Adventure Guide 46 CONTENTS

DISCOVER AN ANCIENT 4 HIKING & BIKING 26 LANDSCAPE Full-day hiking tours The Amangiri Experience Half-day hiking tours An Ethical Journey Three-hour hiking tours Full-day bike tours Half-day bike tour SELF-GUIDED ACTIVITIES 6 Three-hour bike tour Slow down and take it in National Park tours EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES 32 Wahweap Overlook Horseshoe Bend Amangiri adventures Navajo National Monument Adventures further afield Glen Canyon Dam Horseback riding Off-road adventures excursions National Golf Course California Condor day with the Peregrine Fund Lake Powell Utah’s Best Friends animal sanctuary Evening programs and special opportunities Large-group activities PRIVATE AIR TOURS 8 Alfresco dining Helicopter tours Fixed-wing air tours DESERT HIKING TIPS 40 Hot-air balloon

MAPS 41 NATIONAL PARKS 12 Grand Canyon National Park Zion National Park DRIVING TIMES 42 Bryce Canyon National Park Arches National Park

AMANGIRI ENCOUNTERS 18 Monument Valley & the Paleontology at the Grand Staircase-Escalante White-water rafting on the Colorado River Boating on Lake Powell Discover the Via Ferratas

3 DISCOVER AN ANCIENT LANDSCAPE

Awaken the spirit of adventure at Amangiri, in a land where iconic geology reveals millennia of history The Amangiri Experience An Ethical Journey

Thousands of square miles of untouched scenery Amangiri is fortunate to call the surround Amangiri, which lies at the gateway to home, but with this honor comes responsibility. To major national parks in the Colorado Plateau. From experience the landscape in its unaltered, pristine canyoneering and cultural insights to excursions state, guests are encouraged to travel quietly and by air, bike, boat or on horseback, guests are lightly on the land. encouraged to discover the region their way. Long-standing relationships with local experts Cultural artifacts are safeguarded by the allow Amangiri to arrange tailor-made itineraries Archaeological Resources Protection Act. It is for every guest – a bespoke approach that illegal to remove or disturb archaeological or guarantees a creative, adventurous and fulfilling historic sites, or any artifacts, no matter how experience. recent, found on public lands.

Advance reservations are encouraged. To find out It is illegal to carve into any of the rocks, on or off more about the possibilities on offer, or to create Amangiri property. a custom itinerary, please contact the Amangiri Experience Team, who will be delighted to assist. Enjoy and learn from historical and archaeological sites, but respect these national treasures. Some are sacred to Native Americans, or are important cultural reminders of pioneer heritage.

Natural objects of beauty or interest, such as antlers, petrified wood and coloured rocks, enhance the atmosphere of the backcountry and should be left for others to experience too.

Quick movements and loud noises are stressful to animals. Travel quietly and do not pursue, feed or force animals to flee. Do not touch, get close to, feed or pick up wild animals.

Amangiri thanks guests in advance for joining its effort to protect this fragile environment.

5 SELF-GUIDED ACTIVITIES

Amangiri’s property boundary encompasses 600 acres (243 hectares) on the Colorado Plateau – so there is plenty to explore simply by stepping over the threshold and into the wilderness. Experience the freedom of hiking, driving or boating in complete seclusion with Amangiri’s suggestions for self-guided discoveries. Self-Guided Activities

