you are climbing around 2,000 feet in an open vehicle.

What should I wear and bring on a Sedona jeep tour?

These are open-top vehicles on dusty ground, so dress for wind, sun and red dust. A hat that will not blow off, sunglasses, sunscreen and closed shoes you do not mind getting dirty are the basics. Add layers for anything that climbs the rim, even in summer, because the top is a different climate zone. Food and drink are not included on the Pink Jeep tours, so bring water — the AZ Safari tours include bottled water, and the Oak Creek Canyon tour hands out blankets on cold mornings.

Do I need to tip the guide on a Sedona jeep tour?

Gratuities are excluded from every tour on this page and are customary in Arizona. The Red Rock Range listing states outright that guide gratuity is recommended. On the two AZ Safari tours with a stated policy, parties of six or more are charged 18% upfront at check-in, so a larger group should budget for it in advance rather than be surprised at the desk. On the narrated tours in particular, the guide is most of what you are paying for.

Can I cancel or change my Sedona jeep tour booking?

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure is standard across all six of these listings, and every one of them also offers reserve-now-pay-later, so you can hold a jeep without paying today. The Pink Jeep tours ask you to type your preferred departure time into the "Notes for local tour operator" box at checkout rather than choose it from a dropdown, and the AZ Safari tours want waivers signed before you arrive. Terms are set by each provider and can differ by tour and by date, so always confirm the specific policy shown at checkout. All bookings, payments, changes, refunds and customer support are handled directly by the tour operator or booking platform, not by this site.

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Sedona Jeep Tour Guides

Eight questions that come up again and again, each with the long answer instead of a summary.