A few suggestions for spending quality time while Horseshoe Bend at Amangiri. This self-guided, free-access hike is located 30 minutes from Amangiri. The 0.75-mile Guests are always encouraged to use the expertise (2.1-kilometer) trail is well marked and easy to of Amangiri’s Experience Team, from assistance follow. Hikers will be rewarded by the incredible with self-guided tours of the national parks to thousand-foot-deep (300-meter) gorge of the invaluable insider knowledge of the immediate Colorado River. surroundings. The team is available at any time to sit down and discuss individual requirements. Navajo National Monument Join a ranger-led hike and learn about the Native Slow down and take it in American traditions of the Southwest. The trail Enjoy the Amangiri property, especially early descends 700 feet (213 meters) into a canyon that in the morning or late in the afternoon. Take a is home to well-preserved cliff dwellings. leisurely walk at sunrise or sunset, and allow the long shadows and glow of the sky to envelop you Glen Canyon Dam in comfort and peace. Enjoy the pool; take part in Twenty minutes’ drive from Amangiri, the daily complimentary group hikes; or stretch out at Glen Canyon Dam is a spectacular man-made morning group yoga or afternoon Pilates. landmark and can be toured with a Natural History Association guide. National Park tours Guests who are comfortable driving to and from Lake Powell the nearby national parks are encouraged to seek Guests who are comfortable driving their own advice on how to best self-tour these magnificent boats are encouraged to seek advice from the areas. Members of the Amangiri Experience Team Experience Team, who will advise on the most have excellent local knowledge and can point suitable marina. The team can also assist with self- guests to the best places to park, catch the shuttle guided kayaking, fishing and paddle-boarding. and beat some of the crowds, as well as advise on entrance fees. Lake Powell National Golf Course With views of Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell Wahweap Overlook and the Vermillion Cliffs, Lake Powell National A perfect way to wrap up a peaceful day in the Golf Course provides an unparalleled golfing desert is to take a short drive to the Wahweap experience. The 18-hole championship facility Overlook. This hilltop vantage point offers a offers multiple tee boxes and accommodates all spectacular place to view and photograph Lake levels of play. Powell.

7 PRIVATE AIR TOURS

Flying this incredible landscape – by plane, helicopter, or on a sunrise balloon trip – is an inspiring way to discover the breadth of the backcountry. Working closely with the area’s best pilots, Amangiri enables guests to grasp the scale of the terrain with an experience of Canyon Country from on high. Private Air-Touring Options

Helicopter tours Hot-air balloon Guests can depart directly from Amangiri’s private Launching from Amangiri at sunrise, hot-air- helipad, discreetly located between picturesque balloon flights offer extraordinary views of the sandstone towers. property’s 600 acres (242 hectares). Because launches are subject to weather conditions, Fixed-wing air tours Amangiri typically schedules balloon flights Amangiri’s airstrip offers guests unparalleled only in the cooler fall and winter months when convenience, enabling both scenic and charter the cancellation is less likely, though spring and flights with select carriers to depart from the summer flights are available by special request. property’s doorstep. Weather permitting, this Please contact a member of the Amangiri experience dramatically minimizes travel times to Experience Team to speak about the logistics of the national parks. ‘off-season’ flying.

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Horseshoe Bend NATIONAL PARKS

With the highest concentration of national parks in America, the breathtaking Colorado Plateau offers endless opportunity for discovery. Whether touring by air, car or on foot, Amangiri guests have access to expert in-house and local guides offering custom itineraries. Grand Canyon National Park

With two billion years of history hidden in its requirements. Transportation between Amangiri striking erosional forms and layers of geologic and Grand Canyon Airport is included. color, the Grand Canyon – one of the deepest Journey time: 45 minutes each way by fixed wing or gorges on Earth – never fails to overwhelm the helicopter senses. Amangiri’s proximity to the canyon’s South Rim offers guests lots of flexibility in viewing this Amangiri private tour wonder of the world. The North Rim is open only Amangiri’s in-house guides provide private half the year, typically from mid-May to mid- transportation between Amangiri and the South November. With a fraction of the visitor numbers Rim of the Grand Canyon, as well as expert, received at the South Rim, it is a less developed, custom guidance within the park. The drive to more peaceful alternative, with several easily the canyon is almost entirely on the Navajo accessible viewpoints. Its altitude – 1,000 feet Reservation, winding through a stunning high- (304 meters) higher than the South Rim – also desert landscape, arriving at the park via the offers cooling respite from the summer heat. less congested Desert View entrance. The tour includes a breathtaking 23-mile (37-kilometer) journey along the East Rim Drive. SOUTH RIM TOURING OPTIONS Journey time: 2.5 hours by car each way

Air and Grand Canyon Association Field Institute tour NORTH RIM TOURING OPTIONS This full-day excursion combines flights to and from the South Rim with a guided tour on the Amangiri private tour ground led by a highly knowledgeable Grand Experience the blissful peace of the North Rim on a Canyon Association Field Institute (GCAFI) private tour with an Amangiri guide. The excursion guide. Affiliated with the country’s National includes private transportation to the North Rim, Park Cooperating Associations, the GCAFI is a entrance fees, and a customized interpretive tour non-profit organization, and Amangiri donates within the park. a portion of the tour fee to support its work. The Journey time: 2.5 hours by car each way tour is unscripted and can be tailored to guests’

13 Zion National Park Bryce Canyon National Park

Smaller in scale than the Grand Canyon, Zion Defined by hundreds of pillars of sandstone known National Park is home to hundreds of species of as hoodoos, Bryce Canyon is an otherworldly plant and animal. A deep canyon with towering landscape, a maze of gorges and grottos. sandstone walls, Zion boasts North America’s Numerous vistas and hiking trails make this a second-largest freestanding monolith, the Great worthwhile day trip – particularly in summer, when White Throne, and offers superb hiking and the park’s altitude, more than 3,000 feet (900 sightseeing for all ages and ability levels. meters) above Amangiri, offers cool respite from the high-season heat. Amangiri private tour Amangiri’s in-house guides offer private tours of Zion National Park, tailored to guests’ BRYCE CANYON TOURING OPTIONS requirements, and including transportation between the property and the park. Air and Bryce Canyon Natural History Journey time: 2 hours each way by car Association tour Guests choosing to take a scenic flight to Bryce canyon often join this exclusive three-hour private tour led by the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association. The tour is unscripted and can be tailored to suit individual interests and ability levels. Journey time: 45 minutes each way by helicopter or fixed wing plane

Amangiri private tour Experience Bryce Canyon National Park with an in-house guide, who will transport guests between Amangiri and the park, and lead a customized guided tour, including a scenic flight. Journey time: 3 hours each way by car or 45 minutes each way by helicopter or fixed-wing plane 14 Arches National Park

More than 2,000 natural stone arches fill this , taking in Lake Powell and the Colorado unique landscape, including one reaching 306 River, together with a four-hour tour of the park feet (93 meters) across a now-abandoned trail. with an Amangiri guide. The ground tour can be Along with breathtaking views of iconic red rock entirely tailored to individual tastes and abilities, formations, the various Arches offers spectacular and includes a picnic lunch specially prepared by hiking opportunities. Amangiri. Journey time: 1 hour each way by fixed-wing plane Air and ground tour package The furthest national park from Amangiri, Arches is nonetheless easily accessible by air and offers guests the chance to spend the day there with plenty of time to unwind afterwards at the property. The package includes flights from Page

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Bryce Canyon AMANGIRI ENCOUNTERS

The Colorado Plateau offers immersive encounters beyond the purely physical. Learn about Navajo culture, join a paleontology excavation, or experience the terrain from a new perspective on Lake Powell, the Colorado River, or crossing the adrenaline-boosting via ferratas. Guests of Amangiri will find the opportunities for discovery are almost unlimited. Monument Valley & the Navajo Nation

Located on the Navajo Reservation and almost MONUMENT VALLEY TOURING OPTIONS completely undeveloped, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park remains much the same Scenic flight and ground tour as it did a millennium ago. A tour is highly Fly by helicopter or fixed-wing plane to Monument recommended for those who want to become Valley before embarking on a private ground tour. better acquainted with the culture of the Navajo, Journey time: 45 minutes each way by helicopter or the original southwest settlers, and Amangiri fixed-wing plane has developed excellent relationships with Navajo guides. The property also has links with Amangiri private tour Goulding’s Lodge, the historic trading post Amangiri’s in-house guides will provide whose owners introduced Hollywood directors transportation between the property and to Monument Valley in the 1930s, sparking the Monument Valley, and accompany the tour with a Western movie genre. Navajo guide. Journey time: 2.5 hours by car each way Amangiri offers 3.5-hour private tours with Navajo guides, taking in famous features of Navajo experiences on the Amangiri property are also Monument Valley, including the Mittens, available – see page 37 for the Horses and History Merrick Butte and the Totem Pole. Alternatively, evening. a seven-hour tour explores the Monument Valley region and the restricted area known as Mystery Valley.

19 Paleontology at the Grand Staircase-Escalante

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Introduction to paleontology tour Monument is one of the world’s most important Located within reach of 90-million-year-old paleontology sites. Amangiri has fostered a close marine fossils, Jurassic Period dinosaur tracks relationship with the Grand Staircase Escalante and the Grand Staircase-Escalante visitor center, Partners, enabling guests to visit active dig sites Amangiri is uniquely placed to offer an excellent accompanied by a professional interpreter. introduction to the paleontology work being carried out in the area. This guided tour takes three Tours include a donation to the Grand Staircase hours or half a day. Escalante Partners, a friends group of the Journey time: 2 hours each way by car on off-road Monument. terrain

Fossil excavation tour Laboratory fossil extraction experience This full-day tour includes a visit to Tibbet Spring Join the paleontological laboratory manager at Bone Bed Quarry, where the paleontologist will the Bureau of Land Management center in Kanab, discuss geology, paleontology and the other Utah, approximately an hour’s drive from Amangiri. natural and historic resources of this fossil-rich After an introduction to the lab’s work, guests will landscape, before instructing guests on the receive professional training in extracting fossils protocols of excavation. Guests will then take part from stone, working side by side with fossil experts in a scientific excavation of the site for up to four and lab volunteers, who will answer questions and hours with lunch provided by Amangiri. The return introduce visitors to laboratory procedures. This trip includes a brief stop at the Grand Staircase- tour lasts approximately five hours. Escalante visitor center at Big Water, before Journey time: 1 hour by car departing for Amangiri. A fossil extraction tour is also available, and lasts eight hours.

20 Colorado River Excursions Boating on Lake Powell

Not far from Amangiri, Glen Canyon Dam offers Encompassing almost 2,000 miles (3,219 one of the calmest stretches of the mighty kilometers) of shoreline, Lake Powell’s glassy Colorado River – perfect for scenic boat trips. surface mirrors picturesque side canyons and secluded bays with sandy beaches – a view best Private river tour captured during the winter months, when the lake Beginning at the base of Glen Canyon Dam, 20 appears in its purest, most unaltered state. With minutes from Amangiri, this half-day private trip mile after mile of pristine water to explore, it is by rubber pontoon boat takes in 15 miles (24 ideal for boating activities, and Amangiri offers kilometers) of the Colorado River, with a leisurely kayaks, open-bow sports boats, bass boats, cabin picnic lunch beneath towering cliffs on a riverside cruisers and houseboats. sandy beach. Guests will disembark at historic Lee’s Ferry, which marks the beginning of the river’s course into Grand Canyon. LAKE POWELL TOURING OPTIONS

Guests can choose to return to Amangiri via Only minutes from Amangiri, Lake Powell can be helicopter, with a landing on top of Tower Butte. toured privately throughout the day. Tours range Alternatively, guests can loop back to the base of from two to eight hours hours in length, and are the dam by boat. captained by guides hand-picked by Amangiri. Duration: 5.5 hours including driving time Touring options include, but are not limited to: Skill level: all levels visits to the lake’s unique side canyons and the phenomenal Rainbow Bridge, a 290-foot (88 meter) free-standing arch; an onboard picnic lunch; swimming in the pristine water; fishing; paddle-boarding, kayaking and other water sports; and photography.

21 Discover the Via Ferratas

Invented centuries ago in the Italian Alps, a via guests should be reasonably fit and have hiking ferrata (‘iron road’) is a series of cables and ladder experience. From the summit of Stud Horse Mesa, rungs, fixed to the rock face to enable the ascent guests can walk the short distance to Skylight Arch of steep mountain routes. The climbs and drops to enjoy panoramic views of Lake Powell, Navajo can be an adrenaline ride, but via ferratas also offer Mountain and the Grand Staircase-Escalante an opportunity to get up close to the fascinating National Monument. geology of the terrain. Amangiri offers a number Duration: 3 hours of fun and challenging via ferrata hikes led by expert guides on the property’s 242 hectares. Red Line Via Ferrata with Stud Horse Guests are provided with helmets and harnesses; Mesa loop hike climbers younger than 10 years of age will require From the top of the Red Line Via Ferrata, guests assessment before they can climb. may continue across the mesa for an off- trail hike into the most remote section of the Stud Horse Via Ferrata – up and down Amangiri property. The additional three miles The Stud Horse Via Ferrata combines a scramble (4.8 kilometers) of hiking explores more isolated and technical 150-meter climb up Stud Horse canyons and returns via the Stud Horse, Sunrise Mesa, using steel rungs. No previous climbing and Cabin Trails. experience is required for this ascent, but Duration: 5 hours

22 Cave Peak Via Ferrata gorge. Rappel training (abseiling) can be added With an unmatched vertical route of ascent, a to the climbing trip, which extends the trip by spectacular position and a summit visible from approximately one hour. the Amangiri Pavilion, the Cave Peak Via Ferrata is destined to become an iconic southwest Red Line Ridge Via Ferrata adventure. There are two route options for ascent An exposed spine of red and white-streaked and descent of Cave Peak. , the Red Line Ridge rises to Duration: 3 hours the summit of Stud Horse Mesa and offers an exhilarating climb. To take part, guests must first Hoodoo Via Ferrata climb one of Amangiri’s other via ferrata routes, The Hoodoo Via Ferrata ascends an impressive or be pre-approved by a guide. From the top of peak, with commanding views in every direction the ridge, guests may continue across Stud Horse and fascinating geology. The expansive summit Mesa for an off-trail, three-mile (4.8-kilometer) allows for significant exploration, including a short hike into the most remote section of the Amangiri slot-canyon loop hike. With two route options property. for ascent and descent, the via ferrata includes Duration: 3 hours an 18-inch-wide (45-centimeter) suspension bridge spanning a 600-foot-deep (182-meter)

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Wahweap Bay, TowerLake Powell Butte HIKING & BIKING

With extensive trails winding through its grounds, proximity to the remote backcountry, and an expert team of handpicked guides, Amangiri has established itself as a world-class hiking destination. Experience the incredible terrain on foot for a few hours or a whole day – or bike the landscape on some of the most memorable trails on Earth. Hiking Tours

Chosen for their passion and extensive knowledge Thousand Pockets of the Colorado Plateau, Amangiri’s in-house Navigate a sandstone landscape of spectacular guides offer a wide range of exhilarating and domes, fins and rock sculptures on this guided hike educational tours. Spending time with a guide through the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. allows for an invaluable one-to-one introduction Thousand Pockets was well traveled during ancient to the ecology, geology and human history of times by the Anasazi Native Americans, who were the area, as well as learning GPS navigation, attracted to the area’s ‘pockets’ of water and its map reading, rope techniques and desert travel. bighorn sheep. A full day is required if one wishes All activities can be customized to suit personal to reach the spectacular overlook of Paria Canyon, interests, fitness and technical skill level. Lee’s Ferry and the Colorado River. Half day of hiking Buckskin Gulch Roughly an hour’s drive from Amangiri through Hackberry Canyon open red-rock country, Buckskin Gulch is This delightful hike up a narrow slot canyon is considered the longest, narrowest slot canyon in an iconic southern Utah wilderness experience, the world. It has two access points: Wire Pass, combining a remote setting with the refreshing the easier approach; and the Middle Route, gentle flow of spring water on the sandy canyon requiring a scramble to the canyon floor. The hike floor. Hackberry Canyon can be paired with a hike through the canyon, which is nearly 15 miles (24 to the massive, multicolored monolith of Yellow kilometers) long, reveals ancient petroglyphs and Dome to create a full-day tour. twisted rock formations providing dramatic photo Half day of hiking opportunities. The shady canyon floor provides a cool respite during the summer heat. Cathedral Wash 1 full day of hiking Cathedral Wash is a distinctive canyon that begins in the softer red sandstone and shale of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and enters the Grand Hodge’s Hideaway Canyon’s top layer of grey Kaibab limestone. Silent Always investigating new and unexplored and tranquil, the towering canyon is populated by territories, the Amangiri team discovered this astounding rock formations and ancient fossils, wide-open, rarely visited area of slickrock, ending at the banks of the mighty Colorado River. peppered with native American artifacts. With no Half day of hiking trails, no roads, and no campsites, guests will feel immersed in remote backcountry, despite being only an hour away from Amangiri. Full-day tours are also available. Half day of hiking

27 Three-Hour Hiking Tours

Native American Rock Art Tour Paria Overlook A three-hour tour allows ample time to visit a The soaring precipice of Paria Overlook gives magnificent petroglyph panel within Amangiri’s guests the chance to stand on the edge of a great grounds and a second panel a short drive from the canyon, taking in the vast spaces of the Colorado property. Additional rock art panels can be added Plateau, without the drive to Grand Canyon or to this tour, making it a half-day outing. The tour Bryce. Reached via a drive up the back of the Ferry can also incorporate Catstare, a small canyon Swale canyon, Paria commands incredible views of adorned with well-preserved petroglyph panels. Grand Staircase-Escalante and the endless canyon landscape. Photography opportunities abound, Resurrection Canyon along with short hikes to other jutting viewpoints. A 15-minute drive from Amangiri, Resurrection This tour can include a stop and short walk to the Canyon is a white Entrada sandstone canyon with Anasazi Look out/Pueblo Ruin. numerous windows, hoodoos and winding chutes. The route is ideal for photographers and anyone wishing to wander through the unique erosional features visible from Amangiri’s pavilion windows. Hiking distance can be tailored to guests’ fitness and goals. This is a wonderful introduction to backcountry travel in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

28 Mountain-Bike Tours

The Colorado Plateau is home to some of the Alstrom Point world’s best biking trails. Amangiri’s in-house Alstrom provides some of the most memorable, guides offer half- and full-day tours that will scenic, and widely photographed views of Lake invigorate even the most experienced of riders, Powell. Half of the enjoyment of this location with tours that include transportation, expert is the two-hour bike trip to reach it, traversing guides and lunch prepared by the Amangiri rugged slick rock. This is not a single-track trail and kitchen. Amangiri uses top-of-the-line Salsa fat- provides a good challenge for the novice mountain tire bikes – carbon-fiber models that are ideal for biker. the terrain. Half-day bike tour

Gooseberry Mesa Page Mesa Rim Trail With its sweeping views of Zion National Park, Suitable for more experienced mountain bikers, the Gooseberry offers challenging, technical riding, 10-mile (16-kilometer) loop around Page, Arizona, and excellent single-track that weaves through mixes remote and urban stretches. juniper and pinyon trees. Three-hour bike tour Full-day bike tour

Rainbow Rim Trail at Grand Canyon Ideal for experienced riders, this route l offers a unique experience; it is the only single-track trail on the rim of the Grand Canyon open to bikes. Adventure Partners will guide guests on a portion of the 18-mile (29-kilometer) trail based on riding ability. Full-day bike tour

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Canyon Point, Amangiri EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES

From canyoneering to cultural encounters, slot canyons and off-road adventures, Amangiri has developed a collection of itineraries that the whole family can enjoy. Fun and easy to customize, these special programs will ignite the spirit of adventure in participants of any age. Amangiri Adventures Adventures Further Afield

Nothing makes a day of adventure more exciting Amangiri is happy to create customized than sharing it with the people who mean the itineraries for families, designed to foster a deeper most. Amangiri’s collection of three-hour, connection with the region. Activities include on-property programs focuses on the wonders of biking at Gooseberry Mesa, hiking in Hackberry Utah’s high desert, with special pricing for up to Canyon, helicopter tours, Lake Powell trips and five guests. slot-canyoning.

Amangiri Scavenger Hunt Take one of the property’s Kids Hunter Packs SLOT CANYONS and explore the Amangiri landscape in search of unique plants, animals and tracks. Serene and awe-inspiring, slot-canyons are a geological marvel and easily accessible from Family Climb and Rappel Amangiri. Suitable for all abilities, a slot canyon Amangiri’s on-property family rock-climbing site is tour can be combined with a helicopter tour of the perfect place to learn climbing and rappelling Tower Butte – a 700-foot (219-meter) – skills at the core of canyon exploration. Please free-standing butte overlooking Lake Powell – or note: this activity will require the entire three hours with a Lake Powell boat tour. allotted. Slot-Canyon Hummer tour Petroglyph and Ancient Culture Exploration This four-hour private slot-canyon tour combines Join an expert guide at Broken Arrow Cave, where an off-road drive in a Hummer H2, departing evidence of human occupation dates back more from Amangiri with the opportunity to experience than 6,000 years. solitude in the serene surroundings of Secret Canyon. For less off-roading, a private visit to Canyon X is an alternative option.

Three Canyon tour – Navajo Nation Led by a Navajo guide, this 3.5-hour tour includes Rattlesnake Canyon, Owl Canyon and a choice of Upper Antelope or Mountain Sheep Canyons – offering three distinct and iconic canyons of the southwest.

33 Horseback Riding

Off-property rides For an iconic Western experience, join Amangiri’s These intermediate-level rides meander above a wranglers on a truly authentic ride. maze of ridges and canyons – the places where outlaws used to hide and where today’s cowboys Amangiri ride still run cattle when the high country is buried in This private ride with Amangiri wranglers, suitable snow. Views from the ridge include Lake Powell for all levels, departs from the front steps of and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Amangiri and navigates through the property’s Monument. desert backdrop. Duration: 3 hours Duration: 2 hours, or longer upon request

34 California Condor Day with the Utah’s Best Friends Animal Peregrine Fund Sanctuary

Spend a day learning about the magnificent Nestled in the breathtaking red-rock canyons of California Condor – reintroduced after becoming southern Utah, an hour’s drive from Amangiri, extinct in the wild in 1987. Today the population Best Friends is the nation’s largest sanctuary for numbers over 400, thanks to the efforts of homeless animals, providing refuge for around the Peregrine Fund and other private agencies. 1,700 dogs, cats, horses, pigs, rabbits, birds and Amangiri has an excellent relationship with other pets. Chris Parish, the Peregrine Fund’s Field Project Supervisor, who will begin the day with a VIP tour presentation at Amangiri before escorting guests Go behind the scenes at Best Friends to see its to a local release site, high atop the Vermilion Cliffs work first-hand, before enjoying the vegetarian and National Monument. The tour is non-scripted vegan fare at the sanctuary’s café over lunch with a and may include the opportunity to meet other co-founder of Best Friends. wildlife biologists and observe ongoing fieldwork. A large portion of the tour fee goes directly to the The sanctuary experience Peregrine Fund to help support its conservation In addition to the VIP tour and lunch, guests efforts. can extend their visit with a range of activities Duration: 7 hours around the sanctuary. Options include playing with puppies; taking a private dog-training session; observing a cat agility demonstration; or birdwatching at Kanab Creek. A two-hour guided hike around Angel Canyon, with its magnificent red-rock vistas, is also available.

35 Evening Programs Large Group Activities and Special Opportunities Amangiri is ideal for weddings, family and Held throughout the year, Amangiri’s corporate gatherings, and other group occasions. ever-expanding collection of unique experiences The Experience Team will identify activities best includes Native American story tellers and suited to a particular group’s size, interests and dancers; astronomy presentations; outdoor movie ability levels, offering itineraries that will inspire nights; geology talks; and photography workshops. even the most seasoned adventurer. Many of the lecturers and performers can be booked privately for individual parties.

36 Alfresco Dining

The perfect ending to a day in the high desert is a In addition to the Chinle Tent Site, other dining meal prepared outside by Amangiri chefs. venues include the Desert Lounge and the Fireside Pavilion. Please ask a member of the Amangiri Horses and History staff for the various dining options at these This experience combines a one-hour private locations. horseback ride, entertainment from Native American dancers and a Navajo elder, and an alfresco meal at the Chinle Tent Site – Amangiri’s outdoor venue, housing a traditional teepee, with lounging, dining and spa facilities, shaded by sandstone towers. 37

Lake Powell Desert Hiking Tips

Hike in cooler temperatures Plan your trip carefully Summer hiking presents challenges that cannot Always tell someone where you are going and be taken lightly. Plan an early morning or when you will return. Check local weather evening departure to take advantage of cooler forecasts and road conditions. Summer monsoons temperatures. Hiking in direct sunshine, in the and flash floods can make travel in narrow middle of the day, increases the risk of a heat- drainages extremely dangerous. Stick with your related illness. You will make better time and feel itinerary, and check in when you return. It is easy better if you use shaded rest stops often in your to become disoriented in the desert, where many travels. landmarks and rock formations look similar. Amangiri staff members are available to offer Carry plenty of water advice or help plan an itinerary. Adequate water intake is critical for a safe and enjoyable trip in the desert environment. When Dress properly planning a full day’s hike, water should be the Protect yourself from the elements. Good hiking heaviest item in your pack. Some desert travelers shoes, loose-fitting breathable fabrics with UPF will drink at least a gallon of water per day. While protection, a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses and hiking in the desert heat, everyone sweats around sunscreen are a must. A high SPF sunscreen 0.5–1 quart of water and electrolytes for every hour should be applied liberally and regularly. Desert they walk in the heat. temperatures can reach over 100 degrees in the middle of the day. In winter, dress in layers and Eat adequate amounts wear warm gloves and a warm hat that covers Eating enough food will help guarantee you are your ears. replacing the electrolytes (salts) that you are sweating out. You will need two to three times your normal food intake to meet your energy needs while hiking.

40 Amangiri Regional Map

Amangiri Trail Map

41 Driving Times from Amangiri – One Way

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area & Lake Powell: 15 minutes

Grand Canyon South Rim: 2.5 hours

Grand Canyon North Rim: 2.5 hours

Zion National Park: 2 hours

Bryce Canyon National Park: 3 hours

Monument Valley: 2.5 hours

Navajo National Monument: 2 hours

Canyonlands National Park: 6 hours

Capitol Reef National Park: 6.5 hours

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